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Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) is a petrochemicals and fertilizers producer based in Sitra, Bahrain. Established as an equal-share joint venture between the Government of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia’s SABIC, and Kuwait’s Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC), GPIC operates an integrated complex that converts natural gas into ammonia, urea, and methanol. Its products serve global agriculture and industrial markets, with exports shipped from Bahrain to customers worldwide.
The company’s operations span ammonia synthesis, urea granulation, and methanol production, supported by on-site utilities and marine loading facilities. GPIC emphasizes process safety and environmental management, including carbon dioxide recovery to optimize urea output and reduce emissions, alongside local biodiversity and community initiatives. The complex contributes to Bahrain’s downstream energy value chain and regional chemical supply, focusing on reliable, competitive production of essential nitrogen-based products and methanol.
chemXplore tracks 1 project involving GPIC, of which one is active.
FEED contract for a new aromatics unit at Sitra; target output about 1.2M t/yr paraxylene and 0.5M t/yr benzene using proven process technology.
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