Borouge has announced that it is continuing with the construction of a new melamine plant in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, the location of its existing world-scale polymer production facilities.

The company is planning to take over a project currently being undertaken by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and AMI Agrolinz Melamine International (AMI) in Ruwais.
The development will see the creation of a melamine plant with an annual production capacity of 80,000 tonnes. The front-end engineering and design phase has begun and it is expected that production will come on stream following the completion of Borouge 2, the major expansion which will triple Borouge’s Borstar polyolefin production capacity.
“The development of a melamine plant within Borouge will represent a rational step for its owners, Adnoc and Borealis,” said a Borouge spokesman. 
As announced in December 2006, AMI’ shares are planned to be contributed to Borealis by its current owners, the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) of Abu Dhabi and OMV, the Austrian oil and gas group. AMI, as a subsidiary of Borealis, will provide its own proprietary melamine technology and market know-how to Borouge for the project.
Harri Bucht, CEO of the Borouge production company in Abu Dhabi, commented: “Integrating this project into Borouge will be a natural move for us. With our depth of experience and proven operational excellence, the project will benefit from a number of synergies as well as increasing the overall competitiveness of our operations.”