JUBAIL INDUSTRIAL CITY: In line with the government's direction to encourage foreign investment and as a step to further support local manufacturing and create jobs, Saudi FAL, a leading industrial enterprise based in the Kingdom, and Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson offering the most innovative and broadest array of process automation solutions, have launched a new manufacturing facility in Jubail. The new facility is spread across an area of approximately 9,000 square meters and caters to a diverse range of industrial services. The facility can deliver an annual production capacity of 2,500 Fisher control valves and up to 6,000 Rosemount transmitters. It can also facilitate the assembly and testing of approximately 3,600 valves and a yearly servicing capacity of approximately 12,500 valves and 6,200 transmitters. The facility is also equipped with a process systems staging and integration area to support over 100 cabinets and perform a fully integrated factory acceptance test for over 60,000 I/O systems. At the official inauguration of the new facility, Dr. Kamel Boustany, general manager of Saudi FAL, said "we have been the local business partners of Emerson Process Management in Saudi Arabia for the last 25 years, providing sales services and engineering. This move delivers on the promise made in 2008 when Mr. David N. Farr and Sheikh Fahad met to discuss bringing together both companies to establish this new state-of-the-art facility. The growth of the local industry and demand for quality products has been on the rise in the Kingdom, which provides us with a great opportunity to expand our operations and explore future business opportunities. We are committed to the partnership and to our customers. This new facility will help us provide our current and future customers with quality products and solutions, coupled with great customer service." Dave Tredinnick, president of Emerson Process Management, Middle East & Africa, said "this new facility will offer a range of services and solutions and will further equip us to cater to the demand for our products in Saudi Arabia. Our commitment to this region remains unchanged, and this facility – backed by our facilities in Al-Khobar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Johannesburg – will only help us provide our customers with better value.
