Industry Minister Explores Partnership with Spanish Companies

Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef met with Spanish business leaders in Madrid today to discuss potential collaborations in the drone, automotive, and geological survey sectors. Alkhorayef highlighted Saudi Arabia's strategic focus on developing advanced industries and on localizing the manufacturing of heavy-duty drones, automotive components, and shipbuilding supplies. He also emphasized the need for comprehensive geological survey operations to support the country's industrial growth. The minister met with heads of Drone Hopper, a Spanish start-up created to design, manufacture and operate heavy-duty, multi-rotor unmanned drones, Ferroglobe, one of the world's leading suppliers of silicon metal, Reinosa Forgings and Castings, one of the world's leading manufacturers of large forgings and castings, IDIADA, a leading company specialized in providing design, engineering, testing and homologation services to the automotive industry worldwide, and Xcalibur, a leading provider of ai rborne geophysical surveys. Alkhorayef also met with the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain Director Ana María Alonso Zarza, with whom he discussed potential partnerships in geological research. Source: Saudi Press Agency