Company Releases

21.12.2009 -  Borealis to exit rotomoulding business
Borealis has announced its decision to withdraw all activities for the rotomoulding sector by March 31, 2010.

17.12.2009 -  Borealis launches “Water School” website for Finnish children
Borealis has launched "Water School", a free, educational website aimed at increasing school children's understanding of one of the world's most precious resource, water.

14.12.2009 -  Additional major investment at Borealis Innovation Headquarters in Linz
After investing EUR 50 million in the expansion of the international Innovation Headquarters in Linz, Borealis plans an additional investment of EUR 75 million in Upper Austria.

25.11.2009 -  Gerd Löbbert joins Borealis Executive Board
New Executive Board Member for Base Chemicals announced.

20.11.2009 -  Borealis inaugurates international Innovation Headquarters in Linz, Austria
On November 20, 2009, Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, inaugurates its international Innovation Headquarters in Linz, Austria. This event is the culmination of approximately one and a half years of construction and a total investment volume of EUR 50 million.

18.11.2009 -  Borealis speeds up innovation for Wire & Cable applications

05.11.2009 -  Brand new polyethylene bench scale reactors up and running in Linz

04.11.2009 -  DuPont presents Safety Award to Borealis
Borealis has won the 2009 DuPont Safety Award in the category "Sustainable Business Impact".

21.09.2009 -  “Acqua per L’Aquila” - Borealis and System Group–Centraltubi support the construction of temporary housing facilities in L’Aquila, Italy
Borealis announces the donation of water pipes urgently needed for the establishment of temporary houses in L'Aquila, Italy.

17.08.2009 -  Borealis undertakes pioneering analysis of Water Footprint of plastics
Borealis is the first in the plastics industry to assess the Water Footprint of plastics materials.

15.07.2009 -  New plastic engineering degree programmes supports industry growth
In October, 2009, a new Plastic Engineering degree programme will begin at Johannes Kepler University Linz (Austria).

06.07.2009 -  Borouge awards contracts to Tecnimont for Borouge 3
The contract marks the first major milestone and confirms Borouge's commitment to its Borouge 3 expansion.

03.07.2009 -  Borouge awards US$ 1.075 billion contract for ethane cracker in Abu Dhabi to The Linde Group
The contract marks the first major milestone and confirms Borouge's commitment to its Borouge 3 expansion.

17.06.2009 -  Borealis investment ensures superior high flow materials for automotive and food packaging customers
Borealis announces the start-up of an additional gas phase reactor at its Schwechat plant in Austria.

08.06.2009 -  Borealis ‘Water for the World’ programme nominated for prestigious Austrian CSR award
Borealis' and Borouge's pioneering contribution towards tackling global water scarcity - Water for the World - has been recognised by TRIGOS, the Austrian Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award.

04.06.2009 -  The Borealis Student Innovation Award recognises the two most innovative research papers
There will be two separate awards, one for a master's degree and one for a doctorate degree graduate.

28.05.2009 -  Member of the Borealis Scientific Advisory Board Alumni Professor Ann-Christine Albertsson receives Giulio Natta award
On May 16, 2009 the Giulio Natta Award was officially handed over to Professor Ann-Christine Albertsson, a leading scientist who is globally recognized for her scientific contribution to the interdisciplinary areas of polymers and biological sciences.

27.05.2009 -  Borealis increases polyethylene and polypropylene prices
The increase is necessary to preserve sustainable margins and to ensure the innovation programmes.

19.05.2009 -  Borouge gears up for China
Strategic investments in China and the Middle East support Borouge's customers in this fast growing Asian market.

15.05.2009 -  Air Works – art for a day
In Linz Borealis has now initiated a sculpture project, comprised of inflatables or "Air Works

04.05.2009 -  Borealis joins the Business Friends of the Danube partnership
The initiative protects the resources and ecosystems of Europe's second longest river, the Danube.

16.04.2009 -  Borealis re-assigns roles in Polyolefins Leadership Team
Borealis announces two changes in line with its strategy to further develop its leadership across the company.

14.04.2009 -  Borouge commits to further the strategic expansion of its polyolefins operations in Abu Dhabi
Approximately 2.5 million tonnes per year (t/y) of polyolefins capacity to be added to support Borouge's growth in the Middle East and Asia

30.03.2009 -  Indian sanitation innovator awarded 2009 Stockholm Water Prize
Leading Indian sanitation innovator and sociologist, Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, is awarded 2009 Stockholm water prize.

06.03.2009 -  Change in Borealis - AMI Management
With effect from March 1, 2009, Hubert Puchner has been appointed as Managing Director of the fully-owned subsidiary AMI Agrolinz Melamine International GmbH (AMI).

05.02.2009 -  Borealis takes high-speed route to new product development
New lab reactors in Linz already yielding better-than-expected results.

03.02.2009 -  Borgo Olona acquires Borealis’ business and operations in Castellanza, Italy
Borealis announced that it has reached an agreement for the sale of its business and operations in Castellanza

19.01.2009 -  Borealis awards innovative polymer prizes to Austrian and Italian scholars
Two students carrying out important research on polyolefins have been recognized by Borealis.

13.01.2009 -  Borealis launches Mobility Business Unit to extend its capability in automotive applications development into new business segments
The Business Unit Mobility, which came into being on January 1, will be led by Harald Hammer, Borealis Vice President Business Unit Mobility