[1] The society is one of the reputed "Big Three" societies at Yale, along with Skull and Bones and Wolf's Head. Borealis recognises the increasing need for plastic recycling and sees the Circular Economy as a business opportunity. They were celebrated. Skulls and Keys, Pegasus Books, Ltd. NY, NY, 2017, pp. The building has stone wall and wrought iron fencing, and is central to the largest secret society compound on campus. Honorary members are elected. [6], The original building was built to resemble a Greek temple. Helen Andrews is a 2017 Robert Novak Journalism Fellow and has worked as an editor and a think tank researcher. Borealis announces the extension of its Queo polyolefin plastomers (POP) portfolio through the launch of three new polyolefin elastomers (POE) grades. Neste, Veolia and Borealis have agreed to create a joint venture company to build a new combined heat and power plant and produce and supply steam and other utilities to Neste's refinery and Borealis' petrochemical plant in Porvoo, Finland. Borealis new Borstar-based Full PE Laminate solution gives polyethylene-based packaging materials a second life as valuable end products, without compromising on product efficiency or integrity. Its the dawn of a new era for the industry. Borealis introduces its new company values: Responsible, Respect, Exceed and Nimblicity. 16, Yale University Banner and Pot Pourri Yearbook, Class of 1958, New Haven, CT, pg. Borealis realised a very strong safety performance in 2016. To end 2016 with such a result has been a remarkable journey of which all our people should be proud. Centenarians were rock stars!. "[A] certain limited number were firmly convinced that there had been an appalling miscarriage of justice in their individual omission from the category of the elect," some founders agreed. Costumed bands of students hurtled across campus, going through the motions to gain acceptance into one of Yale's senior societies, the groups of roughly 15 students who meet every Thursday and Sunday evening in their last year of college. The fight that led to women finally being let into Skull and Bones in 1991 makes a gripping saga: keys to the tomb confiscated, lawsuits threatened, top-secret memos leaked and printed in the Wall Street Journal. A spirited defense of the society system appeared in the May 1884 issue of The New Englander, written and published by members of Scroll and Key. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. Dont think too much, she tells them. [7][38], Many pioneering and subsequent members mocked as "poppycock" (from the Dutch for "soft excrement")[39] the seemingly Masonic-inspired rituals and atmosphere associated with Skull and Bones. Borealis and United Chemical Company LLP (UCC) have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) for the development of a world-scale polyethylene project, integrated with an ethane cracker, in the Republic of Kazakhstan. [1][2], The alumni trust organization, the Colony Foundation,[3] owns the society's building. It consists of a 600,000 tonnes per year (t/y) ethylene cracker and two Borstar polyethylene (PE) plants with a combined production capacity of 450,000 t/y. Borealis inaugurates its newly-upgraded low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant in Stenungsund, Sweden. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The award recognises Borealis successful business transformation since 2001, including a step change in safety across the Group (including contractors) which has contributed to overall operational excellence. This symbolised to everyone in the company to forget the past and focus on our future. Borealis has decided to build a dedicated automotive polypropylene (PP) compounding plant in Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina. The Borouge joint venture petrochemical complex in the UAE ships its first commercial Borstar polyethylene (PE) in January. OMV, the Austria-based international oil and gas company, owns 75% of Borealis, while the remaining 25% is owned by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, or ADNOC, based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The delegation spends its year together answerable to the Phelps Association, composed of past members. The Base Chemicals business group, which includes feedstocks and olefins, phenol and aromatics as well as melamine and fertilizer, is formed. Successful start-up of the worlds largest ethane cracker in June and commencement of operations at three polyolefin plants. By selecting these three core areas, Borealis' Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities contribute to the following United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals (SDG . Theyre malleable. Mark Garrett officially succeeds John Taylor as Chief Executive and Chairman of the Executive Board. Calliopean folded in 1853, and the others shut down after the American Civil War. Why did young men like Kenneth MacLeish feel it was a matter of life and death whether they were admitted to the clubs? [7] The surviving ca. Borealis supplies services and products around the globe through Borealis and two important joint ventures: Borouge It was a fateful choice of words. Borouge, Borealis joint venture with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), commenced the construction of an additional polypropylene plant (PP5) based on Borealis proprietary Borstar technology within the Borouge 3 plant. [23], The faculty and administration were dominated by alumni of Bones, numbering four out of five faculty members between 1865 and 1916. He describes collegiate secret societies as helpful, interesting and ultimately benign organizations. Founded in 1848, 'BZ', as the society is called often, is the third oldest society at Yale and the oldest of those of the now-defunct Sheffield Scientific School, the institution which from 1854 to 1956 was the sciences and engineering college of Yale University. 