Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 26

6-Jul-2009

UAE

Borouge Awards $1Bn Contract To Linde For Ethane Cracker

Abu Dhabi Polymers Company (Borouge), the petrochemicals joint venture between ADNOC and Borealis, on 2 July announced that it had awarded a contract worth $1.075bn to the Linde Group for the construction of a 1.5mn tons/year capacity ethane cracker at the Borouge petrochemical complex in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi. In a statement released jointly by Borouge and the Linde, Borouge CEO 'Abd...