ARKAN Building Material Company a leading provider of integrated building products and construction materials in the UAE, has begun construction of its dry mortar plant in Al Mafraq, Abu Dhabi, for the production of pre-mixed mortars.
To be built at a cost Dh100 million ($27.2 million), Arkan Dry Mortar will have a production capacity of 1,000 tonnes per day.

The establishment of Arkan Dry Mortar is in line with Arkan’s ongoing capacity expansion programme within the dry mortar products category.

The new facility, spread over an area of more than 57,000 sq m, will be Arkan’s first dry mortar plant in the UAE. Construction work at the site has started and the unit is scheduled to be fully operational by the fourth quarter of next year.

“The new Arkan facility is a sound investment that demonstrates how the company with the support of its shareholders and the Abu Dhabi government continues to meet the evolving growth requirements of the regional construction industry by providing integrated solutions of the highest quality and at the most competitive prices,” said Saeed Al Mutawa Al Dhaheri, vice president – projects, Arkan.

“Arkan Dry Mortar will have the capability to produce a wide range of customised dry mortar products from its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, offering the most cost-effective solutions to the building construction industry in the UAE and wider region,” he said. “Dry mortar provides superior quality and ease of application, and we are certain that demand will continue to increase over the coming years.”

The product range of Arkan Dry Mortar will include machine-applied plasters and renders, tile mortars, masonry mortars, and floor screeds, among others.

Facilities at the upcoming Arkan plant will include silo/tanker filling, bag filling, palletising and automatic shrink wrapping.