A delegation of the Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC), led by its President, Dr Abdulrahman Jawahery, took part in the 24th meeting of the Arab Fertiliser Union (AFA) in Cairo, Egypt.

In a statement, Dr Jawahery said the participation came as part of the company’s desire to be present in the various AFA activities and gatherings and take part in discussions on important topics that support the Arab fertiliser industry.

He said the participation was an important step towards the industry’s development since the meeting was one of the largest and most important events attended by heads of major industrial companies along with experts from around the world.

The event this year was held on the theme, Struggle for sustainable agriculture and environmental protection in the Arab world.

Dr Jawahery stressed the importance of providing all support to the AFA’s role since it seeks to achieve the industry’s most important goals and assists in its development.

He said he is proud of GPIC’s contributions to the AFA and continues to provide training programmes to members. This, he said, contribute to raising the companies’ performance and improving it. Dr Jawahery spoke of the large attendance at the event and the accompanying exhibition and said some of the largest Arab and international companies specialised in the fertiliser industries and equipment were in attendance. He said the activities were also supported by raw material manufacturers.He praised the AFA General Secretariat in organising the event.