Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, will launch cuttingedge advances for the pipe and advanced packaging sectors at plastpol 2012 from may 29 june 1 in kielce, poland. The innovation highlights on display in hall e, stand e34 are the latest solutions for the productivity, differentiation and sustainability challenges plastics processors are facing globally. Pipe innovation borealis offers the infrastructure pipe industry a range of innovative polyethylene pe and polypropylene pp materials through its borsafe&trade and boreco&trade product ranges.
For hot and cold water pipes, borealis has a long track record with its borpex&trade product range as a supplier of crosslinked polyethylene pex. At plastpol, borealis will introduce a new outer layer solution for multilayer composite pipes mlcp &bull borpex&trade me2578 is now available as the quality outer layer pexb solution for multilayer composite pipes mlcp. This innovative pebased material crosslinks automatically at ambient temperatures which avoids the need for a posttreatment stage, thereby offering considerable savings for pipe producers.
The stability of the material ensures a smooth production process, resulting in an excellent surface finish. Advanced packaging innovations for packaging converters, borealis supports the increasing market demand for more customer convenience and designappeal with the introduction of two new peelable compounds for transparent lidding film and peel against itself applications &bull borpeel&trade wd955cf and steripeel&trade we950cf provide superior optics, high transparency and a broad processing window. The innovations complete borealis&rsquo high performance portfolio of peelable solutions for lidding film on pp trays and peel against itself for standard peelable film, sterilisable applications, medical applications and antifogging films. &ldquoit was a challenge to combine excellent transparency, sterilisability and easyopening performance in one single product,&rdquo comments thierry chevrier, borealis vice president business unit film & fibre. &ldquoby means of our new steripeel&trade grade, we have successfully achieved this unique combination, in order to address the increasing market demand for convenience packaging.&rdquo valueadded solutions further packaging developments on show at plastpol will include borpure&trade moulding solutions for excellent organoleptic performance and processability for transparent consumer food packaging and pe caps.
Bormed&trade polyolefins which meet the challenging needs of primary pharmaceutical and diagnostic packaging will also be featured. In line with its commitment to bring valueadded solutions to the region&rsquos processors, borealis will also showcase new technologies and materials offering improved aesthetics, weight savings and efficiency benefits to industries such as automotive, wire and cable, and appliance sectors. &ldquoplastics processors, manufacturers and brand owners in the emerging central and eastern european markets are looking to the latest materials to provide the efficiency, highquality and environmental benefits they need to be competitive,&rdquo comments gerd löbbert, borealis executive vice president polyolefins. &ldquoat plastpol 2012, we will demonstrate the advanced efficiency, performance and differentiation opportunities available with borealis&rsquo valueadded polypropylene and polyethylene innovations.&rdquo for further information please contact virginia mesicek external communications manager vienna, austria 43 1 22 400 772 virginia.mesicek@borealisgroup.com borealis borealis is a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions that create value for society. With sales of eur 7.1 billion in 2011, customers in over 120 countries, and around 5,300 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 centres and customer service centres across europe and the americas.
Through borouge, a joint venture between borealis and the abu dhabi national oil company adnoc, one of the world&rsquos major oil and gas companies, the company&rsquos footprint reaches out to the middle east, asia pacific, the indian subcontinent and africa. Established in 1998, borouge employs approximately 1,700 people, has customers in more than 50 countries and its headquarters are in abu dhabi in the uae and singapore. Building on borealis&rsquo unique borstar® technology and their more than 50 years experience in polyolefins, 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 fertilizer to phenol and acetone. Today, borealis and borouge have a manufacturing capacity of over 5.4 million tonnes of polyolefins polyethylene and polypropylene per year having recently completed a 1.5 million tonne capacity expansion in abu dhabi. The borouge 3 plant expansion will be completed at the end of 2013 with a further capacity of 2.5 million tonnes per year ty being fully operational in mid2014.
The companies continue to invest to ensure that their customers throughout the value chain and 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&rsquos water and sanitation challenges through their water for the world&trade initiative. For more information visit www.borealisgroup.com www.borouge.com www.waterfortheworld.net borsafe, boreco, borpex, borpeel, steripeel, borpure, bormed and water for the world are trademarks of the borealis group. Borstar is a registered trademark of the borealis group.
