# ADNOC and Borealis to build $6.2B Borouge 4 polyolefin complex in Ruwais

ADNOC and Borealis confirmed a $6.2 billion final investment agreement to build Borouge 4 at the existing polyolefin complex in Ruwais, UAE. The expansion will add 1.4 million tons per year of polyethylene capacity and include an ethane cracker and multiple polyethylene plants.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-11-15
- Where: Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Value: $6.20B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.4 million tons of polyethylene per annum
- Products: polyethylene, polyolefins
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [ADNOC](https://endata.com/companies/2481.md)
- [Borealis](https://endata.com/companies/242.md) (partner)
- [Borouge](https://endata.com/companies/8678.md) (target)

## Sources

- [adnoc.ae](https://adnoc.ae/en/news-and-media/press-releases/2021/khaled-bin-mohamed-bin-zayed--witnesses-signing-of-usd6pt2bn-strategic-partnership), 2021-11-15: "The world-scale expansion confirms both partners’ commitment to the growth of Borouge and to support chemical production and advanced manufacturing and industry in Ruwais."

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