EXHIBITIONS ACHEMA Middle East Executive Launch
ACHEMA Middle East was officially launched at an executive-level ceremony in Riyadh, Saudia- Arabia, on 18 September 2025, marking the beginning of a new era for the region’s process industries. Organised by DECHEMA in strategic partnership with Messe Frankfurt and supported by the Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, the launch event brought together senior figures from government, business, and the global scientific community to unveil the strategic direction of the upcoming ACHEMA Middle East 2026, scheduled for 26–28 October 2026 at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center (RICEC).
As Saudi Arabia fast-tracks its economic transformation, this high-level gathering of government officials, industry leaders, academics, and international partners underscored the alignment between national industrial objectives and ACHEMA’s global legacy of advancing chemical and pharmaceutical engineering, biotechnology, hydrogen, and industrial water management – an alignment that transcends national boundaries of an entire region on the rise.
Accelerating Process Innovation Held under the theme “Accelerating Process Innovation”, the half-day event provided a powerful platform for dialogue and collaboration among key stakeholders. With tailored sessions and speeches to accelerate Saudi’s process industry, the event offered a rich mix of strategic keynotes on Vision 2030 and industrial transformation, panel discussions with global and regional leaders on localisation, innovation, and
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investment and interactive roundtables to discuss regional challenges and global opportunities. The event set the stage for the MOU signing ceremonies formalising the patronage of the Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources for ACHEMA Middle East.
The Executive Launch Event reaffirmed ACHEMA Middle East’s commitment to shaping the future of the process industries as well as the life science industry in Saudi-Arabia by enabling sustainable industrial development, promoting localisation of critical supply chains, and attracting international investments to Saudi Arabia’s fast- growing process sectors. Saudi Arabia’s strategic push to build a diversified, knowledge-based economy was a central theme throughout the agenda. From hydrogen ecosystems and biotechnology zones to digital twins and advanced production lines, the event spotlighted the vast opportunities for innovation across sectors such as:
www.reviewonline.uk.com • Chemical processing and engineering
• Pharmaceutical manufacturing and bioprocessing
• Green energy and hydrogen
• Laboratory, analytics and quality control
• Industrial digitalisation and smart plants
ACHEMA Middle East: a strategic evolution ACHEMA Middle East is the result of a long-standing collaboration between DECHEMA – as organiser of ACHEMA – and Messe Frankfurt, one of the world’s leading exhibition and event organisers. For over a century, ACHEMA has been the epicentre of global process industry innovation. Bringing that legacy to the Middle East, where massive infrastructure investments and rapid industrialisation are underway, marks a pivotal moment for the brand.
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