Borouge Innovation Centre in Abu Dhabi

Her Excellency Sarah Al Amiri, UAE Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, visited the Borouge Innovation Centre in Abu Dhabi on July 4, 2018, where she toured the centre's facilities that include advanced equipment, extensive scientific laboratories, and application development resources for advanced plastics solutions.

 

During the tour, Her Excellency Amiri met with the Emirati and international scientists and researchers who, armed with the most advanced technologies from Borealis, work to come up with advanced plastics solutions that meet customers’ needs, enhance their productivity and improve their cost effectiveness. The tour also covered the Centre’s Intellectual Property Right (IPR) department, highlighting its key role in enabling Borouge to file more than 30% of all patents registered by UAE applicants in the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) database.

 

 

 

“Scientific advancement is a pillar of sustainable development,” H.E. Al Amiri asserted. “The partnership between the government and the private sector is essential, as it serves to harmonise efforts and creative energies, promote the exchange of knowledge and expertise, and enable the science sector to be a major supporter in achieving the vision of our leadership, which seeks to build a diversified, sustainable and knowledge-based economy. This, in turn, catalyses the development of the vital sectors and increases their competitiveness, in line with the UAE Centennial 2071 Plan, which sets the UAE’s visionary aspirations towards greater advancement.

 

For his part, Ahmed Omar Abdulla, CEO of Abu Dhabi Polymers Company (Borouge), said: “Having one of the most remarkable R&D centres in the Middle East region, Borouge Innovation Centre enables us to maintain our leading position as provider of innovative and sustainable plastics solutions that create value to our customers. The Centre efficiently contributes to our success in delivering boundary-pushing solutions that are inspiring tomorrow, unlocking growth opportunities and enabling us to address the challenges faced by our customers.”