Winners Announced at Inaugural GPCA Carbon Neutrality Cup

Winners were celebrated in a star-studded recognition ceremony as part of the 5^th GPCA Responsible Care Conference on 6 September 2023

Manama, Bahrain, 12 September 2023 – The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA), the voice of the chemical industry in the Arabian Gulf, announced today the winners of the inaugural GPCA Carbon Neutrality Cup, whose ground-breaking ideas were recognized in a special award ceremony during the gala dinner of the 5^th GPCA Responsible Care Conference held in the Ritz-Carlton, Manama, Bahrain on 6 September 2023.

The chemical industry accounts for 30% of total industrial energy use and is the third largest industry in terms of direct CO₂ emissions[1]. Yet only about 17% of chemical companies globally have a science-based net-zero target[2]. To help bridge the gap between the chemical industry and academia and encourage the development of more science-based net-zero solutions, GPCA launched a brand-new competition titled the GPCA Carbon Neutrality Cup. The competition attracted 28 bright and innovative ideas from senior undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of STEM – all aimed at supporting the transition to net-zero across the downstream value chain.