Borouge works towards EPC contracts for 230,000 t/yr Ethane Cracker 2 expansion in Abu Dhabi
Borouge International is working towards the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts to expand its Ethane Cracker 2 (EU2) capacity by 230,000 tonnes per year, TradeArabia reported on 5 November 2026 (carried by Gulf Daily News). As a first step, it began early engineering services in 2026 with Linde Engineering, the licensor of the original EU2 plant, which is also the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contractor for the expansion.
Linde Engineering has also been granted a letter of award for pre-FEED on an upgrade of Borouge International’s third ethane cracker, EU3. No EPC tender date, bidder list, value or investment decision date was given.
What to watch: the EPC tender or award for the EU2 expansion and progress on the EU3 upgrade pre-FEED.
Scope: pipeline milestone, not an open invitation to bid.
Checked: 6 November 2026. TradeArabia via Gulf Daily News, 5 November 2026.