Borouge, Borealis reinforce commitment to continue providing North Africa customers with sustainable solutions

Abu Dhabi, JuneThrough participating at the 5th International Plastics, Rubber, Composites, Packaging and Conditioning Trade Fair (Plast Expo) held in Casablanca, Morocco, between June 19-22, 2013, Borouge and Borealis, leading providers of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, have reinforced their commitment to continue providing their customers in North Africa with sustainable solutions that contribute to addressing the processing and end-use performance challenges of the region's manufacturing sectors. Mounia Boucetta, Secretary General of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and New Technologies in Morocco, and Zahra Maafiri, General Manager of the Moroccan Centre for Export Promotion, visited the Borouge stand at the exhibition where they were briefed by Hazeem Al Suwaidi, Senior Vice President Middle East, Africa and Exports (MEAE), about the significant role of Borouge's innovative plastics solutions. Borouge's and Borealis' mutual stand contained samples of both companies' portfolio of products and advanced applications made of polyolefin solutions that enhance product capabilities and aesthetics whilst delivering time and resource savings to plastics processors and end product manufacturers for the advanced packaging, healthcare, mobility and infrastructure sectors. Incorporating the latest polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) materials, the featured applications reflect Borouge and Borealis' commitment in supporting high quality and differentiation alongside more efficient and environmentally sustainable manufacturing. Officials of both companies introduced the exhibition visitors to the essential role that plastics play in improving our quality of life for example by providing access to clean water or reducing emissions from automobiles. Through Plast Expo, Borouge and Borealis are taking active steps to improve the possibilities for manufacturers in this region to benefit from their innovative solutions as exemplified by the end products on display at their stand. – Emirates News Agency, WAM