Company Insights Borouge Petrochemicals Latest Borouge DevelopmentsAI Insights Borouge plans to treble production capacity at its Ruwais polyolefin complex, which will be the largest single-site producer of polyolefins. This comes amid forecasts of an oversupply in the petrochemical sector. Global petrochemical capacity is anticipated to exceed demand by approximately 218 million tonnes annually from 2023 to 20251. In the first quarter of 2024, Borouge's net profit rose 37 percent to $273 million, despite a 6 percent decline in revenue to $1.3 billion. The company attributes this to a stronger price premium on high-value products2. For the first half of 2024, Borouge reported a net profit increase of 35 percent year on year to $581 million. Borouge's sales volume in Asia Pacific and the Middle East accounted for most of its revenue3. Borouge's net earnings for 2024 increased by 24 percent to $1.2 billion, benefitting from record production and sales. The company also plans to increase production capacity by 28 percent through the Borouge 4 project, hoping to enhance its market position and drive sales growth5. As part of its expansion strategy, Borouge is advancing plans for a joint venture in China and considering opportunities in the Asia Pacific region4. Borouge Overview Borouge, the Abu Dhabi-listed and headquartered petrochemicals, plastics and polymer manufacturer was established in 1998. It is owned by Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc, with a 54 per cent stake, and Austrian plastics maker Borealis Group, with a 36 per cent stake. In 2022, a 10 per cent stake in the company was listed on the ADX, raising $2 billion. Employing more than 6,000 people and operating in both Abu Dhabi and Singapore, Borouge produces a range of products for the Middle East, African and Asian markets. Among these are petrochemicals, polymers, fittings, pipes, cable coverings, wires and packaging for consumer, industrial, medical and mobility use. In July 2024 Borouge’s CEO said its priority was to “drive accelerated growth through capacity expansion, increased productivity and a focus on high-value customer segments”. Borouge News Analysis Markets Foreign investors still underweight on Gulf stocks International investors have pumped more than $60 billion into Gulf stocks over the past five years but their share of ownership is still relatively low, putting into question the success of GCC states’ economic diversification policies. Governments in the world’s largest oil-producing region have long sought to increase foreign direct investment into their economies and […] March 21, 2025 Petrochemicals Gulf oil companies turn up petrochemicals investment Petrochemicals add value Demand for crude slows Sector to add 20 mtpa capacity Gulf national oil companies (NOCs) are increasingly focusing their investment attention on petrochemicals as they seek to move up the value chain and as glob... Register now: It’s easy and free This content is available for registered members only. Register for your […] March 18, 2025 Petrochemicals Borouge proposes share buyback after merger stock slide Abu Dhabi petrochemicals company Borouge will seek shareholder approval to buy back up to 2.5 percent of its shares, it said on Monday, after its share price plunged on this month’s news of its merger deal with Austria’s Borealis. Borouge’s majority shareholder Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and Austria’s OMV said they had agreed to merge […] March 17, 2025 Oil & Gas Adnoc targets foreign listing of investment arm XRG Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) is considering listing its international investment arm XRG on an exchange outside of the UAE, three people with knowledge of the matter said. This could potentially create one of the largest listed energy companies in the world. The discussions to list a minority stake of XRG, which was established late […] March 10, 2025 Petrochemicals Adnoc and OMV seal deal for $60bn chemicals JV Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and Austria’s energy group OMV have agreed to merge their polyolefin operations to form a $60 billion joint venture. Borouge Group International (BGI) will be the world’s fourth largest by nameplate production capacity, the UAE company said. BGI will acquire Canada-headquartered Nova Chemicals Corporation from Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund […] March 4, 2025 editor's insight Petrochemicals Adnoc’s big bet on petrochemicals Pay attention at the back. Earlier this week Abu Dhabi-listed Fertiglobe reported net profits of $160m for 2024, down by more than half on 2023 because of lower revenues. Meanwhile, net earnings at Borouge, another of Abu Dhabi’s listed... Register now: It’s easy and free This content is available for registered members only. Register for your free […] February 14, 2025 Petrochemicals Borouge profit rises on high-value product sales The net earnings of Borouge, Abu Dhabi’s listed petrochemicals company, jumped 24 percent year on year to $1.2 billion in 2024, supported by record production and sales volumes. Annual revenue rose 4 percent to $6 billion, while total costs improved by 2 percent. The high-value infrastructure services segment accounted for 40 percent of total sales […] February 4, 2025 Industry Proposed Adnoc-OMV entity targets Mubadala unit The global polyolefins group proposed by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and Austria’s OMV has set its eye on its first acquisition. The proposed merged entity will try to acquire