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Qatar Petrochemical Company

  
Also known as: QAPCO
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Updated: Jan 07, 2011
 
 
 
Country

Qatar

Ownership Type
Company Type
Limited Liability
 
 
 
  
Sector Definitions
 
 
 
Zawya Industry Classifications (ZIC)
Sector Industry

Oil and Gas

 
Principal Activities
Manufacture of petrochemicals including ethylene, low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, sulfur, ethylene dichloride, vinyl chloride and sodium hydroxide; packaging materials and containers.
 
Date of Establishment Year
1974
 
No of Employees
N/A (1,100 Company, N/A Group, N/A Headquarters) (As of Jan 06, 2011)
 
Total Production Capacity
800,000 tons of Ethylene per year 400,000 tons of Low Density Polyethylene per year 70,000 tons of Sulfur per year
 
Brands
LOTRENE
 
Factories and Plants
Messaieed Industrial City (4) Ras Laffan Industrial Area  
 
Representative Offices
China (4) India (4) Pakistan (2)
 
Jordan Yemen UAE
 
Syria Lebanon Turkey
 
Egypt Singapore Morocco
 
Vietnam Indonesia Thailand
 
Taiwan Malaysia Sri Lanka
 
Philippines Bangladesh Australia
 
Warehouses
China (3) UAE Lebanon
 
Egypt Syria Taiwan
 
 
Contact Details
Address:
Building 55
D Ring Road
Old Airport Area
P.O. Box 756
Doha 
Qatar
 
Tel:
+974 4401-0000
 
Fax:
+974 4401-0098
 
Email:
information@qapco.com.qa
 
Website:
www.qapco.com

 
 
 Business Overview
The Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO) produces ethylene, low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, sulfur, ethylene dichloride, vinyl chloride and sodium hydroxide.

It owns 28 representative offices and eight warehouses, worldwide and operates five factories and plants in Qatar.

QAPCO is developing a QAR1.4 billion (USD410 million) low density polyethylene plant in the Mesaieed Industrial City to be completed in the third quarter of 2011. The plant will produce annually: 1.2 million tons of polyethylene, 650,000 tons of low density polyethylene and 450,000 tons of linear low density polyethylene.

The company’s third expansion project of the Mesaieed ethylene plant will increase ethylene production capacity by 25% to 900,000 tons per year, when it is completed in the third quarter of 2012.
 
 
 Major Shareholders   
Name   Type  Country  Holding 
Industries Qatar  Corporate Qatar 80.00% 
Total [via Total Petrochemicals]  Corporate France 20.00% 
 
 
 Direct Investments and Related Entities 
Subsidiaries/Associates/Affiliates
Name  Country  Holding 
Qatofin Qatar 63.00%
Qatar Plastic Products Company Qatar 33.33%
Qatar Vinyl Company Qatar 31.90%
 
 
 Financial Results  31-Dec-09  31-Dec-10   Yr on Yr 
  QAR'000 QAR'000 change (%)
Total revenues  2,955,426 4,569,964 54.63
Net profit  1,430,439 2,169,120 51.64
Total assets 8,750,716 9,556,820 9.21
Paid-up capital 436,000 436,000 0.00
Shareholders' Equity 5,351,524 5,010,601 (6.37)
Shares outstanding N/A N/A N/A
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