The company’s state-of-the-art booth reflected Sabic’s market-focused and customer-dedicated approach and showcase solutions for automotive, building and construction, consumer goods, electrical and electronics

Sabic is featuring a range of thermoplastic and polymer technologies from its portfolio to support customers in Latin America as they respond to changing demands in their industries.

The company’s state-of-the-art booth reflected Sabic’s market-focused and customer-dedicated approach and showcase solutions for automotive, building & construction (including pipe & utilities), consumer goods, electrical & electronics, health and personal care, and packaging.

"We are constantly looking ahead and over the horizon to understand the challenges, forces and megatrends impacting our customers," said Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh, Executive Vice President for Sabic’s Petrochemicals business. "This makes it possible for us to better understand their needs. We are also better equipped to effectively collaborate across the value chain and develop the differentiated solutions our customers need to meet emerging requirements and seize new opportunities."

Al-Fageeh also spoke to Sabic’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its position in Latin America as a long-term dependable solutions provider, noting: "We are serving an ever-expanding base of customers in this region and are committed to nurturing and building these relationships and delivering with dependability for the long term."

Since Feiplastic 2017, Sabic has invested in infrastructure to help improve lead times and service efficiency for customers. This includes building new silos at its manufacturing facility in Campinas to improve supply performance. In addition, Sabic launched a new distribution centre and logistical hub in Diadema, São Paulo, which has helped the company address growing demand for its polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) materials.

Sabic and its joint venture partner, Exxon Mobil, has also advanced its Gulf Coast Growth Ventures project, which proposes building an ethane steam cracker that would feed a monoethylene glycol unit and two PE units. The project is still in the permitting phase.

Improved access to Sabic’s PE and PP materials is timely, with the company anticipating future growth with customers in Latin America, especially in segments like automotive, packaging and pipe & utilities. Indeed, plastics demand is expected to grow as populations and middle-class incomes in the region rise over the coming decade.

Feiplastic 2019 marks the first time for Sabic to highlight its dedicated caps and closures industry segment with material solutions that may be used in optimised, lighter caps, closures, pumps and dispensing systems that are easy to process, helping with improved functionality, security of content, and cost effectiveness.

Sabic is also featuring for the first time of its material technologies for nonwovens for lighter personal hygiene applications that are more efficient, comfortable and sustainable. These solutions include Phthalate-free Sabic PP polymers for nonwovens, which can help support challenges customers face such as compliance with regulations, increased functionality and cost efficiency.