PLASTICON CONTRIBUTION

Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh

March 14th, 2018

PLASTICS IN A CIRCULAR ECONOMY - KEY CONCEPTS

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Intensities & the eco-efficiency of plastics

Plastic waste perception of litter to be resolved as part of the circular economy

Sustainability transforming our way of living as we speak

Various examples of reuse, recycle and utilization

Conclusion

CONTENT

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Plastics have a relative low carbon footprint compared to traditional materials

• Plastics save 5-9 times more CO2

• Extends it’s shelf life by up to 3 times

• 7 times more energy is

saved

• Prevent water losses by 8 times & reduce

installation costs by up to 60%

THE ECO-EFFICIENCY OF PLASTICS

Automotive Consumer Products Energy Pipes & Fittings

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SOURCE:ACCORDING TO A UNITED NATIONS REPORT

A CHALLENGE WITH 9.6 BILLION PEOPLE BY 2050...

50% more

energy

40% more

water

35% more

food

We will need …

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PLASTIC WASTE PERCEPTION OF LITTER TO BE RESOLVED AS PART OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Adequate waste management is required to reach

an acceptable standard of living & Citizens take

responsibility for their waste

Illegal dumping in nature is a major cause of

environmental deterioration

Marine litter and Microplastics

• Poor waste collection in coastal cities and poor

control over seaside landfill causes massive plastic

pollution of the oceans*

Gulfnews.com

iStock@ewg3D

* Ocean Conservancy study, 2015

China’s Great Green Wall

of marine litter is from land-based sources

80 %

To impulse the recycling culture in the local community and help reducing MSW impact on environment Waste , plastics should be properly recycled, incinerated . In China 100 Billion Trees Bloom: China’s Great Green Wall

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SUSTAINABILITY TRANSFORMING OUR WAY OF LIVING AS WE SPEAK

“SABIC is proud of being the first in the Kingdom to achieve carbon credits and register a groundbreaking energy-efficient process. We have once again demonstrated our commitment to sustainable development”. Yousef Al-Benyan Chief Executive, SABIC

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CIRCULAR ECONOMY THINKING

Raw Material

Renewable

Recoverable materials

Design for recycling

Disassembly

Renewable energy

Minimize materials use

Local production

Supply chain design

Durable products

Reparable products

Component Separation

Collection infrastructure

Reuse

Disassembly

Recycle

Circularity as aspirational design criterion

Focus on materials consumption and recycling

At each value chain step circularity must a key business model criterion, take the whole chain into account

No established method of determining a circularity score

Consensus on quantification criteria and methods still to be found

Design Product Distribution Use Collection Recycle

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CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

A circular economy is one

“that is restorative and regenerative by design, and

which aims to keep products, components and

materials at their highest utility and value at all times” Source: Ellen MacArthur foundation

In which “the value of products, materials and resources is

maintained in the economy for as long as possible,

waste generation is minimised”. Source: Pierre Henry DG Environment, EU

The chemical industry is challenged by customers and regulators:

• To reduce the use of fossil resources

• To reduce the burden that plastic waste puts on the environment

Current business models must be adapted or even radically changed

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PLASTICS IN A CIRCULAR ECONOMY - KEY CONCEPTS

BE THE IMPACT

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RESOURCE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY AT SABIC

Sustainability Report 2016

Learn more about SABIC’s sustainability facts and figures.

► Access Report here

Innovation and Sustainability Solutions

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Total Sustainability Solutions

Human Capital Development

31,000

Training program participants

Supply Chain

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Additional metrics in our initiative: Carbon Footprint, Supply Chain Incidents, Working Capital Efficiency, and Functional Competency Index

EHSS and Product Safety

21%

Decrease in hazardous substance release incidents

Resource and Energy Efficiency*

8.3%

GHG Emissions Intensity

41%

Material-loss Intensity

10.4%

Water Intensity

6.0%

Energy Intensity

55%

Reduction in Flaring Emissions

3.6 MT Total Current CO2 Utilization

Sustainability Report 2017 will be published in April

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ICETM HOUSE AT THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS

• 50% energy savings thanks to transparency and insulation

• 250% times impact resistance and ease to reuse: durability

• 50% weight savings: resource efficiency

• 100% recyclable

ICETM* house –driving sustainable, cutting-edge building designs

The Circular Economy utilizes product design with materials that contribute to conserve energy and are recoverable, reusable and recyclable.

CONSTRUCTION: Driving cutting-edge building designs

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CO2 UTILIZATION PLANT AND PERFORMANCE

World’s largest CO2 capturing plant at United, SABIC affiliate in Saudi Arabia designed to capture and purify up to 500,000 metric tons of CO2.

Continues to recover more CO2 as feedstock for valuable products such as urea, methanol and liquid CO2 for the food industry

3.6 million tons

Total CO2 utilization in 2016

1500 tons

of CO2 per day can be used from new capture and

purification plant

173 ktons CO2 utilization

First operative year

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SABIC’S SOLUTION: CERTIFIED RENEWABLE PE AND PP MATERIALS

BY USING OUR EXISTING PROCESSES TO PRODUCE

IDENTICAL PRODUCTS AS IN OUR EXISTING PORFOLIO

BY REPLACING PART OF THE FOSSIL BASED

FEEDSTOCK USED IN OUR PROCESSES BY

RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCK

BY USING INDEPENDENT MASS BALANCE CERTIFICATION TO GUARANTEE THE

PROCESSING OF RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCKS AND ALLOCATION TO SPECIFIC PRODUCTS

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THE BEAUTY OF FEEDSTOCK RECYCLING

Contributes to sustainability

targets

Builds brand reputation

Turns waste into valuable product

Aligned with EU ambitions

SABIC IS THE FIRST IN INDUSTRY TO SCALE UP HIGH-QUALITY RECYCLING PROCESSES

FOR CHEMICAL RECYCLING OF MIXED PLASTIC WASTE TO THE ORIGINAL POLYMER.

STEAM CRACKER POLYMER PLANT CONVERTER

MECHANICAL RECYCLING

FEEDSTOCK RECYCLING

ENERGY RECOVERY

LANDFILL

FOSSIL BASED

USE

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ESTIDAMAH CENTER: FOSTERING NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY

Estidamah – a first step to enhance

national agricultural sustainability

Source: SABIC

Purpose:

Agricultural research for sustainable

agriculture innovations with focus

on:

Increase production per unit area Improve quality and minimize usage

of pesticides Improve water use efficiency

Location King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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TAKE AWAY

CE strive to minimize net extraction of the key resources through movement from linear to close- loop model.

Circular Economy business model will be radically different from our current industrial model.

Partnership with different industries is must to share value creation

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