Kuwait, 11 January 2015 -- EQUATE Petrochemical Company, Kuwait's first international petrochemical joint-venture, said that its partnership with local plastic manufacturers has resulted in increasing its sales in Kuwait by over 400% since 1998.

During EQUATE Polyethylene Technical Seminar for Kuwait plastic manufacturers, EQUATE President & CEO Mohammad Husain noted, "Saying 'Partners in Success" is not merely a slogan, it is a solid commitment to fully cooperate with all of our customers, especially local ones. Providing you with the highest quality products and exceptional services are the best evidence of our successful partnership to support your growth, development and success within a framework of sustainable innovation at every level."

On his part, EQUATE Polyethylene Business Director Ahmad Al-Saleh said, "Our sales increased by over 400% to local plastics manufacturers from less than 10,000 metric tons in 1998. With the presence of over 30 plastic manufacturers in Kuwait, there has been a tangible growth in local consumption of plastic products in multiple value-added applications.  EQUATE also established a solid base to launch exports of made-in-Kuwait finished plastic products.  For that, EQUATE continuously supports your efforts in supplying the local market's demands with reliability, as well as growing your exports and presence in other countries."

EQUATE Research & Development (R&D) Leader Arif Al-Qattan highlighted "EQUATE's support to customers includes evaluating new products, promoting innovative applications, ensuring regulatory compliance, handling inquiries, guaranteeing technical acceptance of products, as well as providing relevant economic and technical solutions. EQUATE is pleased to extend such support especially to you as local manufacturers. Our very competent human resources using state-of-the-art technologies and facilities will always support you towards success and development."

With the attendance of over 20 local plastic manufacturers and several management members of EQUATE, the seminar covered a variety of economic, industrial, technical and latest market trends through presentations and discussions with participants.

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.

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