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Borealis invests EUR 90 million to further develop its polypropylene business
Borealis expands its polypropylene (PP) capacity at Porvoo in Finland

16 Jan 2007 - Borealis will invest EUR 25 million to expand the capacity of its PP plant in Porvoo, Finland, by 65,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) to 220,000 tpa by the end of 2008. Borealis will also invest EUR 35 million to create a four-reactor configuration at its Borstar® PP plant in Schwechat, Austria, to support the production of superior materials that meet the needs of the automotive, pipe and advanced packaging industries. The additional gas phase reactor is planned to be operational during 2009.
 
In addition, Borealis will invest EUR 30 million in a four-reactor Borstar® PP pilot plant at Schwechat that shall strengthen the company's ability to readily develop innovative, advanced multimodal PP solutions. The pilot plant will be completed in 2009.