SABIC Executive Co-Chairs AllWorldSummit@Harvard Workshop Assessing the Future of Plastics in Saudi Arabia
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According to Crosby, “The workshop provided an excellent opportunity to discuss the world-class resources SABIC offers its customers and other global entrepreneurs looking to do business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s fastest-growing hubs for advanced materials innovation.We will also soon be opening a new Application Development Center in Riyadh to give customers the full-service technical support they need to quickly create new products and gain a first-to-market advantage to strengthen their competitive edge.” At the workshop, Crosby shared his expertise and knowledge of the plastics industry throughout the Middle East and Africa and described the value chains for select SABIC thermoplastics, including polycarbonate (PC) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), which offer diverse opportunities for compounders, processors and global OEMs.Pittsfield, MA, August 29, 2012 --( PR.com )-- Richard Crosby, Ph.D., general manager for the Middle East and Africa at SABIC, co-chaired a workshop where he delivered an informative 30-minute presentation entitled, Engineering Thermoplastics in Saudi Arabia, New Opportunities for an Emerging Economy.We will also soon be opening a new Application Development Center in Riyadh to give customers the full-service technical support they need to quickly create new products and gain a first-to-market advantage to strengthen their competitive edge.”At the workshop, Crosby shared his expertise and knowledge of the plastics industry throughout the Middle East and Africa and described the value chains for select SABIC thermoplastics, including polycarbonate (PC) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), which offer diverse opportunities for compounders, processors and global OEMs.Crosby is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.In his position, he is responsible for all of SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business activities in Africa and the Middle East, including managing the company’s interests in SABIC’s new Saudi Kayan PC facility.