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Borouge 4 Polyolefins Complex, Ruwais

New construction · Ruwais, United Arab Emirates · Commissioning & Start-up

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4–10 November 2026

Borouge 4 has reached mechanical completion of PE7, one of its two 700,000-tonne-a-year polyethylene plants, Borouge reported with its third-quarter results on 29 October.

The new XLPE plant for power-cable materials, which made its first product in May, has already recorded 20,000 tonnes of sales. Borouge 4's output is aimed at power transmission and data-centre cabling as much as at packaging.

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Borouge 4 adds an ethane cracker of 1.5 Mtpa feeding two Borstar 3G polyethylene plants of 700 ktpa each, plus a second XLPE plant for power-cable materials. Its output is aimed at energy, infrastructure and packaging, including power transmission and data-centre cabling. It is owned 70% by ADNOC and 30% by OMV and funded outside Borouge Plc. Borouge operates and markets it under an asset usage agreement signed in March 2026, until Borouge Group International acquires it. That purchase is not expected before 2029.

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Commissioning & Start-up

Construction is mechanically complete. Systems are being energized, tested and brought online; feedstock is introduced and performance/acceptance runs are carried out before commercial operation.

  1. Announced / Concept July 2017 Source: borealisgroup.com · omv.com
  2. FEED / Pre-FID February 2019 Source: nsenergybusiness.com
  3. FID / Sanctioned 15 November 2021 Source: omv.com
  4. Under Construction December 2021 Source: borouge.com · hydrocarbonprocessing.com · ogj.com
  5. Commissioning & Start-up December 2025 Source: ADNOC and OMV progress formation of Borouge Group International AG 19 March 2026 · Borouge Q3: Volumes up 22% and positioned for stronger Q4 29 October 2026 · borouge.com · tradingview.com
  6. Operational / Completed 2027 (estimated) Source: Borouge Q3: Volumes up 22% and positioned for stronger Q4 29 October 2026 · ADNOC and OMV progress formation of Borouge Group International AG 19 March 2026 · Borouge Plc delivers 23% QoQ net profit rise despite Ruwais incident 31 July 2026 · ca.investing.com

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