Manufacturing Affiliates
Working in partnership
SABIC has pioneered a system of partnerships in our manufacturing activities that is often cited as a model for industrial progress in developing countries. This strategy is central to our business growth. To create our advanced manufacturing plants, SABIC enters into joint ventures with industry leaders from around the world. We offer a share in our resources in exchange for technology and expertise in human resources and global marketing.
Our affiliates
In Saudi Arabia, SABIC consists of 19 world-class manufacturing complexes, operated by 18 affiliates. Most of our affiliates in Saudi Arabia are based in the Al-Jubail industrial city on the Arabian Gulf. Others are based in Yanbu on the Red Sea.
In 2009 one of our latest ventures, the Yanbu National Petrochemical Company (YANSAB) went onstrean. Based at Yanbu, this is one of the world’s largest petrochemical complexes. SABIC’s newest affiliate Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company (SAUDI KAYAN) in Jubail is expected to go onstream in 2010 with an annual capacity exceeding 6 million tons of chemical products, some of them to be introduced for the first time in the Saudi market.