Abu Dhabi, UAE – 17 February 2026: AD Ports Group (ADX: ADPORTS), a leading global enabler of trade, industry, and logistics solutions, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BUA Group, one of Africa’s largest foods, mining, manufacturing, and industrial conglomerates, and MAIR Group (ADX: MAIR), a strategic investment company focused on grocery retail and commercial real estate in the UAE, to explore the development of integrated sugar refineries and edible oil facilities in Abu Dhabi and select international markets.
The partnership aims to create a world-class food manufacturing and processing ecosystem with the ambition of establishing the region’s largest agri-food hub, serving both regional and global demand. In line with the UAE National Food Security Strategy 2051, the initiative would support economic diversification, stimulate industrial growth, and reinforce the UAE’s position as a global centre for agri-food trade and distribution.
The MoU covers potential projects at Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, and in Africa and Latin America, leveraging Khalifa Port’s advanced infrastructure and multimodal connectivity to advance AD Ports Group’s growing global presence in the agro-industrial sector, the Group is already developing agri-bulk handling and storage infrastructure with partners in Pakistan and Kazakhstan. (....)