KSB Pumps Arabia (KSB), a major joint venture between the KSB of Germany and Saudi Arabia’s Abunayyan Group, has unveiled plans to expand its manufacturing facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The announcement came during the recent visit of German Federal Minister of Economics and Technology Philipp Rosler to the KSB manufacturing facility in the capital, according to the Saudi daily Arab News.

Rosler, who toured the KSB manufacturing facilities in the Second Industrial Area of Riyadh, said: “KSB Pumps Arabia is a successful model of Saudi-German co-operation.”

Referring to KSB Pumps Arabia’s expansion, KSB Pumps Arabia’s CEO Robert Aramouni said that the modernisation and expansion would see millions of dollars of investment and would be completed “within a year from now”.The new development, coupled with a number of additional infrastructure changes will allow significant growth in manufacturing capacity, he added. He said the decision to expand the plant follows record sales across the market as the company continues to increase its sales network.

KSB Pumps Arabia is a highly successful Saudi-German venture that designs, manufactures and distributes service pump assemblies and complete pressure booster systems to German quality standards, he said, while predicting a turnover of €55 million ($69 million) within a couple of years.

Aramouni pointed out that the pump systems are primarily used in water supply and waste water disposal, fire protection, chillers, drainage and seawater desalination.

KSB is a leading international manufacturer of pumps, valves and related systems based in Frankenthal in Germany.