Over four days, the IHC Pavilion drew in close to 100,000 visitors and brought together more than 40 group companies, creating a focal point for engagement between industry leaders, policymakers, and global partners. IHC delivered more than 60 Strategic Agreements and Partnerships, while hosting over 40 sessions featuring over 70 expert speakers, reinforcing its role in shaping the UAE’s evolving industrial landscape.
IHC’s Deal Space at the event served as a catalyst for execution, with partnerships announced across sectors including technology, infrastructure, financial services, logistics, energy, and food security.
Announcements such as Alpha Dhabi and TA’ZIZ signing a strategic collaboration for approximately AED 36.7 billion in industrial chemicals investments, NMDC Infra signing an AED 1.046 billion EPC agreement with Lantania for the Fujairah desalination plant, NMDC Energy’s partnership with Borouge to support the execution of critical energy and infrastructure developments with steel pipe coating solutions, NRTC’s strategic collaboration with Emirates Fast Food Company to strengthen sustainable sourcing and the supply of high-quality fresh produce across the UAE food ecosystem, and 2PointZero Group’s agreement with ISEM and KEZAD Group to develop a new packaging manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi, among several others, reflected IHC’s continued focus on building scalable platforms, strengthening cross-sector connectivity, and enabling long-term industrial capability.
The breadth of announcements reflected IHC’s expanding role in connecting industrial capability, strategic capital, and advanced technologies to support the UAE’s long-term economic transformation.
Alongside this, the Exchange Hub provided a platform for forward-looking dialogue, hosting discussions on topics ranging from sovereign AI factories and resilient supply chains to the future design of free zones and strengthening UAE–Mexico economic partnerships. These conversations underscored the growing importance of aligning investment with operational capability to support long-term economic competitiveness.
Each day of the IHC Pavilion was guided by a distinct strategic focus aligned with the national vision. The programme began with the theme of ‘Confidence Through Continuity’, highlighting the importance of resilient systems and uninterrupted capital and trade flows. Day 2’s theme, ‘UAE First’, emphasised localisation and the expansion of domestic industrial capability.
The focus then shifted on Day 3 to ‘Turning Capital into Capability’, demonstrating how investment is translated into platforms, infrastructure, and workforce development. The final day’s theme, ‘Engineering the Future’, showcased how advanced technologies and global partnerships are enabling the UAE’s next generation of growth systems.
Syed Basar Shueb, CEO of IHC, said: “MIITE 2026 represents an important milestone in the UAE’s industrial transformation journey, where resilience, capability, and strategic collaboration are becoming increasingly critical to long-term growth. At IHC, our role is to connect capital with operational capability, ensuring that investment translates into resilient supply chains, stronger national industries, and scalable future-ready platforms.
Through the participation of more than 40 group companies under the IHC Pavilion this year, we demonstrated over the past four days how our Dynamic Value Networks model enables us to move beyond standalone investments and instead orchestrate integrated ecosystems across technology, infrastructure, financial services, and consumer sectors. As we look ahead, IHC will continue to drive progress by bringing together global partnerships, capital, and expertise in support of national priorities, helping shape a more connected, competitive, and future-ready UAE economy.”
As a long-standing strategic partner to the UAE’s In-Country Value (ICV) programme, IHC continued to demonstrate its commitment to localisation, industrial capability, and long-term economic resilience through the performance of its group companies. NMDC Energy achieved a leading ICV score of 85.16%, reflecting its contribution to strengthening industrial capacity and energy infrastructure.
Aldar recorded an ICV score of 71.08%, reinforcing its role in supporting sustainable urban development, while Trojan Construction Group achieved an ICV score of 62%, highlighting its continued contribution to local manufacturing, engineering capability, and construction sector growth across the UAE.
As MIITE 2026 concludes, IHC reaffirms its commitment to supporting the UAE’s industrial development agenda by strengthening in-country value and advancing strategic partnerships. Through its expanding network of industrial, technology, infrastructure, and financial platforms, IHC continues to connect global capital with national priorities, reinforcing the UAE’s position as a leading hub for investment, innovation, and sustainable economic growth.
Key Highlights and Announcements:
• Alpha Dhabi and TA’ZIZ Sign Strategic Collaboration Agreement for USD 10 Billion in Industrial Chemicals Investments:
Alpha Dhabi Holding and TA’ZIZ signed a strategic collaboration agreement for approximately USD 10 billion in industrial chemicals investments, supporting the UAE’s industrial strategy and strengthening domestic manufacturing and chemicals value chains.
