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Saudi’s DGDA signs MoU for using sustainable polymer construction material

The MoU was signed by Eng Mohammad Hitham AlTayyar, program director of OSP and Jerry Inzerillo, chief executive officer of Diriyah Gate Development Authority

The Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Oil Sustainability Program (OSP) to promote the collaboration of using sustainable polymer materials in its projects, provide the required technical and logistic support, and collaborate with relevant entities in this field.

The MoU was signed by Eng Mohammad Hitham AlTayyar, program director of OSP, and Jerry Inzerillo, chief executive officer of Diriyah Gate Development Authority.

This MoU reflects the interdependence and integration of the Saudi Vision 2030 programs, given that OSP and DGDA are outcomes of this vision. The OSP aims to sustain and grow demand on hydrocarbons, whether as a competitive energy source or raw materials used to produce various important products, while maintaining the highest levels of economic and environmental efficiency.

Meanwhile, the DGDA is carrying out projects that rely on sustainability principles and environment protection. The MoU aims at building a strategic cooperation between the OSP and DGDA on hydrocarbon-based materials. This includes identifying opportunities that would improve the construction and operation processes in DGDA’s projects and developing plans to assess and implement these opportunities, as well as to develop awareness strategies to highlight common goals.

The cooperation also includes providing the required technical information and support for materials evaluation, coordinating between manufacturers, suppliers and relevant entities, and providing the required support when implementing these opportunities.

The OSP was launched in 2020 with the participation of multiple government agencies, research institutions and companies. It works on maximizing the added value of hydrocarbons through developing innovative hydrocarbon-based materials, promoting new and sustainable uses for these materials, such as using polymer-based materials.

Furthermore, it supports the localisation of the associated supply chain in the Kingdom and explores opportunities to maximize the use of raw materials that use Saudi oil as part of the feedstock value chain both regionally and globally.

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