Borealis launches “Water School” website for Finnish children
17.12.2009
 Vattenskolan |
Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, has joined forces with the Water Institute of Finland and the Finnish Water & Waste Water Works Association to launch "Water School", a free, educational website aimed at increasing school children's understanding of one of the world's most precious resource, water.
"Water School" focuses on drinking and waste water. Individual site sections targeted at children aged 10-11 and 13-14 use fun activities to bring to life the subjects of global water use, the water cycle, water in their homes and the importance of water efficiency. The website demonstrates, for example, how water reaches our taps, what happens to the water that goes down the drain, and how children can affect and protect water systems by considering their own actions.
Available in Finnish and Swedish versions, "Water School" was created in close cooperation with teachers and school authorities. It was widely tested in Finnish schools during the pilot phase, and is being promoted in schools and regional water departments throughout Finland.
The "Water School" initiative is part of Borealis' pioneering "Water for the World programme", which aims to provide sustainable solutions for the availability of safe drinking water and sanitation by fostering local knowledge and partnerships. Borealis has strong ties with Scandinavia, having manufacturing sites and innovation centres in Porvoo, Finland and Stenungsund, Sweden.
"One aspect of the Water for the World programme is to promote and educate on the subject of water efficiency in local communities," comments Dorothea Wiplinger, Borealis Communications Manager for Corporate Social Responsibility. "The Finnish Water School initiative is a great example of how working at a grass-roots level with local authorities can bring creative ideas to fruition and provide a valuable educational tool that will help children to learn more about the importance of water conservation."
For more information visit www.waterfortheworld.net;
www.vattenskolan.fi
For further information please contact:
Kerstin Meckler
Head of Communications, Borealis
Vienna, Austria
+43 1 22 400 389
kerstin.meckler@borealisgroup.com
Borealis is a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics
solutions that create value for society. With sales of EUR 6.6 billion in
2008, customers in over 120 countries, and 5,400 employees worldwide,
Borealis is owned 64% by the International Petroleum Investment Company
(IPIC) of Abu Dhabi and 36% by OMV, the leading energy group in the
European growth belt. Borealis is headquartered in Vienna, Austria, and has
production locations, innovation centers and customer service centers
across Europe and the Americas. Through Borouge, a joint venture between
Borealis and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), one of the world's
major oil companies, the company's footprint reaches out to the Middle
East, Asia Pacific, the Indian sub-continent and Africa. Established in
1998, Borouge employs approximately 1,400 people, has customers in more
than 50 countries and its headquarters are in Abu Dhabi in the UAE and
Singapore.
Building on the unique Borstar® technology and their experience in
polyolefins for more than 50 years, Borealis and Borouge provide
innovative, value creating plastics solutions for the infrastructure (pipe
systems and power and communication cables), automotive and advanced
packaging markets. In addition, Borealis offers a wide range of base
chemicals from melamine and plant nutrients to phenol and acetone.
Today Borealis and Borouge manufacture 4.4 million tonnes of polyolefins
(polyethylene and polypropylene) per year. Borouge is currently tripling
its polyolefins manufacturing capacity to 2 million tonnes per year (t/y)
by mid-2010 and an additional 2.5 million t/y is scheduled for 2013. The
companies continue to invest to ensure that their customers throughout the
value chain, across the globe, can always rely on product quality,
consistency and security of supply.
Borouge and Borealis are committed to the principles of Responsible Care®
and proactively contribute to addressing the world's water and sanitation
challenges through their Water for the World™ initiative.
For more information visit:
Borealis:
www.borealisgroup.com
Borouge:
www.borouge.com
Water for the World:
www.waterfortheworld.net
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