Skills development program concludes in Eastern Province

Skills development program concludes in Eastern Province

YANBU: Bringing together state-of-the-art technology to run viable factories for a sustainable future, Yanbu, the second largest settlement on Saudi Arabia’s western Red Sea coast, has become a benchmark for developed industrial cities, where people, industries and technology come together in harmony with nature.

Abdulhadi bin Abdulrahman Al-Juhani, CEO of the Royal Commission in Yanbu (RCY), told Arab News: “Yanbu Industrial City is a worldwide benchmark for highly developed industrial cities. It is home to the largest industrial port on the Red Sea, the second largest industrial complex in the Kingdom, and the fourth largest crude oil refinery in the world with a total area of 606 sq. km.

“Yanbu Industrial City adopts a sustainable vision that consists of integrative regulations and standards with best environmental management practices that are in line with the pillars of sustainability and quality of life. Yanbu Industrial City has achieved significant sustainable performance in major fields of ecosystem conservation, energy and water efficiency, quality of life enhancement and waste recycling,” he added.

Al-Juhani said that the city offers sustainable nature and ecology with an 11-km long waterfront and 37 local parks containing almost 5 million sq. meters of green space and over 100,000 trees.

The city also hosts