Gulf Plastics Magazine by wesam issa

‫‪Gulf Plastics‬‬

‫‪News and analysis for the region’s plastics convertors‬‬

‫‪April 2014 | Issue 2‬‬

‫أبريل ‪ | 2014‬العدد الثاني‬

‫مرحبا بكم‬ ‫‪WELCOME‬‬

‫الزمالء األعزاء‬ ‫‪Dear Colleagues‬‬ ‫أهالً ومرحباً بكم في العدد الثاني من نشرة "بالستيك اخلليج" التي‬ ‫‪Welcome‬‬ ‫‪to the‬‬ ‫سلسة‪second‬‬ ‫‪of Gulf‬إلى‪edition‬‬ ‫‪the‬‬ ‫االحتاد اخلليجي‬ ‫منشورات‬ ‫‪Plastics,‬إضافة‬ ‫تعتبر أحدث‬ ‫‪latest‬‬ ‫‪addition‬‬ ‫‪to‬‬ ‫‪GPCA’s‬‬ ‫‪member‬‬ ‫‪publications.‬‬ ‫للبتروكيماويات والكيماويات (جيبكا)‪ ،‬والتي نسعى من خاللها إلى‬ ‫‪Our goal is to stimulate dialogue and‬‬ ‫تشجيع احلوار والتواصل بني منتجي البوليمرات وشركات‬ ‫‪understanding between the Gulf polymer‬‬ ‫الصناعات البالستيكية التحويلية في منطقة اخلليج‪ ،‬وبالتالي‬ ‫‪producers and plastics converters, and thus‬‬ ‫البالستيك احمللية في‬ ‫قطاع صناعة‬ ‫سيساهم ذلك‬ ‫‪improve‬‬ ‫‪the performance‬‬ ‫أداء ‪of‬‬ ‫حتسني‪the‬‬ ‫في‪GCC‬‬ ‫‪domestic‬‬ ‫دول مجلس التعاون اخلليجي بشكل عام‪.‬‬ ‫‪plastics industry overall.‬‬ ‫صناعة‬ ‫‪ and‬في قطاع‬ ‫تعزيز‪its‬النمو‬ ‫االبتكار ودوره الهام‬ ‫‪Innovation‬‬ ‫في‪role‬‬ ‫‪in enhancing‬‬ ‫إن‪growth‬‬ ‫‪the‬هذا العدد‬ ‫‪ plastics‬في‬ ‫‪ sector‬سنتناولها‬ ‫املواضيع التي‬ ‫أحد‪of‬أهم‬ ‫‪across‬‬ ‫‪is one‬‬ ‫يعد‪the‬‬ ‫البالستيك‪big‬‬ ‫‪themes‬‬ ‫‪that the‬‬ ‫ولذلك ‪will‬‬ ‫القادمة‪tackle،‬‬ ‫واألعداد‪in this‬‬ ‫بتغطية فعاليات‬ ‫‪publication‬العدد‬ ‫فقد قمنا في هذا‬ ‫‪issue‬‬ ‫‪future‬في‪and‬‬ ‫‪Having‬‬ ‫‪this‬‬ ‫‪in mind,‬‬ ‫شهر مارس‬ ‫‪ones.‬في دبي‬ ‫الذي عقد‬ ‫واالبتكار‬ ‫لألبحاث‬ ‫‪we‬جيبكا‬ ‫منتدى‬ ‫‪have‬‬ ‫‪covered‬‬ ‫مؤمتر‪the‬‬ ‫‪GPCA’s‬‬ ‫القادم حول‬ ‫(جيبكا)‬ ‫‪recent‬فعاليات‬ ‫‪Research‬تغطية‬ ‫‪&،2014‬باإلضافة إلى‬ ‫‪Innovation‬‬ ‫‪held‬‬ ‫‪in "Dubai‬‬ ‫‪in March‬‬ ‫‪2014,‬‬ ‫‪Summit‬والذي يقام في‬ ‫‪"PlastiCon‬‬ ‫‪2014‬‬ ‫التحويلية‬ ‫البالستيك‬ ‫صناعة‬ ‫‪in addition to the forthcoming GPCA PlastiCon‬‬ ‫الشارقة خالل شهر أبريل احلالي‪.‬‬ ‫‪2014 conference on plastics conversion, taking‬‬ ‫ومن ضمن التغطيات الهامة األخرى التي يسلط عليها الضوء‬ ‫‪place in Sharjahُ this April.‬‬ ‫النفايات‬ ‫موضوع‬ ‫‪ coverage‬اخلليج"‬ ‫‪" in‬بالستيك‬ ‫نشرة‬ ‫هذا‬ ‫‪Another‬‬ ‫‪important‬‬ ‫من ‪our‬‬ ‫العدد‪Gulf‬‬ ‫‪Plastics‬‬ ‫صناعة‬ ‫قطاع‬ ‫في‬ ‫واالستدامة‬ ‫التدوير‬ ‫وإعادة‬ ‫البالستيكية‬ ‫‪publication is dedicated to plastics waste and‬‬ ‫‪and‬والكيماويات‬ ‫للبتروكيماويات‬ ‫االحتاد اخلليجي‬ ‫‪plastics‬نظم‬ ‫البالستيك‪ .