Borouge to study petrochem expansion at Ruwais

10-Oct-06

Borouge has announced the launch of a study to examine the feasibility of a major new expansion of its petrochemical complex in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, to produce and market base chemicals for the first time. Based on benzene and propane feedstock supplied by Borouge's joint venture co-owner Adnoc, the new project will include world scale propane dehydrogenation and cumene-phenol plants, as well as several other downstream units. The study is expected to be completed towards the end of 2007, and with start up around 2012. This potential expansion would complement the planned Borouge 2 polymer project which is currently in the FEED phase. Once fully operational, the expanded Ruwais petrochemical complex will be the largest plastics and chemicals production complexes in the world and will produce an extensive and diversified range of chemicals, and introduce new value chains and specialty products to the UAE. This expansion will nearly triple capacity to two million tonnes annually and introduce Borstar polypropylene in addition to more Borstar polyethylene.