# Borouge starts XLPE production at Borouge 4 complex in Ruwais

Borouge has produced the first cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) from its Borouge 4 expansion at Ruwais, adding 100,000 tonnes per year of XLPE capacity and doubling total XLPE output to nearly 200,000 t/yr. The expansion increases the site's total polyolefin capacity by 1.4 million tonnes, making it the world's largest single-site polyolefin complex.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-05-05
- Where: Ruwais, United Arab Emirates
- Starts operating: 5 May 2026
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 100,000 t/yr XLPE; 1.4 million t/yr total polyolefins
- Products: cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) for high-voltage power cables
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Borouge](https://endata.com/companies/8678.md)
- [OMV S.p.A.](https://endata.com/companies/1004.md) (partner)
- [ADNOC](https://endata.com/companies/2481.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [chemxplore.com](https://chemxplore.com/news/borouge-4-xlpe-uae-energy-materials), 2026-05-05: "New XLPE plant adds 100,000 t/yr, doubling XLPE capacity to nearly 200,000 t/yr for high-voltage underground and subsea power cables."

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