MOHAMMAD INSPECTS TEA, COFFEE CENTRES
MOHAMMAD LAUDS NATION’S SPIRIT AS HE VISITS DMCC’S TEA, COFFEE CENTRES
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, yesterday visited Dubai Multi Commodities Centre’s tea and coffee centres. He toured the facilities and was briefed about the processes.
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has stressed that the UAE’s world-class infrastructure, robust economy, and resilience in the face of challenges give it the ability to rapidly achieve its strategic goals and aspirations for progress and prosperity.
Shaikh Mohammad noted that the UAE continues to invest in developing its legislative infrastructure to attain excellence as a global business hub that supports businesses ranging from multinational corporations to promising start-ups.
Shaikh Mohammad’s remarks came during his visit to the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre’s, DMCC, Tea and Coffee Centres. He was accompanied by Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Shaikh Ahmad Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Media Council.
Ahmad Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DMCC, briefed Shaikh Mohammad and his accompanying delegation on work processes at the Centre, which has become one of the fastest growing free zones with more than 17,000 companies conducting business in a number of sectors including precious metals, tea and coffee, and food commodities.
Bin Sulayem also briefed Shaikh Mohammad on the DMCC Coffee Centre’s expansion plans that aim to raise its annual green coffee processing capacity to 20,000 tonnes valued at Dh367 million.
Shaikh Mohammad also visited the DMCC Tea Centre, where he was briefed on its operations including storage, blending and packaging of tea.
Export hub
The Centre, which processes tea orders from the world’s top 13 producing countries, is considered the largest tea re-export hub in the world with a market share of 60 per cent. It exports about 48,000 tonnes of tea worth about $184 million annually.
Shaikh Mohammad also visited the Centre’s purpose-built storage area that has a capacity of 5,000 tonnes per year.
The facility has been specially designed to create a dry atmosphere that helps maintains the quality of tea.
Shaikh Mohammad viewed the advanced production facilities used to process and package tea with minimum human intervention. Following the completion of processing procedures, the tea is packaged for transportation and re-export through various shipping outlets in the emirate. Shaikh Mohammad also visited the Tea Quality Laboratory, where almost 4,000 flavours of tea are tested.
In 2019, the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre was named the ‘Global Free Zone of the Year’ by the Financial Times’ fDi magazine for the fifth year in a row in recognition of its ability to provide access to world-class businessenabling services, connections and infrastructure.
Bin Sulayem also briefed Shaikh Mohammad on the DMCC Coffee Centre’s expansion plans that aim to raise its annual green coffee processing capacity to 20,000 tonnes.