SABIC at a Glance

ABOUT SABIC

SABIC ranks among the world’s top petrochemical companies. The company is among the world’s market leaders in the production of polyethylene, polypropylene and other advanced thermoplastics, glycols, methanol and fertilizers.

SABIC’s businesses are grouped into Petrochemicals, Specialties, Agri-Nutrients, and Metals. SABIC‘s global operations span across 50 countries with over 62 world-class plants and has significant research resources with five key geographies with innovation hubs: the Middle East, the USA, Europe, South East Asia and North East Asia. The company operates across the world with over 35,000 employees globally.

SABIC manufactures on a global scale in Saudi Arabia, the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Headquartered in Riyadh, SABIC was founded in 1976 when the Saudi Arabian Government decided to use the hydrocarbon gases associated with its oil production as the principal feedstock for production of chemicals, polymers and fertilizers. The Saudi Arabian Government owns 70 percent of SABIC shares with the remaining 30 percent held by private investors in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.