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Borouge International: capacity and industrial expansion

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This dossier follows Borouge International’s capacity targets and expansion projects, particularly in the UAE, distinguishing projects from actual production.

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Where things stand

As of 4 November 2026, Borouge International targets 13.8 million tonnes of global annual capacity in 2030; announced expansions remain distinct from actual output.

Borouge International raises 2030 capacity target to 13.8 million tonnes

Borouge International announced on 4 November 2026 a global annual capacity target of 13.8 million tonnes by 2030, up from 13.6 million previously, The National reported.

UAE flag, June 2017. Archive illustration; not the announcement. Ghania0007, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized.
UAE flag, June 2017. Archive illustration; not the announcement. Ghania0007, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized. — Ghania0007 / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — 17 juin 2017 ; taille réduite.

The group plans to expand its second UAE ethane cracker with Linde Engineering. The project is intended to add 230,000 tonnes of annual capacity as part of the development of Ruwais’s chemicals hub.

Borouge also cites the future 1.4-million-tonne polyethylene capacity of Borouge 4. These figures describe targeted or developing capacity, rather than additional output already achieved.

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