Saudi Desert Control

What Saudi Desert Control does

Saudi Desert Control (SDC) is a Riyadh-headquartered private company that operates as the exclusive Saudi licensee of Liquid Natural Clay (LNC) technology, patented by its Norwegian parent Desert Control AS (publicly listed on Euronext Growth Oslo, ticker DSRT). LNC is a liquid suspension of natural clay particles, primarily montmorillonite-family clays, mechanically broken down to sub-micron and nanometer scale and stabilized in water. The product is applied through standard drip, pivot, or flood irrigation infrastructure, penetrates 30–60 cm into the root zone, and coats sand grains to create a stable three-dimensional matrix that retains water and nutrients for up to five years per application. The technology is 100% natural, organic-certified, neutral pH, and is designed to avoid soil compaction or structural change.

SDC organizes its commercial offering into five solution verticals—Landscaping & Mega Projects, Golf & Sports Turf, Giga-projects, Agriculture, and Reforestation—plus a Soil & Sand Stabilization capability and a Water Savings Calculator ROI tool. Customers include farmers, developers, municipalities, and Saudi giga-project teams (NEOM, ROSHN, Diriyah, Red Sea, Qiddiya). Engagements run through a four-step service methodology: Discovery (soil/water analysis, 1–2 weeks), Design (custom LNC formulation via mobile production units on-site, 1–3 weeks), Application (1–3 days per hectare), and Monitoring (up to 5 years, often with KPIs tied to green cover). Pricing is quote-based, project-specific, and not publicly disclosed; revenue is derived primarily from application services and ongoing monitoring contracts.

Documented use cases include the Estidamah R&D partnership (-52% irrigation demand, +28% yield on 5 ha pilot plots, 2024), Atlas Turf Arabia (7 ha premium turf deployment, Riyadh, 2025), and Misk City Sports Park (99% plant survival, 2025), with selection into the Green Riyadh municipal pilot announced in November 2025 and operations-team expansion in January 2026. Strategic alignment with Saudi Vision 2030, the Saudi Green Initiative (10 billion trees target), and the Middle East Green Initiative (40 billion trees target) positions SDC in proximity to large, multi-decade national commitments, though financial performance and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed and the company remains in early commercialization.

Name

Saudi Desert Control

Legal name

Saudi Desert Control

Website

https://saudidesertcontrol.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Saudi Desert Control is the exclusive Saudi-licensed operator of Liquid Natural Clay (LNC), a patented nanoclay soil amendment that reduces irrigation water use by up to 50% in sandy soils. The Riyadh-based company serves farmers, developers, municipalities, and giga-project teams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Soil Treatment Services

NAICS

Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing (32531)

akta.pro primary industry

Soil Testing, pH Adjustment & Soil Amendments (Lime/Gypsum/Organic Matter) (HSAIAGAC)

Keywords

• Soil amendment technology
• Water retention solutions
• Arid land restoration
• Agricultural soil treatment
• Sandy soil stabilization

Headquarters

HQ city

Riyadh

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. LNC Application Services: Project-based service engagement including Discovery, Design, Application, and Monitoring phases. Revenue derived from application fees based on land area treated, with ongoing monitoring contracts. Site-specific pricing quoted during Discovery phase. Long-term monitoring contracts tied to green cover KPIs.
2. Custom LNC Formulation: Custom-formulated LNC blends tailored to specific soil types and vegetation, produced via mobile production units on-site.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Saudi Desert Control applies Liquid Natural Clay (LNC), a patented liquid suspension of natural clay particles reduced to nanoscale, to transform sandy soils into water-retaining substrates. The company delivers the technology through a four-step service engagement (Discovery, Design, Application, Monitoring) using mobile production units, applied through the client's existing irrigation systems. It is the exclusive licensed operator of Desert Control AS's LNC technology for Saudi Arabia, serving landscaping and mega-projects, agriculture, golf and sports turf, reforestation, and soil stabilization customers.

