SABIC CO 2 INITIATIVES

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1 SABIC INITIATIVES DR. ATIEH ABU RAQABAH, GENERAL MANAGER, SABIC CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY CARBON SEQUESTRATION LEADERSHIP FORUM (CSLF) November 1-5, 2015, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

SABIC IS ROOTED INTO SUSTAINABILITY Jubail City 1976 Jubail City now On

8 gm Billions of Tons wasted gas Billions of Tons emissions Evolution of

of tons avoided emissions Over 35,000 direct jobs Over 280,000 indirect jobs

2 SABIC IS ROOTED INTO SUSTAINABILITY Jubail City 1976 Jubail City now On burning: 1 gm CH 4 releases 2.8 gm Billions of Tons wasted gas Billions of Tons emissions Evolution of petrochemical industries in KSA Millions of tons valuable materials Billions of tons avoided emissions Over 35,000 direct jobs Over 280,000 indirect jobs Thousands of new related industries Billions of dollars revenue and dividends Over $160 Billion total state of the art assets No. 1

3 SUSTAINABILITY IS A KEY FOUNDATION OF SABIC 2025 STRATEGY Sustainability is achieving long term economic success with environmental protection & social responsibility Global leadership in chemicals FINANCIAL MARKET FEEDSTOCK LEVERAGING KSA ADVANTAGE TECHNOLOGY ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT Resource Effective SOCIAL GLOBALIZATION TOP QUARTILE PERFORMANCE SUSTAINABILITY Cost Efficient Safe & secure ORGANIZATION AND CULTURE TALENT DEVELOP MENT Minimize own environmental impact Provide solutions that help enable our customers to meet their sustainability goals Invest in local economies and communities No. 2

4 SABIC S OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE AND 2025 ENERGY INTENSITY TARGET Operational KPI Reductions since Base Year Energy Intensity Target No. 3

5 OUR APPROACH TOWARDS EMISSION Low Carbon Technology Avoidance through Innovative Solutions MITIGATION Operational Efficiency Utilization No. 4

Styrene Innovation at SABIC ongoing in: Catalyst design for high activity and stability Process Design for integration in

6 REACTION PATHWAYS FOR CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Methanol Urea NH 3 Epoxides Olefins Carbonates, carbamates and carboxylates for high-added value polymers MTG Syngas FT Fuels, hydrocarbons and alcohols CH 4 RWGS CH 4 DRM ODH C x H y Chemicals Olefins, Styrene Innovation at SABIC ongoing in: Catalyst design for high activity and stability Process Design for integration in existing processes Cheap H 2 from renewable source H 2 O, hν; Fermentation H +, e - Renewable fuels and chemicals CH 4, C 2 H 4, CH 3 OH, HCOOH No. 5

7 UTILIZATION, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FROM EO Ethylene oxide reaction: Unwanted side reactions: Converting waste into valuable products: EG plants are a main contributor to emissions in SABIC. Large amounts can be utilized within SABIC to produce valuable products No. 6

8 SABIC PURIFICATIONS REQUIRMENTS from EO plants contains traces of contaminants (chlorides, hydrocarbons) that have to be removed for utilization No complete commercial scheme was available to obtain the desired purification A process scheme was developed to tackle this challenge. SABIC T&I developed and built a pilot plant to test the assumption. The results were encouraging and assumption has been validated. 2 patents were granted Based on this, SABIC invested in building a commercial scale plant at UNITED affiliate No. 7

PURIFICATION PROCESS: GENERIC PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM Drying Compression Combustion Contaminant removal COMPRESSOR AIR COOLER Raw PURE OFF GAS WATER COOLER KNOCK OUT DRUM

9 PURIFICATION PROCESS: GENERIC PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM Drying Compression Combustion Contaminant removal COMPRESSOR AIR COOLER Raw PURE OFF GAS WATER COOLER KNOCK OUT DRUM CONDENSATE TRAP HEATER CATALYTIC COMBUSTION HCL- ADSORPTION DEOXO UNIT CHILLED WATER CONDENSATE WATER CONDENSATE WATER O2 H2 Patent No: US 6,224,843 B1 Date Patent: May 1, 2001 No. 8

10 LARGEST CAPTURE AND PURIFICATION PLANT; CAPACITY OF 1500 TON /DAY Before capture plant After Drying Compression Combustion of hydrocarbons Contaminants removal Distribution to integrated network or liquid storage UNITED, Jubail, Saudi Arabia No. 9

CONVERTING WASTE INTO VALUABLE PRODUCTS, VIA AN INTEGRATED NETWORK FOR DISTRIBUTION IBB Urea NH3 PROCESS IBN SINA MeOH ALBAYRONI available = 6000 KTA.