‬فقد‬ ‫‪recycling‬‬ ‫‪the sustainability‬‬ ‫‪of the‬‬ ‫‪GPCA‬نفايات" التي‬ ‫"بيئة بال‬ ‫الثانية من‬ ‫النسخة‬ ‫‪industry.‬‬ ‫حملة‪has‬‬ ‫‪recently‬‬ ‫‪staged‬‬ ‫‪its second‬‬ ‫(جيبكا) مؤخرا ً‬ ‫‪“Waste‬‬ ‫في‪Free‬‬ ‫‪Environment‬‬ ‫‪which‬‬ ‫عقدت في ‪was‬‬ ‫كافة أنحاء دول‬ ‫”‪Day‬مدن مختلفة‬ ‫في تسع‬ ‫الوقت ذاته‬ ‫‪organised‬‬ ‫‪in nine‬‬ ‫التعاون‪cities‬‬ ‫مجلس‪across‬‬ ‫‪the‬‬ ‫‪ simultaneously‬أعضاء احتاد‬ ‫ويسرني أن أخبركم بأن‬ ‫اخلليجي‪.‬‬ ‫‪GCC‬‬ ‫‪region.‬‬ ‫‪I am‬‬ ‫‪pleased‬‬ ‫‪report that‬‬ ‫(جيبكا)‪GPCA‬‬ ‫احلملة قد‬ ‫في هذه‬ ‫شاركوا‬ ‫‪to‬الذين‬ ‫املتطوعني‬ ‫والكثير من‬ ‫‪members‬‬ ‫‪and‬‬ ‫‪volunteers collected no less than‬‬ ‫عن فرزها وإعادة‬ ‫جمعوا ما ال يقل عن ‪ 500‬طن من النفايات‪ ،‬فضالً‬ ‫‪500 tonnes of waste and have sorted and recycled‬‬ ‫تدوير كمية كبيرة من النفايات البالستيكية التي مت جمعها‪.‬‬ ‫‪much of the plastic waste recovered.‬‬ ‫يشهد قطاع صناعة البالستيك التحويلية في دول مجلس التعاون‬ ‫‪Plastics conversion in the GCC countries is‬‬ ‫بفضل جهود عدد‬ ‫‪ 7pace,‬باملائة‬ ‫بلغت نحو‬ ‫وبوتيرة جيدة‬ ‫اخلليجي‬ ‫‪led‬منوا ً‬ ‫‪growing‬‬ ‫‪at a good‬‬ ‫‪by around‬‬ ‫ملحوظاً‪7%‬‬ ‫‪a year,‬‬ ‫‪by‬‬ ‫التي تركز‬ ‫التحويلية‬ ‫البالستيكية‬ ‫‪that‬الصناعات‬ ‫شركات‬ ‫‪small‬في‪a‬‬ ‫‪number‬‬ ‫‪of leading‬‬ ‫‪converters‬‬ ‫قليل من ‪do‬‬ ‫العديد من هذه‬ ‫‪ domestically‬أن‬ ‫وأسواق التصدير‪ .‬إال‬ ‫‪markets‬األسواق‬ ‫أعمالها على‬ ‫‪business‬‬ ‫‪both‬‬ ‫احمللية‪and‬‬ ‫‪in export‬‬ ‫إنتاجها على‬ ‫‪establish‬في‬ ‫صغيرة وتعتمد‬ ‫اخلليج ما زالت‬ ‫منطقة‬ ‫الشركات في‬ ‫‪The‬‬ ‫‪drive to‬‬ ‫‪conversion‬‬ ‫‪parks‬‬ ‫‪alongside‬‬ ‫‪many‬‬ ‫‪petrochemical‬‬ ‫‪complexes‬‬ ‫‪big‬مجمعات‬ ‫إنشاء‬ ‫وسيساهم التوجه نحو‬ ‫‪ and‬رئيسي‪.‬‬ ‫‪encourage‬بشكل‬ ‫األسواق احمللية‬ ‫‪producers‬‬ ‫‪establish‬‬ ‫‪technical‬‬ ‫‪centres‬‬ ‫‪will‬‬ ‫العديد‪to‬من مجمعات‬ ‫‪ plastics‬جانب‬ ‫التحويلية إلى‬ ‫البالستيك‬ ‫لصناعة‬ ‫‪all‬‬ ‫‪help‬‬ ‫‪the quality‬‬ ‫‪the conversion‬‬ ‫‪sector.‬‬ ‫إنشاء‬ ‫‪improve‬على‬ ‫شركات اإلنتاج‬ ‫الكبيرة‪of‬وتشجيع‬ ‫الصناعات البتروكيماوية‬ ‫‪In‬‬ ‫صناعة‪this, of‬‬ ‫‪course,‬‬ ‫‪innovation‬‬ ‫‪a key element.‬‬ ‫البالستيك‬ ‫قطاع‬ ‫‪ will‬تعزيز أداء‬ ‫‪ be‬في‬ ‫للبالستيك‬ ‫مراكز تقنية‬ ‫التحويلية‪ .‬وبطبيعة احلال‪ ،‬فاالبتكار سيكون أحد أهم عناصر هذا التوجه‪.‬‬ ‫‪ABDULAZIZ ALHAJRI‬‬ ‫عبدالعزيز الهاجري‬ ‫‪Chairman, GPCA Plastic Committee/‬‬ ‫‪Company‬االحتاد‬ ‫البالستيك في‬ ‫رئيس جلنة‬ ‫للبتروكيماويات‪CEO of‬‬ ‫اخلليجي ‪Abu Dhabi‬‬ ‫‪Polymers‬‬ ‫)‪(Borouge‬‬ ‫والكيماويات (جيبكا)‪ ،‬والرئيس التنفيذي لشركة أبوظبي‬ ‫للدائن البالستيكية (بروج)‬

