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=== Brief Description ===
 
=== Brief Description ===
 
* A large olefins, polyolefins complex. It was built in three stages and a fourth is under construction.  
 
* A large olefins, polyolefins complex. It was built in three stages and a fourth is under construction.  
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* The plant is currently the world's largest ethane cracker complex
  
 
=== Production Units ===
 
=== Production Units ===
 
* Borouge 1: Ethane cracker 600,000 kt, polyethylene unit 600 kt
 
* Borouge 1: Ethane cracker 600,000 kt, polyethylene unit 600 kt
* Borouge 2
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* Borouge 2: Ethane cracker 1.5 mt, polyethylene unit 540 kt, polypropylene unit 800 kt, olefins conversion 750kt
* Borouge 3
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* Borouge 3: Ethane cracker 1.5 mt, polyethylene unit 1,080 kt, polypropylene unit 960 kt,
  
  
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=== Products Produced ===
 
=== Products Produced ===
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* Polyethylene and polypropylene
  
 
=== Projects ===
 
=== Projects ===
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=== History ===
 
=== History ===
 
* 2001 - The Borouge complex begins production
 
* 2001 - The Borouge complex begins production
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* 2007 - Contracts awarded for Borouge 2
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* 2010 - Borouge 2 began production
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* 2015 - Borouge 3 began production
  
 
=== Links ===
 
=== Links ===
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# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/05/borouge-and-lindeconsolidated.html Borouge and Linde/Consolidated Constructors Int’l Company (CCC) formally sign USD 1.3 billion cracker contract]
 
# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/05/borouge-awards-two-major-contracts-for.html Borouge awards two major contracts for Borouge 2 expansion project]
 
# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/05/borouge-awards-two-major-contracts-for.html Borouge awards two major contracts for Borouge 2 expansion project]
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# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/05/borouge-awards-us300-million-olefins.html Borouge awards US$300 million olefins conversion unit contract for Borouge 2 expansion project]
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# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/05/borouge-awards-us-1075-billion-contract.html Borouge awards US$ 1.075 billion contract for ethane cracker in Abu Dhabi to The Linde Group]
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# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/05/borouge-3-expansion-project-valued-at.html Borouge 3 expansion project valued at US$ 2.6 billion]
  
 
[[category:Petrochemical]]
 
[[category:Petrochemical]]
 
[[category:UAE]]
 
[[category:UAE]]
 
[[category:Borouge]]
 
[[category:Borouge]]

Latest revision as of 09:17, 16 May 2023

Summary Information


Brief Description

  • A large olefins, polyolefins complex. It was built in three stages and a fourth is under construction.
  • The plant is currently the world's largest ethane cracker complex

Production Units

  • Borouge 1: Ethane cracker 600,000 kt, polyethylene unit 600 kt
  • Borouge 2: Ethane cracker 1.5 mt, polyethylene unit 540 kt, polypropylene unit 800 kt, olefins conversion 750kt
  • Borouge 3: Ethane cracker 1.5 mt, polyethylene unit 1,080 kt, polypropylene unit 960 kt,


Raw Materials Supply

  • Ethane is provide by ADNOC from its gas processing units
  • Propylene is supplied from the Al-Ruwais Refinery

Products Produced

  • Polyethylene and polypropylene

Projects

Other Information

  • -

History

  • 2001 - The Borouge complex begins production
  • 2007 - Contracts awarded for Borouge 2
  • 2010 - Borouge 2 began production
  • 2015 - Borouge 3 began production

Links

  1. Borouge and Linde/Consolidated Constructors Int’l Company (CCC) formally sign USD 1.3 billion cracker contract
  2. Borouge awards two major contracts for Borouge 2 expansion project
  3. Borouge awards US$300 million olefins conversion unit contract for Borouge 2 expansion project
  4. Borouge awards US$ 1.075 billion contract for ethane cracker in Abu Dhabi to The Linde Group
  5. Borouge 3 expansion project valued at US$ 2.6 billion