TABALSA Arabia Factory, a new joint venture between GTI Groupo Tabalsa Inversion and ETE Eastern Trading and Contracting Group, has ushered in the New Year with major plans for expansion.

The company specialises in the production of EMT (electrical metallic tubing) pipes and their accessories for electric applications, sourcing its raw materials from Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) and establishments in Korea and Japan. Tabalsa was officially launched last month after starting operations in June.
“The new company represents ETE’s ambitions to strengthen its market presence in Saudi Arabia’s construction sector,” said Mohammed Fayez, sales and marketing manager.
With its principal headquarters located in Spain, Tabalsa’s factory is located in the Dammam’s Second Industry City with three main offices in Dammam, Riyadh and Jeddah.
One of the outstanding projects Tabalsa has undertaken involves supply of pipes to Rami Al Jamarat in Makkah for which the contractor is Binladin and the consultant is Zuhair Fayez Partnership Consultants.
As part of its expansion plans, Tabalsa will open a large-scale factory in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia within a year to produce high-volume PVC pipes, cable trays and other accessories.
“The factory will be built on an area of 10,000 to 15,000 sq m and will help meet domestic demand as well as aim to tap the GCC markets in the long run,” said Fayez.
“The factory will be designed to comply with international quality standards and will be equipped with state-of-the-art machinery that will be manufactured in Europe,” he added.
Additionally, a new production line will be added to the current plant, which has a production capacity of three million units.
About 60 employees help run operations for the company that has projected a turnover of $6 million. It plans to export to other markets in the GCC and North Africa in the near future.