Borealis and Borouge has announced its newly expanded high voltage testing centre in Stenungsund, Sweden.
Borealis and Borouge says four million has been invested to expand and equip the facility with cutting-edge testing equipment, which is unique among polymer producers and will allow new opportunities for collaboration with customers and value chain partners.
The scope of testing activities has been expanding steadily over decades, starting with testing on electrical cables and cable extrusion lines in 1986 and in 2009, a new three-layer Continous Vulcanisation (CV) extrusion line was installed.
The new Stenungsund HV testing centre offers alternate current (AC) and direct current (DC) simulation testing for the performance of commercial cable materials in the medium (MV), high (HV), and extra high voltage (EHV) ranges.

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Inauguration of the newly expanded Borealis High Voltage Testing Centre in Stenungsund, Sweden
Borealis and Borouge believes when developing innovative new materials, testing is crucial to ensuring material safety and promoting quality assurance. Within the framework of customer and value-chain cooperation.
“We are extremely pleased to inaugurate our expanded Stenungsund facility and not only because we are proud to offer truly cutting-edge testing equipment. These local facilities will allow us to step up collaboration with our global customers and value chain partners to become even more innovative,” says Bart Verheule, Borealis Head of Marketing, Energy.
“They also boost Stenungsund as a hub for wire and cable expertise and production. Investments like this are proof of our commitment to set the bar ever higher in our aim to bring energy all around.”