Borealis in Germany

Supporting key European industrial markets

Borealis' operations in Germany include a production site in Burghausen and a Customer Service Centre in Düsseldorf.

The Burghausen production site is located approximately 100 kilometres east of Munich.

Borealis' PP6 in Burghausen

Since 1989, Borealis’ operations in Burghausen have included a polyolefin production facility adjacent to OMV’s refining and petrochemical complex.

Ethylene and propylene feedstocks are supplied by pipeline from the OMV refinery ethylene plant.

Borealis has 1 polypropylene plant (PP) and 1 high density polyethylene plant (HDPE).

A total of 168 are employed in Burghausen

Capacity	KT/year
PP	745
HDPE	175

Fulfilling the growing market demand for plastics

Borealis is investing EUR 200 million in a 330,000 t/y expansion of its PP facilities in Burghausen, based on its proprietary Borstar technology, to satisfy the growing market demand for plastics for advanced packaging solutions.

The main applications of the material grades produced in Burghausen are for infrastructure and advanced packaging products in Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.

Customer Service Centre

The CSC Germany site is located in Düsseldorf and covers all Borealis’ German customers. Dusseldorf Service Centre

The location itself is located on a 10-minute drive from the international airport.

In Germany, Borealis employs around 220 people, including the Customer Service Centre in Düsseldorf.