CEO Message

CEO Message

Dear Stakeholders / Customers,
Having had the honor and privilege of serving our stakeholders in the Astra Industrial Group (AIG) and its subsidiaries for three decades in the pharmaceutical, specialty chemicals, energy, steel and mining sectors, I am pleased to welcome you on this occasion in my capacity as CEO of Astra Mining Company Limited.

Astra Mining was incorporated in 2011 as a limited liability company by AIG and Tharawat Mining Company; It owns (60%) and (40%) respectively and was established as the mining arm of AIG to explore for ores and minerals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and establish plants to process them to meet market demands in both the local market and the local market. Middle East region. ; Which in turn is able to develop manufacturing industries in the country.

We strongly believe that the support of our clients and partners along with forward thinking, creative approach, adoptable strategy, clear vision, mission and core values ​​is what sets us apart for sustainable success, growth and customer appreciation which is the biggest prize for Astra Mining.

Despite these challenging and exciting times that Astra Mining is going through, I am proud of the work we do and I have given my personal commitment that we will deliver on our promise in a comprehensive and sustainable model and we hope that our new plant in Al Kharj Industrial Area will have an expected production capacity of 125,000 tons of Quick lime and 99,000 tons of hydrated lime and 600,000 tons of other lime from the first production line will create the opportunity for our valued customers to achieve their goals through the use of our limestone and quicklime products. And slaked lime containing the highest calcium carbonate content and in all sizes.

And, God willing, after the successful operation of our project first, we will provide you with more services, including, for example, exclusively; Expand our production capacity and add the production of processed and unprocessed calcium carbonate powder of different fineness, in addition to the production of precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), which has very advanced applications, talcum powder production and more. Our clear philosophy “Customers are at the heart of our practices” and our motto “Limestone is our Milestone” will guide us to your heart!

We thank you for taking the time to read our documents and we gladly welcome any of your positive or constructive comments.

Ali Al Jabrah

CEO

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