At 66000sq m, one of the biggest facilities of its kind in China, the logistics hub is managed by Agility over the next 10 years and set to receive 600,000 tons of polyolefins annually.

Shanghai, China - Agility, a leading global logistics provider, today celebrated the opening of the Shanghai Logistics Hub. As one of the biggest facilities of its kind in China to date, the 66,000 sq m hub will receive and distribute up to 600,000 tons of polyolefins annually from Borouge’s plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Agility Abu Dhabi designed, constructed and owns this state of the art facility and will manage operations and distribution to the Asian market over 10 years.

The Shanghai Logistics Hub will receive polymer resins in bulk containers directly from the Borouge Middle East gateway situated at Ruwais in Abu Dhabi. These polymers are used in a wide range of applications including pipe systems, wires and cables, automotive components and advanced packaging as well as household white goods.

Adjacent to the Logistics Hub is a 30,000 sq m Compound Manufacturing Unit (CMU) which produces 50,000 tonnes of polymer compounds each year. Agility Abu Dhabi, a joint venture between Agility, Mubadala Investment Company and Al Dahra, designed the building infrastructure and service connections that support the CMU.

Commenting on the project, James Gagne, Agility, Chief Executive Officer, Greater China said, “With its understanding of emerging markets and how business is done, Agility offered Borouge valuable market and industry expertise as well as, through our partner Schmidt Heilbronn, in-depth technical knowledge in polymer handling. Combined with our integrated business solutions approach, we provide our customers with a valuable supply chain advantage.”

Elias Monem, Board Member, Agility Abu Dhabi emphasized that “The Shanghai Logistics Hub is the first of many such projects and Agility is uniquely positioned and committed to undertake and successfully deliver large-scale projects to facilitate significant and exponential growth in emerging markets.”

The ceremony was held on the site in Fengxian with more than 100 attendees from Agility, Borouge, local government officials, and other dignitaries in attendance. Borouge is a joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions.

For further information:
Keith Stimpson
Weber Shandwick Geneva
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CH- 1204 Geneva
kstimpson@webershandwick.com
0041 22 879 85 01

About Borouge

Borouge is a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions. With a heritage of reliable customer partnership and value creation through innovation, Borouge is a unique company that brings together the very best of Europe and the Middle East.

Established in 1998 as a joint venture between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, and Borealis a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, Borouge is a groundbreaking international partnership at the forefront of next generation plastics innovation. Borouge’s state-of-the-art petrochemical complex is located at Ruwais, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Together, Borouge and Borealis employ unique Borstar ® technology to produce differentiated products for high-value infrastructure (water, gas and industrial pipe systems, power and communication cables), automotive and advanced packaging.

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