Abu Dhabi: Borouge has announced a new milestone in the construction of the Borouge 4 expansion in Ruwais, with the early works phase already under way and the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors set to start construction this month.
The new Borouge 4 facility covers an area equivalent to almost 500 football pitches, and will utilise Borealis’ proprietary Borstar technology to produce high-quality polyolefin solutions meeting growing customer demand across a range of industrial sectors. Borouge is a strategic joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Borealis, one of the world’s leading providers of innovative and differentiated polyolefin solutions.
Sultan Zaid Al Shehhi, Borouge 4 project director, said: “Borouge 4 is on track and will enter its next phase of development with the construction of the infrastructure, which includes establishing the utility system, roadwork and associated civil works of the complex.”
As one of the key pillars of ADNOC’s growth strategy, Borouge 4 will contribute to the continued development of the UAE’s downstream and industry sector.
The facility will create opportunities for UAE-based manufacturers to ‘Make It in the Emirates’. It will also supply feedstock for the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone, which is catalysing the next phase of the UAE’s industrial growth.
“Borouge 4 is an enabler of ADNOC’s growth strategy and the UAE and Abu Dhabi’s industrial growth and diversification plans. We are proud to already be contributing to the ‘Make It In The Emirates’ programme, with more than 25 per cent of the total materials and equipment of the complex being ‘Made in the UAE’. We have safely completed 1.5 million man-hours to date, and with our UAE contractor, Al Asab, we look forward to successfully completing the early works phase,” said Al Shehhi.
Upon completion, the Borouge 4 project will add an additional 1.4 million tonnes of polyethylene and boost the total annual production capacity of polyolefins produced in the UAE to 6.4 million tonnes.
