SupplyChain Magazine July 2018 | Page 214

S . A . TALKE

Standing as one of Saudi Arabia ’ s leading petrochemical logistics providers , S . A . TALKE shares its strategy for success

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Saudi Arabia has ramped up its efforts to diversify its economy and reduce its dependence on oil .
As such , it has turned its attention to another lucrative commodity – petrochemicals .
The Saudi petrochemical industry is critical to the Kingdom ’ s non-oil economy , with chemical and plastic exports accounting for around $ 30bn in export revenues in 2015 .
Saudi Arabia ’ s efforts to tap into the global petrochemical market is paying off and it seems no company understands this better than S . A . TALKE .
Earning its stripes as one of the country ’ s leading logistics service providers , S . A . TALKE offers a range of specialised logistics services such as onsite and off-site operations , packaging , storage , transport as well as value-added services .
Established as a joint venture between the German TALKE Group and the Saudi Sisco and Al-Jabr Groups , Managing Director Oliver Klingbeil says that S . A . TALKE has worked hard to cement its position in the region .
“ I ’ ve been in the logistics busi-
JULY 2018