Ministry of Industry licenses 48 new factories worth SAR 50 mln in July

24/08/2021 Argaam

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Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources licensed 48 new factories worth SAR 50.3 million in July 2021.

 

The total number of factories that began actual production reached 78 last month.

 

The total number of existing and under-construction factories hit 10,166 across the Kingdom.

 

The total number of Saudi and expat workers in the industrial sector increased by 1,101 and 1,830, respectively in July.

 

Industrial Indicators for July

New licenses in the industrial sector

48

No. of factories that began actual production

78

Capital of new licensed factories (SAR mln)

50.2

No. of workers in licensed factories

3,210

Number of existing and under-construction factories by July-end

10,166

Change in number of workers in the industrial sector

+2,931

Change in number of Saudi workers in the industrial sector

+1,101

Change in number of expatriate workers in the industrial sector

+1,830

 

The following table illustrates the details of industrial factories in Saudi Arabia by activity: 

 

New licenses by economic activity in July 2021  

Activity  

No. of factories  

Food products  

7  

Non-metallic metal products   

7  

Rubber and plastic products  

5  

Formed metals manufacture, excluding machinery and equipment   

5  

Chemical materials and products   

4  

Paper and paper products  

 

Furniture   

 

Other manufacturing industries  

3  

Other industries 

10  

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