RIYADH: Prince Saud Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz, chairman, REC, said in his announcement here on Tuesday that the major exhibiting companies would include China, Taiwan, India and Italy.
Prince Saud in his welcome address highlighted the role played by the REC over the years in upgrading the MICE Industry by organizing hundreds of conferences and attracting thousands of exhibitors and visitors.
“The Saudi Print & Pack Plastics and Petrochemicals exhibition is an annual event that gathers the decision makers from the private and public sector, to discuss the latest trends in the industry and explore the local opportunities with a global audience attending from the 24 countries participating in the event,” the prince said.
The press conference was attended by the commercial attaches of China, Taiwan, Italy and India; media representatives, and sponsors’ represented by Fawaz Al-Fawaz, chief financial officer, National Industrialization Company (Tasnee); Ayoub Al-Ghamdi, vice president commercial and logistics, Saudi Polyemrs Co.; Ahmed Bu-Hazza, supply chain general manager, Advanced Petrochemical Company.
Sami Mohammed Al-Osaimi, vice president, Elastomers, PVC, PS, PET, PMMA and POM, explained that SABIC’s participation in this exhibition aims to present innovative and economic solutions that can be developed locally to promote sustainable development.
He confirmed that SABIC is committed through its participation in the exhibition to raise awareness about sustainability as a crucial industrial concept to preserves the future of our generations and natural resources, pointing out the importance of spreading the innovation culture among their visitors during the show.
He added that the specialized chemicals sector focuses its efforts to provide specialized products that offer solutions, and new modern applications for customers and end-users.
Al-Ghamdi said: “The exhibition is an excellent opportunity to exhibit the needs of a growing market in packaging, printing, and plastics industries, and sheds light on the latest technical development and techniques for current and future demands.” Ahmed Bu-Hazza, supply chain general manager, Advanced Petrochemical Company, said, “The Saudi Print & Pack, Plastics & Petrochemicals exhibition is the largest industrial event in the Middle East, the polymers field in particular and provides opportunities to communicate at all levels, which will support the growth and development of polymers products. The industrial manufacturing, especially in the Kingdom, thus accommodates the localization of this industry and of its technical support and development of the Saudi work force and to sustain the growth of this promising market, which is compatible with the goals of our government.”
Pramod Kumar Agarwal, second secretary (economic and commercial), Embassy of India, thanked the REC for organizing this significant event and said “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the 4th largest trade partner with an annual bilateral trade of around $ 40 billion.” He added that India will be represented by more than 50 companies at the show and it is also arranging a B to B event in Riyadh.
Faisal AN, economic counselor, Taipei Economic & Cultural Representative Office, Taiwan, said: “The Taiwan pavilion will host 24 suppliers who are ready to show their cutting-edge products and technologies, and prove their expertise in making plastic and rubber machinery.”
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