(IN BRIEF) Borealis announced the winners of its 2024 Scientific Innovation Award during Innovation Day in Linz, Austria, celebrating advancements in sustainable plastics. The awards recognized innovators addressing key areas such as sustainable production catalysts, energy-efficient polymerization, and polymer recycling. … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Awards, Chemicals, Environment, Science, Technology
Tagged 2024 Scientific Innovation Award, advanced catalyst design, agricultural film recycling, Austria, Borealis, Clement Collins Rice, Elisabetta Carrieri, energy-efficient polymerization, Esun Selvam, Ghent University, Innovation Day, Linz, polymer recycling, polyolefin recycling, rapid joule heating, sustainable plastics, sustainable production catalysts, University of Delaware, University of Oxford
(IN BRIEF) At FAKUMA 2024, Borealis and key partners showcased advanced plastics processing solutions, focusing on sustainable materials for packaging and healthcare. Highlighting collaborations with companies like BMB, Engel, and ARBURG, Borealis demonstrated various applications using recycled and renewable feedstocks, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Arburg, BMB, Borealis, Engel, Fakuma 2024, Healthcare, INNOVATION, ONI, packaging, partnership, Plastics Solutions, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Borealis has joined the Finnish Environment Ministry’s Circular Economy Green Deal, committing to promoting a low-carbon, circular economy. The company plans to use 30 kilotons of Finnish plastic waste as raw material by 2035 and improve its energy … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Six major companies—Borealis, Covestro, Heraeus, Nextrom, Teijin Aramid, and Umicore—have launched the Sustainable Optical Fiber and Cable Industry Alliance (SOFIA) to promote sustainability across the optical fiber and cable sector. SOFIA aims to improve transparency, communication, and standardized … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Borealis, Covestro, Heraeus, Nextrom, partnership, sustainability, Sustainable Optical Fiber and Cable Industry Alliance (SOFIA), Teijin Aramid, Umicore
(IN BRIEF) Borealis and Infinium have formed a strategic partnership to produce low-carbon plastics using Infinium’s eNaphtha, a sustainable feedstock made from captured CO2 emissions. This collaboration aims to reduce the carbon footprint of polyolefins, a type of plastic widely … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Borealis, eNaphtha, Infinium, low-carbon, Mirjam Mayer, partnership, Plastics Revolution, polyolefins, Robert Schuetzle, sustainability, USA
(IN BRIEF) Neste, Borealis, and Covestro have partnered to recycle discarded tires into high-quality plastics for automotive applications, aiming to drive circularity in the plastics value chain. Through this collaboration, old tires are transformed into raw materials, processed into base … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Automotive, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Finland, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged automotive, Borealis, Covestro, Finland, Germany, Guido Naberfeld, Jeroen Verhoeven, Neste, partnership, plastics, sustainability, Thomas van de Velde, tires
(IN BRIEF) Borealis, a leading provider of sustainable polyolefins solutions, and Burgenland Energie, Austria’s top wind and solar power producer, have signed their first power purchase agreement (PPA) to drive renewable energy usage. Commencing in January 2026, Burgenland Energie will … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) TOMRA, in collaboration with OMV and Borealis, is advancing plastic recycling by supplying high-quality raw materials from mixed post-consumer plastic waste. Through long-term feedstock supply agreements, TOMRA’s innovative sorting facility in Germany will provide clean fractions of specific … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Borealis, Craig Arnold, Daniela Vlad, Germany, OMV, partnership, Plastic Recycling Gaps, sustainability, TOMRA, Volker Rehrmann
