"Industrial Environment - Challenges and Possible Solutions"
Saudi Industrial Property Authority "MODON" organized a Symposium for factories in the western sector, as part of the awareness campaign to preserve the environment. This Symposium is the third this year; the first was organized in Riyadh and the second in Dammam in the first quarter of this year.
"MODON", through this campaign, aims to raise awareness of the environment for the factories and the importance of compliance with regulations and requirements of the environment so as to maintain the integrity of the environment and safety of workers in factories and in general safety of the community. Ways to improve the status of the factories in terms of protecting the environment were discussed. "MODON' presented a presentation on the importance of the environment and sustainable development in the factories on the long-term interest of the factories. In a symposium, Eng. Mofaq Al-Rasheed Office for Environmental Consultancy presented appropriate solutions and counseling to educate the participants with necessary aspects of the environment. The title of the symposium was, "Industrial Environment - Challenges and possible Solutions". About 50 factory managers and environment and safety specialists from several factories participated in the symposium.
The Director of the Western Sector, Eng. Abdulelah Almsheet addressed the gathering and urged the factories to improve the working environment and maintain safety of the environment and workers.
The Symposium witnessed interaction among the audience with the program of the symposium. Many questions in the field of environment were put forward. Leaflets relevant to awareness campaign were also distributed. At the end of the symposium, attendees thanked the efforts to raise awareness and the results achieved to address the causes of pollution during the past years.
Meanwhile, the Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON) was established in 2001. MODON is responsible for the development of integrated service lands, where MODON has established industrial cities in various regions of the Kingdom and currently oversees 28 existing or underdevelopment cities which include: Riyadh (1st, 2nd & 3rd), Jeddah (1st, 2nd & 3rd), Dammam (1st., 2nd & 3rd), Makkah, Qassim 1st. , Al-Ahsa, Al-Madinah, Al-Kharj, Sudair, Ha'il, Tabuk, Ar'ar, Al-Jouf, Assir, Jazan, Najran, Al-Baha, Qassim 2nd,Taif, Al-Zulfi, Shaqraa and Hafr Al-Batin. There are cities under planning and designing stages as well, which include Salwa, Dhuba, Al-Baha 2nd, Military industries and Jeddah 4th. It is targeted that during the coming five years, the number of industrial cities shall reach 40 industrial cities with developed industrial lands of not less than 160 million square meters.
The existing industrial cities accommodate more than 3 thousand factories with investments exceeding 250 billion riyals and employing more than 300 thousand workers. MODON is also responsible for creating ideal environment for developing and upgrading technology zones in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where MODON is currently overseeing two technology zones and six private industrial cities. The industrial cities have many economic advantages and incentives for attracting the industrial, technical, service, residential and commercial projects. The annual rent of the land starts from one riyal per square meter. The cost of electricity, water and fuel is subsidized by the government with a tariff dedicated for industry. The government provides funds and banks offer soft loans to industrial enterprises of up to 75% of the capital with repayment period lasting up to 20 years. In addition, there are other facilities to subsidize the exports through provision of exports warranty and customs duty exemption on imports of raw materials and machinery.
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© Press Release 2012
