MAG Lubricants, a subsidiary of UAE-based conglomerate MAG Group (Moafaq Al Gaddah Group), has opened a state of the art new $50 million lubricant blending facility in Jebel Ali’s greater industrial zone, approximately 35 kilometers, or 20 miles, southwest of Dubai.

The new plant, which features two new buildings, one for manufacturing purposes and the other for storage, was officially opened last month. The technology installed at the 30,000 square metre structure features Automatic Batch Blending.

The company specializes in automotive oils (synthetic, semi-synthetic, multi grade and mono grades) for petrol and diesel engines along with gear oil, industrial gear oil, hydraulic oil and a lithium and calcium complex grease.

Mahmoud-Al-Theraawi, CEO of MAG Lubricants, said: “The new facility has been in the pipeline for the past two to three years. The overall build project took 18 months, from start to finish. The new facility is strategically placed near the trading ports allowing us to continue to service our clients in the Middle East as well as North and South Africa."

Additionally, MAG Lubricants, just announced its global expansion plans, set to more than double its international workforce. Among the plans include strategic growth into key new markets - with plans firmly in place to operate in 50 countries globally and to simultaneously increase its distributor network within those new zones.

"We are well placed to move into new untapped markets given our strong domestic presence in the UAE. International growth is the best way to take MAG Lubricants to a new level in terms of our stature and overall development. We are all very proud of the new blending facility in Dubai's Technopark that will be the flagship for our business for the next 25 years but we're equally focused on global progression as well," Al-Theraawi added.

"Our immediate trading markets are of course the Middle East along with North and South Africa. We already have links with Vietnam and the Philippines and now its time to develop new partnerships and customers in new areas," he concluded.

Moafaq Al Gaddah Group is one of the largest group of companies in the Middle East region employing over 2,000 people spread across interests in various businesses ranging from the Real Estate, Commercial, Industrial and Services sectors.

Formed in 1978 in Abu Dhabi, MAG Group first entered the industrial sector through manufacturing automotive spare parts, filters and accessories before developing its reach to blend and package lubricants.