Borouge constructs 5th PP unit

Borouge has begun construction of its fifth polypropylene (PP) unit within the Borouge 3 plant in Ruwais. The move is expected to boost Borouge’s PP capacity by more than 25% to 2.24 million tons per year (t/y) and unlock new opportunities to boost the local economy.

 

High ranking officials from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Borealis, Maire Tecnimont Group and Borouge attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the new unit which will have a production capacity of 480,000 t/y. The PP5 unit that will come on stream in Q3 2021 is being constructed by Maire Tecnimont Group.   

 

As stated by Ahmed Omar Abdulla, CEO of Abu Dhabi Polymers Company (Borouge): “The start of construction of our new PP5 unit, in Ruwais, opens the door to a new era of growth and development at Borouge and underlines our leading position as a reliable provider of innovative petrochemicals and plastics solutions. PP5 will make a significant contribution to the delivery of our shareholders’ ambitious strategy."

 

 

The PP5 unit also supports the company's In-Country Value (ICV) program which encourages the use of local goods, services, manufacturing facilities and the employment of Emiratis. It will also have a positive impact on logistics, ports and exporting.  In addition, it provides new opportunities for potential customers in the UAE to create products based on our ‘Made in the UAE’ polypropylene solutions.

 

Maire Tecnimont Group, which was awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the PP5 unit in July, has extensive experience of working with Borouge, going back to the first Borouge polyolefin complex (Borouge 1) which was completed in 2001. The group has also carried out two additional expansion projects, Borouge 2 and Borouge 3.

 

Contributing to growing Borouge’s total polymers production capacity by almost 11% to reach 5 million tons per year, the PP5 unit is an important step towards meeting the increasing requirements of customers across the world, especially in the field of household packaging, including food containers and films which are light, stiff and transparent and can be used, re-used and recycled. 

 

Enabled by Borealis’ proprietary Borstar® technology, Borouge’s PP5 unit will become the tenth Borstar® unit in Ruwais.