Closing remarks. Dr. Abdulwahab Al Sadoun, Secretary General, GPCA

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1 Closing remarks Dr. Abdulwahab Al Sadoun, Secretary General, GPCA

2 Agenda GCC plastics industry Key conference highlights Acknowledgements 2018 GPCA calendar of events

3 Current industry landscape: Production capacity growth in GCC ( ) GCC polymers production capacity Saudi Arabia accounted for 70% of GCC polymer resins production in 2017, while the UAE enjoyed the highest growth rate, expanding by 17% p.a. during the past decade CAGR ( ) 9% UAE 17% KuwaitOman Qatar 3% 3% 7% Saudi Arabia 70% Source: GPCA, 2018

4 GCC polymers sales CAGR ( ) 5% GCC polymers sales ( ) USD million E

5 Direct and indirect employment Total polymer industry employment in 2017 (thousands) Direct Employment Indirect Employment Total Chemicals Related Employment

6 Millions The diversification drive In 2017, GCC produced 29 unique differentiated products/grades most of which are first of their kind in the Middle East GCC polymers production capacity and number of products GCC Polymers Production Capacity (Million Tons) Number of products Source: GPCA, 2018

7 Millions GCC polymer industry has significantly diversified over the past decade with engineering and performance polymers entering the production market GCC polymers production capacity (million tons) ABS, Butyl Rubber, Carbon black/ Fiber, Elastomers, EPDM, EVA, EPS, Polyacetal, Polyamide, PBR, PBT, Polycarbonate, Polyether polyols, XLPE, PMMA, SBR, Carbon Black & Fiber 7% New products introduced in 2017 Polyacetal 7% TPE 14% SBR 14% PMMA 5% EPDM 13% ABS 27% Butyl rubber 13% Major Polymers Capacity Capacity Additions ( ) Source: GPCA, 2018

8 Share of domestic market sales out of total production or export Composition of GCC polymers production Domestic vs. export 79.5% 79.1% 79.5% 77.5% 79.1% 79.0% 80.1% 80.1% 20.5% 20.9% 20.5% 22.5% 20.9% 21.0% 19.9% 19.9% Domestic Consumption Export

9 GCC global position GCC accounts for 9% of global thermoplastics capacity, however, the growth is one of the fastest globally Global thermoplastics production capacity South America 4% GCC 9% Europe 14% Africa 1% China 31% Asia (Excluding North America China) 16% 21% The rest of World 4% LLDPE HDPE PP LDPE Thermoplastics PET PS PVC EPS Top 9 products GCC share globally in % 10% 9% 5% 2% 1% 0.3% 17% 16%

10 Future outlook GCC polymers production capacity ( ), million tons CAGR ( ) 4.2%

11 Agenda GCC Plastics Industry Key conference highlights Acknowledgements 2018 GPCA calendar of events

12 9 th GPCA PlastiCon by the numbers

13 Attendance trends Number of participants 277 Participants by region GCC N. America Europe Asia N. Africa South America

14 Representation from across the value chain *As of 15 th March

15 Congratulations to the winners of the 8 th GPCA Plastics Excellence Awards Sponsored by:

16 Leaders of Tomorrow 6 th edition

17 Publication released during PlastiCon

18 Agenda GCC Plastics Industry Key conference highlights Acknowledgements 2018 GPCA calendar of events

19 Speakers Ahmed Omar Abdulla Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh Javier Constante Paula Sanabria Luque Talke Schaffrannek Andreas Thuermer Eng. Othaiba Al Qaydi Abhay Bhargava David Lines Klaus Wohnig

20 Speakers Adrian Griffiths Roger Lee Wouter Boomsma Rakesh Singh M hamed Younes Lahlou Kris Barber

21 Moderators Mohammed Azougagh David Lines

22 The awards jury Dr. Raed Al Zubi President, Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Dr. Khaled Al-Ghefaili Dean, Higher Institute for Plastics Fabrication Dr. Hoshiar Y. Molod VP, Technology and Innovation Petrochemicals Division, TASNEE Dr. Thorsten Loehl VP, Innovation, Borouge Pte Ltd Abdullah Al-Otaibi Sr. Manager, Pipe IS Global Segments, SABIC

23 Sponsors and exhibitors

24 Thank you to our content partner

25 GPCA Plastics Committee Ahmed Omar Abdullah Chairman Borouge Abdulwahab Al-Khaldi Vice Chairman Sadara Abdullah Al-Zahrani Al-Watania Plastics Tilman Ehret Astra Polymer Compounding Co. LTD. Frank Fasdernes BASF Khalfan Al Muhairi Borouge Craig Halgreen Borouge Walid Najjar Cosmoplast & Interplast Group Muayad Al Faresi EQUATE Manfred Klepacz Ingenia Polymers Mohamed Azougagh Lyondell Basell Yousef Fakhro Muntajat Issam Chaaya NAPCO Hamed Al Rumhi ORPIC Abdul Aziz Ahmed Bashraheel QAPCO Mubarak Al-Mubarak RCJY Awadh AlWaridah SABIC Ayoub Al Ghamdi S-Chem Sultan Al Zahrani Tasnee Roberto P. Ribeiro Townsend Solutions Sameh Attalah Dow Chemicals

26 GPCA team

27 Agenda GCC Plastics Industry Key conference highlights Acknowledgements 2018 GPCA calendar of events

28 Upcoming GPCA events

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