UAE - Mubasher: Standard Carpets, the region’s largest producer and exporter of broadloom carpets, carpet tiles, and artificial grass, will establish a new manufacturing plant in Dubai Industrial City.
Upon its completion in 2023, the new manufacturing plant will become one of the world's largest carpet factories and the region’s biggest, according to a press release on Tuesday.
Spanning over a total land area of over 3 million square feet, the solar-powered facility will enable Standard Carpets to raise its production capacity by 40% and produce an additional 400 tonnes of yarn per month in the development first phase.
The company's expansion will foster Operation 300bn, promote high-quality Made in UAE products, place Dubai as a global manufacturing hub and contribute to GDP growth.
The Managing Director of Dubai Industrial City, Saud Abu Al-Shawareb, said: "The UAE’s manufacturing industry has expanded rapidly in recent years to become a key driver of the country’s knowledge and innovation-based economy."
Meanwhile, the Chairman of Standard Carpets, Gulu Waney, commented: "We have enjoyed tremendous growth since establishing the region’s largest carpet factory in Dubai Industrial City in 2014. It has enabled us to successfully expand production capacity, increase our portfolio of superior quality products and reach new markets in more than 60 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia and the US."