11 CONVERTING WASTE INTO VALUABLE PRODUCTS, VIA AN INTEGRATED NETWORK FOR DISTRIBUTION IBB Urea NH3 PROCESS IBN SINA MeOH ALBAYRONI available = 6000 KTA. Utilized (2015) = 4200 KTA Opportunity= 1800 KTA 2-EH Urea NH3 PROCESS UNITED EG 500 KTA July 2015 Food grade SAF,3&4 Urea NH3 PROCESS SAFCO 5 Urea Future opportunities Other EG plants No. 10

12 NET OFFSET POTENTIAL vented 15,000 ton EMISSIONS 1 : 1.6 from energy use for purification 50,500 ton SAVINGS Urea process Waste from EO/EG process purification process 500,000 ton Purified EMISSIONS SAVINGS 1 : 1.8 Methanol process EMISSIONS 1 : 12.2 SAVINGS to beverage EO: Ethylene oxide; EG: Ethylene Glycol No. 11

13 AVOIDED EMISSIONS: BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY -eq Balance EMISSIONS 1 : 2.6 SAVINGS Source: PlasticsEurope No. 12

14 HDPE BIMODAL PIPE FOR WATER TRANSPORTATION SOLUTION FEEDSTOCK INTERNAL PROCESSES CUSTOMER PROCESSES APPLICATION USE END OF LIFE Ductile Iron HDPE Bimodal Lighter Stronger More erosion resistance Energy reduction ENER GY INTE NSIT Y 4% 71 % Avoided Emissions 8.5 kg avoided/kg resin No. 13

15 SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS ENABLE AVOIDED EMISSIONS: LIGHT WEIGHT SABIC innovations are reducing weight in nearly every interior area of the aircraft 1 KG REDUCTION PER FLIGHT = 1700 tons of fuel = 5400 tons of CO2-12% versus PPMA/PVC -40% versus Metal -25% versus solid Typical figures. No. 14

16 SABIC S COMMITMENT FOR INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY Research & Development investments 10,640 16% Patent Portfolio Filings BoZ 8.7% Geleen Shanghai Moka MTV Cartagena Houston Jubail Thuwal Riyadh INNOVATION FOR VALUE CREATION 45 Sustainability solutions 40% Bangalore 812 Innovation Project Sustainability Assessments 13% SABIC has 19 Innovation and Technology Centers across the globe No. 15

17 SHARING OUR JOURNEY WITH THE WORLD 2013 Value Creation 2014 Foundation for the Future 2011 Goals, Life Cycle 2012 Transparency, Performance Metrics No. 16

18 Acknowledgment UNITED TEAM: - Engineer Abdulaziz Al-Omari - Engineer Ahmad Hasanain R&D Team - Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Jodai - Dr. IjazAhmad Sustainability Team - Pieter Smeets - Abdullah Maghrabi - Hans Vandervelpen - Ananda Sekar No. 17

19 Thank You No. 18

20 APPROXIMATE UTILITIES CONSUMPTION & EFFLUENT GENERATION FOR STANDARD PURIFICATION PROCESS UNIT No. 19

21 COULD THIS BE PASSING ON THE BURDENS DOWNSTREAM? CURRENT PRACTICE X ton Emission EO/EG process Urea process X ton emission from urea molecule Fertilizer use in agriculture Total emission 2X AFTER UTILIZATION 0 ton Emission (avoided) EO/EG process X ton diverted to urea production Urea process X ton emission from urea molecule Fertilizer use in agriculture Total emission X EO: Ethylene oxide; EG: Ethylene Glycol No. 20

Hans Vander Velpen, SABIC Corporate Sustainability Department

CO2 POTENTIAL IN THE METHANOL BUSINESS Hans Vander Velpen, SABIC Corporate Sustainability Department December 2, 2015 WELCOME TO SABIC S S JOURNEY SABIC S JOURNEY ON SUSTAINABILITY SABIC S APPROACH TO