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2017Other OpportunitiesWorkshop
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Table of content
•Introduction
•Welding Systems and Consumables Manufacturing
•Diesel Generators Manufacturing
•Personal Protective Equipment Manufacturing
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Table of content
•Introduction
•Welding Systems and Consumables Manufacturing
•Diesel Generators Manufacturing
•Personal Protective Equipment Manufacturing
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Several opportunities emerge for SMEs across the welding products and services value chain
Additional opportunities
Support products and services
• Potential for SMEs to offer support services and products such as testing, certification, personal protective
equipment and welding gases such as Argon
Manufacturing opportunities
Components Finished Products
• Potential to establish manufacturing facilities for
welding components, such as power sources and
welding cable
• Potential to establish assembly facilities for welding
machinery and plants for manufacturing welding
consumables such as welding electrodes, rods, wires
and fluxes
Source: Saudi Aramco analysis
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Arc welding is the most commonly used technique in the Kingdom and has the most potential for localization
Sub-technologiesDescription
Resistance welding •Spot welding
•Flash welding
•Resistance butt welding
•Seam welding
•Heat generated by the electrical resistance of materials
Solid state •Forge welding
•Cold welding•Friction welding
•Diffusion welding
•Ultrasonic welding
•Produces coalescence, for which metals joined retain their original properties without brazing fillers
Gas welding •Oxyacetylene welding
•Oxyhydrogen welding•Pressure gas welding
•Welding flame caused by a reaction of fuel gas & oxygen, can be applied with or without pressure and application of filler materials
•Thermite welding
•Electron beam welding
• Laser welding•Other technologies applicable are laser, electron beam heating, exothermic, and other fusion welding processes
Other
Arc welding •Uses electric power to create an arc between electrode and base material•Most widely used in Oil and Gas and other industrial sectors
•Shielded metal arc
•Gas metal arc, Gas tungsten arc welding
•Submerged arc
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Source: Saudi Aramco analysis
Welding types
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Three key sectors are expected to drive the demand for welding equipment and consumables within KSA
Description Development in KSA
•Welding of steel and steel alloys used in
buildings and other structures supporting
transportation and infrastructure
development
•Construction expected to grow 3%
annually in KSA, driving demand for
welding materials
•Welding technologies used during the
construction of ships and vessels include
Shielded Metal-Arc (SMAW), Submerged-
Arc (SAW) and Flux Core-Arc (FCAW)
•Maritime yard in Ras Al-Khair expected to
drive significant demand over the next 5
years
•Use of welding in the manufacturing and
maintenance of equipment, in both plants
and midstream (e.g. pipelines and storage)
•Base demand from Saudi Aramco and
other industrial entities
Construction & infrastructure
Shipbuilding
Oil and Gas & chemicals
Source: Saudi Aramco analysis
Welding activity drivers
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The scope for localization includes three sets of opportunities: welding machinery and consumable products
Welding Machinery Welding
consumablesSupport products
and services
Scope of localization
Source: Saudi Aramco analysis
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GCC welding market is expected to reach US$ 545 Million by 2022, growing 3% annually
GCC welding machinery market size
261 268 275 282 290 297
218 223 229 235 241 248
3%
2022
545
20212020
517 531
2019
504
2017
491479
2018
KSARest of GCCUS$ millions
KSA welding
machinery
market ~55% of
the overall GCC
market demand
Source: Technavio report; Icon, Saudi Aramco analysis
Welding Machinery
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Value chain gaps translate into opportunities that can be localized within KSA
Welding machinery value chain opportunities
Opportunities
1. Limited, since most of the welding equipment designs are standard and done at global technology centers
2. Manufacture raw materials such as iron and steel, copper, aluminum to meet the specifications needed for welding components
3. Potential to develop manufacturing facilities for inverters, welding cables, welding torches and other welding machinery components
4. Establish facilities for final assembly of welding machinery
5. Provide maintenance and repair services including:
-Repairs
-Spares
Raw materials Welding componentsTechnology development & design
After-sales services
Final assembly
Source: Manufacturers. Saudi Aramco analysis
Focus
Welding Machinery
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GCC welding consumables market is expected to reach US$532 Million by 2022, growing at a 4% annually
GCC welding consumables size evolution
208 204 215 228 242
250 245 259 274290
532
2020
474
2019
502449
4%
20222021
458
2018
KSARest of GCC
KSA welding
electrodes market
composes ~45%of GCC market size
US$ millions
Source: Technavio report; Icon, Saudi Aramco analysis
Welding Consumables
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The gaps provide multiple opportunities to support welding consumables localization
Welding consumables value chain opportunities
