Borouge, Mubadala Bio sign partnership agreement to strengthen UAE’s healthcare, life sciences sectors

Borouge, a leading petrochemicals company, that provides innovative and differentiated polyolefins solutions, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Mubadala Bio, a life sciences company dedicated to pursuing better health outcomes for the UAE and beyond.

The partnership will explore the supply of polyolefin materials to enable local manufacturing of medical products, reinforcing local manufacturing capabilities while contributing to the future of the UAE’s healthcare and life sciences sectors.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Managing Director and Group CEO of ADNOC, Dr. Bakheet Al Katheeri, Chief Executive Officer, UAE Investments Platform, Mubadala, and Ismail Ali Abdulla, Executive Director of UAE Clusters, Mubadala.

Hazeem Sultan Al Suwaidi, CEO of Borouge, and Hamad Husein Almarzooqi, Deputy CEO of Mubadala Bio, signed the agreement during Make it in the Emirates, a flagship UAE event that unites industry leaders to drive innovation and industrial growth.

Hazeem Al Suwaidi said, “We are delighted to partner with Mubadala Bio to explore the development of essential medical solutions made at our Ruwais facility in the UAE. Aligned with the ambitions of ‘Make it in the Emirates’, this collaboration goes beyond the supply of materials, it is about combining the UAE’s scientific product innovation with regional insight to bring smarter, safer products for patients and clinicians across the Middle East and beyond."

Ismail Abdulla added, “This collaboration agreement with Borouge reflects Mubadala Bio’s commitment to enabling a world-class, sustainable life sciences sector anchored in advanced local manufacturing. By collaborating with local partners, we aim to grow the manufacturing of UAE-made products. We are strengthening the life sciences sector, supporting the UAE’s vision, and enhancing the delivery of essential health products for communities locally and abroad.”

Powered by Borealis’ Borstar technology, Bormed RG868MO, produced by Borouge in the UAE, marks a key milestone as the initial product offering in Borouge’s wider healthcare portfolio. BormedTM RG868MO provides transparency and mechanical strength, and meets industry sterilisation standards, making it ideal for pharmaceutical packaging and medical devices like three-part syringes, inhalers, pharmaceutical caps and closures.

The product is already in production at Borouge’s manufacturing plant in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, representing the first time it has been made for healthcare applications in the UAE.

Borouge is set to launch its second healthcare product by the end of the year, building on the momentum of its current Middle East rollout. Aligned with Borouge’s commitment to sustainability and innovation, this healthcare solution enables customers to reduce production cycle times through faster processing and can provide an estimated carbon footprint reduction of 5 - 10%.