- Foreword
An introduction to the Industrial Clusters program from president, Azzam Shalabi.
ObjectivesSpecific goals of the Industrial Clusters program.
OrganisationHow the program and individual clusters are structured.
ExpertiseSpecific areas of expertise and key people within the program.
PartnersOrganisations that work closely with and support Industrial Clusters.
- Strategic advantages
More about the many advantages KSA offers industrial investors.
InfrastructureAn overview of KSA’s modern and expanding industrial and business infrastructure.
Human capitalEducation, training and demographics of KSA’s world-class labour pool.
Investment incentives and supportA guide to the incentives and support available to industrial investors.
- Labour regulations
More about working practices and regulations in Saudi Arabia.
Trade agreementsSaudi Arabia is an active member in many trade organisations worldwide.
TaxationLearn about Saudi Arabia's highly favourable taxation and duty levies.
Setting up a businessHow Industrial Clusters can advise on establishing a business in KSA.
SAGIAThe Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority can facilitate investment and support.
- Minerals and Metal Processing cluster
The opportunities for metals and minerals industries and downstream applications.
Automotive clusterWhy KSA is well-placed to meet growing demand for vehicles and vehicle components.
Plastics and Packaging clusterHow plastics conversion builds upon the success of KSA’s petrochemicals industry.
Home Appliances clusterKSA’s resources can meet soaring demand for home appliances in the Middle East.
Solar Energy clusterMore about the potential for creating the components for and generating solar energy.
Other industriesBeyond the Industrial Clusters, KSA has a raft of long-established and successful industries.
Industrial Clusters program supportMore about the support Industrial Clusters can offer to industrial investors.
Other industries
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Government has established the Industrial Clusters program to develop the Minerals and Metal processing, Automotive, Solar Energy, Plastics and Packaging and Home Appliances clusters.
Industrial Clusters aims to use KSA's abundant natural resources, raw materials and energy, 27,000 industrial-subject graduates a year and other advantages to pursue highly focused development.
The Industrial Clusters program's aims are to:
- Build the knowledge and competitive intelligence base to create feasible, executable and consistent Industrial Cluster and Cluster Enabling strategies, while anticipating global market trends, opportunities and threats
- Turn investment opportunities into businesses by developing competitive anchor projects for each cluster
- Shape and introduce policies to enable the clusters to have the right conditions and factors required to attract and retain investors
- Create an enabling and collaborative environment among different public and private institutions, resulting in a coordinated strategic dialogue to align efforts, resources and visions to implement new industries and business
- Support foreign and local investors in compiling sound business cases
Of course, Saudi Arabia has many other successful and growing industries, most of them already strongly export oriented. They include:
- Oil extraction, refining and processing (KSA is the world's largest exporter of oil)
- Petrochemicals (KSA's petrochemical industry, the world's 11th largest, exported 31 million tonnes in 2010)
- Logistics (a booming sector, due partly to KSA's location at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa)
- Information and communication technology (KSA is the largest ICT market in the Middle East)
- Pharmaceuticals
- Medical devices and technology
- Agrochemicals
- Energy
- Food and beverages
