SABIC produced World Cup-winning plastics

The colourful and loud vuvzelas used by the World Cup fans were produced by SABIC.

The world cup in South Africa may be over and all the teams have packed up and gone home but the games have left a more permanent legacy according to Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC).

The company's Lexan and Polyethylene products have been used for the 14,000 square metres of roof covering on the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg where the final game on July 11 between Spain and The Netherlands took place.

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The roof is made of SABIC Lexan PC sheet which delivers the clarity of glass without the drawbacks of weight and fragility said the company. The SABIC Lexan sheet is also carefully designed to resemble flowing water and protects up to 95,000 spectators from changing weather conditions.

SABIC’s Lexan PC sheet has also been used for the building joints of the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban as well as for roof glazing at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane.

And perhaps the most memorable element that anybody will remember South Africa's World Cup for - for better or for worse - is the ubiquitous vuvuzela blown by the thousands of football fans at the country's stadiums, these were produced using SABIC's HDPE products.