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Innovation connects SABIC's transformation, operational excellence, and long-term growth.
SABIC's innovation agenda enables us to address complex industrial challenges while delivering differentiated solutions across our product portfolio. Our innovation approach is built on three interrelated pillars:
- Optimizing feedstock to enhance operational efficiency and reliability.
- Advancing technologies through research and development to deliver customized materials and application-driven solutions that support growth and value creation.
- Cultivating a structured innovation ecosystem that accelerates SABIC's transformation and enables scalable deployment of new technologies.
2025 developments
In 2025, SABIC further sharpened its focus on advancing materials science, accelerating technology deployment, and converting R&D capabilities into commercially viable and scalable outcomes. This emphasis supported progress across key end markets, including building and construction, automotive, energy, and emerging applications.
In 2025, SABIC successfully introduced 148 new products across its Polymers and Specialties businesses. These new product introductions span material enhancements, application-driven solutions, and manufacturing improvements, developed in close coordination with segment leadership and customers.
Key metrics
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10,700+
Total SABIC patent portfolio
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170
New priority patent applications file
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SAR 1.63 Bn
R&D expenditure
(US$ 434 Mn.) -
20
Technology centers and service locations
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1,701
R&D professionals (including non-direct hires)
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148
New products introduced
Manufacturing and process improvements
In 2025, SABIC's centralized manufacturing services model continued to mature, supported by the introduction of advanced digital capabilities and automation. These enhancements strengthened service delivery across the organization, improved resource efficiency, and supported more consistent and reliable operations at manufacturing sites. SABIC also advanced capability building through its Communities of Practice initiative, implemented in collaboration with Saudi Aramco, to promote best-practice sharing, cross-site collaboration, and collective problem solving.
Looking ahead, SABIC's innovation efforts will focus on securing technology advantages across core and emerging market areas. Priorities include applying digitalization to more effectively screen new catalyst structures, improving the transferability of data from pilot plants to commercial assets, and deploying new solutions and products. Through disciplined innovation, targeted collaboration, and scalable deployment, SABIC converts R&D capability into commercial impact and long-term value creation.
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Disclaimer: This abridged interactive version of the SABIC Integrated Annual Report 2025 is based on the original PDF report published on this website. In case of any discrepancy, the original PDF report will prevail.