GCC plastics circularity: Balancing competitiveness and global alignment

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GCC plastics circularity: Balancing competitiveness and global alignment  By Noora Mukhtar, Senior Research Specialist, GPCA  Evolving regional context  Across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), circular-economy considerations are increasingly shaping industrial planning and investment decisions. At the same time, the region’s role as a major exporter of polymers, accounting for 4% of global polymer export value in 2024 [1], places it at the intersection of global sustainability…

SABIC wins Edison Awards for the sixth consecutive year

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GPCA founding member SABIC has earned recognition at the Edison Awards for the sixth year in a row, receiving five awards across three innovation categories at the annual ceremony held on April 16 in Fort Myers, Florida, USA. The company collected one gold, two silver and two bronze awards for technologies spanning material science, energy…