# SCHÜTZ and NPF partner to build ECOBULK IBC plant near Dammam, Saudi Arabia

SCHÜTZ and National Plastic Factory Company signed a licence agreement to produce ECOBULK intermediate bulk containers for Saudi Arabia and the GCC. A new production facility will be established near Dammam, with production expected to begin in 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-02-05
- Where: near Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- Status: announced
- Products: ECOBULK IBCs, steel and plastic IBC components, screw caps, outlet valves
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Schütz](https://endata.com/companies/2619.md) (partner)
- [National Plastic Factory Company](https://endata.com/companies/12634.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [packagingmea.com](https://www.packagingmea.com/schutz-and-npf-partner-to-produce-ecobulk-ibcs-in-saudi-arabia/), 2025-02-05: "A new production facility will be established near Dammam, a strategic port city on the Arabian Gulf."

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