Riyadh – Mubasher: Honeywell on Monday announced it will open a new facility for the production of gas detection devices in Saudi Arabia.
Honeywell will be the first international company producing gas detectors in the kingdom.
The project aims at supporting the Saudi localization objectives by creating production jobs for Saudi nationals and enhance workforce skills and capabilities. It comes as part of the company’s commitment to the In-Kingdom Total Value Add (IKTVA) programme.
The programme targets reaching a 70% localization of production and jobs by 2021, as a key pillar of Saudi Vision 2030.
“Our advanced gas detection systems help keep workers safe and enable them to rapidly respond to gas leaks and site incidents,” said John Waldron, president and CEO, Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions (SPS).
“We’re proud to bring new manufacturing capabilities to Saudi Arabia to help industrial customers maximize safety, improve operational performance and better mitigate emissions,” Waldron added.
At full production capacity, expected to be achieved by 2022, the project will produce 10,000 portable gas detectors and 800 fixed gas detectors per year.
The project is located at the extension of the Dhahran Techno Valley.