Opportunities
1. Opportunity to manufacture metals such as iron, steel, copper, aluminum, brass and bronze and coatings materials to welding consumables specifications
2. Limited players manufacturing consumables locally and current production meets <30% of KSA Demand. Opportunity to set up new manufacturing facilities for producing welding consumables:
– Manual welding electrode
– Flux Coated wires for Arc Welding (FCAW)
– Rods for Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
– Wires for Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)
Consumables manufacturingRaw materials
Focus
Source: Manufacturers, Saudi Aramco analysis
Welding Consumables
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Opportunities exists for SMEs to manufacture products and provide services needed for welding operations
Support products and services localization opportunities
•Safety related products
– Personal protection equipment such as helmets, goggles, gloves
– Insulated blankets
•Other accessories
– Consumables pre-heater
– Wire feeders
– Workstations
Products
•Argon is commonly used in Arc Welding processes, since it is inert in high temperatures
•KSA annually imports US$ 12.7 million of Argon
•Argon is produced by fractional distillation of air in a cryogenic air separation unit
•Argon production is a potential localization opportunity for the Kingdom
Gases
• Testing and inspection
– Liquid penetrant inspection
– Acoustics
– Radiographic
– Mass particle
– Metallurgical analysis
•Certification
– Welder qualification training and testing
– Product certification
•Other services
– Consulting – welding process design and evaluation
Services
Source: Manufacturers, Saudi Aramco analysis
Support products and services
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KSA companies involved in Oil and Gas, and other industrial activities are current consumers of welding1
Oil and Gas and Refining Chemicals and Utilities
EPC and Maritime Construction
1. Does not represent future demand or opportunitiesSource: Manufacturers, Saudi Aramco analysis
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Table of content
•Introduction
•Welding Systems and Consumables Manufacturing
•Diesel Generators Manufacturing
•Personal Protective Equipment Manufacturing
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Diesel generators manufacturing represents an attractive opportunity in KSA
Additional SME opportunities
Components manufacturing
• SMEs for manufacturing of components (such as engine blocks, crankshaft, pistons, valves etc. for diesel
engines)
Manufacturing opportunities
Sub-assembly Final assembly
• Potential to set-up facilities for assembly of diesel
engines, alternators and heat exchange units
• Potential to develop assembly facilities in
collaboration with large global players to increase
domestic diesel generator assembly capabilities
Source: Saudi Aramco analysis
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Diesel generators are segmented by level of power output, which typically correlates with size and weight
Diesel generators product segmentation
Product type (by power output)
Small (<375KVA) Medium (375-1,000KVA) Large (>1,000KVA)
Typical application • Standby generators for residence/small business
• Prime generators for low consumption professional devices
• Prime generators for mobile equipment
• Prime generators for equipment requiring heavy power
• Standby generators to provide grid back-up for offices and equipment
Length • 75 – 300 cm • 300 – 450 cm • >450 cm
Weight • 80 – 3,500 kg • 3,500 – 7,500 kg • >7,500 kg
Indicative price range (in US$)
• 3,500 – 45,000 • 30,000 – 120,000 • 75,000 – 200,000
Source: Manufacturers, Saudi Aramco analysis
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Diesel generators are consumed across various industries in the Kingdom
Diesel generators demand drivers
Type of product Current consumers1
Construction• Mobile generators for cranes, lifts etc.
• Medium to large for heavy machines
• Small generators for hand tools
Segments
• Small generators for back up power or remote locations • ResidencesResidential
• Small to medium for SMEs
• Medium for hospitals, hotels, IT centers, amusement parks, malls
• Offices• Retail stores• Healthcare centers
Commercial
• Medium to large for heavy duty equipment for heavy drilling, etc.Oil & Gas
Telecommunications • Small generators to power transmission towers
Manufacturing and industrial
• Medium to large generators for peak loads, during shut-downs and maintenance work, back-up power
1. Indicative only, Does not reflect any specific future opportunities Source: Saudi Aramco analysis
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The demand for diesel generators in Saudi Arabia is expected to reach ~17,600 units by 2022
KSA diesel generator expected market size evolution
8%
2022
0.5
2018
12.6
0.614.9
17.6
2021
16.2
13.7
11.8
0.5
2017
0.411.7
1.2
10.1
15.2
1.5
0.7
14.0
0.6
10.9 12.8
1.6
1.8
1.41.3
20202019
Small (< 375 KVA)Large (> 1,000 KVA) Medium (375 - 1,000 KVA)
‘000 Units
Small diesel generators are expected to be the largest segment in terms of number of units in demand
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The demand for diesel generators in GCC is expected to reach ~32,000 units by 2022
GCC diesel generator expected market size evolution
‘000 Units
32.0
14.4
2021
17.6
29.4
13.2
8%
20222018 20192017
9.6
12.2
2020
13.7
21.3
11.7
11.2
14.9
24.927.0
10.3
12.616.2
22.9
Rest of GCC Saudi Arabia
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Value chain gaps translate into opportunities that can be localized within KSA
