Innovation Centres

Three Borealis innovation centres are the key elements in our delivery of innovative polyolefin solutions. The focus at each innovation centre is different, allowing for concentration of effort both in terms of innovation specialisation and in terms of the technical support provided to our business groups.

Austria

The Borealis Innovation Headquarters is in Linz, Austria, close to the Danube, some 180 km  west of  Vienna. It is within easy reach of industrial regions in southern Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic and Italy. Historically, industry was centred on mining and steel but now includes petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and other industries.

The core innovative competences are PP development, particularly for automotive, appliances, advanced packaging and moulding applications. 

Customer technical support is focused on automotive component and appliance manufacture, as well as packaging.

We are currently expanding our facilities in Linz, investing significantly in infrastructure, personnel and high tech scientific hardware. The Centre also continues to expand its contacts with universities and institutes of higher learning, including the Johannes Kepler and Montan Universities in Austria and and the Petroleum Institute of Abu Dhabi.

Finland

At the Porvoo Innovation Centre, the core innovative competencies are Borstar process development and fundamental catalyst development, as well as up-scaling to commercial trials. Our new catalyst platform from emulsion technology was developed to meet the growing requirements of polyolefin products.

Customer technical support is focused on extrusion coating and packaging applications.

Sweden 

The Swedish Innovation Centre is located in Stenungsund, Sweden. This west coast location is close to the hub of the Swedish plastics industry, which hosts  several leading world players in high tech industries. The Stenungsund site has several decades of experience in producing ultra high-purity polymers for high-voltage cable applications. Currently a large and completely new wire and cable plant is under construction with advanced cross linking polymer technology. Special leading products include Visico, Supercure, Supersmooth, Borcell, BorPEX and Borcoat.

The core innovative competencies are PE development, particularly for wire and cable, and pipe. The key developments for world-class cross linking systems were developed here as were the leading PE 100 pipe products. Customer technical support is focused on pipe, and wire and cable.