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BOROUGE CELEBRATES INNOVATION WITH SPONSORSHIP OF UAE FORMULA 1 POWERBOAT TEAM |
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5/16/2006 11:28:33 AM |
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 Borouge, the provider of value creating, innovative plastics solutions, today announced that it is to sponsor the F1 Emirates Team for the UIM Formula One World Powerboat Championship.. The sponsorship agreement will be seen in action for the first time at the Grand Prix race in Portimao, Portugal on Sunday, 28 May.
With races as far apart as Greece, Italy, Malaysia and China, and a global television audience of 70 million viewers, prominent positioning on the sides of the cockpit and on race uniforms will see the Borouge name travel the world. It will also make appearances on home waters later in the year when the Championship comes to Abu Dhabi and Sharjah in December.
The sponsorship agreement is a celebration of Borouge’s ongoing commitment to the kind of world class innovation that makes the F1 Powerboat Championship one of the most complex and exciting sports in the world.
It also reflects Borouge’s belief that plastic materials make a vital contribution in all walks of modern life, from high speed powerboats to advanced packaging, healthcare, communication cables and the pipes that deliver valuable drinking water to homes and businesses. This philosophy is embodied in the company’s tagline -‘Shaping the Future with Plastics’ - which appears on the sponsorship livery.
The F1 Emirates Team is based at the Abu Dhabi International Marine Sports Club in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The F1 Boat, driven by three times World Champion Scott Gillman and team-mate Thani Al-Qamzi, also three times F2000 Champion, is a five metre catamaran constructed using a fibre glass and plastic compound. The boat, which weighs around 500 kg has a 400 horse power engine, travels at speeds in excess of 140 mph.
About Borouge
Borouge is a provider of value creating, innovative plastics solutions for customers throughout the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. Borouge came to the market as a ground-breaking partnership between ADNOC, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, and Borealis. Together, Borouge and Borealis employ unique Borstar® technology to produce versatile polymers for end-use plastics applications.
Borouge’s state-of-the-art production facility in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi in the UAE produces Borstar-enhanced polyethylene products for the pipe, wire and cable, and advanced packaging markets. Borouge is also the exclusive provider of the entire Borealis product line throughout the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
The Borouge model of providing added-value plastics solutions to a wide variety of growth industries is supported with a sales and marketing head office in Singapore, sales offices in Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Mumbai, Beirut and Al Khobar-Dammam along with an extensive sales agent network across the region.
To meet growing demand, the company is planning to invest in a world-scale multi-billion dollar expansion in Ruwais. This expansion will nearly triple capacity to 2 million tonnes annually and introduce Borstar polypropylene in addition to more Borstar polyethylene.
Borstar is Borealis’ proprietary technology, supporting differentiated PE and PP products. Borstar is a registered trademark of Borealis A/S. For more information, visit www.borouge.com
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