Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association

DUBAI, March 24, 2010 - Economic indicators point to continued recovery for chemical companies in 2010, including a positive development for producers in the Middle East, with global chemical industry output forecast to increase 4.6%, offsetting a 4.6% contraction in 2009, Mr Mohammed Al Mady, Chairman of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) and CEO and Vice Chairman of SABIC, told the 3rd Annual General Meeting of GPCA on March 18 in Dubai.

DUBAI - Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA), the regional umbrella organization of petrochemical and chemical producers in the region, has launched an initiative to challenge what it described as protectionist measures in the garb of anti-dumping procedures launched by China, India and the European Union (EU) against exports from countries in the region.