2.1 Important Industrial and Commercial Establishments

The map shows the location of important industrial and commercial establishments in the country. It includes the location of major industrial areas, industries, sewage treatment plants, power and desalination plants and solid waste dump sites. The location of major establishments and market places (souq) is shown only for Doha municipality due to non availability of locational data for other municipalities. The map is based on the on-line geographic information made available by the GIS unit of the Environment department and the Centre for GIS in the Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Agriculture.

In Qatar, although the oil sector continues to dominate all economic activities, there have been efforts and policies by the government towards setting up several heavy and light industries to diversify the source of national income and complete the industrial infrastructure. The government has set up industrial estates supplied with all essential facilities and utilities. The country has the following main industrial estates as shown on the map. These are:

A. Doha Industrial Estate
This industrial estate was set up upon the instructions of H.H. the Emir of Qatar to establish an industrial estate for light and medium-scale industries and provides visible and invisible services such as roads, lighting, gas, sewage, water as well as an integrated service building.
The new industrial estate has a special management for control and monitoring under the unified bureau policy granting industrial license and land at the same time in accordance with specific conditions. It is a pioneering estate in terms of services and will be similar to modern industrial estates in the world. It will accommodate hundreds of enterprises divided into nine major sectors providing integration and coordination and constituting an asset to national economy.

B. Dukhan Petroleum City & Mesaieed Industrial City
Dukhan City was one of the first sites in the State of Qatar where petroleum was discovered and produced. In 2003 a strategic construction plan was set up to develop Qatar Petroleum's concession area and is to continue to 2022. 193 projects have been selected and will be established within the next 20 years in four stages at a total cost of about QR 708m.
Major heavy industries of the country are located in Mesaieed. Important among them are the steel industry, petrochemicals, chemical fertilizers and oil refineries. A port has been established here for the exportation of crude oil. The first dock was opened in 1976.

C. Ras Laffan Industrial City
This newly developed industrial estate spreads over an area of 40 sq. km.
Ras Laffan is the center for gas liquifaction and conversion and the LNG and GTL capital of the world.
It is developed to house a great number of complexes and facilities of gas related industries and services such as processing, exportation of gas, petrochemicals and refining of condensates.

D. Salwa Industrial Area
This area, 7 kilometres west of Doha, is where many medium and light industries are located besides workshops and trading establishments.

Apart from these, other small industrial areas include Umm Bab (cement), El Karaaanah (sand washing), Neijah (compost fertilizer) and Umm Al Afaai (quarries).

Most of the important souqs are located in the inner Doha area besides important malls and super markets located in different urban areas of the country. The government and private commercial establishments are mainly located in Doha and Al Ray/an. Establishments related to the manufacturing industry dominate in the country, followed by textiles, readymade leather and machinery equipments.

2.2 Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI)

QCCI was established in 1963 as a government body in accordance with Law No (4) issued in the same year. In 1990 Law No (11) was issued to reorganize the QCCI's organizational structure and transform it into an independent and public utility body, representing the collective commercial, industrial and agricultural interests of its members. The members of its board of directors are chosen from the general assembly
by direct ballot.

The responsibilities of the QCCI include collecting information and data of interest to the commercial, industrial and agricultural community; supplying the government departments with their requirements for data, information and advice on commercial, industrial and agricultural matters; providing advice on establishing bourses, markets and commercial, industrial and agricultural fairs; issuing certificates that indicate the origin of goods and nationalities of exporters and arbitrating on disputes referred to it with the consent of concerned parties.