SABIC was created by royal decree in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in September 1976. In almost every respect, the founding vision for SABIC went well beyond corporate profits.SABIC was created to better utilize the Kingdom’s energy assets, delivering high quality jobs and product lines that would drive economic growth and improve the quality of life in Saudi Arabia and beyond.
Today, SABIC has grown to become one of the largest and most successful petrochemical companies in the world. Headquartered in Riyadh, it employs 33,000 talented people around the world with operations in over 40 countries.