In a move aimed at localizing one of the most important elements of the value chains in the metal packaging industry, the National Industrial Company and the Chinese DHX Group signed an agreement to establish the first integrated tinplate production plant in Saudi Arabia.
The plant, whose establishment agreement was signed on the sidelines of the fourth session of the International Mining Conference in Riyadh, is located in Ras Al-Khair Industrial City, and the National Industrial Company owns the largest share, with a production of up to 400,000 tons of tinplate annually to meet local demand and enable Saudi Arabia to export at the regional level, according to a statement by the Saudi company today.
The plant is expected to start operations by early 2027, to increase local content and make Saudi Arabia join the exporters of this important product “tinplate”, and support food industries, industrial self-sufficiency and economic diversification, according to the CEO of the National Industrial Company, Abdulrahman Al-Jaid.
The project aims to meet the growing demand in the tinplate industries in the Middle East and North Africa, and the cooperation between the National Industrial Company and Donghexin is based on developing the local workforce and creating more than 500 job opportunities, strengthening industrial supply chains, and increasing exports, while reducing dependence on imports.