(Arabian Oil and Gas) -- Borouge's Innovation Centre is set to start operations at the end of 2011, with all the work progressing as scheduled according to Hu Wei, vice president of the pipe business at Borouge. Speaking on the sidelines of ArabPlast in Dubai, Wei said that US$70 million Innovation Centre is on track to start up at the end of 2011 and the company started the process of hiring talented people from all across the world/
The company said earlier that more than 50 international researchers and engineers will focus on innovations for compounding as well as innovative plastics solutions for the pipe, automotive and advanced packaging industries in close cooperation and partnership with Borouge's customers throughout the value chain.
Borouge will also establish a training centre for the Gulf Plastic Pipes Academy (GPPA) alongside the Innovation Centre in Abu Dhabi, thereby fulfilling its commitment to improving standards and the application of polyolefins for high quality pipe systems.