Borealis Porvoo Petrochemical Complex

Summary Information

• Ownership: Borealis
• Website: https://www.borealisgroup.com/
• Location: Porvoo, Finland

Brief Description

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

Production Units

• Steam cracker
• Polyethylene units
• Polypropylene units
• Phenol unit
• Acetone unit
• Catalyst production

Raw Materials Supply

• Feedstock is supplied from the adjacent Porvoo Refinery

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