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Borealis is an international chemical company headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The group develops and manufactures polyolefins—polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP)—and provides material solutions for packaging, infrastructure, energy, and mobility applications.
Borealis operates and licenses its proprietary Borstar technology for PE and PP production, with global reach supported by joint ventures such as Borouge (with ADNOC in the United Arab Emirates) and Baystar (with TotalEnergies in the United States). The company also pursues circular plastics initiatives, including mechanical and chemical recycling and the integration of recycled feedstocks into polyolefin grades.
Borealis is commonly known as Borealis AG or Borealis Group and is majority-owned by OMV Group.
Also known as Borealis AG and Borealis Group.
chemXplore tracks 31 projects involving Borealis, of which 6 are active.
Besides these 6, the record holds 23 completed projects, 1 on hold and 1 without a phase.
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1 more active project and the 25 that are completed, on hold or cancelled are in the record. See all 31 in chemXplore →
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Strong cash flow and low leverage; all segments profitable. Chemicals lifted by Borouge International closing and higher olefin/polyolefin prices.
Restored full production after 5 April incident; shipped all available volumes plus inventory; realised prices rose 53% QoQ; margins squeezed by higher logistics and propylene costs.
Low-density, high-melt-flow elastomer that improves flexibility, processing and filler loading for TPOs, adhesives and highly filled compounds.
ISCC PLUS‑certified, mass‑balanced acetone from non‑food waste biomass offers up to 175% cradle‑to‑gate carbon reduction while matching conventional acetone performance.
Used diaper plastics collected, mechanically separated and chemically recycled into ISCC‑certified pyrolysis oil for new polymer production, demonstrating industrial-scale circularity in Europe
New plant doubles output (+100,000 t/yr), awarded ~$600M in local contracts, expands site capacity by 1.4M t and is expected to deliver up to $400M net profit over three years.
Q1: operating cash flow €776m (€1,624m excl NWC, +20%); net income €323m; leverage 17%. Energy down, Fuels flat, Chemicals up on Borealis reclass. and higher polyolefin margins; Borouge closed
EcoVadis score rose to 84/100 (from 80); improvements in environment, labour & human rights and ethics; sustainable procurement maintained; max score for policy implementation.
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The 6 sharing the most projects, of 12.