Value chain opportunities
Input materialsComponents and sub-assembly
Final assemblyInstallation and after-sales services
Design
Opportunities
Limited opportunities 1. Manufacture steel alloys, copper to meet the specifications needed for generator components
2. Potential to develop manufacturing facilities for heat exchangers, alternators and engines components
3. Potential to establish facilities to manufacture diesel engine, alternator and heat exchanger sub-assemblies
4. Establish facilities for final assembly of diesel generators, made to final customer specifications
5. Establish QA/QC testing facilities for generators (either in-house by assembling company or third party service providers)
6. Provide after sales support including
–Maintenance
–Remedial work
–Spares and parts manufacturing
Focus
Source: Saudi Aramco analysis,
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KSA companies involved in Oil and Gas, and other industrial activities are current consumers of diesel generators1
Oil and Gas and Refining Chemicals and Utilities
EPC and Construction Telecommunications
1. Does not represent future demand or opportunitiesSource: Manufacturers, Saudi Aramco analysis
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Table of content
•Introduction
•Welding Systems and Consumables Manufacturing
•Diesel Generators Manufacturing
•Personal Protective Equipment Manufacturing
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) equipment manufacturing represents an attractive opportunity
Additional SME opportunities
Raw materials Testing and after-sales services
• SMEs to manufacture raw materials to
specifications
• SMEs for after-sales services such as testing, certification and
remedial actions
Manufacturing opportunities
PPE Manufacturing
• Potential to establish facilities to manufacture:
– Hard hat
– Face and eye protection
– Fall protection systems
– Protective clothing materials and fire resistant clothing
Source: Saudi Aramco analysis
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Personal protective equipment can be broadly classified into six different categories
Personal protective equipment types
Protective clothingKey items: Fire resistant clothing
Hand protectionKey items: Fabric/ butyl gloves
Protective footwearKey items: Toe guards, safety
shoes
Hand, eye, hearing and face protection
Key items: Goggles, hard hat, face shields, ear plugs
Fall protectionKey items: Fall arrest systems,
belts, harnesses
Respiratory protectionKey items: Respirators
Source: Saudi Aramco analysis
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The demand for PPE equipment in KSA is expected to grow at 7% annually to reach ~US$ 480 million by 2022
KSA PPE expected market size evolution
136 146 156 167 178 191
205 219 234 250 268 286
7% 477
2021
446
2018
390417
20202019
365341
2017 2022
Oil and Gas Non Oil and Gas
US$ millions
Source: Frost and Sullivan, Transparency, Saudi Aramco analysis
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The demand for PPE equipment in GCC is expected to reach ~US$ 610 million by 2022
GCC PPE expected market size evolution
US$ millions
341 365 390 417 446 477
96 103 110118
126135
2019
535468
2018
500437
2017 20222021
612572
7%
2020
Saudi ArabiaRest of GCC
KSA market demand is expected to be ~70% overall GCC demand for PPEs
Source: Frost and Sullivan, Transparency, Saudi Aramco analysis
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Manufacturing of PPEs represent attractive localization opportunities
PPE materials and manufacturing localization
PPE type Example PPE materials PPE manufacturing process
•Outer shell made of light weight materials:–Polyethylene (HDPE) - SABIC–ABS - SABIC–Polycarbonate - SABIC
•Compounding to add color, modify properties etc.• Injection or blow molding
Hardhat
•Made of materials that offer impact, heat & chemical resistance, optical quality–Polycarbonate - SABIC
•Compounding to add color, modify properties etc.• Injection or blow molding
Face protection
Eye protection
•Made of materials that offer noise resistance–Polyurethane – Juffali (Polyols from SABIC)
•N/AHearing
protection
• Polyamides / Nylon widely used–Key supplier within KSA: Petrochemical
Conversion Company (Jubail)• Treatment and clothing manufacturing
Protective clothing
1. Acrylonitri le Butadiene StyreneSource: 3M, SABIC, Uvex, Saudi Aramco analysis,
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The PPE value chain has potential for localization across all the stages
Value chain opportunities
Input materials ManufacturingDesign Sales and distribution
Opportunities
• Limited design
opportunities
1. Input materials such as High Density polyethylene, Polyurethane, etc. are available within KSA. Localization opportunity involves manufacturing them to specifications needed for PPEs
2. Opportunity for SMEs to establish facilities to manufacture:
- Hard hat
- Face and eye protection
- Fall protection systems
- Protective clothing materials and tailor fire resistant clothing to customer specifications
3. Facilities to test and certify PPEs
4. Opportunity for SMEs to provide services such as storage, logistics, distribution and repair services for PPEs
Focus
Source: Saudi Aramco analysis
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KSA companies involved in Oil and Gas, and other industrial activities are current consumers of PPE1
Oil and Gas and Refining Chemicals and Utilities
EPC Construction
1. Does not represent future demand or opportunitiesSource: Manufacturers, Saudi Aramco analysis
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