- 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.
Abundant energy
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is a global centre for energy and energy-intensive industries. This position, strength, focus and role contributes significantly to its annual industrial output of $329 billion, the largest in Middle East-North Africa (MENA) and the 14th largest in the world; it also helps to make KSA the largest exporter in MENA and the 16th largest globally.
Energy-rich Saudi Arabia has the world's largest reserves of oil (a fifth to a quarter of the 1.4-trillion barrel total) and the fourth-largest reserves of natural gas (up to 258 trillion cubic feet).
Saudi Arabia is also the world's:
- Second-largest producer of oil (13% of global oil production)
- Largest refiner of oil
- Largest exporter of oil (worth $281 billion a year and 90% of KSA's exports)
- Fourth-largest producer of energy (even before KSA's solar energy production begins)
- 11th largest producer of petrochemicals
Just over half of Saudi electricity is generated from oil and the rest from natural gas. The Saudi Electricity Company has a capacity of around 40,000 MW and is adding over 2,000 MW of capacity a year. Its transmission network totals 40,600 circuit kilometres.
Saudi Arabia's Industrial Clusters program is developing five sectors that use - and will make the most of - the kingdom's plentiful oil, natural gas, solar irradiation, natural resources and raw materials. These carefully selected sectors are:
- Automotive
- Minerals and Metal Processing
- Solar Energy
- Plastics and Packaging
- Home Appliances
See chapters 8
(energy and water), 12 (industry) and 14 (trade) of the
Statistical Yearbook
2009, produced by KSA's Central Department of Statistics
& Information and
Ministry of Economy and Planning:
http://www.cdsi.gov.sa/yb45/Pages/English_Main_Page.htm
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