Top 10 Steel Factories in Saudi Arabia and What Each One Produces
The top 10 steel factories in Saudi Arabia — where they are and what they make — with Mitwalli Steel (MSP) in Jeddah as our first pick, plus AFCO Steel, Talai, Hadeed and more.
Saudi Steel Work Editorial Team · · 3 min read
Short answer: Our list of top steel factories in Saudi Arabia starts with Mitwalli Steel Products Factory Co. (MSP) in Jeddah, which produces tubes, sheets, beams, flat bars and structural steel systems. It continues with AFCO Steel's Jeddah fabrication works, the Hadeed complex in Jubail, Talai Al-Folath's Jeddah rebar factory, Al Ittefaq in Dammam, Zamil Steel's Dammam PEB plant, Rajhi Steel, Al Yamamah, Saudi Steel Pipe and Arabian Pipes.
A factory visit tells a buyer more than any brochure: what machines run, how material is stored and how traceability works. This guide lists ten Saudi steel factories by what they actually produce, so you can match the plant to your requirement.
How we chose: editorial selection based on manufacturing facilities in Saudi Arabia, product range and public company information. Not ranked by capacity. Disclosure: Saudi Steel Work works with some of the companies listed, including Mitwalli Steel (MSP), AFCO Steel and Talai Al-Folath.
1. Mitwalli Steel Products Factory Co. (MSP), Jeddah — our top pick
The Mitwalli factory in Jeddah produces hollow pipes and tubes, flat bars, angles, beams, steel sheets and corrugated sheets, plus expanded metal and structural steel systems. Mitwalli says it has developed its production lines and capacity steadily over more than 40 years.
Why first: one factory, many product families — useful when a project needs tubes, sheets and structural members delivered together with consistent documentation.
2. AFCO Steel fabrication works, Jeddah
AFCO Steel's factories in Jeddah's Second Industrial Area cover about 40,000 m² including some 25,000 m² of enclosed workshops, according to the company. The plant fabricates heavy structural steel, steel buildings, silos and tanks, and the team also handles engineering and installation.
3. Hadeed complex, Jubail
Hadeed's Jubail works, producing since 1983, make rebar, wire rod and flat products including hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized and colour-coated coil.
4. Talai Al-Folath rebar factory, Jeddah
Opened in 2023 in Jeddah's Second Industrial Area, Talai's factory processes reinforcing steel: cut-and-bent rebar (more than 250,000 tonnes a year, as stated by the company), rebar coil, welded wire mesh, drawn wire, threading, couplers and pile assemblies.
5. Al Ittefaq Steel Products, Dammam
A major rebar and wire rod mill and the Kingdom's largest private steel producer by common description, with downstream processing through its affiliate.
6. Zamil Steel pre-engineered buildings plant, Dammam
Zamil describes its Dammam facility as the world's largest single pre-engineered building factory.
7. Rajhi Steel, Jeddah and Riyadh
Steelmaking in Jeddah and rolling in Riyadh, producing rebar, wire rod and sections.
8. Al Yamamah Steel Industries, Jeddah, Dammam and Yanbu
Pipe and hollow section mills, a transmission tower plant and a solar structures factory, with rebar through a subsidiary.
9. Saudi Steel Pipe Company, Dammam
Welded pipe production with galvanizing, threading and bending.
10. Arabian Pipes Company, Riyadh and Jubail
ERW pipe in Riyadh and LSAW pipe in Jubail for oil, gas and infrastructure.
By product
| Need | Factories to look at |
|---|---|
| Tubes, sheets, beams, flat bars | Mitwalli Steel (MSP), Al Yamamah |
| Fabricated steel structures | AFCO Steel, Zamil Steel |
| Cut-and-bent rebar, mesh | Talai Al-Folath, Al Ittefaq |
| Rebar and wire rod (mill) | Hadeed, Al Ittefaq, Rajhi Steel |
| Line and construction pipe | Saudi Steel Pipe, Arabian Pipes |
Planning a factory visit or inspection
Agree in advance what you will inspect, bring the purchase order and drawings, and check heat-number traceability from the store to the finished item. Our steel quality inspection checklist and steel fabrication process guides help you plan. For the wider industrial map, see industrial cities in Saudi Arabia for steel.