SAUDI ARABIA

Certain packaging plastics required to be oxo-degradable / Customs checks since December 2017

EVENTS

"GPCA Forum" to take place in Dubai in November 2017

GPCA

Saudi Aramco's Abdulaziz Al Judaimi joins board of directors

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

World Plastics Council undertakes marine litter combat / Increasing awareness for waste prevention concepts in Asia / G20 Action Plan announced in Hamburg

ARAB GULF STATES

GCC polymer capacity to reach 34.5m t in 2022 / New capacity located mainly in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait / GPCA report

EVENTS

“11th GPCA Forum” to take place in Dubai in late November

FAIRS

“Arabplast 2017” to take place in Dubai in January

ARAB GULF STATES

Positive outlook for GCC chemicals / Saudi Arabia offers opportunities to downstream investors / New petrochemical projects temporarily halted / Exports to China continue to grow

EVENTS

10th “Annual GPCA Forum” to take place in Dubai in mid-November

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

"Plastivision Arabia" fair held in Sharjah / Weighing in on a dedicated plastic park strategy / Focus on downstream industries / First "Print Pack Arabia" well received

EVENTS

Third “GPCA Plastics Summit” in Dubai