# Borealis and Borouge expand XLPE and semicon capacity globally

Borealis and Borouge are expanding global capacity for cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) and semiconductive compounds. In Europe, a €200 million investment program includes a major upgrade to semicon compounding assets in Antwerp, Belgium, and XLPE operations in Stenungsund, Sweden. In the Middle East, a 100,000-metric-ton capacity expansion at the Borouge 4 facility in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, is on track for completion by end of 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-05-27
- Where: Antwerp, Belgium; Stenungsund, Sweden; Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, Belgium
- Value: $220.0M (200.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 100,000 metric tons per year (XLPE at Borouge 4)
- Products: cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE), semiconductive compounds
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [chemengonline.com](https://www.chemengonline.com/borealis-and-borouge-expand-global-xlpe-and-semicon-capacity/), 2025-05-27: "Progress is already underway on two major asset investment projects."

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