BOROUGE
Production facilities shut after rocket debris strikes
— By Plasteurope.com staff —
After debris from an intercepted Iranian rocket struck the Borouge (Abu Dhabi, UAE; www.borouge.com) plant site in Ruwais, UAE, production there appears to have come to a standstill – at least in part. An official statement from the company states that the “affected plant areas” have been shut down. Borouge did not provide details on the extent of the damage or the production loss. Nor did the Austrian parent company OMV (Vienna; www.omv.com), sister company Borealis (Vienna; www.borealisgroup.com), or the Abu Dhabi government press office respond to enquiries from Plasteurope.com. It is also unclear whether Borealis’s polyolefine supply in Austria has been affected or is at risk due to the outage in Ruwais.
After debris from an intercepted Iranian rocket struck the Borouge (Abu Dhabi, UAE; www.borouge.com) plant site in Ruwais, UAE, production there appears to have come to a standstill – at least in part. An official statement from the company states that the “affected plant areas” have been shut down. Borouge did not provide details on the extent of the damage or the production loss. Nor did the Austrian parent company OMV (Vienna; www.omv.com), sister company Borealis (Vienna; www.borealisgroup.com), or the Abu Dhabi government press office respond to enquiries from Plasteurope.com. It is also unclear whether Borealis’s polyolefine supply in Austria has been affected or is at risk due to the outage in Ruwais.
 Shut down following war damage: Borouge’s polyolefin plant in Ruwais (Photo: Borealis) |
According to media reports, all three crackers operated by Borouge in Ruwais could be affected. According to PIE’s Polyglobe database, the total capacity of the crackers operated by Borouge in Ruwais is around 3.6 mn t/y of ethylene and – via an “olefin conversion unit” – 750,000 t/y of propylene. Corresponding quantities of HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, and polypropylene are produced in the downstream processes.
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The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc, Abu Dhabi; www.adnoc.ae) also operates in Ruwais, with a C3 production capacity of 1.3 mn t/y. Both companies – OMV and Adnoc – decided in spring 2025 to merge their polyolefin businesses. The senior management of the company, now operating under the name Borouge Group International (BGI), was recently announced; the group also includes Canadian firm Nova Chemicals, the world’s fourth-largest polyolefin producer. Roger Kearns, the former head of Nova, is to serve as CEO of BGI, while Stefan Doboczky, the former CEO of Borealis, is to become the chief commercial officer.
As Borouge will remain listed on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange until BGI’s planned IPO, Hazeem Sultan Al Suwaidi is to retain his position as CEO of Borouge for the time being.
07.04.2026 Plasteurope.com [259999-0]
Published on 07.04.2026