Total opens lubricants blending plant at KAEC

After six years of successful operations in the Kingdom, Saudi Total Lubricants Co. (SATLUB) has opened its own state-of-the-art blending plant in the Industrial Valley at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), located 120 km north of Jeddah.
The 65,000 square meter facility will produce automotive and industrial lubricants that meet Total’s stringent global quality tests. Equipped with a fully automated blending system and ultra modern filling machines, the plant will have an annual production capacity of 25,000 tons in a single shift.
“This is a major step toward improving the company’s efficiency so that we can be the first choice in the Saudi market. With the establishment of this plant, the company aims to enhance its opportunities for growth in Saudi Arabia. The decision to establish this plant was based on a thorough study of the growing lubricants market in the Kingdom, which is propelled by one of the fastest growing and most stable economies in the world,” said Momar Nguer, SVP, Total Marketing & Services, for Africa/Middle East at the inauguration.
Waleed Y. Zahid, CEO of Zahid Group Holding, explained that the opening of the plant is another milestone that demonstrates the synergies between Zahid Group and Total.
Nizar Raydan, MD, Saudi Total Lubricants Co., said: “The decision to invest at KAEC was governed by a variety of reasons. The first of these is direct access to a huge seaport that has immense potential. The second is that KAEC has a highly developed basic infrastructure and very advanced utilities. Therefore, we decided to make KAEC one of our main supply lines in the region.”
Fahd Al-Rasheed, MD and CEO of KAEC, said: “Today is a proud moment for us. Total started its journey with KAEC way back in 2008 and we are delighted to share in celebrating today’s plant inauguration with the many friends we have made through our close cooperation with Total during the past five years.”