Jordan vinyl pressing plant MAKBAS set to open in Amman in 2027

Amman is getting its own Jordan vinyl pressing plant: MAKBAS, the project led by independent label Makbas Records, plans to start pressing records in the Jordanian capital early in 2027. It will be the country’s first pressing plant, according to Mixmag.
What the Jordan vinyl pressing plant will offer
MAKBAS will be more than a press. Its services will cover black and coloured vinyl, sleeve design, distribution and merch, so artists and labels can handle a whole release in one place. The plant will run out of a warehouse in Amman. Once it is up and running, it should turn out around 1,000 records a day, and the team plans to raise that figure later.
It will take on work from both MENA-based and international artists. For diggers, that means more regional music could end up in local shops without first being shipped in from another continent.
Why it matters for the MENA scene
Makbas Records was founded by Aseel Barghuthi and Saeed Abu-Jaber. They started the plant to get around global shipping costs, which keep climbing for both buyers and artists in the region and further afield. Speaking to Resident Advisor, Barghuthi said music from the region is usually pressed far away and often never returns to the fans it was made for.
She also explained how the costs pile up. By the time finished records reach the artist or label they are already expensive, and that markup usually lands on the price tag. That can be enough to put off people who would otherwise buy the record on wax.
Barghuthi has also been talking about physical music on the industry circuit. Making Vinyl Europe 2026 listed her as a speaker on a panel about marketing physical formats, covering visibility, retail and the experience of buying records.
Part of a wider pressing-plant wave
MAKBAS is the latest in a run of new plants opening outside the usual manufacturing centres. Scotland’s first plant, Seabass Vinyl, was announced for East Lothian, and Berlin has also added a new independent operation. For labels and selectors across the Middle East and North Africa, the aim is simple: a press closer to home and records that cost less. Check the MAKBAS channels for updates ahead of the 2027 launch.
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