# Borouge Group International to acquire NOVA Chemicals for $13.4B

Borouge Group International, formed by merging Borouge and Borealis, will acquire NOVA Chemicals for $13.4 billion including debt. The combined entity will have 13.6 million tonnes per annum capacity across 62 plants, becoming the world's fourth largest polyolefin producer.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-07-30
- Value: $13.4B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 13.6 million metric tonnes per annum
- Products: polyolefins, polyethylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [OMV S.p.A.](https://endata.com/companies/1004.md) (investor)
- [ADNOC](https://endata.com/companies/2481.md) (investor)
- [NOVA Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/2940.md) (target)
- [Mubadala](https://endata.com/companies/36332.md) (partner)
- [Borouge Group International](https://endata.com/companies/83571.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [chemicalsblog.com](https://www.chemicalsblog.com/en/blog/borouge-nova-merger-ranks-among-2026s-most-consequential-polyolefins-consolidations), 2026-07-30: "BGI then acquires NOVA Chemicals for $13.4 billion including debt."

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