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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
GPCA’s Plastics Conference to begin from May 13

in Dubai

The 13th annual Gulf Petrochemi and Environment, UAE, will join and particularly the regional opportu-
cals and Chemicals Association Ms. Jamila El Mir, Senior Advisor nities to a global challenge. Mr. Yavuz
(GPCA) Plastics Conference is sche- to the UN Climate Change High- Eroğlu, President, PAGEV and Board of
duled to be held from May 13-14, 2024 Level Champion, COP28, alongside Directors Chair, SEM Plastik (Türkiye),
in Dubai, UAE, to discuss the future Mr. Monir Salem Bou Ghanem, Advisor – will address the power of associations
of plastics and its role in solving mod- Environment Policy and Regulations, in accelerating the green transition.
ern day challenges. The conference Integrated Environment Policy and
will take place at a crucial time for the Planning, Environment Agency – Abu Other event highlights will include
global plastics community – just weeks Dhabi and Ms. Priya Sarma, Chairper- a ‘Leadership dialogue’, moderated
after the fourth session of the Inter- son, Circular Packaging Association by Mr. Moveed Fazail, Director, Poly-
governmental Negotiating Committee and Head of Sustainability & Corporate mers, S&P Global Commodity Insights,
(INC-4) in Ottawa, Canada. Affairs, Unilever Middle-East, Turkey, featuring Mr. Fayez Al-Sharef, CEO,
for a fireside chat in which they’ll dis- Sadara; Mr. Khalid Al Dawood, MD,
With eyes firmly set on the reso- cuss the opportunities and challenges NATPET; and Mr. Muayad Al-Faresi,
lution from the high-profile meeting, in closing the loop on plastics for the MD, Equipolymers GmbH.
which has set out to agree on an inter- Arabian Gulf region.
national legally binding instrument on The conference will facilitate
plastic pollution, the conference parti- Mr. Naif Al-Ayed, CEO, Nusaned important conversations about advance-
cipants are expected to discuss the Investment Company will present a ments in recycling technology, achiev-
technologies, innovations, and the need case study about enabling the develop- ing zero plastic loss, priorities for the
for collaboration that will help enable ment of a regional conversion industry. packaging industry, emerging markets,
a sustainable transformation for plas- Senior industry leaders from SABIC overcoming cost pressures and supply
tics. Held under the theme ‘Innovat- and brand owners PepsiCo and Procter & chain challenges, and much more,
ing for Sustainable Growth – Charting Gamble will come together to discuss according to Dr. Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun,
the Future of Plastics,’ the conference the quest to sustainable innovations, Secretary General, GPCA.
will attract global and regional plastic
producers, policy makers, converters, CHANGE OF PLANS
brand owners, recyclers and members
of the region’s youth to share insights Encina puts first large-scale plastics
and participate in thought provoking
discussions about addressing the grow- recycling plant on hold
ing plastic waste challenge, while
ensuring sustainable industry growth. The Woodlands, Texas-based Encina Roesser has now declared that the
Development Group has dropped its plans would not be pursued any further
Following the welcome address plans for the construction of a recycling for the time being. Instead, the focus
by Mr. Naser Aldousari, CEO, Equate plant in the state of Pennsylvania. would shift to developing projects in
Group, Mr. Jacob Duer, President and important global markets such as
CEO, Alliance to End Plastic Waste, In 2022, Encina had announced Saudi Arabia and Southeast Asia, as well
will deliver a keynote address entitled plans to build a $1.1-bn plant for the as other locations in the US. Encina’s
“Beyond the solo act: Composing a chemical recycling of plastics waste proprietary catalytic process produces
sustainable future together”. in Point Township by the end of 2024. aromatics such as benzene, toluene,
The plant was meant to process 450- xylene, as well as propylene from plastics
On the second day, Mr. Othaibah ktpa of plastics waste from household waste. These can be used as feedstock
Saeed Al Qaydi, Director, Municipal collections that are currently stored in by plastics producers to produce new
Affairs, Ministry of Climate Change landfills or incinerated. polymers.

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