‫‪Presented‬‬ ‫‪Presentedbyby‬‬

‫منتجات البولي كربونات املقولبة ‪:‬‬ ‫‪SABIC‬‬ ‫‪innovates in‬‬ ‫ابتكار جديد لسابك – بالنفخ‬ ‫‪PC blow‬‬ ‫‪moulding‬‬

‫‪Better‬‬ ‫اخملصصة‪control‬‬ ‫‪of wall thickness‬‬ ‫‪is possible‬‬ ‫سماكة‪with‬‬ ‫‪a new injection‬‬ ‫‪blow moulding‬‬ ‫‪process‬‬ ‫للبوليكربونات‬ ‫العملية اجلديدة‬ ‫اجلدار بفضل‬ ‫بشكل أفضل في‬ ‫املمكن التحكم‬ ‫من‬ ‫‪that enables larger polycarbonate containers to be produced than previously possible‬‬ ‫جون بيكر ‪ ،ICIS‬لندن‬

‫‪increasingly important to the healthcare in‬‬‫ابتكار جديد في‬ ‫في قيادة‬ ‫دورا رئيسيا‬ ‫سابك‬ ‫‪dustry,‬‬ ‫‪enabling‬‬ ‫‪reduced‬‬ ‫‪costs‬‬ ‫‪and faster‬‬ ‫‪ Working‬مختبرات‬ ‫‪ with‬وذلك في‬ ‫المعامل‬ ‫مجال أدوات‬ ‫‪results.‬‬ ‫‪TriForest‬‬ ‫‪Labware, we‬‬ ‫المتحدة‪،‬‬ ‫الواليات‬ ‫كاليفورنيا‬ ‫الب وير في‬ ‫تريفورست‬ ‫‪were‬‬ ‫‪able‬‬ ‫في ‪to‬‬ ‫‪develop‬‬ ‫والية ‪a‬‬ ‫‪solution‬‬ ‫‪that‬‬ ‫‪helps‬‬ ‫‪answer‬‬ ‫‪these‬‬ ‫‪challenges,‬‬ ‫‪offering‬‬ ‫‪meaning‬‬‫بسعة ‪ 3‬لتر‪،‬‬ ‫‪Fernbach‬‬ ‫اختبار من نوع‬ ‫إنتاج‪ a‬عبوة‬ ‫من خالل‬ ‫‪ful‬‬ ‫‪to traditional‬‬ ‫‪alternative‬عملية‬ ‫صنعها باستخدام‬ ‫‪materials”,‬من حجمها يتم‬ ‫وهي األولى‬ ‫‪she‬‬ ‫‪added.‬‬ ‫القولبة بالنفخ ‪ .‬وتم في هذا االبتكار استخدام راتينجات‬ ‫‪Syed‬‬ ‫‪Rehan,HP(vice‬‬ ‫‪TriForest‬‬ ‫تنتجه‬ ‫‪ )Lexan‬الذي‬ ‫‪president,‬التجارية‬ ‫كاربونات ذو العالمة‬ ‫البولي‬ ‫‪Labware, commented: “We’ve had a long and‬‬ ‫سابك‪ ،‬حيث سيؤدي ذلك إلى تعزيز السالمة ضمن بيئة‬ ‫‪successful relationship with SABIC,‬‬ ‫المختبر باإلضافة إلى تحسين اإلنتاجية أثناء عملية أخذ‬ ‫‪and through our collaborative de‬‬‫عينات‬ ‫االستزراع‪velopment process, we.‬‬ ‫‪were able‬‬ ‫‪to‬‬ ‫األخرى من نفس‬ ‫البالستيكية‬ ‫خالف العبوات‬ ‫‪identify‬‬ ‫‪a technology‬‬ ‫وعلى ‪that‬‬ ‫‪would‬‬ ‫‪bring‬سحب القولبة‬ ‫‪significant‬عملية‬ ‫تصنيعها من خالل‬ ‫‪ ، to‬التي يتم‬ ‫الحجم‬ ‫‪advantages‬‬ ‫‪the‬‬ ‫سعة ‪ 3‬لتر جدران‬ ‫‪Fernbach‬‬ ‫عبوة اختبار‬ ‫تقدم‬ ‫بالنفخ ‪،‬‬ ‫‪healthcare‬‬ ‫‪industry‬‬ ‫‪and‬‬ ‫‪meet‬‬ ‫‪the‬‬ ‫‪needs‬‬ ‫‪of our‬‬ ‫‪rigorous‬وتمكين قياس‬ ‫داخل القارورة ‪،‬‬ ‫الرؤية‬ ‫”‪customers.‬تعزيز‬ ‫أكثر سمكا مع‬ ‫‪The‬‬ ‫‪Lexan‬‬ ‫‪HP resin‬‬ ‫‪used‬‬ ‫‪in the‬‬ ‫مماثل للزجاج ‪،‬‬ ‫بشكل‬ ‫الحقيقي‬ ‫الوقت‬ ‫العينات في‬ ‫‪TriForest‬‬ ‫المتانة ‪3L‬‬ ‫‪flask brings‬‬ ‫‪enhanced‬‬ ‫والتحمل ‪.‬‬ ‫قدر أكبر من‬ ‫ولكن مع‬ ‫‪safety‬‬ ‫‪in transportation‬‬ ‫بهذه‪of the‬‬ ‫‪light‬‬‫مديرة تسويق‬ ‫هيس‪،‬‬ ‫المناسبة قالت كاثلين‬ ‫‪weight flasks and in their use in the‬‬ ‫منتجات الرعاية الصحية في سابك للبالستيكيات‬ ‫‪lab. One of the risks associated‬‬ ‫المبتكرة‪" :‬تلتزم سابك بالتعاون مع مختلف‬ ‫‪with glass is its potential to‬‬ ‫‪break during transport. But,‬‬ ‫‪because the 3L flask is made‬‬ ‫‪from Lexan HP, it is much‬‬ ‫القصيرة ‪less‬‬ ‫األخبار ‪likely‬‬ ‫‪to break,‬‬ ‫التي‬ ‫متثل‬ ‫‪thereby significantly‬‬ ‫تتضمنها الصفحات الثالث‬ ‫‪lowering the risk of‬‬ ‫باللغة العربية‬ ‫ملخصاً‬ ‫‪lab‬‬ ‫‪technicians‬‬ ‫‪being‬من مطبوعة‬ ‫‪exposed‬العدد‬ ‫‪to‬حملتوى هذا‬ ‫اخلليج" (‪GULF‬‬ ‫"بالستيك‬ ‫‪biohazardous‬‬ ‫الذي حتتويه‬ ‫‪)PLASTICS‬‬ ‫‪materials‬‬ ‫‪that‬‬ ‫‪may‬إلى ‪8‬‬ ‫الصفحات من ‪1‬‬ ‫‪be in the‬‬ ‫‪flask.‬‬ ‫باللغة ■‬ ‫اإلجنليزية‪.‬‬ ‫‪breaks‬أن‪SABIC‬‬ ‫يسهل ذلك من‬ ‫ونأمل‬ ‫‪new‬‬ ‫‪ground‬‬ ‫‪with the‬‬ ‫على‬ ‫قرائنا‬ ‫إمكانية اطالع‬ ‫‪TriForest Labware‬‬ ‫‪flask‬‬ ‫‪3L‬املطبوعة‪.‬‬ ‫محتوى‬

