The volume of investments made by Saudi Arabia in GCC factories amounted to $92 billion out of a total of $150 billion until 2008. The number of factories established in the Kingdom reached 4.437 with a total workforce exceeding 472,000. According to a latest report published by the Doha-based Gulf Industrial Investments Organization, Saudi Arabia's investments in the chemical and plastic industries reached $49.9 billion from the $81.9 billion invested in this sector in the six GCC states. Investments in construction materials come second at $18.7 billion of which the Kingdom's stake is $12.8 billion. Construction materials were followed by mining industries with total investments of $13.2 billion and basic mining industries come in the fourth position with $17 billion of which the Kingdom's stake is $7.2 billion. The GCC is comprised of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.
