Saudi Arabia had factories worth SAR 41.9 bln under construction in Q1
Factories under construction in Saudi Arabia amounted to 1,006 factories by the end of the first quarter of 2018, with a total capital reaching SAR 41.9 billion, data issued by the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources showed.
They had a total workforce of over 60,000 workers.
|
Factories Under Construction (Q1 2018) |
|
|
Number of factories |
1,006 |
|
Workforce |
60,344 |
|
Capital (SAR bln) |
41.9 |
In terms of sectors, the factories under construction are dispersed across several areas of business as follows:
|
Factories classified by business sector (Q1 2018) |
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|
Activity |
Number of factories |
Workforce |
Capital (SAR bln) |
|
Other non-metallic products |
208 |
12,610 |
4,548.2 |
|
Rubber and plastic products |
130 |
5,559 |
1,352.5 |
|
Food Products |
109 |
8,165 |
6,669.2 |
|
Various metal products excl. machinery & equipment |
108 |
5,435 |
1,437.2 |
|
Chemical products |
94 |
4,327 |
4,905.0 |
|
Alkaline metals |
56 |
5,524 |
6,296.3 |
|
Beverages |
48 |
3,976 |
1,285.1 |
|
Paper products |
38 |
1,715 |
778.0 |
|
Electric equipment |
35 |
1,704 |
572.0 |
|
Other unclassified machinery & equipment |
30 |
2,474 |
558.3 |
|
Furniture |
24 |
1473 |
153.7 |
|
Pharmaceutical products |
21 |
2,135 |
1,966.3 |
|
Clothes |
17 |
915 |
81.1 |
|
Coke and refined oil products |
17 |
756 |
252.9 |
|
Computers, electronics and optical devices |
14 |
510 |
129.5 |
|
Wood and cork products excl. furniture |
14 |
636 |
103.7 |
|
Other manufacturing |
14 |
579 |
97.3 |
|
Textiles |
11 |
952 |
134.4 |
|
Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers |
9 |
335 |
39.7 |
|
Other transportation equipment |
2 |
240 |
80.4 |
|
Printing, cloning of recorded media |
1 |
30 |
1.0 |
|
Other |
6 |
294 |
10,466.5 |
|
Total |
1,006 |
60,344 |
41,908.3 |
Riyadh has the biggest number of factories under construction at 414 -- 41 percent of total factories under construction in Saudi Arabia, followed by the Eastern Province with 175 plants.
|
Number of factories by region (Q1 2018) |
|
|
Region |
Q1 2018 |
|
Riyadh |
414 |
|
Eastern Province |
175 |
|
Makkah |
165 |
|
Medina |
52 |
|
Asir |
49 |
|
Qassim |
36 |
|
Jazan |
35 |
|
Al Jouf |
22 |
|
Hail |
21 |
|
Tabuk |
12 |
|
Al Baha |
10 |
|
Najran |
9 |
|
Northern boarders |
6 |
|
Total |
1,006 |
Below is a classifications of factories by investor type:
|
Factories by investor type (Q1 2018) |
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|
Investment |
Number of plants |
Capital (SAR bln) |
Workforce |
|
National |
868 |
25.4 |
50,140 |
|
Foreign |
76 |
2.8 |
4,138 |
|
Joint |
62 |
13.7 |
6,066 |
|
Total |
1,006 |
41.9 |
60,344 |
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