U.S.-bound exports from Al-Hassan Industrial Estate at $505mln in H1
12-07-2021 03:56 PM
Ammon News - The Al-Hassan Industrial Estate shipped exports worth $505 million to the U.S. market in the first half of 2021, comprising 70 per cent of its total exports in the 6-month period, according to Omar Juwaid, Director-General of the Jordan Industrial Estates Corporation (JIEC).
He told Petra in an interview that the Irbid-based estate sends exports to Canada, Europe, Southeast Asia and a number of Arab countries, noting that the facility is home to 132 industrial manufacturers, including 82 Jordanian companies.
Juwaid added that the Al-Hassan Industrial Estate, with an investment volume of JD427, provides about 30,000 jobs and mainly accommodates foodstuff, textile, pharmaceutical, plastic, chemical and packaging industries among others.
(Petra)