How do I register as a member with the GPCA?
You could apply by sending GPCA a duly completed and signed application form that must include the name of one person in any GPCA member company as reference. On approval, the membership becomes effective after payment of the membership fee.
Who can be a member?
Full Membership:
Petrochemical Producers (more than 100 kilotonnes per annum)
Associate Membership:
- Petrochemical Producers (less than 100 kilotonnes per annum)
- International Petrochemical Producers (outside of the Gulf region)
- Service Companies for Petrochemical Producers
- Business Partners
- Others (Professionals).
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Why join the GPCA?
As the GPCA needs funds through membership subscriptions to perform its core functions, your membership is truly valued by it. |
| Being a member has many benefits. A GPCA member can: |
- Address key issues on petrochemical industries through GPCA Committees
- Be part of an organization that networks with leading international companies and associations in the petrochemicals industry and other related businesses as well
- Get access to all GPCA forums, seminars, workshops and other prominent events in the Gulf region
- Share and contribute to the development of best practices in the industry
- Get access to ‘members only' areas of the website that allows you access to minutes of GPCA meetings, lobbying reports, questions, technical and non-technical papers, etc.
- Benefit from special offers available only to GPCA members.
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| Who are the GPCA’s founding members? |
- Abu Dhabi Polymers (BOROUGE), United Arab Emirates
- EQUATE Petrochemical Co., Kuwait
- Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. (GPIC), Bahrain
- Petrochemical Industries Co. (PIC), Kuwait
- Qatar Petrochemicals Co. Ltd. (QAPCO), Qatar
- Qatar Vinyl Company Ltd. (QVC), Qatar
- Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- National Petrochemical Industrialization Co. (TASNEE), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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I am not a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member. Can I become a GPCA member?
Yes, you can. GPCA membership is open to all companies and professionals irrespective of national identity or affiliations or country of operation.
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Can I get access to the list of GPCA members?
The GPCA website carries general information on member companies and associate members. For a more detailed and frequently updated list on members, including names of official representatives, Full and Associate members, please log in as a member.
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How can I participate in GPCA networking events?
If you are interested in participating in GPCA’s networking events, please apply for membership. If you already are a member, you will be invited to our meetings and events.
Our activities provide our members with first-hand experience and knowledge on best practices in the industry. We encourage our members to share their insight and experiences. Invitations are also sent to the official representatives and delegates from organizations that request an invitation. |
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I want login and password details to log in as a member. Whom should I contact?
Our Promotion Department provides members with a login id and password once membership procedures are over. If you have applied for membership and sent us the membership fee, and if you still haven’t received your id and password, please contact info@gpca.org.ae
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What is the role of the official representative?
The official representative is a member of the GPCA’s website and the key contact for GPCA in the member company. Information on GPCA forums, seminars, and workshops are directly sent to the representative for proper transmission to the relevant units or people within the company.
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When and where will the GPCA Annual Forum 2007 be held?
The 3rd GPCA Annual Forum will be held in December 2008 at Dubai, UAE. |
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Whom should I contact for more information on GPCA?
For more information, please submit your query to our Promotion Department at info@gpca.org.ae |
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Whom should I contact for notification of changes in our company’s contact details?
If your company’s contact details have changed, please send us the changes (name and address of the company, name of official representative) to info@gpca.org.ae
Please note that all changes regarding Official Representatives have to be notified in writing to the Secretary General. |
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