• SABIC was first conceived in 1976, and began production in 1981.
• SABIC is a market leader in key products such as ethylene, ethylene glycol, methanol, MTBE and polyethylene.
• We forecast that annual production capacity will reach over 130 million metric tons (mmt) by 2020.
• Chemicals, SABIC’s largest strategic business unit, accounts for around 60% of the company’s total production.
• SABIC is the world’s fourth-largest producer of polyolefins. It is the world’s third-largest producer of polyethylene and the fourth-largest producer of polypropylene.
• SABIC is also the world’s largest producer of mono-ethylene glycol, MTBE, granular urea, polyphenylene and polyether imide.
• The Saudi Iron and Steel Company (HADEED), based in Al-Jubail, is one of the world’s biggest fully-integrated steel producers.
• SABIC Europe, SABIC’s European subsidiary, produces over 2 mmt of polymers and over 5 mmt of basic chemicals, mainly in Europe, and employs over 3,000 people.

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