Early works phase in the expansion plan of Borouge 4 – the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Borealis-owned project that will produce high-quality polyolefin solutions when complete – is underway with the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors set to start construction this month.
The $6.2 billion project is part of the polyolefin manufacturing complex in Ruwais. Borouge 4 will utilise Borealis’ proprietary Borstar technology in meeting growing demand across a range of industrial sectors, including infrastructure, energy, advanced packaging and agriculture throughout the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.
The new Borouge 4 facility covers an area equivalent to almost 500 football pitches. As one of the key pillars of ADNOC’s growth strategy, it will contribute to the continued development of the UAE’s downstream and industry sector.
Upon completion, the Borouge 4 project will add an additional 1.4 million tonnes of polyethylene and boost the total annual production capacity of polyolefins produced in the UAE to 6.4 million tonnes. It will also supply feedstock for the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone, which is catalysing the new phase of the UAE’s industrial growth.
Sultan Zaid Al Shehhi, Borouge 4 Project Director, said: “Borouge 4 is on track and will enter its next phase of development with the construction of the infrastructure, which includes establishing the utility system, roadwork and associated civil works of the complex.
“Borouge 4 is an enabler of ADNOC’s growth strategy and the UAE and Abu Dhabi’s industrial growth and diversification plans. We are proud to already be contributing to the ‘Make It In The Emirates’ programme, with more than 25 percent of the total materials and equipment of the complex being made in the UAE. We have safely completed 1.5 million man-hours to date, and with our UAE contractor, Al Asab, we look forward to successfully completing the early works phase.”
As a UAE industrial leader and enabler of the petrochemical industry, Borouge supports the local supply chain and contributes to the UAE In-Country Value (ICV) Programme, leveraging local purchasing power to grow the industrial sector.
The first polythene unit at Borouge was commissioned in 2001 with a capacity of 450,000 tonnes a year. Borouge 2 (completed in 2010) and 3 (2014) raised the capacity to 4.5 million tonnes per annum.
The Vienna-headquartered Borealis AG is an Austrian chemical company which is the world’s eighth largest producer of polyethylene and polypropylene. In April this year, ADNOC acquired a 25 percent shareholding in Borealis from Mubadala. In June, Borouge became the largest ever listing on Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange, raising gross proceeds of over $2 billion.
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