Mosaed Al-Ohali (ext. right) Executive Vice President -Polymers, at SABIC, with the winners of the Plastics Excellence Awards 2014
Sharjah, UAE: The GCC plastics industry celebrated the winners of the GPCA Plastics Excellence Awards 2014, an initiative of the Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association (GPCA) yesterday.
The awards, sponsored by Sabic, aim to stimulate and reward excellence, creativity and environmental sustainability practices in the GCC’s plastics conversion industry.
The winners were honoured at a gala dinner held as part of the 5th International Conference for Plastic Conversion (PlastiCon 2014), taking place at Expo Centre Sharjah.
The winners are:
Dr. Dr. Mariam A. Al-Maadeed, Director Advanced Materials Centre at Qatar University
Safetix Mid East FZE (Excellence in Plastics Products)
Al Haya Waste Management & Projects Co. from Qatar (Best Recycling or Energy Saving Programme)
Converters Milliken Chemical (Best Master Batch Additive and Supporting Companies)
SABIC and AGM/Toyota won an award for the joint development of a product or process from a resin producer together with plastics converter. SABIC and Riyadh Furniture Industries, and Borouge and Taghleef were the first and second runners-up in this category and were acknowledged by the jury for their outstanding efforts, also receiving a trophy.
For more details on PlastiCon 2014, please visit: http://gpcaplastics.com/2014/
About the Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association:
The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) is the voice of the industry in the region. Established as a non-profit organization in March 2006, it is the first trade association in the Gulf and the largest and most respected industry body representing the downstream sector in the Middle East.
Today, the association has 232 members from over 30 countries, including the largest Arab world and multinational companies.
Committed to providing a regional forum where stakeholders from across the industry share insights, solutions and new ideas, the GPCA has six working committees – Plastics, Supply Chain, Fertilizers, International Trade, Research and Innovation, and Responsible Care – and organizes six world-class events each year. The association also publishes an annual report and a regular industry newsletter, Insight and reports.
Since its inception, the GPCA has raised the standard for industry-wide cooperation and continues to promote the region and its interests in the international policymaking sphere.