MOSCOW (MRC) -- The Austrian Borealis is investing this year total of 90 million Euros in its Porvoo polyethylene plant, said Goodnewsfinland.
Borealis, the company in fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, is investing 65 million Euros in upgrading its Borstar PE2 plant in Porvoo, Finland. The major project will upgrade the Borstar PE2 plant technology to the third generation and extend its platform. The Austrian company announced earlier this year that it was investing 25 million Euros in Porvoo plant to install new hot oil heater unit at the phenol complex.
According to Borealis, this latest investment in Porvoo will significantly enhance the location's standing as a hub for catalyst and process research, up-scaling and demonstration. Borealis has six production plants in Porvoo as well as one of its innovation centres. The other innovation centres are located in Austria and Sweden.
The Porvoo upgrade project is a sign of our commitment to further developing our propriatory Borstar technology. It signals our dedication to European locations as well as the markets and customers they serve, says Mark Garrett, Borealis Chief Executive.
Borealis states that Porvoo benefits from the close proximity to the Nordic market, and it is well positioned to serve the Russian and Eastern European industrial markets.
As MRC wrote before, Borealis announced thar it closed an agreement with TOTAL to acquire its majority interest of 56.86% in Rosier SA. Rosier - is a mineral fertilizer manufacturer with two production facilities (Moustier in Belgium and Sas van Gent in the Netherlands) and markets its products in more than 80 countries worldwide. Rosier generated sales of EUR278 million in 2012.
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