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Iron & Steel Plants in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has 14 iron & steel plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 17th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 8 operating and 6 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Hilal Al-Tuwairqi (2), Saudi Iron and Steel Co (2) and Al Atoun Steel Industries (1) — Hilal Al-Tuwairqi alone is named on 14% of them. Half of Saudi Arabia's iron & steel plants in service predate 2006 (median commissioning year of the 7 with a known date), 2 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is SABIC Hadeed Al Jubail steel plant, dating from 1979. 6 are in the pipeline, led by Al Atoun Yanbu steel plant, proposed. They account for 5% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Saudi Arabia.
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Who owns Saudi Arabia's iron & steel plants
- Hilal Al-Tuwairqi2 14%
- Saudi Iron and Steel Co2 14%
- Al Atoun Steel Industries1 7%
- Al Qaryan Group1 7%
- Al Qaryan Steel Co1 7%
- Al Wabel for Trading and Industry1 7%
- Arab Steel Co1 7%
- Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd1 7%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1970s1
- 1980s1
- 2000s3
- 2010s1
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 2006 · oldest SABIC Hadeed Al Jubail steel plant (1979) · newest BAP Al-Khair steel plant (2026) · 7 of 14 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
How Saudi Arabia compares · iron & steel plants by country
- 1. China458
- 15. Malaysia16
- 16. Mexico15
- 17. France14
- 18. Saudi Arabia14
- 19. Ukraine13
- 20. Egypt12
- 21. Thailand12
Frequently asked
- How many iron & steel plants are there in Saudi Arabia?
- OverWatts maps 14 iron & steel plants in Saudi Arabia — 1% of the world's mapped total, the 17th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- Who owns the iron & steel plants in Saudi Arabia?
- Hilal Al-Tuwairqi is named as owner or operator on the most — 2 of 14 (14%). Next are Saudi Iron and Steel Co (2), Al Atoun Steel Industries (1) and Al Qaryan Group (1).
- How old are Saudi Arabia's iron & steel plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2006, across the 7 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is SABIC Hadeed Al Jubail steel plant (1979); 2 came online in the past ten years.
- What new iron & steel plants are being built in Saudi Arabia?
- 6 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Al Atoun Yanbu steel plant, Arkan Steel Jeddah plant and Gulf Tubing Company Ras Al-Khair steel plant.