Yogesh Mehta established Petrochem Middle East in 1995 with friend and business partner David Lubbock, and in the subsequent 20-plus years the pair have grown it into the largest independent petrochemical distributor in the region. From their beginnings in Jebel Ali Free Zone, where they now have a state-of-the-art storage terminal for bulk and drum chemicals, they now have offices Shanghai, Antwerp and London, and distribution facilities in Singapore, India and the United Arab Emirates.