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GCC Industry Must Balance Agri-Nutrient Production with Sustainability, Agree Speakers at 14th GPCA Agri-Nutrients Conference

The conference is taking place for the first time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 10-12 September 2024

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,11 September2024– The agri-nutrients industry must balance the dual objective of meeting growing demand for food globally, while contributing to sustainability, lowering emissions and advancing its net-zero objectives by 2050, agreed speakers at the 14thGulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) Agri-Nutrients Conference, which is taking place for the first time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,at the JW Marriott Hotel, from10-12 September 2024.

Held under the theme “Agri-Innovation:Powering a Food-Secure & Climate-Smart Planet”, the conference began with Welcome remarks by Fahad Al-Battar, CEO, SABIC Agri-Nutrients, who shared that one of the ways the industry can significantly contribute to the mitigation of climate change is by not only reducing but also replacing energy. While coalprovides the energy in about one-quarter of the world’s production of ammonia, natural gas can do the same job with almost 60% fewer emissions, he told delegates.

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