Edison Awards honors SABIC for its innovative solutions for the fifth consecutive year

•    The awards demonstrate once again how innovation and collaboration remain core drivers of SABIC’s growth strategy. 
•    “It is a strong reflection of our commitment to continue investing in innovation and develop groundbreaking, market-focused solutions.”

The prestigious Edison Awards has recognized SABIC for an unprecedented six of its innovative solutions across three categories – Material Science, Green Energy Transition, and Clean Water, Food & Agriculture – demonstrating once again how innovation and collaboration remain core drivers of its growth strategy. This is the fifth year in a row that SABIC’s solutions have been recognized by Edison Awards, which honors the world’s most innovative new products, services, and business leaders.

SABIC won one gold, two silver and three bronze awards, which were announced at the Edison Awards Gala in Fort Myers, Florida, USA, on April 3, in the presence of innovation leaders, senior businesses executives, designers and academics.

Commenting on the honor, Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh, SABIC CEO, said, “We are truly proud of this recognition for the fifth consecutive year. It is a strong reflection of our commitment to continue investing in innovation and develop groundbreaking, market-focused solutions. Innovation will remain an important growth engine for us and a critical contributor to our long-term business success – as we advance on our journey to be the preferred world leader in chemicals.”

In the Materials Science category, SABIC won four awards:  LNP WF0087N and WFB16NiQ compounds for smartphone middle frames that boost fire safety and signal performance; LEXAN LUX2289, the first ultra-white light-shielding material for headlight brackets; THERMOCOMP WFC061I, the first FR, laser-weldable thermoplastic for electric vehicle control units; and LNP ELCRES FST2734E, the first FST-compliant, sustainable, high-quality thermoplastic for railway interiors.

SABIC won an award each in the Green Energy Transition category for developing the world's first electrically powered steam cracking in partnership with BASF and Linde; and in the Clean Water, Food & Agriculture category for its unique, patented process that transforms by-product gypsum and CO2 into valuable agri-products.

The Edison Awards are named after Thomas Alva Edison, whose inventions, product development methods, and innovative achievements helped change the world.  Established in 1987, the Edison Awards are dedicated to recognizing, honoring, and fostering innovations and innovators, and the annual competition honors excellence in new product and service development, marketing, design, and innovation