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Executive Summary

Polystyrene and Product Handling Dept. is one of Arabian Petrochemical Companys (PETROKEMYA) Polymer Operation Departments which produces High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS), General Purpose Polystyrene (GPPS) and Expandable Polystyrene (EPS). Its Product Handling Section ensures the shipment of Solid Products to the customers.

PETROKEMYA is an affiliate under Polymer Business Unit that is wholly owned by Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) established in May 1981. Its prime activity is to produce petrochemicals and polymer resins for sale to customers in the Kingdom and for export to other countries worldwide. SABIC produces and ships from facilities in Saudi Arabia, Europe and Asia and more are planned and under construction to supply high growth emerging markets.

SABIC is now one of the worlds fastest-growing global petrochemical companies in the world. It is now one of the largest petrochemical companies in the world, among the worlds largest exporters of fertilizers, polymers and chemicals and the leading steel maker in the Middle East.

All the materials produced by the Polymers business units use its raw material chemicals made by other SABIC units. Through constant investment in research, SABIC is finding new uses for plastic for customers worldwide, and are also helping to make environmentally safer.

Being situated in Saudi Arabia, a great base for worldwide operations, SABIC has easy access to the worlds most important markets Europe and the Americas areas of rapid growth the Asia Pacific and Africa.

The economies of scale and insistence on the newest and most efficient manufacturing techniques makes SABICs quality products competitively priced and sought after by companies worldwide.

In line with SABICs vision to be the preferred world leader in chemicals, PETROKEMYA strives to be

Overseas expansion has been central to SABICs growth strategy. SABIC is one of the worlds largest growing companies. The careful management of emergence on the world scene has been described as one of the most rapid and coherent industrial developments on the 20th century

SABIC seeks partnerships with industry leaders to help expand its operations. This gives way for growth, access to new markets, benefit from industry leaders reputation and helps SABIC penetrate markets that might otherwise be difficult to break into.

SABICs success is the result of their focus on investment in local partnerships, the best technology and innovation programs. Tens of billions of dollars are invested in high-tech industrial sites, and continues to invest heavily to keep them at the cutting edge of production technology.

One of PETROKEMYAs strategy as business unit is to reduce overhead by improving inventory control. The Product Handling Section continuously ensures that all solid products are within safe inventory levels through effective monitoring. Also decreasing cost through outsourcing warehouses to store products instead of expansion is under study.

PETROKEMYA as part of SABICs business units is dedicated to use natural resources and human talent to their best advantage by innovating and educating and employing the latest technology.

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