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.