11-09-2009: A year ago Borealis announced the successful completion of the laboratory reactors for Polypropylene (PP) polymerisation at the international Innovation Headquarters in Linz. A team of international experts worked on the second stage of a step-changing innovation project for polyethylene (PE)-reactors, which has now been completed. Three additional laboratory reactors are now up and running. These new reactors are being used for PE polymerisation. During summer, the first test samples were produced.
The new laboratory reactors allow a hybrid operation mode for both PE and PP and they herald a new approach in the use of bench scale reactors to accurately mimic a continuous pilot or plant process.
“Even in the short time that the small reactors have been running, we have created some new inventions which are on their way to becoming patented and we are further strengthening the accelerated product development with corresponding processing equipment”, says Michael Benisch, R&D Service Manager Borealis. “The new laboratory reactors have a high degree of automation, safety and functionality, which allow maximum flexibility with
respect to hydrogen and comonomer use.”
Borealis, has announced the winners of its 2011 Borealis Student Innovation Awards. On January 19, 2012 Alfred Stern, Borealis Senior Vice President Innovation & Technology, presented Rana Qudaih and Dr. Said Mehdiabadi with their awards, certificates and monetary prizes at the Lentos Kunst ... more
Borealis announced that it will increase all polyethylene and polypropylene prices by EUR 100/tonne for January, 2012.
“This decision to increase prices reflects our assumptions on the economic development and it's necessary for the implementation of our Value Creation through Innovation st ... more
Borealis has made a firm offer to GPN to acquire PEC-Rhin in its entirety. This is related to GPN, which owns a 50% interest in PEC-Rhin, having exercised its pre-emption right for the remaining 50% stake from BASF SE.
Following this firm offer, the relevant employee representatives are bei ... more
With more than 40 years of experience in polyolefins and using our unique Borstar® technology, we focus on providing plastic materials to the infrastructure, automotive and advanced packaging markets across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Our production facilities, innovation centres and ... more
With more than 50 years of experience in polyolefins and using our unique Borstar® technology, we focus on providing plastic materials to the infrastructure, automotive and advanced packaging markets across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Our production facilities, innovation centres an ... more