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Borouge and Borealis create new horizons at K 2010

borouge — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:36:10 GMT

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Borouge, leading provider of innovative plastics solutions, and Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, will present their cutting-edge innovations, significant investments and dedication to sustainability at the global plastics exhibition, K 2010, in Düsseldorf from October 27 until November 3.

Borouge and Borealis are among the world’s largest players in the plastics industry and backed by their committed owners, they are working in partnership to provide the global plastics conversion markets with access to pioneering technologies, excellent service and innovative products across a wide range of applications. Borealis is owned by the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) and OMV, and Borouge is a joint venture between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Borealis.

“Borouge is currently tripling its annual manufacturing capacity of polyethylene and polypropylene to two million tonnes, thereby laying the foundations to be a major supplier of innovative plastics solutions to the Middle East and Asian plastics industry”, says Craig Halgreen, Borouge and Borealis Vice President for Global Communications. “With the high growth rates of these markets and an increasing number of converters from this region visiting the K Fair in Germany, we will be able to further develop the partnerships with our customers. In addition to increasing our production capacity, we are investing in our sales and marketing organisation, innovation capability and supply chain infrastructure, paving the way to be an innovative, responsive and reliable supplier for the future.”

For the first time NOVA Chemicals, a leading producer of plastics and chemicals will join Borouge and Borealis at the K 2010 fair. Together, the three independent companies will share a stand in hall 6 at stand A43.

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For further information, please contact:

Craig Halgreen, Vice President, Global Communications, Borouge
Tel. +971 2 6070807, craig.halgreen@borouge.com
Katinka Brodahl, Trade Media Relations, Borouge

Tel. +65 63114252, katinka.brodahl@borouge.com

About Borouge

Borouge is a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions. A joint venture between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), one of the world’s major oil companies, and Austrian based Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and plastics solutions, the company’s footprint reaches across the Middle East, Asia Pacific, the Indian sub-continent and Africa. Established in 1998, Borouge employs approximately 1,400 people, has customers in 50 countries and its headquarters are in Abu Dhabi in the UAE and Singapore.

Building on the unique Borstar® technology and their experience in polyolefins for more than 50 years, Borealis and Borouge provide innovative, value creating plastics solutions for the infrastructure (pipe systems, and power and communication cables), automotive and advanced packaging markets.

Today Borealis and Borouge manufacture 4 million tonnes of polyolefins (polyethylene and polypropylene) per year. Borouge is currently tripling its polyolefins manufacturing capacity to 2 million tonnes per year (t/y) by mid-2010 and an additional 2.5 million t/y is scheduled for 2013. The companies continue to invest to ensure that their customers throughout the value chain, across the globe, can always rely on product quality, consistency and security of supply.

Borouge and Borealis are committed to the principles of Responsible Care® and proactively contribute to addressing the world’s water and sanitation challenges through their Water for the World™ initiative.

Learn more about

Borouge at www.borouge.com

Borealis at www.borealisgroup.com

Water for the World at www.waterfortheworld.net

Borstar is a trademark of Borealis A/S. Shaping the Future with Plastics is a trademark of Borealis A/S.

Date of News: 6/30/2010

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Borouge signs major contracts valued at US$ 2.6 billion to advance its strategic Borouge 3 expansion

borouge — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:40:26 GMT

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Contracts valued at US$ 2.6 billion contracts signed today to construct Borouge 3 polyolefins units and utilities & off-site facilities in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Borouge, a leading provider of innovative plastics solutions, formally signed three major Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts valued at approximately US$ 2.6 billion for its Borouge 3 strategic expansion in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, in the UAE.

The signing ceremony took place at the Sheikh Khalifa Energy Complex in Abu Dhabi in the presence of dignitaries from the UAE, South Korea and Italy. The contracts were signed by Abdulaziz Alhajri, CEO of Abu Dhabi Polymers Company (Borouge), Roberto Bertocco, Managing Director of Tecnimont, Kiseok Park, CEO and President of Samsung Engineering, and Jung Kyum Kim, President and CEO of Hyundai Engineering and Construction.

Roberto Bertocco Managing Director Tecnimont, Abdulaziz Alhajri CEO of Borouge's Production Company, Jung Kyum Kim President and CEO Hyundai, Ki-Seok Park CEO and President Samsung, (seated) and H.E. Rashed Saud Al Shamsi, Petrochemicals Director ADNOC and Board Member Borouge's Production Company, H.E.Tae Kyun Kwon South Korean Ambassador to the UAE and other senior dignitaries at the signing of the Borouge 3 contracts.

The first contract worth US$ 1,255 billion for the construction of two Borstar® enhanced polyethylene and two Borstar® enhanced polypropylene units, as well as the second contract worth US$ 400 million for the construction of a 350,000 tonnes per year (t/y) low density polyethylene (LDPE) unit, were signed with the Joint Venture consortium Maire Tecnimont of Italy and Samsung Engineering of South Korea, on a lump sum turnkey basis. The annual capacity of the new polyethylene units is 1,080,000 t/y and the new polypropylene units is 960,000 t/y.

A third contract worth US$ 935 million for the utilities and off-site facilities for the expanded plant were signed with Hyundai Engineering and Construction of South Korea.

“Signing these contracts represents an important milestone in the fulfilment of Borouge’s growth strategy in the Middle East and Asia. In addition to the pipe, automotive and advanced packaging markets that we serve today, our investment in low-density polyethylene production will spearhead our ability to manufacture innovative solutions for the global wire and cable market.” said Abdulaziz Alhajri, CEO of Abu Dhabi Polymers Company (Borouge) at the signing.

H.E. Rashed Saud Al Shamsi, Petrochemicals Director ADNOC and Board Member Borouge's Production Company (Centre), H.E.Tae Kyun Kwon South Korean Ambassador to the UAE (Centre right) and Christian Lungarotti representing the Italian Embassy (Centre left) join dignitaries at the signing of the Borouge 3 contracts.

Borouge has previously awarded a US$1.075 billion contract to Linde Engineering for the construction of the Borouge 3 ethane cracker, while Al Asab General Transportations and Contracting Establishment of Abu Dhabi are executing the Borouge 3 site preparation.

These significant investments will quadruple Borouge’s production capacity to over 4.5 million tonnes per year by 2013, making it the largest integrated polyolefins site in the world.

Borouge is a joint venture between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, and Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions.