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Wed, 04/15/2009 - 13:44
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Borouge committed to expand its polyolefins operations in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, April 15, 2009 (WAM) - Following the successful completion of the feasibility study announced last year, Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has decided to enter the FEED (front-end engineering and design) stage of its Borouge 3 project.
The Company is thereby continuing with its plans to significantly expand its polyolefin operations in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, by adding approximately 2.5 million t/y of capacity by the 4th quarter of 2013.
The expansion will enable Borouge, a joint venture between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Borealis, to meet the growing demands of the high value polyethylene and polypropylene markets in the Middle East and Asia. The addition of low density polyethylene (LDPE) capacity will also enable Borouge to grow in the wire and cable infrastructure market.
The Borouge 3 project includes the construction of an ethane cracker, second generation Borstar polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) units, an LDPE unit and a Butene unit, as well as related off-site utilities and marine facilities, at its plant in Ruwais, some 250 kilometres west of Abu Dhabi. The addition of 2.5 million t/y of polyolefins will boost Borouge's total production capacity to 4.5 million t/y by the end of 2013.
In addition to investing in polyolefin production capacity, Borouge is expanding its sales and marketing efforts to meet the needs of its customers in the Middle East and Asia.
Borouge's current capacity is 600,000 tonnes of polyethylene per year, and the Borouge 2 expansion project will increase its capacity to 2 million t/y.
Construction of Borouge 2 began in late 2007 and consists of an ethane cracker of 1.5 million t/y, an olefins conversion unit of 752,000 t/y (the world's largest), two Borstar PP units with a combined annual capacity of 800,000 t/y, and a Borstar PE unit with an annual capacity of 540,000 t/y.
The Company is thereby continuing with its plans to significantly expand its polyolefin operations in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, by adding approximately 2.5 million t/y of capacity by the 4th quarter of 2013.
The expansion will enable Borouge, a joint venture between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Borealis, to meet the growing demands of the high value polyethylene and polypropylene markets in the Middle East and Asia. The addition of low density polyethylene (LDPE) capacity will also enable Borouge to grow in the wire and cable infrastructure market.
The Borouge 3 project includes the construction of an ethane cracker, second generation Borstar polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) units, an LDPE unit and a Butene unit, as well as related off-site utilities and marine facilities, at its plant in Ruwais, some 250 kilometres west of Abu Dhabi. The addition of 2.5 million t/y of polyolefins will boost Borouge's total production capacity to 4.5 million t/y by the end of 2013.
In addition to investing in polyolefin production capacity, Borouge is expanding its sales and marketing efforts to meet the needs of its customers in the Middle East and Asia.
Borouge's current capacity is 600,000 tonnes of polyethylene per year, and the Borouge 2 expansion project will increase its capacity to 2 million t/y.
Construction of Borouge 2 began in late 2007 and consists of an ethane cracker of 1.5 million t/y, an olefins conversion unit of 752,000 t/y (the world's largest), two Borstar PP units with a combined annual capacity of 800,000 t/y, and a Borstar PE unit with an annual capacity of 540,000 t/y.
