Riyadh head-quartered Middle East Specialized Cables (MESC) Group has opened a cable manufacturing plant in Ras Al Khaimah. The factory, set up with an investment of AED 170 million (USD 46 million), is one of the biggest and high-end technology plants in the region to produce industrial, instrumentation, control and low voltage power cables.
The inaugural function took place in the distinguished presence of Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, crown prince of Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, UAE Minister of Foreign Trade, Emad Madani, Saudi Arabian Consul General in the UAE, Abdulaziz Al Namlah, chairman & the board executive director of MESC and other dignitaries. Abdulaziz Al Namlah said Ras Al Khaimah was selected as the location because of its infrastructural facilities and the competitive advantage offered by the emirate as an investor friendly destination.
MESC’s new manufacturing facility that spread over an area of 76,900 sq meters in Al Ghail Industrial Park is designed to supply high- end quality cables in the region with a production capacity of 7,000 tons per annum. The plant has an advanced laboratory with extensive range of test and measurement equipments specifically for the Flame Retardant Control and Power Cables, Fire Resistant Instrumentation Cables and Low Smoke Halogen Free Cables.