18 May 2015
Kuwait - EQUATE Petrochemical company, Kuwait's first international joint-venture in this industry, sponsored "Unleash Your Innovation Capabilities Workshop" which was conducted by the international innovation expert Stephen Shapiro.

The workshop, which was organized in partnership with Linkage MENA, included highlighting the fundamentals and principles of innovation as a key for overall success with the participation of EQUATE management and employees.

EQUATE President & CEO Mohammad Husain said, "Innovation is a definitive for success. For that, innovation is a key element of EQUATE's overall sustainability-based strategy to ensure realizing excellent achievements at every level. Through innovation, our human resources have proven their capabilities to overcome various challenges and attain world-records as 'Partners in Success' in all sectors relevant to EQUATE."

After the workshop, EQUATE hosted a private networking session with Shapiro and Linkage MENA representatives. It included discussing several matters relevant to innovation and other subjects.

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About EQUATE
Established in 1995, EQUATE Petrochemical Company is an international joint venture between Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC), The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), Boubyan Petrochemical Company (BPC) and Qurain Petrochemical Industries Company (QPIC). Commencing production in 1997, EQUATE is the single operator of a fully integrated world-scale manufacturing facility producing over 5 million tons annually of high-quality petrochemical products which are marketed throughout the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe. www.equate.com.

Contact:
Ali Y. Al-Hamad
T: (+965) 2576-5661 
M: (+965) 9722-8611
E: alhamaay@equate.com

Silvana Tiab
T: (+965) 2225-8719
M: (+965) 6600-4311
E: silvana.tiab@ogilvy.com

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