EQUATE Petrochemical Company, Kuwait's first worldwide joint-venture in this market, hosted a trip for its local customers who represent plastic manufacturers in Kuwait.

Throughout the years, EQUATE has organized a number of occasions, at its commercial complex and other areas, for its business partners to exchange knowledge, share industrial practices and establish overall ties.

EQUATE President & CEO Mohammad Husain said, "With nationwide plastic producers being key contributors to our 'Partners in Success' slogan, general company ties between local consumers and EQUATE are built on a solid foundation of shared cooperation, transparency and trust. Such ties are viewed by EQUATE as a sustainable partnership which we will remain to nurture and grow through accomplishing shared objectives. Throughout 1998 to 2015, this partnership has actually increased the size of Kuwait's regional plastic making market by over 400 %. In addition, EQUATE is proud to provide local consumers with the highest level of quality services and products within a framework of innovation and high reliability. CORRESPOND constantly supports your efforts in providing the regional market's needs, as well as growing your presence in other nations by exporting your made-in-Kuwait finished plastic items.".

On his part, EQUATE Polyethylene Business Director Ahmad Al-Saleh said, "Our products to regional plastic industry partners has seen a typical yearly growth of 13 % during the last 5 years. In total, the Kuwaiti manufacturing sector has grown by 8 % in the past years, and the majority of this growth is attributed to the petrochemical market. Through ingenious solutions, top quality products and leading in-class services, EQUATE has made sure having a general reliable collaboration with its local customers.".

With the participation of over 20 regional plastic manufacturers and a number of management members of EQUATE, the trip included discussions with participants, an introduction of EQUATE production plants and R&D centers, in addition to a variety of discussions on a variety of commercial and technical topics.

Developed in 1995 as Kuwait's very first international joint-venture in this market, EQUATE Petrochemical Company (EQUATE) embodies its "Partners in Success" motto through the collaboration between Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC), The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), Boubyan Petrochemical Company (BPC) and Qurain Petrochemical Industries Company (QPIC). Beginning production in 1997, EQUATE is presently the owner and single-operator of numerous totally integrated world-class petrochemical devices, within the Greater EQUATE joint-venture, that annually produce over 5 million tons of the highest quality grades of Ethylene, Polyethylene (PE), Ethylene Glycol (EG), Polypropylene (PP), Styrene Monomer (SM), Paraxylene (PX), Heavy Aromatics (HA) and Benzene (BZ). The products are marketed throughout the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe. Alongside with being a leading commercial organization, EQUATE dedicates its utmost dedication and care to general sustainability wherever it operates in cooperation with public and private bodies, consisting of workers, the society and customers, in all appropriate fields, such as human advancement, environment, education, health and public awareness.