SABIC UK Petrochemicals

PO Box 99,Wilton Centre, Redcar TS10 4YA.
Tel 0044 1642 453366

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) ranks among the world’s top six petrochemical companies. The company is among the world’s market leaders in the production of polyethylene, polypropylene and other advanced thermoplastics, glycols, methanol and fertilisers. SABIC’s global presence continues to grow rapidly. Ambitious plans for expansion are matched by the development of an infrastructure of manufacturing plants, technology centres, distribution centres, offices and storage facilities worldwide. This enables the company to respond efficiently to the needs of customers in key markets around the world.

SABIC’s businesses are grouped into Chemicals, Polymers, Performance Chemicals, Fertilizers, Metals and Innovative Plastics. SABIC has significant research resources with six dedicated Technology and Innovation Centres in Saudi Arabia, Europe, the USA and India. The company operates in more than 140 countries across the world with over 29,000 employees worldwide.

The company has 19 world-scale complexes in Saudi Arabia. Elsewhere, SABIC manufactures on a global scale in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. Headquartered in Riyadh, SABIC was founded in 1976. 70% of the Company’s shares are owned by Saudi Aramco, with the remaining 30% publicly traded on the Saudi stock exchange.

About SABIC in Europe

In Europe, SABIC has 13 world-scale production facilities which manufacture innovative plastics, polyethylenes, polypropylenes and chemical products. Throughout Europe, SABIC employs approximately 5000 people. The main manufacturing sites are at Geleen and Bergen op Zoom in the Netherlands, Gelsenkirchen in Germany, Cartagena in Spain, and Teesside in the UK.

SABIC’s European research facilities form part of the global Technology and Innovation organization and are located at Geleen, Bergen op Zoom, Cartagena and Teesside.

The accredited site is SABIC UK Petrochemicals Limited based at Teesside in the UK. The site operates an Olefins cracker, LDPE plant and associated logistics.

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