Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD)
Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD) is the largest integrated trade, logistics, and industrial hub in the UAE, managed by AD Ports Group. Strategically located primarily between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, KEZAD provides businesses with access to world-class infrastructure, seamless connectivity, and a business-friendly regulatory environment. The free zone is directly linked to Khalifa Port, one of the region’s most advanced deep-water ports, ensuring efficient trade routes across global markets.
Key Highlights
Situated between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, KEZAD provides direct access to Khalifa Port, international airports, major highways, and developing railway networks, ensuring efficient supply chain connectivity. KEZAD is also unique to the region by offering sector-specific industrial clusters, including food, automotive, pharmaceuticals, and metals, ensuring specialized infrastructure and streamlined supply chains.
KEZAD operates across multiple locations within Abu Dhabi, catering to different industries and business needs. Each location offers specialized infrastructure and connectivity advantages to support industrial, logistics, and commercial activities.
KEZAD Al Ma’mourah: Serving as a mixed-use economic zone, this location offers close proximity to the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway as well as Khalifa Port.
KEZAD Al Ain: Situated in the eastern region of Abu Dhabi, KEZAD Al Ain is focused on agriculture, food production, and industrial manufacturing. This location benefits from Al Ain’s strategic position along trade corridors connecting the UAE with Oman and offers close proximity to Al Ain International Airport. Al Ain can be attractive to businesses looking for lower operational costs compared to Abu Dhabi city.
KEZAD Mussafah: Located in Abu Dhabi’s major industrial district, KEZAD Mussafah is a well establish hub for heavy industries, construction materials, and metals fabrication. It provides business with direct access to Mussafah port and key transport infrastructure.
KEZAD Khalifa Port: The largest and most advanced integrated industrial and trade zone in Abu Dhabi, KEZAD Khalifa Port offers direct connectivity to Khalifa Port, one of the world’s most technologically advanced deep-water ports. This location is ideal for businesses in logistics, e-commerce, and manufacturing, and is home the automotive, logistics, pharmaceutical, and food processing clusters. It is also home to a large auto terminal, offering storage capacity for 17,000 vehicles.
KEZAD Al Dhafra: Located in Abu Dhabi’s western region, KEZAD Al Dhafra is tailored for energy, petrochemicals, and oil & gas services. Focused on hydrocarbon processing, chemical manufacturing, and energy sector support services, Al Dhafra offers close proximity to Abu Dhabi’s onshore and offshore oil fields.
KEZAD Al Faya: Spanning over 30 square kilometres, the Al Faya industrial zone is a prime hub for heavy vehicle storage and construction related projects, including ready-mix concrete and asphalt production.
KEZAD Al Haffar: Located off the Al Ain-Abu Dhabi highway, KEZAD Al Haffar is an ideal location for temporary storage solutions and heavy vehicle parking, supporting major developments in the nearby area.