# Toray Membrane Middle East opens $27M water membrane plant in Dammam

Toray Membrane Middle East Ltd. inaugurated a new reverse osmosis membrane manufacturing plant in Dammam's Third Industrial City, with investments exceeding SAR 1 billion (approx. USD 267 million). The facility has an annual capacity of 300,000 membranes and will create over 175 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-11-12
- Where: Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
- Value: $267.0M (1.00B SAR)
- Jobs: 175
- Starts operating: 12 Nov 2025
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 300,000 membranes per year
- Products: reverse osmosis membranes
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Toray Industries](https://endata.com/companies/4565.md)
- [Toray Membrane Middle East](https://endata.com/companies/9227.md)
- [Toray Industries](https://endata.com/companies/4565.md) (partner)
- [AboNian Holding](https://endata.com/companies/88410.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [cdn.alyaum.com](https://cdn.alyaum.com/articles/6627181/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85/%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B4%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%B9-%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A3%D8%BA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85), 2025-11-12: "دشَّن صاحب السمو الملكي الأمير سعود بن نايف بن عبدالعزيز، أمير المنطقة الشرقية، اليوم الأربعاء، مصنع شركة 'توراي ميمبرين الشرق الأوسط المحدودة' في المدينة الصناعية الثالثة بالدمام"
- [idrawater.org](https://idrawater.org/news/toray-subsidiary-becomes-first-in-saudi-arabia-to-integrate-reverse-osmosis-membrane-fabrication-through-assembly-with-new-desalination-focused-facility/), 2025-11-17: "The new facility and MEWTEC will strengthen Toray’s capacity to deliver timely, energy-efficient membrane technology and help address regional water challenges."

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