RIFD Industry Group
RIFD Copper
Focus on metallurgical industries from mineral resources to high-end products and parts
Our Work
Metals account for 24% of Earth mass
Metals account for about two-thirds of all the elements and about 24% of the mass of the planet. Metals have useful properties, including strength, ductility, high melting points, thermal and electrical conductivity, and toughness
Rifd Industry Group, via its Rifd Copper Company, utilizes the vast and abundant mineral resources in Saudi Arabia, as well as the value chain in metallurgical industries, to develop and execute business ventures in that metallurgical field.
Incentives
Saudi Arabia has identified “Mineral and Metal Processing” as one of the five major industrial clusters to drive the development and the diversification of Saudi Arabia’s economy and meet the KSA 2030 Vision and the National Industrial Strategy.
Rifd Industry Group via its Rifd Copper Company takes the opportunity of government incentives and support, as well as the boom in construction activities, to invest in various metal processing factories, either from raw materials to intermediate products (B2B) or from semi-finished material to final parts (B2C).
Rifd Industry Group, via its Rifd Copper Company, utilizes the vast and abundant mineral resources in Saudi Arabia, as well as the value chain in metallurgical industries, to develop and execute business ventures in that metallurgical field.
Our Projects
Copper Mining Project
This project focuses on utilizing the natural resources in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, especially the copper metals, as there are many potential areas in the west of Saudi Arabia (Arabian Shield) where the Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) has identified many potential copper resources in that area.
We have applied for 10 exploration licesnses and it is under the approval of the ministy of industru and mineral resources.
The strategic aim is to concentrate the copper resources from 0.5%-2% to 20%-30% concentration and tranport the matertial to our potrnatial copper smelting and refning project.
Copper Smelting & Refining Project
The project will be the first if its kind in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and will produce pure copper (Cathode 'A') with purity of 99.99%.
The production capacity will be designed and built into two phases (Phase-1 (250,000 tons per year) and Phase-2 (250,000 tons per year) of pure copper.
The products are extensively used in many downstream industries in KSA and the GCC region, especially for the electrical cable industry.
The project land has been allocated by the Industrial Land Authority (Royal Commission) in Ras Alkhair Industrial City, KSA, with a total area of 1.3 million m2.
News and Events
RIFD ICON Engineering Company obtains ISO-9001:2015
Rifd Industry Group via its RIFD ICON Engineering Company has obtained ISO-9001:2015 as part on of its quality management system in the category of “Engineering Consultancy, Procurement, and Project Managment Consutant (PMC).
Rifd Industry Company obtains Professional Investment License from MISA
Rifd Industry Company has received Professional Investment License from Ministry of Investment Saudi Arabia to open a joint-venture company with an Indian firm (ICON Industrial Engineering Services Private Limited). The JV company is called “Rifd ICON Engineering Company” which established under the law of Saudi Arabia will do many engineering services and consultancy in the
Rifd Industry Group via its Rifd Plastics Company resumes
Rifd Industry Group via its Rifd Plastics Company resumes (as post COVID-19 activities) the construction activities for its Plastics Compounding Factory which located in Jubail Industrial City, KSA. The factory is designed to produce 15,000 tons of compounded engineering polymers. The factory will insha’Allah commissioned by Q1 of 2022.
Rifd Industry Group via its Rifd Copper Company has signed LOE with the Global Law Firm
Rifd Industry Group via its Rifd Copper Company has signed Letter of Engagement (LOE) with the global law firm Linklaters LLP to be the company’s legal advisor. Founded in 1838, Linklaters is a member of the “Magic Circle” of elite British-headquartered law firms. It currently employs over 2,900 lawyers across 30 offices in 20 countries.
Copper Smelter Project Status has been presented to His Excellency Eng. Osama bin Abdulaziz Al-Zamil
Rifd Industry Group via its Rifd Copper Company has the privilege to presentation Copper Smelter Project status to his excellency Eng. Osama bin Abdulaziz Al–Zamil, the vice minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, during his visit to Yanbu Industrial city, KSA. We are proud that our project was nominated by the Royal Commission among other
Rifd Industry Company continue to focus of Safety during the construction of its Rifd Pipe Factory
Rifd Industry Company continue to focus of Safety during the construction of its Rifd Pipe Factory in Jubail Industrial City, KSA. Safety signs were posted around the construction area for staff and labor adherence to a safe work practice. Rifd Pipe Factory is set to produce 15,000,000 meters of multilayer pipes per annum by Q1