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‫داخل هذا العدد‬

‫‪SABIC‬‬ ‫‪opens plastics‬‬ ‫‪development‬‬ ‫‪centre‬‬ ‫‪6‬‬ ‫‪2‬‬ ‫البالستيك‬ ‫النمو في صناعة‬ ‫االبتكار يقود‬ ‫‪OCTAL‬‬ ‫‪makes first‬‬ ‫جتمع‪film‬‬ ‫‪investment‬‬ ‫‪6‬‬ ‫‪3‬‬ ‫‪ US‬طن‬ ‫‪500PET‬‬ ‫اكثر من‬ ‫"بيئة بال نفايات"‬ ‫‪World‬‬ ‫‪Plastics‬‬ ‫‪kicks off‬‬ ‫‪8‬‬ ‫‪5‬‬ ‫‪Council‬منوا ثابتا‬ ‫التحويلية تشهد‬ ‫الصناعات البالستيكية‬ ‫‪Arabic summaries‬‬ ‫‪10, 11, 12‬‬ ‫املوقع اإللكتروني جليبكا بالستيك اخلليج‪gpca.org.ae :‬‬

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‫المصنعين لتطوير تكنولوجيات مبتكرة تهدف إلى حل‬

‫التحديات التي تواجهها الصناعة ‪.‬‬ ‫‪JOHN BAKER ICIS, LONDON‬‬

‫ويشكل تطوير الحلول المبتكرة التي يمكن أن تحسن‬ ‫‪has‬‬ ‫‪drive‬‬ ‫‪innovation‬‬ ‫‪at‬‬ ‫‪ABIC‬أهمية‬ ‫المختبر‬ ‫‪helped‬بيئة‬ ‫والكفاءة في‬ ‫السالمة‬ ‫من مستوى‬ ‫‪California, US-based TriForest Labware,‬‬ ‫‪in‬‬ ‫متزايدة‬ ‫‪the‬‬ ‫‪shape‬‬ ‫‪a 3 litre‬‬ ‫لقطاع– ‪flask‬‬ ‫‪the first‬‬ ‫خفض‬ ‫‪ of‬من‬ ‫يمكن‬ ‫‪ ،Fernbach‬مما‬ ‫الرعاية الصحية‬ ‫‪of‬‬ ‫والحصول ‪the‬‬ ‫‪injection‬‬ ‫‪blow‬‬ ‫‪its‬خالل‬ ‫‪size‬ومن‬ ‫‪made‬أسرع ‪.‬‬ ‫‪using‬بشكل‬ ‫على النتائج‬ ‫التكاليف‬ ‫‪moulding process.‬‬ ‫عملنا مع تريفورست الب وير‪ ،‬نجحنا في تطوير حلول تساعد‬ ‫‪The innovation, using SABIC’s Lexan HP‬‬ ‫على تجاوز هذه التحديات ‪ ،‬وتقديم بدائل ناجعة للمواد‬ ‫‪polycarbonate resin, enables enhanced safety‬‬ ‫التقليدية"‪within lab environments while also.‬‬ ‫‪productivity‬في تريفورست‬ ‫ريحان‪ ،‬نائب الرئيس‬ ‫‪ the‬سيد‬ ‫من جانبه قال‬ ‫‪improving‬‬ ‫‪during‬‬ ‫سابك ‪ ،‬ومن‬ ‫‪process.‬مع شركة‬ ‫الب وير‪" :‬لدينا عالقة طويلة وناجحة‬ ‫‪culture‬‬ ‫‪sampling‬‬ ‫تحديد‬ ‫تمكنا من‬ ‫التعاون‪of‬في‬ ‫‪Unlike‬‬ ‫التطوير ‪other،‬‬ ‫مجال‪plastic‬‬ ‫‪flasks‬‬ ‫خالل عملية ‪this‬‬ ‫‪size,‬‬ ‫مزايا ‪are‬‬ ‫‪extrusion‬‬ ‫تكنولوجيا من‪blow‬‬ ‫‪ which‬الرعاية‬ ‫هامة لقطاع‬ ‫شأنها أن تقدم‬ ‫‪moulded,‬‬ ‫‪the TriForest‬‬ ‫‪Labware‬‬ ‫الصحية وتلبية‪3L‬‬ ‫الدقة لعمالئنا"‪.‬‬ ‫الصارمة في‬ ‫االحتياجات‬ ‫‪flask‬‬ ‫‪delivers‬‬ ‫‪thicker‬‬ ‫ومن‪walls‬‬ ‫‪and‬‬ ‫اإلبتكار تعزيز‬ ‫مزايا هذا‬ ‫ضمن أبرز‬ ‫‪enhanced‬‬ ‫نقل‪optical‬‬ ‫‪clarity,‬‬ ‫‪enabling‬‬ ‫العبوات نظرا لخفة‬ ‫السالمة أثناء‬ ‫‪real-time sample measurement‬‬ ‫وزنها مقارنة بتلك المصنوعة من الزجاج‬ ‫‪similar to glass, but with greater‬‬ ‫الذي يعتبر عرضة للكسر أثناء النقل ‪.‬‬ ‫‪durability.‬‬ ‫‪“SABIC‬من‬ ‫سعة ‪ 3‬لتر‬ ‫وبإستبدالها بعبوات‬ ‫‪is committed‬‬ ‫‪to col‬‬‫تصبح العبوات أقل‬ ‫‪ to‬اتش‬ ‫ليكسان‬ ‫‪laborating‬‬ ‫بي‪with ،‬‬ ‫‪OEMs‬‬ ‫‪de‬‬‫بالتالي إلى‬ ‫‪ technolo‬مما يؤدي‬‫عرضة للكسر‪،‬‬ ‫‪velop‬‬ ‫‪innovative‬‬ ‫‪aimed‬حد كبير‬ ‫المخاطر إلى‬ ‫خفض‬ ‫‪gies‬‬ ‫مستوى ‪at‬‬ ‫‪solving‬‬ ‫‪pertinent‬‬ ‫‪industry‬‬ ‫‪chal‬‬‫الذين قد يكونوا‬ ‫المختبرات‬ ‫لفنيي‬ ‫”‪lenges,‬‬ ‫‪said Cathleen‬‬ ‫البيولوجية الخطرة‬ ‫عرضة للمواد‬ ‫‪Hess, ■director‬‬ ‫التي‪of‬‬ ‫تحتويها العبوة‪.‬‬ ‫‪healthcare market‬‬‫‪ing for SABIC’s In‬‬‫‪novative Plastics‬‬ ‫‪business.‬‬ ‫‪“Developing‬‬ ‫سابك تحقق‬ ‫‪innovative‬‬ ‫‪solu‬‬‫إنجازا ً‬ ‫جديدا ً‪tions‬‬ ‫‪that can‬‬ ‫‪im‬‬‫‪TriForest‬‬ ‫‪prove‬‬ ‫مع ‪safety‬‬ ‫‪and‬‬ ‫‪Labware‬‬ ‫‪efficiency‬‬ ‫‪in labora‬‬‫‪3L flask is‬‬ ‫‪tory environments‬‬

