Our Company

Background

SABIC is the largest and most profitable non-oil company in the Middle East and one of the world’s five largest petrochemicals manufacturers. It is a public company based in Riyadh: the Saudi Arabian government owns 70% of its shares, and the remaining 30% are held by private investors in Saudi Arabia and other countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. SABIC is one of the founders of the Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association (GPCA).

Leadership

The Chairman of SABIC is His Highness Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Thunayan Al-Saud. The Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mohamed H Al-Mady, leads the management team, and the company is overseen by a Board of Directors taken from government and the private sector.

Organization

SABIC is composed of seven business units. These are: Chemicals, Polymers, Performance Chemicals, Fertilizers, Metals, Innovative Plastics and Manufacturing. Each of these is headed by a Vice-President. Six of these business units make four different kinds of products:

• Chemicals – Chemicals and Performance Chemicals (two business units)
• Plastics – Polymers and Innovative Plastics (two business units)
• Fertilizers (one business unit)
• Metals (one business unit)