This document summarizes polymers capacity and growth in GCC countries between 2008-2013:
- Saudi Arabia accounted for 74.5% of total GCC polymers capacity in 2013 and was the largest producer in the region.
- The UAE demonstrated the highest annual growth rate of polymers capacity in the GCC at 20% between 2008-2013.
- Overall, GCC polymers capacity grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.2% during this period.
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GCC polymers production by country
1. CAGR
(2008-2013)
14.2%
25
20
15
10
5
0
MillionTons
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
UAE
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Kuwait
Oman
Oman
Kuwait
Qatar
UAE
Saudi Arabia
3.8%
3.9%
7.9%
9.8%
74.5%12.7
17.6
20.6
21.3
23.7
24.7
20.0%
15.3%
8.4%
6.9%
6.4%
0.7
0.7
1.3
1.0
9.0
0.7
0.8
1.3
1.0
13.9
0.7
1.0
1.3
2.4
15.2
0.7
1.0
1.7
2.4
15.5
0.9
1.0
2.0
2.4
17.4
0.9
1.0
2.0
2.4
18.4
3GCC Plastics Industry Indicators 2013
1.1 Polymers Capacity: Breakdown by Country
In 2013 Saudi Arabia
accounted for
74.5%
of the GCC polymers capacity
2008-2013 polymers
capacity growth in
the UAE reached
20%
per annum highest in the
GCC region
SAUDI ARABIA IS THE LARGEST
POLYMERS PRODUCER IN
THE GCC WHILE UAE DEMONSTRATES
A REMARKABLE GROWTH RATE
CAGR (2008-2013)2013 ShareGCC Polymers Capacity by Country
Source: Gulf Petrochemicals and
Chemicals Association, 2014
GCC polymers capacity grew at
CAGR
14.2%
between 2008-2013