Gulf Plastics Sector to Boom

According to latest reports, the polyethylene (a plastic polymer) production capacity in the Middle East’s Gulf countries will increase from 10.7 million tonnes in 2009 to 21.5 million tonnes by the year 2015, an increase of slightly more than 100 per cent. Likewise, the production capaciy of polypropylene (another polymer) will increase from 4.8 million tonne in 2009 to 9.5 million tonne by year 2015, an increase of 98 per cent.