The KHBTDA is suited to host a dry port within the dedicated logistic area in the zone to provide port services and all other logistical services needed for local and informational trade.

Importance of the dry port can be summarized in the following:

• To increase the competitiveness of KHBTDA in specific and Jordan in general by putting it on the local regional and global logistical trade map
• To ease the import, export and re-export process of must shipments coming from land, sea and air ports.
• To improve Jordanian logistical services and increase the contribution of the transportation sector in the Jordanian economy through creating jobs and establishing sustainable projects.
• To increase the benefit gained from current and future railway projects
• To support industrial and commercial projects which depends in its exporting and importing on raw material coming from middle east and GCC ports.
• To connect Jordan with trade movements across European countries turkey, Syria, Iraq and the GCC which will help the economic growth of the country.

Master plan has been modified to add renewable energy sector within the development zone , and all approvals were concerned (investment commission , Ministry of energy and mineral resources, Royal Air Force, the national electricity company) and the terms of reference have been prepared for competing companies and providing them with the approval of the Ministry of energy . KHBTDA signed a lease agreement with 4 companies (FRV Co. , Empire Co. , local solar business company, dimensions for digital data Co.) to generate 150 megawatts, these companies were selected by the ministry of energy and the national electricity. These projects will provide about 2000 jobs during execution and 200 permanent jobs.

With a revitalized and redeveloped King Hussein Airbase at its core, the KHBTDA is envisioned as a new, state-of-the-art, inter-modal logistics and transit hub to serve the region. Reviving Mafraq long history as a transportation crossroads, it will serve not only the immediate transport needs of site manufacturers, but it will also become a new focal point for third-party, value-added logistical activities. Development in the logistics and transport cluster is envisioned to include standard storage facilities and depots, robust loading and unloading infrastructure, and rail/ truck and air/truck transfer stations.

The Demand Analysis examines trade flows in a wide range of manufacturing sectors under the broad heading of Other Manufactured Products, including:

• Furniture and Furniture Components
• Electrical Machinery and Electronics
• Fabricated Plastics Products
• Packaging

There is already a core of local producers and international investors in Jordan, manufacturing the above products. This growing capacity clearly demonstrates Jordan’s potential to serve both the Jordanian market and regional export markets.

These include downstream processed products with inputs as diverse as citrus fruits and basic petrochemicals. In its assessment of likely investment demand, the MDC focused on several key product niches in this industry:

• Dyes, colorings and related materials
• Essential oils and Flavorings
• Perfumery, cosmetics, and other consumer products
• Household chemicals and cleaning supplies

The Pharmaceutical and medical supply sector together represent one of Jordan’s premier industries, surpassed only by the garment sector in terms of both total output and exports. With pharmaceuticals exports expected to reach USD 1 billion in 2017, Jordan is the MENA region’s largest Arab exporter, behind only Israel as a supplier of generic drugs and supplements, and a growing producer of consumable medical supplies.

Jordan has already established itself as a fruits and vegitables exporter to the regional markets, and its leading producers are already looking beyond, to the EU and the US, to export high quality foods, as well the Jordan Valley is poised to emerge as a producer of world-class fruits and vegetables. all these makes KHBTDA an excellent location for food processing industries.