Borouge promotes sustainable flexible packing solutions

Borouge Team with Falco International Trading Managing Director Shakir Lukmanjee From left: James Ong, Shakir Lukmanjee, Anil Krishna, Anindya Ray, Mohanraj Appu, Pavankumar Thakor and Pratyush Bandyopadhyay

Borouge, a leading petrochemicals company and a joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Austria based Borealis, had a technical seminar to showcase its diverse portfolio of differentiated and sustainable polyolefin solutions for flexible packaging at The Ruby, Hilton Colombo on 8 May.

The event was co-hosted by Falco International Trading Ltd., the local agent for Borouge in Sri Lanka.

Shakir Lukmanjee, the Managing Director of Falco International Trading Ltd., sole agents for Borouge opened the technical seminar by welcoming the invitees and introducing the visiting Borouge team.

“The Sri Lankan plastics market is important to Borouge. We have been serving this market for more than a decade, this seminar here gives us an opportunity not only to showcase our latest solutions, but also to connect with our customers, understand their needs and offer best possible sustainable solution,” said Borouge’s Vice President for Indian Sub-Continent Anil Krishna. “Borouge provides differentiated solutions that unlock value and create positive impact especially for a growing market like Sri Lanka.”

Strong and flexible packaging options

Consumer Packaging Marketing Manager James Ong presented Borouge’s sustainable flexible packaging solutions. 

Leveraging Borealis’ 50 years of experience at the forefront of advanced packaging, Borouge today offers an innovative range of plastics solutions utilising proprietary technology such as Borstar Bi Modal Technology to deliver unique property profiles. 

With their economical processing and differentiated properties, Borstar enhanced PE and PP solutions are best suited for applications that require combinations of excellent mechanical properties. This results in improved bubble stability and improved film converting for flexible packaging.

Packaging converters are constantly looking for innovations that help provide new types of packaging options, improve the appearance of the goods, and enhance the shelf life of food. The company shared how Borouge’s plastics solutions are being used in advanced applications ranging from frozen food packaging, stand-up pouches, personal care, boutique bags, security and courier bag and agricultural films.

James Ongalso shared on sustainability challenges and Borouge’s work on possible sustainable solutions like PE-PE laminate, which are fully recyclable.

Anteo is the new ingredient for complete success

Borouge also presented Anteo, a new family of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) packaging grades for the global packaging market. Anteo boasts a unique combination of end-use properties for high-performance, combined with strong optics for enhanced shelf appeal. This solution delivers easy process ability at lower extruder pressure, better sealing speed and integrity, and improved puncture resistance.

In the presentation delivered, Borouge highlighted the features of Anteo, that Borouge has introduced for the first time in October 2017. Becoming a central pillar of Borouge’s competitive edge over its competitors, Anteo has been developed in Linz, Austria and scaled up and produced at Borouge’s Ruwais plants using the Borstar Bimodal Terpolymer (BBT) technology for the global packaging market.

Borouge’s global reach and position as a provider of choice of reliable and sustainable plastics solutions that create value to customers’ business and competitiveness were also highlighted at the event. Borouge demonstrated its expansion investments, which will more than double the current capacity of 4.5 million metric tons per year of polyolefin by 2030.

Borouge and Falco also hosted a dinner for its customers after the seminar to strengthen mutual business ties and relations and discuss meeting their requirements with the supply of the best innovative plastics solutions that create value to their businesses.

Falco International Trading Ltd. was founded by Shakir Lukmanjee, a seasoned professional in the import and export trade in April 1996 as a response to a growing demand for raw material sourcing in Sri Lanka. In the years that followed, Falco found itself in a steady market leading position as a reliable supplier of raw materials for key industries in Sri Lanka. 

Today, FALCO is reputed in the industry as a highly dependable trading company with proven integrity and outstanding performance. Over the years, we have been successfully partnering with many acclaimed companies as well as impressive new entrepreneurs, achieving remarkable synergy. It is through our relentless focus on providing a superior service to our clients and suppliers that we were able to come this far, and we aim to never waiver from this commitment. 

With more than two decades’ worth of industry insight behind us, we look forward to new partnerships, innovative ventures, and fresh opportunities, guaranteeing 100% customer satisfaction and ideal business outcomes for all parties involved, said Shakir Lukmanjee.