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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
GPCA’s plastics conference addresses issues

of plastic circularity and waste management

Industry leaders from the Mid- for the Gulf region. The conference
dle-East reaffirmed their commitment also hosted start-ups from the Mega
to adopting a collaborative approach Green Accelerator, a collaborative
to develop plastic circularity, invest initiative between PepsiCo, SABIC,
in Design for Recycling (DfR) and AstroLabs and other partners, designed
address plastic waste at the 13th to help innovators develop and scale
annual Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemi- sustainable solutions to address climate
cals Association (GPCA) Plastics change.
Conference held in Dubai, UAE,
recently. Another highlight was a fire- Winners of supply chain awards
side chat between Ms. Jamila El In another development, GPCA
Held under the theme “Innovat- Mir, Senior Advisor to the UN Climate announced the winners of the ‘5th GPCA
ing for sustainable growth – Charting Change High-Level Champion, Supply Chain Excellence Awards’,
the future of plastics”, the conference COP28; Ms. Othaibah Saeed Al held during the ‘15th GPCA Supply
attracted global and regional plastic Qaydi, Director, Municipal Affairs, Chain Conference’ on 15th May 2024
producers, policy makers, conver- Ministry of Climate Change and in Dubai. The awards recognising
ters, brand owners, and recyclers to Environment, UAE; Mr. Monir Salem excellence across four key categories,
address the regulatory requirements Bou Ghanem, Advisor – Environment attracted a total of 34 submissions
and technological advancements nece- Policy and Regulations, Integrated from 22 companies across the GCC.
ssary to solve the plastic waste chal- Environment Policy and Planning, The winners were Tasnee (in Supply
lenge. Regional leaders addressed Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi; Chain Innovation category), PSA BDP
the opportunities and challenges to and Ms. Priya Sarma, Chairperson, (Best Logistics Service Provider of the
develop the converter sector in the Head of Sustainability & Corporate Year), QAFCO (Excellence in Sus-
region, diversify the GCC national Affairs, Personal Care Category, tainability category) and Ms. Fatma Al
economies, accelerate growth and Unilever (Middle-East, Turkey). They Kaabi, Team Lead Plastics & NGLE,
support innovation. Mr. Naser Aldousari, discussed the opportunities and chal- OQ (Women in Supply Chain cate-
CEO, Equate Group, called upon lenges in closing the loop on plastics gory).
the industry to collaborate and inno-
vate for a more sustainable future for
plastics. Mr. Jacob Duer, President &
CEO, Alliance to End Plastic Waste,
reiterated the need for global coordi-
nation and cooperation on addressing
plastic waste.
The conference hosted a session
entitled “Industry watch: UNEA reso
lution 5/14 and the INC process: Key
outcomes from Ottawa” featuring a
keynote address from Ms. Najla
AlSudairy, Policy Head; Negotiator,
Ministry of Energy, Saudi Arabia, and an
on-stage conversation with Dr. Salman
Alajmi, General Director, Kuwait
Sustainability Society.

166 Chemical Weekly May 28, 2024

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