(IN BRIEF) In a bid to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy, Borealis has announced a significant investment of EUR 4.5 million in the cracker furnaces of its Porvoo site. This investment aims to increase the utilization of renewable … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Borealis announces the successful acquisition of Integra Plastics AD, a Bulgarian advanced mechanical recycling player, solidifying its position in the circular economy landscape. Integra Plastics’ state-of-the-art recycling plant, with an annual capacity exceeding 20,000 tons, significantly bolsters Borealis’ … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Borealis has received Letters of No Objection (LNOs) from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for specific grades of its Borcycle™ M post-consumer recycled plastics (PCR) to be used in food-grade packaging. This milestone underscores Borealis’ commitment … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Borealis and AKVA Group have collaborated to introduce a groundbreaking innovation in sustainable aquaculture: the world’s first workboat hull crafted from renewable plastic. Utilizing Borealis’ Bornewables™ range of renewable polyolefins, AKVA Group’s iconic Polarcirkel series now boasts a … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, News, Norway, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AKVA Group, aquaculture, Borealis, Freddy Bakken Braseth, John Webster, Norway, partnership, Renewable Plastic Workboat Hull, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Project STOP, a collaboration between Borealis and Systemiq, has achieved significant milestones in its mission to improve waste management in Indonesia. Since its inception, over 400,000 individuals have gained access to waste services, leading to the collection of … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Banyuwangi, Ben Dixon, Borealis, Indonesia, Ipuk Fiestiandani, partnership, Project STOP, sustainability, SYSTEMIQ, Thomas Gangl, waste management
(IN BRIEF) The Supervisory Board of Borealis and Thomas Gangl have reached a mutual decision to terminate Gangl’s mandate as CEO of Borealis AG, effective June 30, 2024. Gangl, with a career spanning over two decades at OMV, held key … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Industrial, Management, News
Tagged Borealis, CEO, Daniela Vlad, Termination, Thomas Gangl
(IN BRIEF) Vattenfall and Borealis have entered into a groundbreaking long-term renewable hydropower purchase agreement (PPA) aimed at bolstering sustainability efforts. Starting January 2024, Vattenfall commenced supplying Borealis’ Stenungsund operations with 175 GWh per year of renewable energy sourced from … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) In March 2024, Borealis commemorates its three-decade journey as a pioneer and innovator in the polymers industry, celebrating its contributions to industry advancement and sustainability. Born from a merger between Statoil and Neste, Borealis has evolved into a … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Industrial, Management, Media, News, Technology
Tagged 30 Years of Innovation, Borealis, sustainability, Thomas Gangl, transformation
(IN BRIEF) Austrian companies Holcim, Verbund, OMV, and Borealis have wrapped up the C2PAT demonstration plant project, aiming to produce carbon-based products from unavoidable CO2 emissions. Instead of a joint pilot plant, each company plans to develop industrially upscaled plants … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Technology
Tagged Borealis, carbon capture, Carbon Utilization, circular economy, climate neutrality, CO2 emissions, Cross-Sector Collaboration, decarbonization, GREEN HYDROGEN, holcim, Industrial Scale Projects, INNOVATION, OMV, renewable energy, VERBUND
(IN BRIEF) Borealis has named Mirjam Mayer as the Vice President of Circular Economy Solutions (CES) starting from January 1, 2024. In this role, Mayer will oversee and manage the entire value chain of Borealis’ Circular Economy Solutions. Mayer, who … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Industrial, Management, News
Tagged appointment, Borealis, leadership, Mirjam Mayer, Thomas Gangl, Vice President of Circular Economy Solutions
(IN BRIEF) Borealis has announced the appointment of Craig Arnold, currently serving as Chief Commercial Officer at Ferroglobe PLC, as the new Executive Vice President (EVP) for Polyolefins, Circular Economy Solutions, and Innovation & Technology, effective from February 1, 2024. … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, Borealis, Craig Arnold, Daniela Vlad, EVP, leadership, Thomas Gangl
(IN BRIEF) Borealis has renewed its partnership with three prominent social and educational organizations in the UAE through the Borealis Social Fund. They will distribute AED 3 million among the Emirates Foundation, UAE Paralympic Committee, and Emirates National Schools to … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Chemicals, Education, Non Profit, Society
Tagged Borealis, Borealis Social Fund, Dr. Shawn Dilly, Emirates Foundation, Emirates National Schools, H. E. Mohammed M. Fadhel Al Hameli, H.E. Ahmed Al Shamsi, the Emirates National Schools, the UAE Paralympic Committee, Thomas Gangl, UAE, United Arab Emirates
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