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‫‪Innovation‬‬ ‫‪to drive‬‬ ‫‪plastics‬‬ ‫‪growth‬‬ ‫‪2‬‬ ‫‪6‬‬ ‫للبالستيك‬ ‫السعودي‬ ‫سابك تفتتح املركز‬ ‫‪Waste‬‬ ‫‪collection event‬‬ ‫‪in coverage‬‬ ‫‪3‬‬ ‫‪8‬‬ ‫‪grows‬عملياته‬ ‫للبالستيك يبدأ‬ ‫اجمللس العاملي‬ ‫‪GCC‬‬ ‫‪converters‬‬ ‫‪see growth‬‬ ‫‪prospects‬‬ ‫‪5‬‬ ‫‪12 ,11‬‬ ‫‪,10‬‬ ‫العربية‬ ‫ملخص النشرة باللغة‬ ‫‪PlasticsEurope looks at safety and risk‬‬ ‫‪5‬‬ ‫‪GPCA Gulf Plastics is online at: gpca.org.ae‬‬

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GPCA NEWS

Innovation to drive plastics growth GPCA continues on its journey of innovation with PlastiCon 2014 in April, following hard on the heels of its recent Research and Innovation Summit in March

nnovation in the plastics industry is the focus of PlastiCon 2014, GPCA’s fifth international conference on plastic conversion. This year the conference is being held on 7-9 April at the Expo Centre, Sharjah, in conjunction with PlastiVision ARABIA. The PlastiCon focuses on how innovation can lead to global and regional growth for the plastics conversion industry. Panel sessions at the conference will see senior executives from SABIC, Borouge and Sadara Chemical Company sharing their expertise with delegates. Looking forward, industry experts are predicting that Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) plastics producers will be at the forefront of innovation within the petrochemical industry. Plastics, also known as polymers, account for nearly a fifth of the GCC’s p etrochemicals portfolio. According to GPCA estimates, the

region’s polymer capacity sits at 23.8m tonnes/year, or 18.4% of the Gulf’s 129.2m tonne/year petrochemical production. “Continuous innovation is driving the rapid growth of the plastics industry,” said Dr Alfred Stern, executive vice president of polyolefins at Austrian polymer producer Borealis, during his address at the GPCA Research and Innovation Summit in March. He added: “Plastics give the opportunity to contribute [to solving] the main challenges: climate change, waste and recycling, food, health, energy and water.” The 2014 PlastiCon conference programme will address a number of topics related to global and regional market d evelopments for plastic products, innovations and new applications, as well as many case studies from international companies sharing their experiences in new markets with new products.

