Atyab Investment Co. LLC, the investment arm of Oman Flour Mills is leading the development of the sultanate’s first major grain handling and storage terminal at Sohar Port which the government envisions becoming a grain commodities trading hub which will prompt the establishment of an agro-cluster at the industrial port. The site will be used as a strategic stockpile for grain with the first phase of the project consisting of silos with the capacity to store 200,000 tons of grain which will be increased to 300,000 tons in the second phase. The government and the Port of Sohar are seeking to attract investment into agro-processing and drive commodity trading through the grain terminal and its associated infrastructure. The terminal will also handle the raw material to supply a $200 million sugar refinery being constructed by Oman Sugar Refinery Co. adjacent to the port. Atyab Investment will also build a 500 ton per day flour mill at the site to mill specialty flours for trade.
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