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Al-Ahsa Hofuf, Al-Jarn Street, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Leading Innovation Since 1993
Takween Advanced Industries (Takween) is a Saudi publicly listed Company and leading global supplier of food and medical grade plastic packaging and non-woven fabrics. The Company serves top tier clients locally, regionally and across the globe through its subsidiaries Saudi Plastic Packaging Systems, (Plastico), SAAF Advanced Fabrics Company (SAAF), Al Sharq Plastic Industries Company, and New Marina Plastic Industries Company.
Based in Saudi Arabia, with a Head Office in Al Khobar and ten factories located throughout Saudi Arabia and in Alexandria, Egypt, Takween was established in 1993 and has a proven track record as a trusted polymer converter for packaging and non-woven products, manufacturing soft packaging and hard packaging products, including PET preforms and bottles, HDPE bottles and containers, flexible packaging, caps and closures, thin walled containers thermoforming, drums, crates and pallets, and non-woven fabrics.
With a 1,800 plus strong team of passionate professionals, Takween works closely with clients to develop products that meet their expectations, aligns with their product road maps, and adheres to the highest quality standards and industry certifications to cater to the high expectations of the global food, medical and hygiene industry.
Plants: Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia; Rabigh Processes: Spunmelt Plants: Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia; Rabigh Major Markets: Hygiene, medical
New to this year’s report is Advanced Fabrics (SAAF), one of Saudi Arabia’s leading nonwovens manufacturer with a reported $83 million in sales last year.
The company currently operates three spunmelt nonwovens lines at two sites in Saudi Arabia with a total capacity of 40,000 tons per year. Key markets are medical and hygiene.
SAAF’s latest line, a six-beam Reicofil line is at a new plant in Rabigh on the west coast of Saudi Arabia. According to executives, this locations provides greater access to foreign markets in North Africa and Southern Europe. This site can make more than 12,000 tons per year. In addition to expanding its capacity and providing access to new geographies, the new line is helping SAAF to epand its presence in the medical and hygiene markets.
Already, Medalon S, the new version of the market leading Medalon barrier product for Medical use, with softer touch and more fluid drape, expanded its presence with customers. Meanwhile, on the hygiene side, lightweight hygiene fabrics exhibiting SAAF’s normal excellent appearance and uniformity give both established and new partners the opportunity to reduce weight and costs in the ever more competitive diaper market.
And, after the successful acquisition of a major packaging company by SAAF’s parent company, Takween Advanced Industries, SAAF is now part of a substantial sized polymer-based group
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