Petrochemicals and plastics remain at the vanguard of Saudi Arabia’s push to diversify its economy away from reliance on oil. Products in these segments make up the bulk of the Kingdom’s non-oil exports, with petrochemicals accounting for nearly 37% and plastics around 30%, according to figures from the Central Department for...
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Articles & Analysis | A broader offering: Diversification into a range of petrochemical products and feedstocks from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Articles & Analysis | Attracting attention: Developing the domestic pharmaceuticals industry from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
As growth in pharmaceuticals demand is flagging across much of the developed world, international players are casting about for new lands of opportunity. Saudi Arabia is likely to attract considerable attention. While the Kingdom’s market is not growing at the rates seen in countries such as China, India and Brazil, it has been...
With plans in the pipeline to inject significant investment into expanding its output of metals, petrochemicals and plastics over the next several years, Saudi Arabia continues to dominate the region’s industrial activity. This should keep the Kingdom at the forefront of the world’s industrial exporters, at a time when global economic uncertainties are subduing demand for many commodities. As for...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Suhail Al Ameri, CEO, General Holding Corporation (SENAAT) from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2013
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Mohammed H Al Qemzi, CEO, ZonesCorp from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2013
How is Abu Dhabi attracting industrial investment while competing with its GCC neighbours?
Articles & Analysis | Retaining value locally: Diversifying the economy through petrochemicals and manufacturing from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2013
With an ambitious expansion plan in its petrochemicals and chemicals sector, Abu Dhabi is most notably pushing ahead in plastics and fertilisers. The several new petrochemicals projects due to come on-line in 2013-17 should make a substantial contribution to Abu Dhabi’s Economic Vision 2030 by creating a more diversified economy in which a larger...