Groundbreaking ceremony held to set up industrial units in Hattar, Haripur
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Mahmood Khan on Wednesday laid the foundation for two industrial units in the Hattar area in Haripur district, according to news sources.
The event was attended by Provincial Ministers Taimur Saleem Jhagra and Akbar Ayub Khan, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Industries Abdul Karim Khan, Turkish Ambassador Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul, Management of CCI Pakistan, and other officials.
Turkish beverage company and local steel manufacturer are establishing the industrial units (bottling plants). CCI, a Turkish beverage company, will build a factory in Hattar Industrial Estate, while Pak Steel will build a plant in Hattar Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
According to estimates, the project will require a total expenditure of PKR 50 million for each plant. The aforementioned project will span over an area of 29 acres and will generate 700 job opportunities. Furthermore, Mr Mahmood Khan inaugurated the facility in Hattar SEZ, which would create 2,000 new employments and have a 500,000-tonne annual production capacity. According to reports, it is the company’s seventh bottling facility in the country and the first in KP.
Speaking during the occasion, CM noted that KP has a favourable environment for both domestic and foreign investors due to the government’s pro-business policies.
