REZAYAT Protective Coating (Rezayat Procoat), which next month marks two decades since its inception, will be exhibiting again at this year’s Saudi Build to promote its brand to international players at the show.

“In line with our ongoing efforts to gain international exposure, we will be showcasing our fusion-bonded epoxy-coated steel reinforcement bars at the show,” says Riyadh Al Homoud, general manager of the Al Khobar-based company.

Al Homoud says the company exhibited last year and received a fair response.

Rezayat specialises in fusion-bonded epoxy coating of steel reinforcement bars from 8 mm to 40 mm in diameter according to ASTM A775 standards, protecting steel rebar from corrosion and thus giving prolonged life to concrete structures. The company has a production capacity of 100,000 tonnes per annum and a facility to perform cut and bend of rebar as per the structure’s drawing schedule. It also supplies coated wire mesh and aims to provide added value wherever possible, according to Al Homoud.

Commenting on the company’s performance, he says: “Business for the company was good last year, thanks to a stable domestic market, and we aim to do better this year.”

The loading bay at the factory.

Rezayat is an approved supplier of fusion-bonded epoxy-coated rebar to several major organisations in Saudi Arabia such as Saudi Aramco, the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), Saudi Electric Company (SEC), Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic), the Royal Commission of Jubail and Yanbu as well as most of the government ministries.

Its rebar have been widely used throughout Saudi Arabia on several major industrial and commercial developments. Some of its ongoing or recently completed projects include the Nylon 6 Project and stormwater drainage in Jeddah, which entails the supply of rebar to Nesma under an order worth SR25 million ($6.66 million); stormwater drainage also in Jeddah, to supply Sapac under an order valued at SR20 million ($5.33 million); Qurrayah power plant (Unicorp); roads and bridge projects (Al Harbi); Wasit project (Al Khodari); Sabic and Jubail Port projects (Saudi Binladin Group); Dhahran Cultural Centre project (Saudi Oger); Sadara chemical company and road projects (Albinali); road and bridge project (Sinopec); and Ras Al Khair project under a SR15-million ($3.99 million)  subcontract from Saudi Archirodon.

Meanwhile in the overseas market, Rezayat rebar have been used for the US Embassy in the Philippines; Qatar Embassy in Sudan; gas plants in Alexandria, Egypt; Almoayyed Tower in Bahrain; Port of Aden, Yemen; and Kuwait University in Shuwaikh, Kuwait.

Rezayat Procoat is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Rezayat Group. Established in 1992, the company employs 100 people and has an annual turnover of $50 million. It has its facilities in Second Dammam Industrial City and a branch in Jeddah.

The company will be exhibiting at Stand 100-2 at Saudi Build.