• The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) was announced as the global “Petrochemicals Company of the Year” by Platts.

• Innovation & Excellence Award:  SABIC has been named winner of the 10th Gulf Engineering Forum's Innovation & Excellence Award in recognition of its achievements in the field of technological development and creativity.

• Standard & Poor's upgraded SABIC's long-term credit rating to ((A+)): Standard & Poor’s announced the upgrade of SABIC’s long-term corporate credit rating to “A+” from “A”.

• Sukuk Deal of the year and the Kingdom’s deal of the year by the Islamic Finance News Bulletin.

• Arab Fertilizer Association award fro the best research.

• The Ideal Garden Award from Riyadh Municipality.

• YANSAB received "THE BANKER'S DEAL OF THE YEAR" Award for the best public offering in Saudi Arabia.

• YANSAB received the “MIDDLE EAST PETROCHEMICAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR” Award.

• SABIC affiliate, the Saudi Methanol Company (AR-RAZI) was presented the US National Safety Council certificate.

• Jubail Petrochemical Company (KEMYA) received the best environment performance award from the Royal Commission for Jubail & Yanbu.

• Jubail Petrochemical Company (KEMYA) received the world excellence in SHE award from ExxonMobil.

• Jubail Petrochemical Company (KEMYA) received the Golden Vocational Safety Award from the RoSPA : The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

• GAS received the Golden Safety Award from the European Society for industrial gases.

• SABIC Americas received the excellence in chemical safety award from CSX.

• AR-RAZI received the Royal Commission award for environment health in restaurants of basic industries in Jubail.

• Saudi Iron & Steel Company (HADEED) received the international safety award from the British Safety Commission.

• Saudi Iron & Steel Company  (HADEED) received for the third time the Golden Vocational Safety Award from the RoSPA : The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

• Saudi Iron & Steel Company (HADEED) won a very prestigious Safety Award from DuPont under the category of “Cultural Evolution”.

• Saudi Iron & Steel Company (HADEED) won SABIC Safety award.

• SHARQ won SABIC quality award.

• SABIC R&T was ISO 2000-9001 certified by SGS.

• SABIC obtained the first Saudi patent titled: Polymerization of olefins using Ziegler-Natta catalyst.

• IBN ZAHR was ISO 2004-14001 certified by DNV.

• AR-RAZI was ISO 2004-14001 certified by DNV.