SABIC EuroPetrochemicals
to continue as SABIC Europe 概要
http://www.sabic-europe.com/press/news/_en/042805simplex.htm
SABIC in Europe
simplifies its legal structure
SABIC’s European activities no longer
present themselves as SABIC EuroPetrochemicals but as SABIC Europe. Following a number of
intra-group mergers, SABIC’s European operating companies
SABIC Polypropylenes BV, SABIC Polyethylenes BV, SABIC
Hydrocarbons BV and StaMax BV have merged into SABIC
Petrochemicals BV.
Concurrently, the names of some of other European SABIC companies
have changed. SABIC Petrochemicals Limburg BV, the employer in
the Netherlands, has been changed to SABIC Limburg BV, SABIC
Europe BV has been changed to SABIC Holding Europe BV and SABIC
EuroPetrochemicals BV has been renamed SABIC Europe BV.
All SABIC Europe’s business relations (suppliers,
customers, customs offices and tax authorities in Europe, trade
registers, public registers, etc.) have already been informed
about the changes.
Expanded portfolio
“After
the acquisition in 2002, SABIC made us responsible for all
European activities,” says Frans Noteborn, chairman of
SABIC Europe’s Managing Board. “Besides the four million tonnes we
produce and sell in Europe we now import and sell another two
million tonnes of products from SABIC’s plants in Saudi Arabia. This
means that our portfolio has come to comprise a good deal more
than petrochemical activities alone. So the term ‘petrochemicals’
no longer
adequately expressed what we do.”
Over the years, a
complex structure of separate companies had been created for
various reasons. “Those reasons are no longer
relevant,” explains project leader Ad
Clarijs, Director Finance & Information SABIC Europe. “They created a huge administrative
burden on our organisation and consequently costs. This
simplification of our legal structure means the end of a lot of
double work, for instance for registration in trade and tax
registers, applications for customs permits, invoicing and bank
accounting. The change will also make things simpler for our
suppliers and customers.”
http://www.sabic-europe.com/europe/_en/index.pl
SABIC Europe is a 100 percent affiliate of SABIC, the largest petrochemical player in the Middle East and the number 4 global player in polyolefins worldwide, producing almost 5 million tons of polyethylene and polypropylene per year.
In Europe SABIC is a
major polymer producer. The European SABIC business also harbors
the sales organization for all SABIC products manufactured
elsewhere in the world. SABIC sales in Europe amount to almost 6
million tons of polymers, base chemicals and intermediates.
The European head office is located in Sittard (The Netherlands) and integrated world-scale production facilities are based in Geleen (The Netherlands) and Gelsenkirchen (Germany) with a total yearly production of 2.5 million tons of polyolefins. In Europe, apart from polyethylenes and polypropylenes, SABIC also produces chemical products like benzene, acetylene and MBTE.
Geleen is also the hometown of a state-of-the-art R&D center and a highly qualified Technical Marketing team for expert technical support. Sales offices operate from The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Denmark and Turkey.
The European branch forms part of SABIC, the largest Middle East petrochemicals player and the number 4 player in polyolefins worldwide, producing almost 5 million tons of polyethylene and polypropylene per year. Apart from this SABIC is also active in chemicals, fertilizers and metals.
Polyethylenes
SABIC markets over 2 million tons of HDPE, LDPE and LLDPE in
Europe. The product range is fit to serve all major PE markets,
with extrusion, blow moulding, injection moulding and extrusion
coating as the main processing techniques. Applications are
flexible packaging, such as stretch film, shrink film, food
packaging, carrier bags and photo-coating, and rigid applications
such as bottles & cans, pipes, sheets, crates & boxes and
dustbins. Around 1.3 million tons of the total volume marketed is
produced in Europe.
Polypropylenes
SABIC markets around 1 million tons of polypropylene as well as a
wide range of compounds based on this polymer. Most of these
materials are produced in our European production facilities. The
product range is fit to serve all major PP markets with injection
moulding and extrusion as most important processing techniques.
Applications are flexible and rigid packaging, fibers, housewares
& appliances, caps & closures, automotive parts (e.g.
bumper systems) and pipes.
Melamine,
polyvinylchloride, polyester and polystyrene
Melamine, polyvinylchloride, polyester and polystyrene products
are manufactured by SABIC affiliates in Saudi Arabia: National
Plastics Company (Ibn Hayyan), Arabian Petrochemical Company
(Petrokemya), Arabian Industrial Fibers Company (Ibn Rushd) and
Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company (SAFCO).
These polymers are used in applications such as components in
paints, adhesives and powders (melamine), wall covering,
laminated fabrics, cell foam and pipes (PVC), fibers, yarns and
bottles for drinks (polyester) and building & roof
insulation, packaging for household appliances and containers
(polystyrene).
In 2002 SABIC acquired its first production facilities outside the Arab world when it took over the petrochemical activities of DSM. The newly acquired company was made responsible for all SABIC activities in Europe.
DSM started its polyolefin activities in the early 1950s. Soon these developed into DSM's core business, based in Geleen (Netherlands). In the nineties DSM acquired and upgraded a major petrochemicals site in Gelsenkirchen (Germany).