Dsseldorf: Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef began an official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany, leading a high-level delegation from the Saudi industrial ecosystem to participate in K Show 2025 – the world’s leading trade fair for the plastics and rubber industries, held in the city of Dsseldorf.
According to Saudi Press Agency, the visit aims to strengthen industrial cooperation between the two countries, exchange expertise with leading industrial nations, and explore opportunities for building effective partnerships that contribute to transferring advanced technologies and attracting quality investments to the Kingdom, in line with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.
During the visit, the minister will inaugurate the Saudi pavilion at K Show 2025, which showcases the development of Saudi industry and highlights the investment opportunities available in priority sectors such as chemical conversion, advanced manufacturing, and other key industrial areas, in addition to the enablers provided to investors.
Alkhorayef will also tour the main pavilions of leading Saudi and international industrial companies, including SABIC and TASNEE, as well as German companies such as AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH, to learn about the latest industrial technologies and global best manufacturing practices.
The release added that the minister will co-chair, along with the CEO of Messe Dsseldorf, a high-level roundtable meeting attended by senior executives from major international industrial companies to review promising opportunities in Saudi Arabia’s industrial sector and discuss the Kingdom’s competitive advantages as an attractive investment destination.
Saudi Arabia and Germany enjoy strong economic relations. In 2024, non-oil trade between the two countries amounted to SAR39.07 billion, while German investments in the Kingdom exceeded SAR14.62 billion – reflecting the confidence of German companies in the Saudi investment environment.
The minister’s official visit to Germany and the Kingdom’s participation in K Show 2025 aim to strengthen international industrial partnerships, exchange expertise, promote knowledge and technology transfer, attract quality investments, and reinforce the Kingdom’s position as a leading global industrial hub.
