Saudi​ ​Arabia​ ​had factories​ ​worth SAR 41.9 bln​ ​under construction in Q1

Factories Under Construction (Q1 2018)

Number of factories

1,006

Workforce

60,344

Capital (SAR bln)

41.9

Factories classified by business sector (Q1 2018)

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

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

Factories by investor type (Q1 2018)

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