Borouge
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Borouge, a manufacturer of polyoleofins, was founded in 1998, and is a joint venture
of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
and Austria's
Borealis
. It has two complementary ventures: Abu Dhabi Polymers Co Ltd (Borouge) - a production company based in Abu Dhabi
- and Borouge Pte Ltd based in Singapore
.
Borouge is a leading supplier of environmentally superior polyolefin plastics -polyethylene
and polypropylene
. They focus on differentiated high end applications in the Middle East
and Asia
Pacific with Borstar Enhanced Polyethylene produced in Abu Dhabi
, UAE and the full range of Borealis specialities.
Borouge is undergoing an expansion programme (Borouge 2) that will raise polyolefins production capacity from the current 600,000 tonnes per annum to 2 million tonnes per annum by 2010.
Borouge, in Arabic, means "towers" and relates to the high towers that support the loop reactors used in some of Borouge's polymer plants at its Ruwais
. The company's headquarters are located in the Sheikh Khalifa Energy Center on the Corniche Road.
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
ADNOC
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company or ADNOC is the state-owned oil company of the United Arab Emirates . It is considered to be the world's fourth largest oil company with access to country's oil and gas reserves, .-Operations:...
and Austria's
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
Borealis
Borealis
Borealis AG is Europe's second largest producer of polyethylene and polypropylene and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.-Overview:...
. It has two complementary ventures: Abu Dhabi Polymers Co Ltd (Borouge) - a production company based in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
- and Borouge Pte Ltd based in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
Borouge is a leading supplier of environmentally superior polyolefin plastics -polyethylene
Polyethylene
Polyethylene or polythene is the most widely used plastic, with an annual production of approximately 80 million metric tons...
and polypropylene
Polypropylene
Polypropylene , also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications including packaging, textiles , stationery, plastic parts and reusable containers of various types, laboratory equipment, loudspeakers, automotive components, and polymer banknotes...
. They focus on differentiated high end applications in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
Pacific with Borstar Enhanced Polyethylene produced in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
, UAE and the full range of Borealis specialities.
Borouge is undergoing an expansion programme (Borouge 2) that will raise polyolefins production capacity from the current 600,000 tonnes per annum to 2 million tonnes per annum by 2010.
Borouge, in Arabic, means "towers" and relates to the high towers that support the loop reactors used in some of Borouge's polymer plants at its Ruwais
Ruwais
Al Ruwais is a town located some 240 kilometers west of Abu Dhabi city. The Ruwais industrial and housing complex has been developed by ADNOC as a major contributor to the national economy and represents a series of multi-million-dollar investments by the company...
. The company's headquarters are located in the Sheikh Khalifa Energy Center on the Corniche Road.