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Abu Dhabi, UAE | 28 April 2025 -- Borouge Plc has announced a series of strategic expansion projects that will increase its annual polyolefin production capacity to over 6.6 million tonnes by 2028. The company has awarded two major contracts to support this growth, with the initiatives expected to contribute between $165 million and $200 million to annual EBITDA

Linde Engineering has been selected to provide Front-End Engineering Design services for the upgrade of Borouge’s second ethane cracker (EU2), which will add 230,000 tonnes per year and boost the unit’s capacity by 15%. This expansion is scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2028, with ethane feedstock supplied by ADNOC Gas and ADNOC Refining

In parallel, Target Engineering Construction Company has secured an engineering, procurement, and construction contract to expand Borouge’s fourth and fifth polyethylene units (PE4 and PE5). These upgrades will increase the nameplate capacity of each unit from 540,000 to 700,000 tonnes per year, utilizing advanced Borstar Polyethylene technology. The expanded units are expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2027

These developments follow Borouge’s track record of rapid growth since 2001, having increased its production capacity tenfold to reach 5 million tonnes per year. The new expansions, together with the Borouge 4 mega project and the proposed combination with Borealis and the acquisition of Nova Chemicals, position Borouge to become one of the world’s leading polyolefin producers, with a combined capacity of 13.6 million tonnes across 62 plants globally.

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BPLC Bina Refinery

India's Bharat Petroleum Corp. (BPLC) plans to expand its refining capacity to 45 MMtpy by 2028 from the current 35.3 MMtpy, its head of refining, Sanjay Khanna, said on Dec 17, 2024 at an industry event, as reported by Hydrocarbon Processing.

As part of the plan, BPCL—the country's second-biggest fuel retailer—will increase the capacity of its 15.5-MMtpy Kochi refinery, situated in the southern state of Kerala, to 18 MMtpy.

It will also boost the capacity of its 12-MMtpy Mumbai refinery to 16 MM tpy, Khanna said.

The state-run company additionally expects to expand its 7.8-MMtpy Bina refinery in central India to 11.3 MMtpy by May 2028, he added.

The refiner, which is always on the scout for cheaper oil grades to maximize its profit margins, is also keen to test low-sulfur grades from South America including those from Argentina, Khanna said.

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