MOSCOW (MRC) -- SABIC has released its 2013 Sustainability Report, entitled 'Creating Lasting Value', reflecting the company’s commitment to continuously create more sustainable business processes and more value for its stakeholders, as per the company's statement.
The report shares the latest information on the company’s progress on various dimensions of sustainability value creation. It highlights performance in creating economic value, protecting natural capital, developing human capital and building social and community relationships.
Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Thenayan Al-Saud, Chairman of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu and Chairman of SABIC said, "This is our third report and it reflects the company’s ongoing journey toward achieving the highest level of sustainable performance possible. Our mission is to become more efficient in reducing our consumption of finite materials and our environmental footprint while, at the same time, aggressively pursuing our strategy of enabling others to operate in a more sustainable manner through our innovative product portfolios."
Commenting on the report, Mohamed Al-Mady, SABIC Vice Chairman and CEO, said that the sustainability process is a never ending process for SABIC, saying "We have moved forward in many areas, but we still have much to do. We will continue to be transparent in providing a yearly review of our actions, comparing our results against stated goals and utilizing globally accepted criteria to provide uniform measurement of our performance. Our commitment to sustainability is shared across all divisions of the company – it is focused on making a positive impact at every stage of the product life cycle. Our responsibility starts with supply chain decisions and continues through our production processes, distribution, customer applications and product end-of-life."
As MRC reported earlier, designed specifically to help customers in the beverage industry reduce transportation losses, SABIC broadened its stretch film portfolio in April 2014 to include one of the first commercially available materials in Europe to combine polypropylene (PP) and linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE).
SABIC is a diversified manufacturing company, active in chemicals and intermediates, industrial polymers, fertilizers and metals. It is the largest public company in Saudi Arabia. It is the largest company in the Middle East.
SABIC is currently the second largest global ethylene glycol producer and is expected to become number one after the introduction of these new projects. SABIC is the third largest polyethylene manufacturer, the fourth largest polyolefins manufacturer and the fourth largest polypropylene manufacturer. It is also the world's largest producer of mono-ethylene glycol, MTBE, granular urea, polyphenylene and polyether imide.
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