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title: "Alat and Lenovo commit $2bn to Riyadh AI and robotics manufacturing hub"
url: "https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/alat-lenovo-2bn-hub-2025"
language: "en"
event_date: "2025-02-09"
published: "2026-10-03"
last_verified: "2026-10-03"
category: "Investment"
publisher: "Cicada (cicadaconsultancy.online)"
license: "CC BY 4.0"
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# Alat and Lenovo commit $2bn to Riyadh AI and robotics manufacturing hub

- Event date: 9 February 2025 (2025-02-09)
- Topic: Investment
- In this story: Alat, Lenovo, PIF
- URL: https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/alat-lenovo-2bn-hub-2025

At LEAP 2025, PIF's Alat and Lenovo announced an advanced manufacturing and technology center integrating AI and robotics in Riyadh, with $2 billion of investment and a Lenovo regional headquarters. Ground was broken in February on 200,000 square meters at the Riyadh Integrated Special Logistics Zone, with production of 'Saudi Made' laptops, desktops and servers expected to start in 2026. The deal was one of the largest manufacturing items in the LEAP 2025 total of $14.9 billion.

## Key figures

- investment: $2 bn

## Sources

1. [Alat, Lenovo break ground on $2bn manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia](https://sharikatmubasher.com/news/article/21467669/alat-lenovo-break-ground-on-2bn-manufacturing-facility-in-saudi-arabia?lang=en) — Sharikat Mubasher
2. [LEAP 2025 launches, unveils $14.9bn in AI investment](https://gulfbusiness.com/2025/tech/leap-2025-launches-unveis-14-9bn-in-ai-investment/) — Gulf Business, 2025-02-09

Archive report. Written in 2026 from contemporary sources and dated to the day the event happened.

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