Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) is set to build a new packaging facility for plastics solutions provider Borouge as part of a contract.
The contract was signed by Abu Dhabi Polymers Company (Borouge) CEO Abdulaziz Alhajri and ADT CEO Martijn Van De Linde.
As part of the deal, ADT will design, construct and operate a packaging facility for Borouge's export products at Khalifa Port Container Terminal.
Khalifa Port, which is managed and operated by ADT, is the primary UAE gateway for Borouge's products to their customers globally.
The new facility is said to increase Borouge's overall packaging capacity and supply chain network flexibility. With a total capacity of 385,000 metric tons, it is expected to be completed in early 2015.
Borouge CEO Abdulaziz Alhajri said the advanced packaging solution from ADT will further strengthen the firm's supply chain capabilities and support growth.
"In addition to the existing packaging facilities in our Ruwais plant and in our regional hubs in China and Singapore, the new packaging facilities and services in Port Khalifa will give us more flexibility to better serve our customers and achieve our business targets all over the world," Alhajri added.
ADT CEO Martijn Van De Linde said, "We are delighted to extend our existing partnership with Borouge, as it signals an important development and a significant step toward achieving world class and complete supply chain solutions for one of our valued customers."
At its petrochemical plants in Ruwais, Borouge produces two million tons of polyolefins, and is currently expanding its industrial complex to increase its total production capacity to 4.5 million tons in 2014.
