Gulf Petrochemical Industries (GPIC)

  Kingdom of Bahrain

The Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) is the only petrochemical manufacturing company headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain and sells its products both locally and for export to other countries of the Persian Gulf and beyond, including the USA, China, India, Pakistan, and others.

GPIC is jointly owned by three major government agencies, namely the National Oil and Gas Administration (NOGA) from the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Saudi Arabian Basic Industry Corporation (SABIC) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Petrochemical Industries Co. (PIC) from the State of Kuwait.

Key figure: H.E. Dr. Ahmed Ali Al Sharyan
Founded: 1979 | Number of employees: 481