Canada’s Nova Chemicals from Mubadala Investment Company as its first growth opportunity, Adnoc has confirmed in a statement. The Abu Dhabi oil company said negotiations […] February 2, 2025 Analysis Oil & Gas How Adnoc’s XRG will achieve its bold investment ambitions When XRG, the newly formed investment arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), launched last month it said that it wanted to double its $80 billion in assets under management by 2035. For comparison, Abu Dhabi’s ADQ, the world’s 10th largest sovereign wealth fund and the younger sibling of Adia and Mubadala, had […] December 19, 2024 Analysis Markets State-backed UAE companies lead the pack for share price gains The stock market performance of UAE companies that have gone public in the past few years varies greatly – but government-backed businesses have delivered the biggest gains. There have been 21 notable initial public offerings of UAE companies since the start of 2021 – 13 on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and eight on the […] November 19, 2024 Posts navigation 1 2 … 6 Next
Analysis Markets Foreign investors still underweight on Gulf stocks International investors have pumped more than $60 billion into Gulf stocks over the past five years but their share of ownership is still relatively low, putting into question the success of GCC states’ economic diversification policies. Governments in the world’s largest oil-producing region have long sought to increase foreign direct investment into their economies and […] March 21, 2025
Petrochemicals Gulf oil companies turn up petrochemicals investment Petrochemicals add value Demand for crude slows Sector to add 20 mtpa capacity Gulf national oil companies (NOCs) are increasingly focusing their investment attention on petrochemicals as they seek to move up the value chain and as glob... Register now: It’s easy and free This content is available for registered members only. Register for your […] March 18, 2025
Petrochemicals Borouge proposes share buyback after merger stock slide Abu Dhabi petrochemicals company Borouge will seek shareholder approval to buy back up to 2.5 percent of its shares, it said on Monday, after its share price plunged on this month’s news of its merger deal with Austria’s Borealis. Borouge’s majority shareholder Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and Austria’s OMV said they had agreed to merge […] March 17, 2025
Oil & Gas Adnoc targets foreign listing of investment arm XRG Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) is considering listing its international investment arm XRG on an exchange outside of the UAE, three people with knowledge of the matter said. This could potentially create one of the largest listed energy companies in the world. The discussions to list a minority stake of XRG, which was established late […] March 10, 2025
Petrochemicals Adnoc and OMV seal deal for $60bn chemicals JV Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and Austria’s energy group OMV have agreed to merge their polyolefin operations to form a $60 billion joint venture. Borouge Group International (BGI) will be the world’s fourth largest by nameplate production capacity, the UAE company said. BGI will acquire Canada-headquartered Nova Chemicals Corporation from Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund […] March 4, 2025
editor's insight Petrochemicals Adnoc’s big bet on petrochemicals Pay attention at the back. Earlier this week Abu Dhabi-listed Fertiglobe reported net profits of $160m for 2024, down by more than half on 2023 because of lower revenues. Meanwhile, net earnings at Borouge, another of Abu Dhabi’s listed... Register now: It’s easy and free This content is available for registered members only. Register for your free […] February 14, 2025
Petrochemicals Borouge profit rises on high-value product sales The net earnings of Borouge, Abu Dhabi’s listed petrochemicals company, jumped 24 percent year on year to $1.2 billion in 2024, supported by record production and sales volumes. Annual revenue rose 4 percent to $6 billion, while total costs improved by 2 percent. The high-value infrastructure services segment accounted for 40 percent of total sales […] February 4, 2025
Industry Proposed Adnoc-OMV entity targets Mubadala unit The global polyolefins group proposed by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and Austria’s OMV has set its eye on its first acquisition. The proposed merged entity will try to acquire Canada’s Nova Chemicals from Mubadala Investment Company as its first growth opportunity, Adnoc has confirmed in a statement. The Abu Dhabi oil company said negotiations […] February 2, 2025
Analysis Oil & Gas How Adnoc’s XRG will achieve its bold investment ambitions When XRG, the newly formed investment arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), launched last month it said that it wanted to double its $80 billion in assets under management by 2035. For comparison, Abu Dhabi’s ADQ, the world’s 10th largest sovereign wealth fund and the younger sibling of Adia and Mubadala, had […] December 19, 2024
Analysis Markets State-backed UAE companies lead the pack for share price gains The stock market performance of UAE companies that have gone public in the past few years varies greatly – but government-backed businesses have delivered the biggest gains. There have been 21 notable initial public offerings of UAE companies since the start of 2021 – 13 on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and eight on the […] November 19, 2024