Innovation rewarded at PlastiCon 2014 Reinforcing innovation as the theme of the conference, PlastiCon 2014 will also feature the fourth GPCA Plastics Excellence Awards, sponsored by SABIC. This year, the awards consist of seven categories with more focus on talent, environment and product/process innovation. The categories are: ■ Talent in Plastics: Best Student ■ Talent in Plastics: Best Researcher ■ Excellence in Plastic Products ■ Excellence in Plastic Processes ■ Best Recycling or Energy Saving Program

■ Best Masterbatch, Additive and

Supporting Companies to Converters, and ■ Joint Development of a Product or/and a

Process from a Resin Producer together with a Plastic Converter. Winners will be chosen by a jury comprising the heads of plastic innovation centres in the region and independent consultants from the plastics conversion industry. The results will be announced on 8 April at the PlastiCon event. For more information, please visit http:// gpcaplastics.com/2014

“Plastics give the opportunity to contribute [to solving] the main challenges: climate change, waste and recycling, food, health, energy and water” DR ALFRED STERN Executive vice president of polyolefins, Borealis

Two pre-conference seminars will address Opportunities with Plastic Pipes and Product Improvements through Masterbatches. PlastiCon is now one of the flagship events in the regional industry, supporting GPCA’s objective in offering the ideal platforms to allow its members and stakeholders to share best practices and debate and discuss relevant issues. ■

Nama to start up epoxy project in Jubail S

audi Arabia’s Nama Chemicals will start commercial operations at its expanded 120,000 tonne/year epoxy resins plant in Jubail in April this year, according to the firm. Output has been doubled from 60,000 tonnes/year. 2 | GULF PLASTICS | April 2014

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Nama Chemicals commenced trial runs at the unit in October last year. The plant is owned by Jubail Chemical Industrial Co, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nama Chemicals Co. The plant’s Saudi riyal (SR) 436m ($116m)

expansion project was awarded to Jacobs Engineering Group in 2011. The financial impact of the project will only materialise after commercial operations begin in the second quarter of 2014. ■ www.gpca.org.ae

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GPCA FEATURE

Children from across the GCC region were enthusiastic volunteers and helped collect over 500 tonnes of waste

WFE event attracts wider participation As part of its commitment to the global Declaration for Solutions on Marine Litter, GPCA held its second Waste Free Environment day in February, involving nine locations

ore than 500 tonnes of waste were collected from nine locations across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region during the GPCA’s latest Waste Free Environment (WFE) day. The WFE campaign was founded by the GPCA’s Plastics Committee two years ago; this year’s event signalled growth in both collection and participation. The inaugural event, held in 2013, saw the participation of over 2,500 volunteers who collected 10 tonnes of waste across six cities in the region. This year, an estimated 5,512 participants from GPCA member companies, schools and local communities in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Manama, Sohar, Mesaieed, Jubail, Riyadh, Jeddah and Kuwait City, collected litter from beaches and the sea as part of the one-day campaign on 20 February. Volunteers for the campaign included students from 71 schools and universities in the region. “A sustainable future can only arise if governments, businesses and communities come

THE CAMPAIGN IN NUMBERS

Participants: 5,512 Divers: 189 Schools and universities participating: 71 Amount of waste collected: 511,722kg Cities involved across the GCC region: 9 www.gpca.org.ae

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together to find solutions to the pressing problems that we face today,” said AbdulAziz AlHajri, chairman of the GPCA Plastics Committee. “This multi-stakeholder collaboration on campaigns such as WFE is a crucial step in realising this future.” The WFE campaign highlights the fact that plastics litter in the Gulf’s marine and desert environments is largely due to irresponsible disposal of plastics waste combined with poor waste management, a lack of regulatory framework and insufficient recycling infrastructure. “At its core, WFE is a campaign that revolves around education. Litter is fast becoming a pressing environmental issue that can only be solved if people are engaged in the 4 Rs - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recover,” said Dr Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun, secretary general of GPCA. As an example of these 4Rs, the campaign did not only collect waste; a local recycling partner was engaged at several locations to perform segregation of the recovered waste and recycle it. The post-event recycling reports show that in the UAE, 49% of the waste was plastics and all went for recycling. In Saudi Arabia, the report shows that about 68% of the waste was recyclable plastics. The WFE initiative is aimed at changing the complacent attitudes towards waste disposal that are tarnishing the image of plastic products. Plastics are a major part of the r egion’s economy and are both economi-

“A sustainable future can only arise if governments, businesses and communities come together to find solutions to the pressing problems that we face today” ABDULAZIZ ALHAJRI Chairman, GPCA Plastics Committee

cally valuable and sustainable. As a signatory to the global Declaration for Solutions on Marine Litter, the GPCA actively collaborates with governments, non-governmental organisations and the general public on sustainable waste management solutions. WFE is a key component of GPCA’s contribution to this declaration. ■ April 2014 | GULF PLASTICS | 3

