Borouge 2 expansion project on track

20-Jun-06

Borouge has announced that the multi-billion Borouge 2 expansion project at its petrochemicals manufacturing facility in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, is well on track for completion as scheduled by mid-2010. The Borouge 2 project comprises an ethane cracker that will produce 1.4 million tpa ofethylene and the world's biggest 752 kta olefins conversion unit. Its two Borstar enhanced polypropylene PP plants will have a combined annual capacity of 800 kilo tons, while the Borstar enhanced PE plant will boast an annual capacity of 540 kilo tonnes. Borouge 2 is a major step for Borouge as it represents a new phase for the company and also for Abu Dhabi. It is one of the world's largest plastics projects and will triple production capacity at the Ruwais facility, encouraging growth of downstream industries and increase our capacity to serve growing markets in the Middle East and Asia. Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) of the project's utilities and off-sites is due for completion this summer while the polyolefins is scheduled for completion in late summer. The FEED of the Olefins Conversion Unit is set for completion in September this year.