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Borouge is a leading provider of innovative plastics solutions. Combining the most advanced technologies with world-class production facilities, Borouge is a unique company that brings together the very best of Europe and the Middle East.

Borouge brings the best of European technology to one of the Middle East most modern plants and is an expanding force in the plastics industry.

Established in 1998, Borouge is a joint venture between two well-established leaders in the industry – the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Borealis A/S, one of Europe’s largest polyolefin producers.

The partnership brings together combined strengths, superior technology and deep market knowledge that make Borouge a market leader in high-performance
polyolefins.

Who We Are
Borouge is a leading provider of innovative plastics solutions. Combining the most advanced technologies with world-class production facilities, Borouge is a unique company that brings together the very best of Europe and the Middle East.

Established in 1998 as a joint venture between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), one of the world’s major oil companies, and Borealis, a leading European plastics provider, Borouge is a groundbreaking international partnership at the forefront of next-generation plastics innovation.

With a heritage of reliable customer partnership and value creation through innovation, Borouge provides plastic solutions that make a real difference to everyday
life. Leading one of the world’s most exciting industries, Borouge empowers its customers to create products that are vital to global development and has a vision of ‘Shaping the Future with Plastics’.

Milestones
In its short history, Borouge has made progressive growth steps.
Briefly, these are:

May 1998	Creation of Borouge.
November 1998	The contract to build a world-class ethylene cracker in Ruwais petrochemical complex in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. wasawarded to Alliance Bechtel/Linde (ABL).
June 1999	Borouge awarded the contract to build its two Borstar polyethylene lines to Tecnimont SpA of Italy.
March 2000	Borouge’s mission statement defining its responsibilities to employees, customers,shareholders and community, was unveiled.
December 2001	Borouge’s petrochemical complex in Ruwais successfully started up. It was completed within budget and schedule. Cracker and PE lines exceeded design capacity in first 5 months.
January 2002	Borouge begins exports of its first shipment of polyethylene from the Ruwais plant. Borouge and Borealis combine sales and marketing activities in the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Borouge now oversees the marketing of Borealis’ entire range of polyolefins in the region.
October 2002	Inauguration of Borouge's petrochemical complex in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, UAE. ISO 9001:2000 certification achieved by Sales & Marketing and Production companies.
December 2003	Borouge announces the intention to expand existing Borstar capacity from 450,000 tonnes to 600,000 tonnes per annum and feasibility studies to form a 1.4 milltion tonnes world scale petrochemical complex at Ruwais, Abu Dhabi in the UAE
June 2004	1 million tonnes of production in Ruwais achieved.
March 2005	olyethylene capacity in Ruwais is increased to meet market demand from 450,000 to 600,000 tonnes in "Step 2 expansion.
July 2005	Borouge announced plans to progress with Step 3" major expansion of capacity scheduled for completion in 2010. The project, located at the Ruwais Site will 1.4 million tones of ethylene and associated downstream Borstar technology PE and PP units. July 2005 Project Management PMC agreement was awarded to Foster Wheeler. HSBC was selected as the Financial Advisor for the project. September 2005 The Licence Agreement for the Olefins Conversion Unit (OCU) was concluded with ABB Lummus Global Inc. Work will commence over a period of seven months to develop the Process Design Package (PDP) from their offices in Bloomfield, the US. October 2005 The Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for Utilities and Offsite (U&O) Option in the PMC was exercised. November 2005 Borouge issued and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) tender for the ethylene cracker. Bids are due by May 2006. February 2006 The Feed contract for the OCU was awarded to APP Lummus Global Inc. A contract to start the FEED for the Polyolefin units was awarded to Fluor Mideast Ltd. A contract was awarded to MWH to carry out the study of Health, Safety & Environment Impact Assessments (HSEIA) for the facilities and the lenders.

Maersk Logistics was selected as Borouge's supply chain study consultant to advise on the Supply Chain concept for Borouge2 products.

What We Do
Borouge produces innovative plastics solutions in end-use plastics applications throughout the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Africa.

Borouge’s range of differentiated products for highvalue infrastructure applications include water, gas and industrial pipe systems, power and communication cables, advanced packaging and automotive components. Borouge is also the exclusive supplier of the entire Borealis product line.

Using Borealis’ unique Borstar® technology in its products, Borouge facilitates the manufacture of highperformance, high-value plastic products that are vital to modern living. The advantages of Borstar are well recognised in the industry and are central to Borouge’s
success.

To meet ever-increasing market demand, Borouge plans a multi-billion dollar expansion at its production base in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The project, ‘Borouge 2’, is due to commence production in 2010. This world-scale project will triple existing production capacity to two million tonnes per annum, including, for the first time, polypropylene.

What We Do - Distribution
An efficient logistics system is the key to success for Borouge. With production in the Middle East and a customer base in 100 countries stretching across North and South East Asia, India, Africa and the Middle East itself.

Product is packed in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and sent via roll on/roll off ships to major local depots before distribution direct to customer ports around the world.

The Borouge integrated IT systems means customers experience a seamless ordering process, with competitive leadtimes.

Recent innovations also include the introduction of an elogistics hub – under which Borouge customers will be able to track order status via a secure online environment.

Production Facility
Central to Borouge's competitive advantages is our production facility in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.

Borouge invested US$1.2 billion to build the first petrochemical facility in the Middle East to be equipped with Borealis' proprietary Borstar ® Enhanced PE polymerization technology.

Capacity
A 600,000 tonnes ethylene cracker and two Borstar bimodal polyethylene lines, each capable of producing 225,000 tonnes of bimodal high density and Borstar Enhanced Polyethylene. Debottlenecking in 1Q 2005 will increase capacity to 580,000 tonnes.

Location
The 2.6 sq. kilometres (260 hectares) petrochemical complex is located in Ruwais, about 250 km west of Abu Dhabi City in the United Arab Emirates.

Other Facilities
Other facilities at the Ruwais plant include PE utilities and facilities for product handling and distribution.

Borstar Technology
Borstar Technology is central to Borouge’s competitive edge over its competitors. The innovative technology for polyethylene production has ignited keen market interest since its commercial debut in 1995.

The Borstar Technology process produces innovative bimodal products which:
• Combine excellent mechanical strength and product processability
• Are used in a broad range of product applications
• Are cost effective
• Allow material savings of up to 30 per cent
• Are environmentally-friendly

The unique balance of properties and processing is made possible by Borstar Technology, which combines bimodal polymerization with controlled comonomer addition, yielding enhanced polyethylene with broad molecular weight distribution.

Borstar products are designed to be high-performance and high-value. Their superior performance enables significant down-gauging and reduced product weight for high performance packaging applications, wire & cable jacketing and superior pipe systems.

Borouge’s Borstar Enhanced PE products cover a wide range of application. Example of products and their typical application are shown below.

Borouge’s Borstar Enhanced PE products cover a wide range of application. Example of products and their typical application

Borouge is also the single sales channel for Borealis products in Middle East and Asia Pacific.
Sales and Marketing efforts are managed out of Singapore, with full-fledged sales office in Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Mumbai, Beirut and Saudi Arabia as well as agents in Australia, New Zealand, Egypt, Pakistan Nepal, Iran, Taiwan, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, East Africa, Korea, Bangladesh and Vietnam.

For more information please contact info@borouge.com or visit its website at www.borouge.com.

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