hemisphere known as aurora borealis see aurora astronomy . for other uses see borealis disambiguation . this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . march 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . march 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message borealis ag type public limited industry petrochemicals founded 1994 headquarters vienna austria key people mark garrett ceo ; mark tonkens cfo 1 products polyolefins hydrocarbons base chemicals fertilizers revenue 7.7 billion 2015 2 number of employees 6 500 approx . 2015 2 website www.borealisgroup.com borealis ag is europe s second and world s eighth largest producer of polyethylene pe and polypropylene pp and is headquartered in vienna austria . contents 1 overview 2 history 3 products 3.1 polyolefins 3.1.1 automotive 3.1.2 consumer products 3.1.3 energy 3.1.4 pipes & fittings 3.1.5 new business development 3.2 base chemicals 3.2.1 hydrocarbons & energy 3.2.2 melamine 3.3 fertilizers 4 borstar proprietary technology 5 joint ventures 5.1 borouge 5.2 borealis brasil 6 external links 7 resources overview edit borealis ag is an international company in producing polyethylene pe and polypropylene pp products for the infrastructure automotive and packaging market sectors . its plastics are converted by customers into products such as food packaging medical devices diapers energy and communication cables water and sanitation distribution pipes and automotive parts . with eur 988 million net profit in 2015 and 6 500 employees borealis is headquartered in vienna and operates primarily in europe with manufacturing operations in belgium central europe austria and germany finland and sweden . it also operates compounding units in brazil italy and the usa two innovation centres european innovation headquarters as well as customer service centres in several countries . the company is co owned between the international petroleum investment company of abu dhabi 64 % and omv aktiengesellschaft 36 % . 3 though borealis core products are polyolefins the collective name for pe and pp it also produces hydrocarbons namely ethylene propylene and phenol . with the acquisition of agrolinz melamine international ami the company is expanding its product portfolio to include melamine and fertilizer . in 2015 borealis filed a total of 96 new patent priority applications which is more than any other austrian company . 4 history edit borealis was founded in 1994 by the merging of neste and statoil . in 1998 the petro chemistry sector of omv was included ; omv and ipic took over the 50 % business share of neste . in 2005 statoil gave up its share of borealis and one year later in june 2006 the headquarters was relocated from copenhagen to vienna . the international petroleum investment company ipic of abu dhabi owns 64 % of the company with the remaining 36 % owned by omv an integrated international oil and gas company . products edit polyolefins edit automotive edit borealis supplies polyolefin plastic materials for engineering applications in the automotive industry . plastic materials replace conventional materials such as metal rubber and engineering polymers . in automotive vehicles borealis polyolefin plastic materials are used in a wide range of exterior interior and under the bonnet applications including bumpers body panels trims dashboards door claddings climate control and cooling systems air intake manifolds and battery cases . consumer products edit borealis polyolefins are used to make applications possible in flexible packaging including blown film heat seal and extrusion coating ; rigid packaging caps and closures bottles thin wall packaging thermoforming non woven and technical fibres and appliances . energy edit the company provides extra high high and medium voltage cable applications as well as semi conductive products that are used for energy transmission and distribution data and communication cables and for building and automotive wires and cables . pipes & fittings edit borealis offers pipe solutions used in water and gas supply waste water and sewage disposal in house plumbing and heating and the oil and gas industry including multi layer coating solutions for onshore and offshore oil and gas pipelines . new business development edit the company develops innovative products and solutions in the areas of healthcare plastomers and foamable materials . base chemicals edit hydrocarbons & energy edit borealis sources basic feedstock such as naphtha butane propane and ethane from the international oil and gas markets and converts these into ethylene propylene and cracker co products through its hydrocarbon units . melamine edit agrolinz melamine international ami was consolidated into borealis in 2007 and renamed borealis agrolinz melamine gmbh . agrolinz provides melamine used to treat flooring and furniture for resistance to wear and tear and fertilizer . borealis produces melamine at its plants in linz austria and in piesteritz germany . gained through conversion from urea melamine is an essential material for the global production of synthetic resins . fertilizers edit borealis supplies over five million tonnes of fertilizers and technical nitrogen products each year via its borealis l.a.t distribution network . borealis l.a.t has 60 warehouses in europe and an inventory capacity of over 700 kilotonnes . its distribution network stretches from its headquarters in linz along the rhine and danube all the way from the atlantic to the black sea . there are subsidiaries all across europe czech republic slovakia romania hungary croatia serbia and bulgaria . in germany italy and france dedicated l.a.t sales representatives work on site for customers . borealis operates fertilizer production plants in austria france the netherlands and belgium . in france borealis is the largest producer of nitrogen fertilizers with three production facilities in grand quevilly grandpuits and ottmarsheim as well as a storage site at la rochelle . borealis sites are located at the heart of important grain producing regions . in 2013 borealis acquired a majority interest in rosier sa a mineral fertilizer producer with plants in belgium and the netherlands . at present borealis has a 77.4 % holding in rosier . with the recently announced world scale ammonia project in the united states borealis continues its ambitious growth strategy in the fertilizer business . 5 borstar proprietary technology edit the company uses borstar pe and pp technology to design molecular structured materials clarification needed . joint ventures edit borouge edit borouge is borealis joint venture with the abu dhabi national oil company adnoc . its facility is in ruwais abu dhabi uae and consists of 3 facilities borouge 1 was founded in 2001 and has an ethane based cracker for production of 600.000 tonnes ethylene per year and two pe lines with a combined capacity of 580.000 tonnes year and utilises borealis borstar pe technology . borouge 2 was a major expansion project complete in 2010 which tripled the annual capacity of polyolefin capacity in ruwais to 2 million tonnes year . the borouge 3 plant expansion will make borouge the world s largest integrated polyolefins complex . once fully ramped up in 2016 the additional 2.5 million tonnes of polyolefins capacity will yield a total borouge capacity of 4.5 million tonnes and a combined borealis and borouge capacity of 8 million tonnes . 6 borealis brasil edit borealis brasil s.a. is a joint venture between borealis 80 % and the brazilian braskem 20 % . located in itatiba and triunfo in brasil and formed in 1999 . it serves the automotive industry in south america . 3 external links edit borealis ag borouge resources edit borealis website management team visited 28 february 2015 a b c borealis website annual report 2015 visited 4 march 2016 a b borealis website owners and structure visited 28 february 2015 apa ots 1 visited 31 march 2016 borealis website fertilizers visited 11 march 2016 company press release 2 visited 31 march 2016 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title borealis & oldid 719409179 categories chemical companiesmanufacturing companies based in viennahidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from march 2016articles lacking reliable references from march 2016all articles lacking reliable referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameterswikipedia articles needing 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