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Attracting more than 26000 visitors over 4 days, was definitely a clear indicator to the success of the 13th edition of the Saudi Print & Pack, Plastics & Petrochemicals exhibition, which was concluded on the 21st of January 2016.

The Exhibitors along with the visitors have expressed their contentment with this year’s edition, and valued the efforts of the organizers, Riyadh Exhibition Company Ltd.., who managed to gather prominent key players in the biggest specialized industrial gathering in the Kingdom over a total area of 15000 sqm.

“Since its inception, this exhibition has been positioned as one of the biggest, most successful  specialized shows in the Kingdom, in terms of business deals, the level of exhibitors and sponsors, the number of VIP visitors’ the international participation , and the quality of services offered “said Mr. Kamil Al Jawhari, Saudi-PPPP, Project Manager.

“More than SR 216 million worth of announced deals with a total of 414 deals conducte, 26000 high profile and targeted visitors, and more than 520 exhibitors and the participation of 24 international countries have definitely given a clear message on the stability and strength of the Saudi Economy.” Added Mr. Al Jawhari.

“These achievements contributed to the success of this show, which is considered as the ideal platform for local, regional and international Decision Makers, industry specialists, from the Printing, packing, Petrochemicals and Packaging industry, to gather and explore business opportunities and grow their business “concluded Mr. Al Jawhari.

Under the patronage of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, The Saudi Print & Pack, Plastics and Petrochemicals exhibition 2016, has showcased the latest technologies in these industries, and explored the business and investment opportunities and the Saudi economic capabilities, backed by the support of the diamond sponsors of the SABIC, and National Industrialization Company (Tasnee), and the Platinum sponsors of Advanced Petrochemical Company, Saudi Polymers Company LLC (SPCo), in addition to many local and international companies.

Riyadh Exhibition Company Ltd. Conducted a press conference at Tiara hotel, to announce the Saudi Print & Pack, Plastics and Petrochem Exhibition Agenda and program, which is set to launch on the 18th of January.

The press conference was attended by the commercial attaches of China, Taiwan, Italy and India; Media representatives, and Sponsors’ represented by Mr. Fawaz Al Fawaz, Chief financial Officer, National Industrialization Company (Tasnee); Mr. Ayoub Al Ghamdi, Vice President Commercial & Logistics, Saudi Polyemrs Co.; Mr. Ahmed Bu-Hazza, supply Chain General Manager, Advanced Petrochemical Company.

HRH Prince Saud Al Abdullah Al Faisal Bin Abdulaziz, Chairman, Riyadh Exhibitions Co. initiated the press conference by an opening speech welcoming the attendees and highlighting the role played by the Riyadh exhibition center throughout the years in upgrading the MICE Industry by organizing hundreds of conferences and attracting thousands of exhibitors and visitors. HRH added, “the Saudi Print & Pack Plastics and Petrochemicals exhibition is an annual event that gathers the decision makers from the private and public sector, to discuss the latest trends in the industry and explore the local opportunities with a global audience attending from the 24 countries participating in the event.

Eng. Sami Mohammed Al-Osaimi, Vice President, Elastomers, PVC, PS, PET, PMMA and POM, explained that SABIC’s participation in this exhibition aims to present innovative and economic solutions that can be developed locally to promote sustainable development. He then confirmed that SABIC is committed through its participation in the exhibition to raise awareness about sustainability as a crucial industrial concept to preserves the future of our generations and natural resources, pointing out the importance of spreading the innovation culture among their visitors during the show. He

added that the specialized chemicals sector focuses its efforts to provide specialized products that offer solutions, and new modern applications for customers and end-users.

Mr. Ayoub Al Ghamdi, vice president, commercial & logistics, Saudi polymers CO, said “The exhibition is an excellent opportunity to exhibit the needs of a growing market in packaging, printing, and plastics industries, and sheds light on the latest technical development and techniques for current and future demands.”

Mr. Ahmed Bu-Hazza, supply Chain General Manager, Advanced Petrochemical Company, said, “The Saudi Print & Pack, Plastics & Petrochemicals exhibition is the largest industrial event in the middle east, the polymers field in particular , and provides unique opportunities to communicate at all levels which will support the growth and development of polymers products, and the industrial manufacturing especially in the Kingdom thus accommodate the localization of this Industry and of its technical support and development of the Saudi workforce and to sustain the growth of this promising market, which is compatible with the goals of our government.”

“With 27 exhibiting companies at the show this year, Italy once again positions itself as a crucial industry player with high quality services and products to offer the region’s markets, and to share its knowhow and expertise with its privileged potential Saudi partners.” Said Dr. Giuseppe Lamacchia, Trade Commissioner, Italian Trade Agency (ICE).

Mr. Pramod Kumar Agarwal, Second Secretary (Economic & Commercial), Embassy of India thanked the Riyadh Exhibitions company for organizing this significant event and said “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the 4th largest trade partner with an annual bilateral trade of around $40 billion”

Mr. Faisal AN, Economic Counselor, Taipei Economic & Cultural Rep. Office, Taiwan, said “the Taiwan pavilion will host 24 suppliers who are ready to show their cutting –edge products and technologies, and prove their expertise in making plastic and rubber machinery.”

The increasing petrochemical and plastics projects has positioned this sector as the largest non-oil sector in the Kingdom, with a recorded growth of 5.3% for the current year. Saudi Arabia alone produces nearly 7 per cent of the global petrochemical output, on the List the largest exporter in the Middle East and North Africa area.

Given the significance and importance of this sector, the Saudi plastics and petrochemical exhibition is one of the strongest and most prominent industrial and investment exhibitions in the region, which brings together decision-makers from this vital sector.

The exhibition plays an important role in serving different sectors and a variety of categories, by being the ideal platform to launch new products and services in the promising Saudi market and communicate with individual investors, businessmen and traders.

The local recognition and government’s support represented by the patronage of the Ministry of commerce and Industry, along with the global recognition earned with the participation of more than 24 countries has contributed to the success of the 13th edition which attracted more than 520 companies this year.

This industrial gathering aims at developing the plastics industry and supporting the petrochemical sector in order to make the Kingdom the Centre of the consumer goods packaging industry and increasing industrial and petrochemical exports to the world. It also encourages and supports foreign investment that will eventually help diversify sources of income with access to more than 400 million consumers in the Middle East, and providing the necessary environment for large scale production, and the establishment of academic relations between industries through the seminars held during the exhibition.

Mr. Nidal Al-Ghamdi, Director of Public Relations, Saudi plastics and petrochemical Exhibition: « The exhibition is an excellent chance for competitors in the market to showcase their services and products, they will also be able to come up with the best innovative solutions in the sector. This exhibition positively contributes to the promotion of business tourism.”

Mr. Al-Ghamdi also confirmed “We are finalizing the preparations for the show to kick off on the 18th till the 21st of January 2016 at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center. And we expect the 13th edition to witness a large turnout, as it is held during a significant time, in addition to the efforts exerted by the diamond Sponsors, the Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), and the National Industrialization Company (Tasnee), and the platinum sponsors, Saudi Polymers Company LLC (SPCo) and the Advanced Petrochemical Company.”