- 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.
Plastics and Packaging cluster
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is rich in oil and gas, the key natural resources used to manufacture petrochemicals products, the feedstock for plastics and packaging.
Saudi Arabia has some 265 billion barrels of proven and recoverable oil, accounting for a fifth to a quarter of global oil reserves. It also has up to 258 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, giving KSA the fourth-largest reserves in the world. The country's huge exports of oil and gas help to give it an annual current account surplus of $75 billion, or 22.9% of GDP.
The largest market in Middle East-North Africa (MENA), KSA also offers: easy, tariff-free access to Gulf Cooperation Council and Greater Arab Free Trade Area markets; access to over 400 million consumers in the wider MENA area; the abundant energy needed for large-scale production; and close industrial-academic ties.
Furthermore, KSA offers significant government commitment, support and incentives. The Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals Resources are particularly closely involved, using its targeted Industrial Clusters program to develop the plastics and packaging sector.
Industrial Clusters aims to:
- Make KSA the service hub for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies to export plastics and packaging worldwide
- Encourage and support further Saudi Arabian and foreign investment in the sector
- Reduce imports and increase exports
- Create and sustain employment
- Assist with national economic diversification
Industrial Clusters is also developing KSA's Automotive, Solar Energy and Home Appliances clusters, all certain to benefit from a strong plastics and packaging sector.
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