Odisha targets export-led industrial growth through UAE investment outreach, says Chief Minister Majhi

Odisha is taking its industrial pitch to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, where Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi plans to present the eastern Indian state as a base for export-oriented and higher-value manufacturing.

Majhi’s three-day outreach, scheduled for Sept. 9 to 11, will bring together UAE-based investors, fund houses, financial institutions, industry leaders, Indian business professionals and business organisations. The discussions will cover investment, technology collaboration, industrial partnerships, exports and the development of value chains.

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The state has a strong industrial foundation and immense potential to become a major hub for export-oriented and value-added manufacturing. Through our UAE outreach, we seek to connect Odisha with global capital, technology, markets and strategic partners.

“The state has a strong industrial foundation and immense potential to become a major hub for export-oriented and value-added manufacturing,” Majhi said. “Through our UAE outreach, we seek to connect Odisha with global capital, technology, markets and strategic partners.”

He said the state wanted long-term partnerships that could transform Odisha’s industrial ecosystem, strengthen value chains and create new opportunities for its people. Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain said the investment offer ranged from metallurgy, metals and downstream industries to ports, logistics, food and seafood exports, rare earths, shipbuilding, chemicals and petrochemicals.

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Our focus is on building long-term partnerships that can transform Odisha’s industrial ecosystem, strengthen value chains and create new opportunities for our people.

An official statement listed targeted projects including port-based industrial and logistics parks, shipbuilding parks, dedicated rare earth corridors, slurry pipeline infrastructure, and chemical and petrochemical parks. The state is also seeking investment that supports value addition, exports, technology adoption and a shift toward higher-value industries.

Odisha is presenting its location on India’s eastern coast, along with its ports and related infrastructure, as a foundation for the next stage of industrial growth. The outreach aims to build integrated value chains inside the state while linking its production capacity to international markets.

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From metallurgy, metals and downstream industries to ports, logistics, food and seafood exports, rare earths, shipbuilding, chemicals and petrochemicals, we are presenting a wide range of investment opportunities.