Borealis inaugurates catalyst plant at Linz location

05-Jun-2013 - Borealis inaugurated a new catalyst plant at their Linz location. The company has invested EUR 100 million in the construction of this facility which will produce chemical substances – so-called catalysts – utilising the proprietary Borealis Sirius catalyst technology. Catalysts enable a precise ...

Borealis appoints Gilles Rochas as new Vice President

28-May-2013 - Borealis announces the appointment of Gilles Rochas as Vice President Application Segment Energy & Infrastructure as of July 1, 2013. Gilles Rochas replaces Marc Hubert, who is leaving Borealis to pursue other career opportunities. With over 20 years experience in the polymer industry, Gilles ...

Borealis scientist honoured with Giulio Natta Award 2012

23-May-2012 - Dr. Peter Denifl, the mastermind behind Borealis’ new polyolefin catalyst technology, Sirius, has been awarded the Giulio Natta Award for 2012. The accolade recognises the significant contribution of Peter Denifl’s scientific activity in catalyst development, in the field of polypropylene ...

Borealis Student Innovation Award 2011: recognising high quality olefins and polyolefins theses of outstanding students

25-Jan-2012 - Borealis, has announced the winners of its 2011 Borealis Student Innovation Awards. On January 19, 2012 Alfred Stern, Borealis Senior Vice President Innovation & Technology, presented Rana Qudaih and Dr. Said Mehdiabadi with their awards, certificates and monetary prizes at the Lentos Kunstmuseum ...

Borealis Student Innovation Award 2010 Recipients Announced

27-Jan-2011 - Borealis has selected the 2010 recipients of its Borealis Student Innovation Award. The award recognises the most innovative research papers on polyolefins, olefins or melamine for master’s and doctorate degree students. The winners were presented with an award, certificate and monetary prize at ...

Borealis delivers solid third quarter results

Borouge 3 expansion project in Abu Dhabi on track

09-Nov-2010 - Borealis announced a net profit of EUR 54 million for the third quarter of 2010. The result exceeds the performance in the third quarter of 2009 by 15%, although profitability reduced from the second quarter of 2010 largely due to the impact of start-up and turnaround activities. The net debt ...

Borealis Supervisory Board appoints Markku Korvenranta as Executive Vice President for Base Chemicals

24-Sep-2010 - Borealis has appointed Markku Korvenranta as Executive Vice President for Base Chemicals. He succeeds Gerd Löbbert who assumes responsibility for the Polyolefins Business Group. Both changes will be effective on October 1, 2010. Markku Korvenranta has over 20 years of experience with Borealis ...

Gerd Löbbert appointed Borealis Executive Vice President for Polyolefins

09-Sep-2010 - Borealis announced the move of Gerd Löbbert from his current position as Executive Vice President for Base Chemicals to the position of Executive Vice President for Polyolefins, effective October 1, 2010. Lorenzo Delorenzi, currently Executive Vice President for Polyolefins has decided to leave ...

Borealis results continue to improve in the second quarter of 2010 in an ongoing volatile economic environment

16-Aug-2010 - Borealis announced a net profit of EUR 92 million for the second quarter of 2010, a further improvement compared to EUR 54 million in the first quarter of this year as well as versus the second quarter of 2009 when Borealis recorded a net profit of EUR 35 million. Net debt decreased during the ...

Borouge signs major contracts valued at US$ 2.6 billion to advance its strategic Borouge 3 expansion

06-Jul-2010 - Borouge, a joint-venture between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Borealis, formally signed three major Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts valued at approximately US$ 2.6 billion for its Borouge 3 strategic expansion in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, in the UAE. The ...