Abu Dhabi-based Borouge has begun work on its fourth facility — Borouge 4 — at the company’s polyolefin manufacturing complex in Ruwais in the emirate, official sources have said.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, representative of Abu Dhabi ruler Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in the Al Dhafra region, witnessed the ground-breaking ceremony, said the sources.
Sheikh Hamdan was accompanied by a high-level delegation of dignitaries and senior officials from the Abu Dhabi government as well as Borouge shareholders.
They were reportedly briefed on the Borouge 4 expansion project.
It is expected to play a significant role in meeting the projected growth of customers’ demand for polyolefins in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia as well has providing critical feedstock for the TA’ZIZ Chemicals Industrial Chemicals Zone in Ruwais.
The expansion of Borouge 4 follows confirmation of the final investment decision in November 2021.
The new plant is expected to enable the next phase of growth at the Ruwais Industrial Complex by supplying feedstock to TA’ZIZ, enhancing local industrial supply chains and boosting In-country opportunities.
Scheduled to be operational by the end of 2025, the plant will reportedly produce 1.4 million tons of polyethylene, boosting the company’s total annual polyolefin production to 6.4 million tons, making Borouge the world’s largest single-site polyolefin complex.
