Muscat

Duqm

Salalah

Sohar

Khasab

Arabian Sea

Indian Ocean

Abu Dhabi

Bandar Abbas

Karachi

Mumbai

Dubai

The basics: Location

Port of Sohar

Sohar Industrial Port Co. (SIPC) -SAOC

Government of Oman 50% + Port of Rotterdam 50%

Sohar International Development Co. (SIDC)- LLCGovernment of Oman 50% + Port of

Rotterdam 50%

Sohar Industrial Port Company- corporate group

Sohar Port Special Projects

SIDC 99%; SIPC 1%

Sohar Free Zone LLC

SIDC 52%; SKIL 26%

Clusters of major industries

• oil refinery 5.4mtpa• Bitumen refinery 1mtpa• Polypropylene 340ktpa• Aromatics 1mtpa• Methanol 1mtpa• Urea 1.2mtpa• Formaldehyde 53ktpa• Industrial gases 52mcm Nitrogen• Sugar 700ktpa

Hydrocarbons: 3.4 km2 of 5.5 km2; $3.56 billion; 10mtpa

Metals & Minerals: 3.4 km2 of 3.5 km2; $4.95 billion; 14mtpa

• Aluminum smelter 350ktpa• Iron ore pelletizing 10mtpa• DRI steel 1.5mtpa• Steel melt shop 350ktpa• Heavy metal manufacturing• Dry bulk & minerals jetties

Private business

Port Authority

The basics: Infrastructure development strategy

The basics: Hinterland Connectivity

The basics: Land use compatibility

GATEWAY: Greater Sohar Economic Zone

Sohar Industrial Port22 km2

Sohar Free Zone45 km2

Sohar Industrial

Estate20 km2

Sohar Airport

20 km2

Train Freight Terminal

Dry Bulk Terminals: Iron ore, iron pellets, aggregate, other minerals

New Projects

Grain Terminal

New Projects

Hutchison WampoaC. Steinweg Oiltanking Odfjell

4.5 km berths 16-19 meters deep

Freezone Sohar

Phase 1Phase 3

Phase 2Phase 4

Phase 5

Freezone Phase 1 Area

Logistics 200 ha

Manufacturing 50 ha

Downstream industries 250 ha

Existing From Previous Stage

Permanent Road Corridor to include services corridors

Temporary Road Surface

Vehicle Gates

Plot Availability / Tenant Inflow

Wadi Construction (Rip Rap)

Fence Line

Freezone Phase 1 Area

Freezone Investment Opportunities

• Food & agro industries• Steel industries• Logistics: warehousing,

consolidation, packaging

• Downstream petrochemicals

• Metals manufacturing• Renewable energy-

solar• Automotive- related• Railport-related• Other assembly

industries• Research & education• Medical & Health care

Freezone Transport Links

Freezone Sohar..Main Features according to RD 123/2010

NO CORPORATE TAX FOR UPTO 25 YEARS

NO CUSTOMS DUTIES

NO PERSONAL TAX

100% FOREIGN OWNERSHIP

EXPORT & DOMESTIC BUSINESS

LOCAL SALES 5% CUSTOMS DUTY

MINIMUM LOCAL LABOUR: 15%

TRAINING INFRASTRUCTURE

ONE STOP SHOP CUSTOMER SERVICE

NO MINIMUM CAPITAL

SIMPLIFIED CUSTOMS PROCEDURES

JUST IN TIME INFRASTRUCTURE & UTILITIES

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