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Some of the businesses at BIIP

Mondelez International

Mondelez, one of the world’s largest food companies has made multiple major investments in Bahrain with a combined value of over $170m. This investment positions Bahrain as a key strategic location for the company, who now export to over 20 countries throughout the region and even as far away as Asia and Australia.

Relay Engineering

Established over 30 years ago, Relay Engineering provides mechanical, electrical and constructive engineering solutions to the marine, oil and gas sectors.

Arla

Arla Foods, is a multinational cooperative based in Denmark and has been in the Middle East for more than 60 years. It is the fifth largest dairy company in the world owned by more than 12,500 farmers.

Reckitt Benckiser

With operations in more than 60 countries, Reckitt Benckiser is a British consumer goods company that produces health, hygiene and home products.

Armacell

Armacell is a German manufacturer and supplier of industrial foams and flexible insulation materials. Armacell develops innovative and safe thermal, acoustic and mechanical solutions that create sustainable value for its customers.

BASF

BASF is the largest chemical manufacturer in the world with its presence in more than 80 countries across the world.

Ariston

Ariston is an Italian corporation that has been in the business of producing heating systems and related products for more than 50 yearsselling its products in more than 150 countries.

General Electric

For more than 125 years, GE has been a pioneer in the industrial fields of aviation, power, healthcare and renewable energy. With operations in more than 180 countries, GE has invented the future of industry.

Honeywell

Honeywell is an American multinational conglomerate, founded more than 100 years ago, with operations in the fields of aerospace, building technologies, performance materials, safety and productivity solutions.

Mondelez, one of the world’s largest food companies has made multiple major investments in Bahrain with a combined value of over $170m. In 2008, the company established a state of the art processed cheese (Kraft Cheese) and powered drink (Tang) factory investing $70m to service the Middle East market. In 2017 this facility was awarded ”The safest site globally” within the Mondelez family and the site prides itself on training and empowering employees and using Lean Six Sigma manufacturing methodology to optimize efficiency.

Danish dairy co-operative Arla Foods have recently acquired Mondelez’s Kraft Cheese MENA business and hence the manufacturing facility at the Bahrain International Investment Park (BIIP).

Client Name
Mondelez
Industry
F&B

“Bahrain’s excellent pro-business approach, superb local skilled manpower, cost-effective environment including a highly competitive taxation system, and the ease to market for our products remain convincing and unbeatable reasons for our group to operate from the BIIP.”

Mohammed Shalaby
Mondelez Plant Director

In 2018, Mondelez opened a second factory in Bahrain, investing a further $100m in a flagship “Factory of the Future” at the BIIP. Initial focus has been on making their world-famous Oreo cookies. The company has since added other keys products such as Barni cakes. This investment positions Bahrain as a key strategic location for the company, who now export to over 20 countries throughout the region and even as far away as Asia and Australia. Sitting on a site of 250,000 m² of land reclaimed by the Bahraini government to accommodate this project, the future looks bright for Mondelez along with its key suppliers to grow from Bahrain.

The Food Supply Company, one of Bahrain’s fasting growing and innovative snack food companies continues to grow and invest at the BIIP. To date, the company has invested over $10m. Its flagship product “Mega chips” can be found in shops and supermarkets throughout the Gulf region. The company now exports far beyond the local market; currently to 15 counties and growing including China, Korea, Australia, Jamaica and soon to the US, where the company will benefit significantly from the Bahrain/US Free Trade Agreement.

Client Name
The Food Supply Company
Industry
FMCG