23 Aug 2007
Borouge corrosion-free pipe solution aids water supply in Shanghai
Highly-durable PE100 water pipes from Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, have helped to supply safe, clean drinking water for residents of Pudong in Shanghai. The use of pipes produced with BorSafe® HE3490-LS is a long-lasting alternative to the previous high-maintenance leaking iron pipe network. According to the United Nations, water conservation is one of the most urgent global challenges facing society today.
21 Aug 2007
Borouge to invest in automotive market with new compounding facility in China
Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, today announced that it plans to develop a compounding facility in China for the manufacture of high performance polypropylene compounds for applications in the automotive and electrical appliance sectors.
17 Aug 2007
Borealis and Borouge are co-founders of the Stockholm Water Prize
Borealis and Borouge, leading providers of innovative, value creating plastic solutions, have become co-founders of the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize, contributing to the promotion and reward of leadership and best practices in water and sanitation.
8 Aug 2007
Borealis announces record net profit: EUR 137 million for second quarter and EUR 250 million for first half of 2007
• Strong growth of net profit in Q2 2007 - 50% increase on the same period in 2006
• Asset development programmes in Europe and the Middle East continue to increase competitiveness
• Acquisition of AMI extends base chemicals offering
18 Jul 2007
Advanced PP Fibre grades for high performing textiles
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has introduced a new series of polypropylene (PP) textile fibre grades which can provide high-quality and long-service life for carpets and upholstery. A special stabilisation package doubles the long term heat and UV stability.
12 Jul 2007
Borealis and Borouge at K 2007
Borealis and Borouge, leading providers of innovative, value creating plastic solutions, will showcase exciting new developments at K 2007. Customers from the entire value chain are invited to their high profile stand, C58 in Hall 6 at the Düsseldorf Trade Fair Centre. This is the world’s most renowned exhibition for the plastics industry and the two companies will present unique materials for the infrastructure, automotive, and advanced packaging markets.
4 Jul 2007
Borealis increases price of its polypropylene based products for automotive and appliance applications in Europe
Borealis announces that it will increase the price of its polypropylene based products used in automotive and appliances applications in Europe by 60 €/per tonne as of July 1, 2007.
3 Jul 2007
New coaxial cable insulation supports increased bandwidth demand
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, introduces Borcell HE1106, a cutting-edge high density polyethylene (HDPE) insulation material for the coaxial cable market. It allows the cost-effective production of cables with increased and more reliable data transmission at higher frequencies. As a result, network providers can minimise signal loss, raise performance quality and use wider bandwidth to offer a variety of services to customers over the same network, such as internet, telephony, voice-over IP and cable television.
26 Jun 2007
Unique single material solution from Borealis delivers novel interior for Mercedes C-Class
A single material solution from Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value-creating plastics solutions, has enabled Daimler Chrysler to create a high quality interior for its new Mercedes C-Class. Daplen™ EE188HP, a thermoplastic olefin compound (TPO) has been used on all visible, injection moulded interior trims of the C-Class interior, replacing the need for several polymers to deliver the desired concept. The simplification of development and manufacture coming from a single material solution offers distinct advantages.
20 Jun 2007
Borealis PP innovation for beverage caps combine organoleptic properties with unique design
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative value creating plastics solutions, has designed a unique polypropylene (PP) grade, RE450MO, to produce caps for bottled water, as well as sports and energy drinks. This new solution supports the beverage industry’s ambitions to create ever-more sophisticated and differentiated user-friendly closures. RE450MO retains the natural taste of the liquid inside while delivering design possibilities not previously available with existing polyethylene (PE) or PP caps.
19 Jun 2007
Borouge services Chinese growth with expanded office in Puxi, Shanghai
The new office will support Borouge’s booming business in the rapidly expanding Chinese market and the tripling of Borouge’s production capacity by 2010.
Borouge, the leading provider of innovative plastics solutions in the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa, today announced that it moves its Shanghai office to Plaza 66 Tower 2 at Nanjing Xi Lu, located in the heart of Puxi, Shanghai, with effect from June 18 2007.
13 Jun 2007
Borouge awards US$300 million olefins conversion unit contract for Borouge 2 expansion project
Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, today awarded a contract worth approximately US$300 million for the construction of a new olefins conversion unit (OCU) to Samsung Engineering for Borouge 2, the major expansion project at the company’s production facilities in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
