Sultan commended the expansion of the Kingdom's petrochemical industry, oil refining and other related research works and development within this sector. He highlighted the success of KFUPM in establishing research partnerships strategy with the industrial and technological sectors, both locally and internationally, in order to build a specialized knowledge base. The annual Saudi-Japan symposium on catalysts serves as a forum for presenting latest developments in applied catalytic research, promoting exchange of inter-disciplinary ideas, and stimulating new developments. The Symposium focuses on, but not confined to the following topics: Petroleum Refining Catalysis; Hydro processing; FCC and Additives; Isomerization & Reforming; Heavy Oil Upgrading; Fuel Processing; Chemical & Polymer Catalysis; Alkane Oxidation; Alkylation of Aromatics; LPG-based Petrochemicals; Olefins Enhancement, and Polymerization Catalysis.
