據3月6日Hydrocarbon processing報道，奧地利石油公司OMV正準備將其在塑料制造商Borealis的股份增至75%，此次交易價值40億至45億歐元(45億至51億美元)。

OMV已經持有Borealis36%的股份，其余股份由阿布扎比國家投資者穆巴達拉持有。OMV發言人拒絕對此置評。OMV這次收購39%股份的交易事項已列入周三召開的監事會會議議程，屆時將簽署收購協議。

該公司一直在將其煉油部門的重點轉移到航空燃料和石化產品上，寄希望于市場對航空和塑料產品日益增長的需求。它還把在中東的擴張戰略作為一項優先任務來執行。

OMV還將計劃出售部分資產，但尚未決定出售的具體明細。

洪偉立 摘譯自 Hydrocarbon processing

原文如下：

Austria's OMV to spend up to 4.5 B euros on Borealis stake

Austrian oil company OMV is preparing to increase its stake in plastics maker Borealis to 75% in a deal worth between 4 B and 4.5 B euros ($4.5 billion to $5.1 billion), Der Standard newspaper reported on Friday.

OMV already owns 36% of the company, with the remainder held by Abu Dhabi state investor Mubadala.

An OMV spokesman declined to comment.

The deal would involve OMV buying a 39% stake, the newspaper said without identifying sources, adding the transaction is on the agenda for a supervisory board meeting on Wednesday that would have to sign off the purchase.

The Austrian company has been shifting the focus of its refinery division to aviation fuel and petrochemicals, banking on an increasing appetite for air travel and plastic products. It has also made expanding in the Middle East a priority.

OMV is also planning some asset sales but it has not decided what to sell yet, Der Standard said.