Driving diversification and transformation Yousef Al-Benyan, Chair of GPCA and CEO of SABIC, discusses the need for a strong industry association at a time of rapid and far-reaching transformation in the GCC and global chemical industry As Chairman of GPCA, what is the role of the association in advancing the regional industry agenda? Can…
Taking action on plastics waste How is the polymer industry as a whole reacting to the (plastics waste) situation and what initiatives are being prepared and put in place to respond to the challenges? Our industry is galvanized to solve the issue of plastics waste in our environment. Dow, along with our industry partners, is…
China – US Trade Wars’ Impact on Petrochemicals The series of economic tit-for-tat actions that has come to be known as the trade war between the US and China has largely originated with US measures to which China has responded in kind. The US has imposed three rounds of tariffs on Chinese products this year,…
Now is the time to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution Murat Sonmez of the World Economic Forum and speaker at the Annual GPCA Forum gives his views on the impact of the new digitalized industrial revolution Can you give a brief definition of the Fourth Industrial Revolution? Is it here and now, or still…
Innovation is key to meeting circular economy goals The industry is already engaging positively with the issues arising from the move to a circular economy Political and societal pressures are mounting for the creation of a circular economy whereby materials used in manufactured goods are recovered and reused rather than being simply disposed of…
