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Revision as of 10:20, 13 March 2025

Summary Information


Brief Description

  • The complex includes a steam cracker, 600ktpa polyolefins production, aromatics and catalysts
  • Feedstock is supplied from the adjacent Porvoo Refinery

Production Units

Raw Materials Supply

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Products Produced

  • Polyethylene and polypropylene
  • Basic chemicals, which include olefins (ethylene, propylene and butadiene), phenol and acetone
  • Catalysts

Projects

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Other Information

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History

  • 1971 - Production of ethylene began at the plant
  • 1972 - Polyethylene production launched
  • 1978 - Benzene unit commissioned
  • 1981 - Cumene and phenol production began
  • 1988 - Polypropylene production began
  • 2022 - Commercial catalyst plant commissioned

Links

  1. Borealis Porvoo