Saturday 14 / February / 2026
MUSCAT: Invest Oman has unveiled a portfolio of high-value investment opportunities across the manufacturing sector, comprising a diversified pipeline of industrial projects varying in scale, capital intensity, and geographic distribution.
This initiative reinforces the Sultanate of Oman’s efforts to accelerate industrialization and expand the manufacturing sector’s contribution to economic value creation. The portfolio spans priority industrial segments including metals, advanced building materials, electrical and electronic industries, textile manufacturing, industrial inputs, and consumer goods production.
The breadth of these sectors reflects the depth of Oman’s industrial ecosystem and its readiness to accommodate investments ranging from specialized mid-scale operations to capital-intensive industrial ventures.
Highlighted opportunities are located within Madayn Samail and Madayn Sohar, and include manufacturing facilities for military textiles and uniform supplies, air conditioning and refrigeration units, computer hardware and accessories, office supplies, and tire production. The portfolio further features projects in aluminum processing and semi-rigid aluminum containers, aluminum composite panels (ACP), steel manufacturing units, stainless steel pipe production, as well as bitumen plants, insulation materials, glass wool, and extruded polystyrene sheet production.
The investment values of these opportunities span a broad range, starting from medium-scale projects at approximately USD 2.4 million and extending to major industrial ventures exceeding USD 90 million. This diversity offers flexibility to investors across different segments and strengthens prospects for strategic partnerships and long-term investment. The portfolio also incorporates sustainability-driven ventures aligned with circular economy objectives, including a polyester fiber production facility utilizing recycled PET plastic bottles. These projects advance national environmental priorities while positioning Oman within emerging green manufacturing value chains. These opportunities are supported by Oman’s structural advantages, including competitive access to raw materials, integrated infrastructure within industrial cities, and a regulatory and legislative framework designed to facilitate manufacturing growth. Streamlined establishment procedures and efficient supply chain connectivity further enhance operational certainty for investors. In this context, Khalid bin Hamad Al-Kharousi, Director General of the Investment Promotion Directorate General at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, stated that the Ministry’s investment promotion sector plays a pivotal role in developing and structuring investment opportunities through the Investment Opportunities Department, in cooperation and coordination with various relevant entities and sectors. This ensures their technical and economic readiness, implementability, and effective promotion in targeted markets, ultimately transforming them into tangible investment projects with sustainable economic impact.
He noted that in 2025 the Ministry successfully developed and published 30 well-structured investment opportunities through Invest Oman platform, covering sectors of national priority, with a focus on the quality of investment content, clarity of business models, and integration of value propositions. This was undertaken in coordination with relevant sectoral entities to frame certain opportunities in line with market needs and development priorities. He added that these efforts were accompanied by a commitment to achieving balanced sectoral diversification and comprehensive geographic coverage across all governorates of the Sultanate of Oman, reflecting each governorate’s competitive advantages and enhancing the Sultanate’s ability to attract high-quality, long-term investments. Invest Oman ecosystem enables investors to access detailed information on these projects—including technical data, investment values, and operating models—supporting project readiness for implementation and contributing to faster investment decision-making. This strategic offering aligns with Oman Vision 2040, positioning manufacturing as a cornerstone of economic diversification, strengthening local value addition, expanding export capacity, generating employment, and embedding the national economy within regional and global value chains.
