The initiative aims to increase local content in the energy sector by empowering national companies, strengthening their participation in supply chains and attracting high-quality investment, alongside developing industrial capabilities within the Kingdom. These efforts support Saudi Vision 2030 objectives to increase local production and reduce reliance on imports.
The initiative also builds strategic partnerships with major companies in the sector and provides a common framework for energy-sector programs, bringing efforts together to create an integrated localization ecosystem.
“Localize” targets local and international suppliers, manufacturers and service providers, offering services that strengthen their opportunities to enter and compete in energy-sector supply chains.
Agreements that connect localization with exports, bringing energy, industry and mining together to increase local content and strengthen the competitiveness of Saudi products.
The Localization & Export Forum brings together the energy, industry and mining sectors, government and financial institutions, and companies around agreements that localize products, services and expertise, develop value chains and open new markets for Saudi products.
Value begins with a factory expanding, a local supplier developing or a Saudi professional gaining experience. It grows by connecting mineral resources with energy, manufacturing and logistics, and by coordinating government, finance and export institutions with companies to implement agreements and remove barriers to market access.
Localization agreements redirect spending from imports to Saudi factories, suppliers and talent, increasing local content in sector procurement.
Export, re-export and distribution-center agreements open new markets for Saudi products and support the diversification and growth of non-oil exports.
Local manufacturing of critical components protects business continuity and shortens lead times. Supplier development provides faster alternatives when supplies are disrupted.
Integration across energy, industry and mining connects resources with production and markets. Coordination between institutions and companies shortens the path from agreement to implementation.
We retain spending within the national economy by localizing products, services and technologies and developing Saudi factories, suppliers and talent. Sustained demand from major companies gives investors the confidence to build and expand local capabilities.
We open new markets for Saudi products and services by improving quality, developing exports, re-exports and distribution channels, and using financing and insurance solutions to reduce the risks of international expansion.
Energy enables industry, mining and related sectors. Localizing critical components, services and technologies reduces reliance on imports and shortens lead times. Integration across sectors supports energy supply security locally and globally and strengthens the Kingdom's market position.
Connecting local suppliers with major companies and developing their technical and production capabilities to meet demand and provide reliable supply alternatives.
Localizing services and technologies and transferring expertise to Saudi talent to build lasting capabilities that serve the sector's needs.
Localizing priority industries strengthens supply security and production capacity. Investment enables new factories and the expansion of existing ones. Product quality and production efficiency improve competitiveness, while the Saudi Made program supports Saudi products in international markets.
Connecting major factories with local suppliers and developing supporting industries to expand production and growth opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Automation and smart manufacturing improve productivity and quality. Developing Saudi talent and transferring knowledge support innovation and sustained industrial growth.
Mining opportunities begin with exploration and geological information that attract local and international investment. Processing and manufacturing minerals within the Kingdom turn raw materials into value-added products. Integration with energy, manufacturing and logistics improves production efficiency and supply sustainability.
Enabling Saudi companies to provide exploration, drilling, operations and processing services, while developing national talent and transferring specialized technologies.
Improving mineral product quality and expanding access to international markets support import substitution, export diversification and greater returns from national resources.
Identifying market needs, conducting exploration and assessing resources to prepare industrial and mining investment opportunities.
Expanding factories, developing suppliers, localizing technologies and services, and training talent to meet industry needs.
Improving productivity through advanced manufacturing and raising product quality to meet customer and market requirements.
Developing distribution, export and re-export channels, and using financing and insurance to reduce market-entry risks.
Examples showing how knowledge transfer and supplier development grow local production, and how resources become products that reach markets.
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