Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company Explained

Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC)
Type:Private
Founded:December 1979
Hq Location:Sitra, Kingdom of Bahrain
Key People:H.E. Eng. Kamal Bin Ahmed Mohammed Yasser A.Rahim Alabbasi
Industry:Petrochemicals
Products:Ammonia, Methanol & Urea
Owner:1. Bapco energies, Kingdom of Bahrain - (33.3%)2. SABIC Agri-nutrient Investments (SABIC), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - (33.3%)3. Petrochemical Industries Co. (PIC), State of Kuwait - (33.3%)
Num Employees:420
Homepage:http://www.gpic.com/

Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) [1] is the only petrochemical producing company headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain and sells its products both locally and exports to other gulf countries and beyond, including U.S., China, India, Pakistan among others.

GPIC is jointly owned by three major governmental institutions, namely, Bapco energies from the Kingdom of Bahrain, SABIC Agri-nutrient Investments from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Petrochemical Industries Co. (PIC) from the State of Kuwait.

Established with a paid-up capital of $160 million, the Company employs 420 people of whom 92% are Bahrainis.

Its operations that involve natural gas purchases, employment and training of Bahraini nationals, utilization of local contractors, power consumption and other financial and commercial operations inject around $270 million annually into the national economy. GPIC uses natural gas which is available locally, as a basis for the production of ammonia, urea and methanol, which are its sole products.

It produces: Ammonia, Methanol, and Urea.[2]

Corporate management

The company’s Board of Directors [3] comprises representatives from the three shareholding states and is chaired by H.E. Eng. Kamal Bin Ahmed Mohammed[4] The company’s executive management[5] is led by Yasser A.Rahim Alabbasi as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Executive Management
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)Yasser A.Rahim Alabbasi
Executive Advisor (EA)Fadhel Al Ansari
Deputy Chief Executive Officer - Support (DCEO-S)Adnan Al Mahmood
Plants Operation ManagerBader Al Mansoori
Maintenance ManagerNader A.Rahim Alabbasi
Technical Services ManagerJamal Ali Alshawoosh
Procurement & Warehousing ManagerAbdulmunem Hubail Alnajar
Safety, Security, Health and Environment ManagerKhalid Al Bin Ali
Information Technology ManagerTariq Hadi Albastaki
Finance & Marketing Manager & Secretary to the BoardDr. Omar Naser Al Bastaki
Human Resources & Corporate Communications ManagerNajat Mohamed Sharif
Executive Technical AdvisorJassim Ahmed Darwish
Executive Financial AdvisorJehad Ali Khalfan

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company.
  2. Web site: GPIC.
  3. Web site: GPIC. www.gpic.com. 2016-07-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160805225051/http://www.gpic.com/company/MembersoftheBoard/. 2016-08-05.
  4. Web site: GPIC. gpic.com.
  5. Web site: GPIC. www.gpic.com. 2016-07-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160714023420/http://www.gpic.com/company/ManagementTeam2. 2016-07-14.