Borouge 4 is a major petrochemical expansion project under development at the Ruwais Industrial Complex in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Developed by Borouge, the project represents one of the largest industrial investments currently underway in the UAE. The primary objective of Borouge 4 is to expand the company’s polyolefin production by integrating a world-scale mixed-feedstock steam cracker with ADNOC’s refinery. This expansion will increase annual production capacity by approximately 1.4 million tonnes, transforming the Ruwais site into the world’s largest single-site polyolefin production complex.
The expansion and modernization initiative aims to significantly increase the refinery’s petrol production capacity, quadrupling it to 450 thousand tonnes per year. As a part of this project, the Combined Cycle has been revamped to utilize hydrogen generated by the new Platforming unit. Additionally, energy production has been optimized by recycling gas, resulting in a notable reduction in polluting emissions.
Project Harvest is a low-carbon blue ammonia production facility under development at the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi. Developed by Fertiglobe, the plant will produce approximately 1 million tonnes of ammonia per year (around 3,000 MTPD). The project aims to support the UAE’s energy transition by supplying low-carbon ammonia while integrating carbon capture technologies to reduce the carbon intensity of production.