Arabian Drive - The Babader Company for Commerce and Manufacturing is one of the oldest and most experienced paint makers in Saudi Arabia, with a history stretching to 1972 back when the company started cooperating with pioneering European companies in the field. 

Then, the Babader Company for Commerce and Manufacturing founded the Arab Factory for Construction Chemicals in the late eighties, with the aim of nationalizing the manufacturing process of paints and their derivatives for the first time in Saudi Arabia, with competitive pricing for the local market. The factory’s products achieved immediate and widespread success due to the excellent work ethics by all employees, and the international standards of quality applied in all steps. 

The Babader company was particularly focused on developing lab testing and research, and following up on latest scientific and technological innovations in the field of paints and their derivatives, in order to apply them in all production stages. 

The Babader Company is the official Saudi distributor of the famous paint brands Duxone and Standox. It also owns the brand “Rose Paints”, which pioneered in the Saudi market with its high-quality paint products, covering all needs by consumers.

Strategic Partnership with Hasan Kutbi

The Hasan Kutbi Foundation for Commerce chose the Babader Company as a strategic partner for the manufacturing of cutting-edge luminous paints, the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, which is used to bolster safety and security measures. The paints are produced in Saudi factories with highly skilled Saudi hands. 

The Foundation - helmed by Mr. Hasan Kutbi, one of the most prominent influencers and campaigners for bolstering safety measures in all aspects of life in Saudi Arabia - aims at nationalizing the industry of safety products and innovative painting material, by producing them for the first time in Saudi factories with national expertise, specifically for the Hasan Kutbi Foundation for Commerce.  

The Foundation offers a modern and varied package of products for the first time in the Kingdom, that combines the commitment to global safety measures, while reducing energy consumption. Such equipment works even with electricity outages, whether on the roofs or asphalt, on clothes, emergency exits, stairs, or car parks, in order to illuminate and help the citizens avoid nasty accidents and obstacles in situations of low visibility. 

In addition, the Foundation offers new and innovative varieties of paints that are the first of their kind in Saudi markets. They are resistant to fire, water, and all weather conditions such as humidity and salinity.  

The First Mass Manufacturing of Luminous Paints in the Middle East 

The new safety products and paints by the Kutbi Foundation are distinguished by their competitive pricing and national production in cooperation with the Babader Company for Commerce and Manufacturing. They represent the first systematic and wide-scale manufacturing of such products in the Middle East. 

The products are made especially for Hasan Kutbi after acquiring exclusive rights for the material of these paints. The Kutbi Foundation thus chose the Babader Company to make the paints after an extensive and deep analysis of the market to guarantee the highest levels of quality and international standards.  

Now let’s delineate some of the best advantages and specs of the new safety products and paints by the Hasan Kutbi Foundation, such as: 

Being 100% safe to use, and economic in cost, while providing strong illumination in electricity outages. The Foundation considers it an absolute priority to fuse the concepts of safety measures smoothly into the daily functions of our lives, so that total quality of life is improved for all citizens. 

The products provide a safe environment in roads, especially when camels or other animals pass through, while also providing protection for drivers and their families from the risks of collision with trucks in the darkness. 

The luminous paint could be applied in homes to save electricity, and could be used in street and car park planning to provide luminosity and safety in all conditions. 



It also has applications in clothes and accessories worn by women or children, and in rings. 

The new paints provide several additional perks, including an excellent illumination duration from 6 to 12 hours, with cost efficiency, and high resistance to fire and water, and their lifetime extends from 5 to 10 years. 

Cutting Edge Luminous Technology 

Unlike old illumination technology which only utilized light reflection, thus the effects recede once the original light source is withdrawn, the new safety products by the Hasan Kutbi Foundation for Commerce provide two lines of protection: 

The first is Reflection in the cases of high luminosity, and the second is Self Glowing in pitch darkness.