MACHINEX Arabia, Saudi Arabia’s 4th international machinery and equipment exhibition, is set to host over 150 exhibitors from Saudi Arabia and 15 countries during its four-day run, from Feb. 9 to 12 at Jeddah Center for Forums and Events.

Two hundred and twenty two industrial projects till now have been allocated on a total area of 3.894.442 square meters, and Jeddah 3rd Industrial City is expected to attract investments of nearly 900 factories worth SR15 billion as its unique location, which is about 30 km south of Jeddah city and 70 km from Makkah city.

Propac arabia — the production, processing, printing and packaging exhibition, in its 19th edition, held alongside, will be complementing Machinex arabia thus maximizing footfall and enhance business potential constituting an ideal combination to access this vibrant lucrative market.

National pavilions and individual companies from Austria, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, the UAE, the UK and the United States, alongside a large number of Saudi companies, will be present at the show, and exhibitors will benefit from massive exposure to premier regional agents, dealers, buyers and distributors.

“Year on year machinex arabia is establishing its position as the Kingdom’s launch pad for the latest machinery and the main platform for technology transfer in mechanization across industrial sectors,” Zahoor Siddique, VP, Al-Harithy Company for Exhibitions (ACE), which organizes the show, said.

Investment in the industrial sector has risen exponentially as consumer-driven economic growth surges. Aside from petrochemicals, the strategy aims to stimulate the metallurgical and steel industries, food processing, packaging, automotive assembly, as well production of construction material, electrical and electronic goods, he said.