Borouge 4 Polyolefins Complex, Ruwais

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

Where it stands

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. Operational / Completed Expected For subscribers

Companies involved

Also recorded: FEED, EPC, Offtaker, Technology licensor, PMC / Owner's engineer, and Pre-FEED / FEL study For subscribers

Substances

Capacity For subscribers

Why we featured this project

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.

Featured as project of the week on 4 November 2026. The record may have changed since; this is its current state. Subscribers see the full detail on all 2,922 projects.

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