Homs, (ST) – The industrial city of Hasyia has achieved remarkable growth this year with the entry of 35 new investors, bringing the total number of investors in Hasyia to 968, according to Dr. Bassam Mansour, Director of the Industrial City.
Mansour said in a statement to SANA that the new projects would provide high-value products in addition to securing about 25,000 jobs for workers. He noted the government’s efforts in securing the necessary facilities and an attractive climate for investments and investors.
Mansour said that the percentage of the sold area of the divisions in Hasyia by the end of the third quarter of this year amounted to about 65 percent of the total number of establishments of 968 establishments and divisions distributed in various industrial sectors. “This area includes 221 food establishments, 402 establishments in the engineering area, and 249 in the chemical, in addition to 54 facilities in the service area”, he added.
Mansour also indicated that there are 299 producing facilities, while 669 different facilities are being constructed”.
Mansour pointed out that the volume of revenues gathered during the past months of this year is estimated at five billion and 245 million Syrian pounds, while spending on projects implemented in Hasyia for infrastructure, including roads, lighting and sanitation, amounted to about three billion and 232 million Syrian pounds.
Raghda Sawas