Product overview

Saudi Desert Control (SDC) is the exclusive licensed operator in Saudi Arabia of Liquid Natural Clay (LNC), a patented soil amendment technology developed by Desert Control AS (Norway). The core product is a 100% natural liquid clay suspension applied through existing irrigation systems that transforms sandy soils into water-retaining substrates for up to 5 years. SDC offers this technology across five solution verticals: Landscaping & Mega Projects, Golf & Sports Turf, Giga-projects (NEOM, ROSHN, Qiddiya, etc.), Agriculture, and Reforestation. Each engagement follows a four-step service methodology (Discovery, Design, Application, Monitoring), supported by a Water Savings Calculator tool for ROI estimation. The company operates from Riyadh serving farmers, developers, municipalities, and giga-projects across the Kingdom.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Liquid Natural Clay (LNC): Patented liquid suspension of natural clay nanoparticles that transforms sandy soils into water-retaining substrates for landscaping, agriculture, and mega-projects.

Products and services

• Liquid Natural Clay (LNC) Technology and Application Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50% reduction in water use
• +10 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Desert Control AS (Norway)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerParent company and patent holder of Liquid Natural Clay (LNC) technology. Headquartered in Sandnes, Norway, publicly listed on Euronext Growth Oslo (ticker: DSRT). SDC is the exclusive licensed operator for Saudi Arabia, applying the same patented LNC formulations validated globally and drawing on ongoing R&D and scientific network. The licensing agreement enables SDC to deliver locally with Saudi regulatory compliance and Arabic-language support.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Multiplex Group: Agri-input company offering specialty plant nutrition and soil-conditioner products, with growing presence in arid regions including the Middle East. Overlaps with SDC in water-efficiency positioning for agriculture and landscaping.
• BioWorks: Provider of biological crop protection and plant nutrition products for horticulture and agriculture. Competes in the soil-health category adjacent to LNC's claims of enhancing soil microbiota and natural soil performance.

Broad incumbents

• Compo Expert: Specialty fertilizer and soil-conditioner business with a broad product portfolio across horticulture, turf, and agriculture. Competes indirectly with LNC by offering conventional soil amendments and plant nutrition solutions for the same customer segments.
• ICL Group: Global specialty plant nutrition and ag-solutions company offering specialty fertilizers, soil conditioners, and plant health products. Serves agriculture, turf, and landscaping markets where LNC competes for the same sustainability-driven buyer budgets.

Direct peers

• Suståne Natural Fertilizer: Manufacturer of compost-based organic fertilizers and soil amendments for agriculture, turf, and reclamation. Competes in the soil-amendment category with a similar natural, organic-certified positioning aimed at water efficiency and soil restoration.
• Profile Products: U.S.-based manufacturer of hydraulically applied soil amendments, erosion control products, and growing media. Operates in adjacent soil-stabilization and soil-amendment categories with similar project-based, hectare-scale delivery to construction, golf, and landscape customers.
• Aqua-Aid Solutions: U.S. provider of soil surfactants, wetting agents, and water conservation products for turf and agriculture. Targets the same water-efficiency and root-zone performance outcomes that LNC addresses in golf, sports turf, and arid-land agriculture.
• Desert Control AS: Norwegian parent company and patent holder of LNC, publicly listed on Euronext Growth Oslo (DSRT). SDC is its exclusive Saudi licensee, so Desert Control AS operates the same core technology in other geographies and is the most directly comparable peer.

Others

• Grodan (ROCKWOOL): Subsidiary of ROCKWOOL supplying stone-wool substrates and growing media for controlled-environment agriculture. Addresses root-zone water and nutrient management, an adjacent — but not directly competitive — solution to LNC's soil-amendment approach.
• Netafim: Global leader in drip and precision irrigation, the delivery infrastructure through which LNC is applied. Complementary rather than competitive; Netafim enables the irrigation systems that SDC's technology targets for water-efficiency gains.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saudi-desert-control

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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