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GPCA NEWS

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Plastics conversion sees rapid growth In a recent presentation at ANTEC 2014 in Dubai, GPCA’s director general set out the rapid growth of the Gulf plastics processing sector

lastics conversion in the GCC region is developing strongly as governments and polymer producers promote investment in domestic capacity, to add value to polymers produced in the region and to create employment. Growing regional population and infrastructure development is also driving growth in the sector. The latest figures from GPCA show that conversion capacity has risen to around 4.6m tonnes/year, spread across approximately 1,100 converters and all major polymer types. Conversion capacity has been increasing at nearly 9% per year since 2008, when it stood at just 3.1m tonnes/year. In a recent presentation at the ANTEC 2014 meeting in Dubai, GPCA director general Dr Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun noted, however, that many smaller players are chasing the same markets and that few converters actively pursue exports. Only 15% of plastic goods produced are exported, he noted. This means that there is strong internal competition in the GCC converter sector, with capacity utilisation rates put at only 70%. Main areas of activity are film and bags for packaging and pipes and insulation for the construction industry. Over 80% of capacity is located in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Only the 35 or so largest companies are really active in the export markets, he added. But these account for 70% of GCC capacity. He identified another 140 companies of medium size, and a long tail of 900 or so con-

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verters, primarily family owned and largely producing basic household or low-end packaging for the local market, using cheap resin or recycled materials. Although the plastics conversion sector has shown growth, the rate has been lower than that for polymer production in the GCC, which has advanced by 12%/year since 2007. This has led to the proportion of output being consumed locally declining slightly, pointed out Dr Sadoun. In the biggest market of Saudi Arabia, domestic share of polymer use has dropped from 22% to 17% between 2008 and 2013. Domestic share in UAE, Kuwait and Oman currently stands at 37-41%. Looking ahead, Dr Sadoun said that growth in conversion capacities should average 7.2%/year from 2013 to 2020, adding close to 3m tonnes/year of capacity to take the total to 7.5m tonne/year. “Several initiatives are in place to further grow the regional plastics conversion industry,” said Dr Sadoun. These include development of plastics parks, vocational institutes for training and innovation centres for developing plastics applications. “Future local availability of engineering plastics and thermoplastic elastomers will also broaden investment opportunities for local and international converters,” he noted. New additions to the GCC production slate will include nylon, polyacetal, PMMA and a number of elastomers such as SBR, butyl rubber and EPDM. ■

Xxxxxconference xxxxxx major “Safety of Plastics: Let’s talk about it”. The event took place in November last year in Brussels, Belgium, and addressed several topical issues related to concerns on the safety of plastics, the role of science in policy making, the application of risk regulation in Europe, and the challenge for the industry to communicate risks. Karl-H Foerster, executive director of PlasticsEurope, underlined the importance of constructive dialogues between different stakeholders. “Providing a platform for different points of view was exactly what we were trying to achieve. The diversity was reflected in the controversial, but constructive discussions. We recognise the value of speaking with different stakeholders and collaborating with them to shape solutions to the best interest of society,” he said. The report highlights the need for a greater transparency from the industry in order to build trust, openness and consensus between the different stakeholders. It also focuses on reconciling risk regulation, while ensuring a competitive and innovative industry for Europe. The conference provided a platform for different viewpoints, bringing together nearly 200 participants, among them high-level representatives from NGOs, EU institutions, the industry, science and academia. ■ Videos of the presentations can be viewed at www.plasticseurope.org/safety-ofplastics.aspx

SABIC progresses MMA proposal

ABIC has received four bids from companies to build two petrochemicals plants in the kingdom. One of the planned plants will produce up to 250,000 tonnes/year of methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer. The other will produce up to 40,000 tonnes of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). “South Korea’s Daelim Industrial, France’s Technip, Spain’s Tecnicas Reunidas and Taiwan’s CTCI have bid for the projects,” a Dubai-based banker said. Japan’s Mitsubishi Rayon is an equity partner in both of the planned projects. The cost of the overall project is expected to be $1bn. Both the plants, planned in 2009, will be set up in the industrial city of Jubail. ■ April 2014 | GULF PLASTICS | 5

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GPCA NEWS

OCTAL makes first move into the US

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New cable insulation facility comes on stream at Sipchem S

audi International Petrochemical Co (Sipchem) started test runs at the beginning of March at its new cable insulation polymers plant located in Jubail. “Such specialised products are considered part of the company’s strategy to execute comprehensive transformation projects in addition to the existing products of the company,” Sipchem said. The Saudi riyal (SR) 230m ($61m) plant is part of the company’s third phase of develop-

ment to help meet demand in Saudi Arabia and in the Middle East region, while fulfilling international demand, Sipchem added. Raw materials – low density polyethylene (LDPE) and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) – will be supplied by Sipchem affiliate International Polymers Company (IPC). Gulf Advanced Cables Insulation Co, a joint project of Sipchem and South Korea’s Hanwha Chemicals, will market the plant’s output in the Middle East and Europe. ■

man’s OCTAL, one of the world’s leading integrated PET sheet manufacturers, is making its first investment in the US, with a film plant planned for construction in West Chester, near Cincinnati, Ohio. The facility will focus on converting post-industrial PET flake and resin into reusable rPET sheet, allowing OCTAL to meet the growing demand for rPET in the agricultural packaging sector. OCTAL was formed in 2006 and has emerged as the world’s largest PET sheet producer and the largest PET resin producer in the Middle East. Recent expansion has tripled PET resin production from 350,000 to 1m tonnes/year, as the company’s patented DPET direct-to-sheet process continues to find increasing use in the packaging industry. Developed and introduced to the market in 2008, OCTAL’s DPET technology eliminates five energy-intensive stages of the conventional sheet production process (pelletiser, SSP, compactor, dryer and extruder). OCTAL’s products are used to package fresh food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, electrical goods and other consumer goods. ■

