Sur Industrial City is intended to be a focal point for specialized industrial sectors such as precision manufacturing and nanotechnology as well as more traditional Omani industries of petrochemicals and mining. Sur Industrial City is the largest zone in terms of area in Oman and has 127 localized projects in mid 2020.
The industrial area is also expected to contain a new shipyard complex as well as a labour township although around half of the workforce are Omani. The new city is in inline with the Oman Vision 2040 concept with a focus on new industrial innovation and knowledge based economy as the country moves away from oil & gas as main economic driving force.