# Borouge begins construction of new PP plant in Ruwais, UAE

Borouge has started building a new polypropylene plant in Ruwais, UAE, with a capacity of 480,000 tons/year, expected to start production in Q3 2021. The plant will increase total PP capacity to 2.24 million tons/year.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-12-19
- Where: Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Value: $730.0M
- Starts operating: Q3 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 480,000 tons/year
- Products: polypropylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Borouge](https://endata.com/companies/8678.md)
- [Borealis](https://endata.com/companies/242.md) (partner)
- [Tecnimont](https://endata.com/companies/2684.md) (supplier)
- [Abu Dhabi National Oil Company](https://endata.com/companies/5511.md) (partner)
- [Maire Tecnimont](https://endata.com/companies/8164.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [chemorbis.com](https://www.chemorbis.com/en/plastics-news/Borouge-begins-construction-of-new-PP-plant-in-UAE/2018/12/19/745436), 2018-12-18: "Borouge has started building its planned PP plant in Ruwais, the UAE, which will expand the company's PP capacity by 25%."
- [meed.com](https://www.meed.com/ruwais-borouge-polypropylene-unit/), 2018-12-19: "Abu Dhabi-based petrochemicals producer Borouge has begun construction of its fifth polypropylene unit (PP5) within the Borouge 3 plant at the Ruwais refinery, it has announced."

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