Abu Dhabi's Borouge announces $400m cost savings drive; Q4 profit drops

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi’s Borouge announced a $400 million cost savings drive on Thursday to navigate inflation and supply chain disruptions, as it reported a 17 percent decline in fourth-quarter profit on pricing compression for polyethylene and polypropylene.

The program was introduced “in response to the prevailing market challenges and to sustain its competitive positioning,” adding that its core markets, the Asia Pacific and the Middle East, remain stronger than in developed markets, the petrochemicals firm said in a statement.