{
  "id": 18140493,
  "title": "Borouge International raises 2030 annual target on rising UAE ethane production",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/borouge-international-raises-2030-annual-target-on-rising-uae-ethane",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T14:56:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/11/04/borouge-international-raises-2030-annual-target-on-rising-uae-ethane-production/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Borouge International, a chemicals company based in Abu Dhabi, has increased its annual capacity target to 13.8 million tonnes by 2030, as it expands its production of ethane in the UAE. This expansion comes from a partnership with Germany's Linde Engineering and Austria's OMV, and builds upon a previous target of 13.6 million tonnes. Borouge International, which was formed in 2022 through the merger of Borouge, Borealis, and Nova Chemicals, is raising capacity at its 30 global manufacturing sites.\n\nThe company recently signed an agreement with Linde Engineering to expand one of its ethane crackers in the UAE, adding 230,000 tonnes to its annual production. Ethane crackers convert ethane into ethylene, which is crucial for producing plastics and other synthetic products. Borouge International operates three ethane crackers in Abu Dhabi.\n\nIn addition to this expansion, Borouge International is working on the Borouge 4 project in Ruwais, which will add 1.4 million tonnes of polyethylene capacity once completed, making Ruwais the world's largest single-site polyolefin complex. The company is also accelerating projects in Europe, including the completion of its second propane dehydrogenation plant in Belgium, which is expected to start operations in the first half of 2027, and expanding its Borstar Nextension polypropylene project in Germany. Furthermore, Borouge International has recently opened a speciality polypropylene compounding plant in Austria as part of a €100 million expansion. Polyolefins, such as polyethylene and polypropylene, are widely used plastics, accounting for nearly 50% of plastic consumption in Europe. Borouge International's operations are also being bolstered by an agreement with AD Ports Group to explore an alternative export hub in Fujairah, aiming to bypass the Strait of Hormuz and improve export resilience amid geopolitical tensions.",
  "summary": "Abu Dhabi chemicals maker Borouge International has boosted its global annual capacity target to 13.8 million tonnes by 2030, as it expands its ethane production capabilities in the UAE. The global polyolefins company, backed by Adnoc's international investment arm XRG and Austria's OMV, had a previous annual output target of 13.6 million tonnes. The company, formed this year through the…",
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}