The Middle East’s

2. Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh

Company: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)
Designation: CEO
Established: 1976
Headquarters: Saudi Arabia

In 2024, SABIC reduced its absolute scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by around 14% compared to 2018. After three years of construction, in April 2024, SABIC, alongside BASF and Linde, inaugurated a demonstration plant for large-scale electrically heated steam cracker furnaces in Germany. In mid-2024, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy approved the SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company to set up a low-carbon ammonia plant in Jubail. Al-Fageeh assumed his current role in 2023.