SABIC opens plastics centre SABIC’s new Plastics Application Development Center in Riyadh will help drive innovation in the plastics conversion industry

ABIC officially opened its Plastics Application Development Center (SPADC) in Saudi Arabia late last year, following closely on the heels of recent openings of research facilities in India and China. SPADC, located in the Riyadh Techno Valley of the King Saud University was inaugurated by Riyadh governor Prince Khaled bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz. The Riyal472m ($92m) investment has been government funded and is intended to encourage petrochemical research in Saudi Arabia. Mohamed Al-Mady, SABIC vice chairman and CEO, said, “The new centre is yet another important step for SABIC to evolve further as an innovation-driven company… SPADC’s role will be to introduce innovative plastics solutions to Saudi Arabia’s entrepreneurs, delivering new applications for businesses.” SPADC covers an area of 42,000 square metres and will house over 200 SABIC scientists, engineers and technicians working in close R&D collaborations with customers, academia and industrial research communities, within SABIC’s Technology & Innovation global network. 6 | GULF PLASTICS | April 2014

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“The new centre is yet another important step for SABIC to evolve further as an innovation-driven company” MOHAMED AL-MADY Vice chairman and CEO, SABIC

SPADC will be augmented over time by the establishment of a “Home of Innovation” which will provide a meeting ground b etween specifiers, customers and businessmen for growing new opportunities, in areas such as

construction materials and consumer goods. In November 2013, SABIC opened a stateof-the-art technology centre in Bengaluru, India, after an investment of $100m. The centre is home to over 300 scientists from India. SABIC also opened a similar $100m facility in Shanghai, China, which will employ 500 staff, with 170 application development and materials technologists. These two new Asian technology centres build on SABIC’s two existing dedicated application centres in the region – in Moka, Japan, and in Sungnam, South Korea. With these, SABIC has 17 Technology & Innovation facilities globally including its centres in Saudi Arabia, the US, the Netherlands and Spain. ■ www.gpca.org.ae

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GPCA NEWS

World Plastics Council begins operation at China meeting After an initial meeting at the K 2013 plastics fair in Germany, the plastics industry has established a World Plastics Council to be the voice of plastics manufacturers worldwide

he newly created World Plastics Council (WPC) held its first executive committee meeting in Shanghai, China, last week, under the interim chairmanship of Patrick Thomas, CEO of Bayer MaterialScience and president of PlasticsEurope. WPC was established at the K 2013 trade show in Germany, and will act as “the voice of global plastics manufacturers”. Its goal is to “facilitate a united approach to address global opportunities and issues facing the industry”. Other members of the executive committee are Li Shousheng, executive vice chairman of the Chinese Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation; Mosaed Al-Ohali, executive vice president polymers, SABIC; David Morgan, vice president, polyethylene, Chevron Phillips Chemical; Fernando Musa, CEO, Braskem America; and Bob Patel, executive vice president of LyondellBasell Industries. Over the coming months the interim execu-

tive committee will develop a set of recommendations for members to consider regarding the WPC’s structure, operating guidelines and work plan. Initiated by PlasticsEurope and the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the launch meeting of WPC brought together some 50 leading plastics industry producers from all parts of the world, including China, South Korea, Japan, India, Thailand, the Middle East, North and South America, and Europe. The WPC will be a forum for industry leaders to accelerate cooperation and alignment and to deliver improved outcomes for the benefit of society and the global plastics industry. WPC will be composed of a general assembly of executives from companies that manufacture or compound plastic resin, with strategic direction provided by a geographically representative executive committee. ■

PE pipes plant starts up P

other polymer conversion projects in eastern Saudi Arabia. These are all expected to start up sequentially during this year,” SIIG added. The company did not disclose financial and capacity details. However, it did say, “It is difficult to measure the financial impact until the completion of all PCC projects.” SIIG is a Saudi joint stock company. Arabian Chevron Phillips Petrochemical is a wholly owned subsidiary of US-based petrochemicals major Chevron Phillips Chemical. ■

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etrochemical Conversion Company (PCC), an affiliate of Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SIIG), has started commissioning and start-up of its second high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes plant in Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia. “This commissioning phase will extend until all plants at PCC have been completed, SIIG said in mid-March. SIIG and Arabian Chevron Phillips Petrochemical are also building a polyamide 6,6 unit and several

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Patrick Thomas, WPC interim chairman

PBT plant in Jubail Industrial City nears completion

ipchem Chemicals plans to start test runs at its new polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) engineering polymer plant in Jubail Industrial City during the fourth quarter of 2014, the Saudi Arabian company said recently. Construction is currently around 77% complete. “Commercial operation, financial impact and any other updates will be announced at a later stage,” a company statement said. Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Uhde won the contract last year to build and commission the 63,000 tonne/year PBT plant. The project is estimated to cost Saudi riyal (SR) 600m ($160m). PBT resin is a thermoplastic polymer used in manufacturing compounds in the automotive, electrical, electronics and IT material industries. The PBT plant will be using butanediol (BDO) produced by Sipchem affiliate International Diol Co as primary feedstock. This enables Sipchem to utilise the rest of its integrated products and strengthen the valueadded chain, Sipchem said. ■ www.gpca.org.ae

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