The upcoming Tristar chemical warehouse and bagging plant worth AED 75M will be the first s ilo and bagging facility of its kind in the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza). This was announced by Tristar Group CEO Eugene Mayne today (August 11) at the ground - breaking ceremony with Skeberis Plastics Managing Director Reinhard Fischer and Jafza officials le d by Group Chief Finance Officer Asim Al Abbasi and VP - C ustomer Relations & Development Omar Bin Hendi.
The 350,000 square feet chemical warehouse is a joint project between UAE - based Tristar and Skeberis Plastics who are headquartered in Greece and Bel gium with a regional headquarter in UAE. The facility is designed to handle a throughput of 250,000 tons bulk material of plastic granules per annum with silos and a racking capacity of more than 15,000 pallet positions for packed chemical and plastic granules products. Green building technology and best in class safety features are built in to the design to ensure safe handling and storage of all types of liquid and solid chemicals.
Once fully operational in mid - 2016, the one - stop shop for polymers and li quid logistics will offer better time to market delivery because of the location's direct access to Jebel Ali Port and Maktoum International Airport, and in the future to Etihad Railways.