GPCA forum opens today at Atlantis

Dubai: The third annual Forum of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) will open today in Dubai at the Atlantis Hotel with a line-up of prominent industry experts from around the world set to highlight the opportunities and challenges facing the region's petrochemicals and chemicals sectors, against the backdrop of the global financial crisis.

The two-day event will be inaugurated by GPCA chairman Mohammad Al Mady, vice chairman and CEO of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation in the presence of Abdullah Bin Hamad Al Attiyah, Qatar's Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Industry.