TOP Machinery Exhibition in Saudi Arabia for steel fabrication and metal works


FABEX Saudi Arabia alongside with Metal & Steel Saudi Arabia, since its inception in 2012, has cemented its position as a true address for steel, steel fabrication, foundry, metal processing, forming, cutting, welding, Automation, finishing machinery, equipment, and tools. It provides a genuine business class event for the decision makers, technology giants, industry experts, manufacturers, suppliers, machinery companies, consultants, engineers, agents, traders, distributors, and experts in the steel and metallurgy industry to come together & improve dialogue, trade and domestic & international outreach of the industry in Gulf region.

The 2024 edition has set an ambitious but realistic goal to provide every stakeholder related to the steel, metals industry, and related sectors with game-changing insights, knowledge, connections and fresh business opportunities.

 

Significant high demand from international and local suppliers has already shown at 2023 edition.  It proved that this exhibition is the first choice of all industry professionals. The four-day exhibition has witnessed a remarkable presence of more than 11618 potential visitors from 17 countries and 450 companies participating from 22 countries around the world.



The event offered new technologies and innovative products, including the very latest technologies, induction furnaces, equipment, and live-machines displays. Further to new business opportunities with industrial visitor profile including key decision makers, manufacturers, producers, agents, consultants, users and governmental bodies have been created during four days.



Saudi Arabia has become one of the favorite destinations for the giants. This growing market Arabia is undergoing its most significant period of new steel capacity investment for a decade to capitalize on booming demand driven by Saudi Vision 2030. According to the Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources recently, it has secured $6 billion for a steel plate mill complex projects for the shipbuilding, oil and gas, construction and defense sectors and a “green” flat steel complex that will supply the automotive, food packaging, machinery and equipment, and other industrial sectors.



The presence of potential buyers from steel, construction, infrastructure, pipelines industries at FABEX Saudi Arabia, led to become FABEX is the solid and reliable platform to establish new links and increase their market share in the GCC.

Venue

Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center - RICEC

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