On the sidelines of the GPCA conference held in Doha from the 3rd to the 6th of the current month, in the presence of a large number of leading local and international companies in the petrochemical industry, the participation of the industrial sector took place through its specialized petrochemical companies in the conference and the accompanying exhibition.
Mr. Abdul Rahman Al Ansari, the Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company (QIMC) and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qatar Plastic and Wooden Products Company (QPPC), announced the commencement of the plastic bags and wooden pallets project in the Ras Laffan Industrial City. The project involves the production of 15,000 tons of packaging bags and one and a half million wooden pallets for the petrochemical sector.
This project is in line with the expansion of the petrochemical sector in the Ras Laffan region, as indicated by His Excellency Mr. Saad bin Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs. This project represents an increase in the company's production capacity. The project is based on the expansion of the petrochemical sector in the Ras Laffan Industrial City, as highlighted by the Minister in his opening speech at the conference. It is expected that the Ras Laffan Petrochemical Project will be operational by the end of 2026.