BOREALIS

Weak market hits second quarter 2012 profits in European polyolefins business / Borouge joint venture performs well

GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL

14m t of new petrochemical capacity brought on stream in 2011 / Saudi Arabia leads the pack / Regional players are setting their sights to the east / Feedstock surplus will sweep global markets in near future

SAMSUNG ENGINEERING

USD 2.5 bn contract from Takreer for new carbon black and coker unit in Ruwais

BOREALIS

Volatile economic climate hits 2011 operating profit / Polyolefins margins eroded / Borouge 2 expansion achieves full performance levels

BOREALIS

Net profit nearly doubles in Q3 / Management sees increasingly challenging European market

BOREALIS

Operating profit falls in Q2 / “Increasingly difficult” market / Borouge 3 on track

PEOPLE

Wim Roels to head up Borouge's marketing activities

COPERION

Borouge orders EUR 100m worth of equipment for Ruwais / Single biggest contract in company history

BOREALIS

New mobility unit strengthens cooperation with Borouge joint venture / Increasing supply and service capability for global automotive customers

BOROUGE

Expansion phase 2 kicks off as planned / Shanghai manufacturing facility inaugurated

BOROUGE

Contract signed for expansion stage 3 / Linde builds cracker / Further PP compounding plant in China

BOREALIS

Profit turnaround in Q1 / Margin improvement / CEO warns that upswing may not continue

BOROUGE

Ground breaking ceremony for new innovation centre in Abu Dhabi

BOROUGE

New 50,000 t/y compounding plant inaugurated in Shanghai / First facility outside the UAE

PEOPLE

Sperle to retire from Borealis after 35 year career

BOROUGE

“Borouge 2” to begin operations in mid-2010 as planned / Capacity to triple

BOROUGE

Expansion in China / Sales office at Guangzhou flanks logistics hub / Applied R&D in Shanghai