GPCA Podcast

In this special episode of the GPCA Podcast held on the sidelines of the 18th Annual GPCA Forum in Muscat, Oman, Ross Baglin, CEO, Interface Polymers Limited, sat down with Dima Al Horani, Head of Communications and Public Affairs, GPCA, to share what it means to be shortlisted in the Circular Economy category of the inaugural GPCA Startup Nexus and how the company’s technology i

In this special episode of the GPCA Podcast held on the sidelines of the 18th Annual GPCA Forum in Muscat, Oman, Mais Haddadin Finn, Global Sustainability Lead, NexantECA, spoke to Dalal Alhooli, Business Monitoring & Planning Analyst, PIC, and Member of the GPCA Youth Council, about the challenges and opportunities that faced the market in 2024 and how the chemical industry ca

In this special episode of the GPCA Podcast held on the sidelines of the 18th Annual GPCA Forum in Muscat, Oman, Nadja Håkansson, CEO, thyssenkrupp Uhde, met with Hamad Qaed, Field and Supervision Engineer, Bapco Refining, and Member of the GPCA Youth Council, to discuss the importance of innovation and what it means to her, her plans for the company in 2025 and everything in betw

In this special episode of the GPCA Podcast held on the sidelines of the 18th Annual GPCA Forum in Muscat, Oman, Dr. Christian Kohlpaintner, Chairman and CEO, Brenntag, sat down with Hamad Qaed, Field and Supervision Engineer, Bapco Refining, and Member of the GPCA Youth Council, to discuss agility and resilience in the chemical distribution industry. He also covered: -The challe

In this special episode of the GPCA Podcast held on the sidelines of the 18th Annual GPCA Forum in Muscat, Oman, Jai Shroff, Chairman and CEO, UPL, sat down with Dalal Alhooli, Business Monitoring & Planning Analyst, PIC, and Member of the GPCA Youth Council, to discuss food security and sustainable agri-nutrient production. In this insightful podcast, he also touched upon:

In this special episode of the GPCA Podcast held on the sidelines of the 18th Annual GPCA Forum in Muscat, Oman, Benny Mermans, Chairman, World Plastics Council, sat down with Dalal Alhooli, Business Monitoring & Planning Analyst, PIC, and Member of the GPCA Youth Council, to discuss the INC-5 in Busan and its implications for plastics producers. He also addressed: - Key enabl

In this special episode of the GPCA Podcast held on the sidelines of the 18th Annual GPCA Forum in Muscat, Oman, Aidin Sadr, Vice President, Corporate Development, CarbonCapture, sat down with Dima Al Horani, Head of Communications and Public Affairs, GPCA, to share what it means to be shortlisted in the Climate Action category of the inaugural GPCA Startup Nexus and how the compan

In this special episode of the GPCA Podcast held on the sidelines of the 18th Annual GPCA Forum in Muscat, Oman, Lama N. Al Otaibi, Learning and Development Specialist, EQUATE Petrochemical Company, and Vice Chair of the GPCA Youth Council, sat down with Dima Al Horani, Head of Communications and Public Affairs, GPCA, to share the latest updates about the GPCA Youth Council and wha

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Today, the WTO has 166 members and 23 member countries with observer status. Between them they account for 98% of world trade in goods & services. The global integration of economies has been a key driver of global GDP growth, but it has also introduced instabilities as the benefits of globalization have not been uniformly distributed across societies. As a result of this, ther