Borealis news feed

Borealis and Borouge expand industry-wide Wire & Cable Academy concept to Middle East

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT

Borealis and Borouge, the world’s leading providers of innovative, value-creating plastics solutions for the wire and cable industry, have organised their first Wire & Cable Academy in the Middle East. The launch will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on February 8, 2012.

Borealis acquired PEC-Rhin S.A. from GPN

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Borealis acquired PEC-Rhin S.A. from GPN

Borealis and Borouge showcase productivity and performance benefits of Bormed™ healthcare packaging solutions at Pharmapack 2012

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT

Borealis and Borouge will highlight the productivity and performance benefits of their Bormed™ healthcare packaging solutions at Pharmapack 2012 from February 15-16 in Paris.

Borealis Student Innovation Award 2011: recognising high quality olefins and polyolefins theses of outstanding students

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Borealis has announced the winners of its 2011 Borealis Student Innovation Awards

Borealis and Borouge to highlight continued innovation in plastics materials and applications at wire Düsseldorf

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT

Borealis and Borouge will highlight their continued innovations at “wire Düsseldorf 2012.” The international wire and cable trade fair will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany from March 26-30.

Borealis brings a transparency-boost to cosmetics and baby bottles

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT

Borealis is taking transparency in extrusion blow moulded polypropylene (PP) bottles to new heights with the launch of next generation high performance grade Borclear™ RC737MO.

Borealis and Borouge to demonstrate how polyolefin innovations benefit new applications at Interplastica 2012

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT

Borealis and Borouge will highlight their latest developments across a broad range of applications and end-user industries at Interplastica 2012, the leading platform for plastic and rubber technology in Russia, from January 24-27 in Moscow.

Borealis increases polyethylene and polypropylene prices

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Borealis announces that it will increase all polyethylene and polypropylene prices by EUR 100/tonne for January, 2012.

Borealis joins campaigners for Free Movement of Electricity

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:00:00 GMT

Borealis has come together with 33 other concerned organisations to form an alliance calling for a single European electricity market. The Free Movement of Electricity alliance, whose members range from renewable energy associations to high-tech engineering companies, is urging European legislators to increase competition in the electricity sector, improve security of supply, help deliver climate goals and integrate modern technologies - including renewables.

Borealis Social Fund promotes pupils, students and research programmes in plastics engineering

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

With its Borealis Social Scholarship Programme, Borealis ensures the sustained promotion of pupils, students and international research programmes years into the future. Long-term contracts have now been signed with the Johannes Kepler University Linz and the TGM Vienna (School of Technology) along with the GFKT - Society for the Advancement of Plastics Technology.

BorSafe™ HE3490-LS delivers longevity to Estonian power plant pipes

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:00:00 GMT

Durability and efficiency were the determining factors behind the choice of PE100 BorSafe™ HE3490-LS from Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, for renovation of a crucial cooling water circulation system at the world’s two biggest oil shale-fired thermal power plants.

Borealis made offer to acquire PEC-Rhin from GPN

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT

Borealis has made a firm offer to GPN to acquire PEC-Rhin in its entirety

Borealis extends range of high performance polypropylenes for thin wall packaging

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:00:00 GMT

Borealis will introduce the latest addition to its range of BorPure™ random polypropylene (PP) copolymers with improved organoleptics at the Thin Wall Packaging 2011 conference on December 6-8 in Cologne, Germany.

Borealis and Borouge present Bormed™ application and processer benefits at healthcare seminar in Slovenia

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:00:00 GMT

Borealis and Borouge highlighted the productivity and performance benefits of their Bormed™ healthcare packaging solutions to Slovenia’s medical and pharmaceutical sector at a seminar hosted with plastics distributor Fist d.o.o., on November 16, 2011.

Borealis’ third quarter delivers positive results in an increasingly challenging market environment

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:00:00 GMT

Borealis reports a net profit of EUR 107 million in the third quarter of 2011, resulting in a net profit of EUR 448 million year to date compared to EUR 200 million during the same period in 2010.

Borealis Schwechat celebrates 50 years of polypropylene production

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:00:00 GMT

In October, Borealis celebrated an important anniversary with the 50th anniversary of polypropylene (PP) production at its Schwechat location.

Borealis and Borouge Wire & Cable Academy turns spotlight on South Africa

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:00:00 GMT

Leading Wire and Cable industry experts will give an insight into the specific energy growth and future cable requirements of the South African market at the Borealis and Borouge Wire & Cable Academy in Johannesburg on November 22-23, 2011. It is the latest in a global series of events organised by Borealis and Borouge, leading providers of innovative plastics solutions for the global wire and cable industry. Conferences have already been hosted in Russia, Brazil and the United States, with the most recent event taking place in China from November 10-13, 2011.

New Borsoft™ PP grade makes squeezable tube innovation a reality for cosmetics packaging

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:00:00 GMT

Borealis’ first polypropylene (PP) grade for squeezable cosmetics tubes, Borsoft™ SL600MO, is the material innovation behind an inspirational, sustainability-focused packaging solution for the cosmetics sector called CLUBE®.

Borealis Wire & Cable receives Frost & Sullivan Product Leadership Award

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:00:00 GMT

Borealis was recently awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2011 Europe Product Leadership Award in the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Cable Insulation Market.