122 RANDLE: Calephelis borealis Biology VoU, nos.3-4 was about 250 feet distant from and about 35 feet above a permanent stream. Borealis Borlink cables will be implemented in the northern part of the SuedOstLink and along the entire SuedLink corridor, thus facilitating the transmission of renewable energy in Germany from north to south with minimal loss. Focus on safety will be enhanced in all areas of Borealis operations, and the goal of zero accidents for both employees and contractors will remain the number one priority. A psychologist and epidemiologist, Dr. Levy has demonstrated in more than 140 published articles over 30 years and in a new book, Breaking the Age Code that ageism results in more than hurt feelings or even discriminatory behavior. A memoir of the first college daily's birth records its first year strategy to "rag" the societies.[29]. She writes their responses on the board. The Borealis Supervisory Board announces the appointment of Thomas Gangl as new CEO of Borealis AG. Further embedding of environmental and social criteria in decision-making processes regarding innovation and investment projects. Some participants in the Baltimore study underwent regular brain scans, and some donated their brains for autopsies. OMV, the integrated, international oil and gas company, and Borealis are extending their successful cooperation. We are very proud to receive this DuPont safety award. The Total Recordable Injuries (TRI) rate improved significantly from 1.4 in 2015 to 0.9 in 2016. Borealis and DuPont launch their 50-50 manufacturing joint venture, Speciality Polymers Antwerp N.V., in Zwijndrecht, Belgium. These local facilities will allow us to step up collaboration with our global customers and value chain partners to become even more innovative. Austrias Minister of Economy and Labour inaugurates the plant. The facility is planned to be located at the existing Borealis production site in Kallo, Belgium. 35. Borealis has successfully acquired a controlling stake in South Korean compounder DYM Solution Co. Ltd. Both companies develop innovative solutions with added value for our customers; our products are complementary and will broaden our current product portfolio. The new plant would be one of the largest and most efficient facilities of its kind in the world. The new sales office is part of the company's expansion programme into Southeast Europe. We need stepwise expansion projects to minimise down time, but also need to maintain existing facilities and business. Would people need regular boosters to help associate aging with experience and possibilities instead of with nervous jokes? The fact that societies are closed and inaccessible to more than a small group of Yalies suggests that, on its surface, society life has little to do with Yale's social scene. It also announces the rebranding of the Compact technology, which will now be known as Borceed. In July, the Committee on Unrecognized Single-Gender Social Organizations officially recommended a total ban. We are proud to offer truly cutting-edge testing equipment. Could a society undertake such a mission? In 1971 a student columnist noted with indignation that the students inducted that year included one black militant, a leading spokesman of last springs Mayday activities, [and] one of the organizers of the charity drive for New Haven. How, he asked, can some of the most outspoken defenders of the community last spring now be a member of a society that does nothing for the community?. [56][57], Obituary Record of Yale University 1924 - 1925, Bulletin of Yale University, New Haven, Twenty-First Series, August 1, 1925, Number Twenty - Two, Abram Heaton Robertson, B.A. Borealis launches its official homepage, www.borealisgroup.com. Rainer Seele, CEO of OMV, is appointed as Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Anyone can read what you share. That much is clear. The largest of its kind in Europe, the new cavern will further optimise the plant's feed flexibility. Borouge was listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) on 3 June 2022, following the completion of Abu Dhabis largest-ever Initial Public Offering and the Middle Easts largest-ever petrochemicals listing. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Total recordable injuries (TRIs) per million working hours drop more than 50% to 4.0 from 8.4 in 2001, thanks to a group-wide focus on safety. The emblem of the society is a skull and crossbones with the number 322 beneath it. Borealis has now passed another milestone on the way to continued expansion of global supply capabilities. It opined: "Out of every class Skull and Bones takes its menThey have obtained control of Yale. This marks the first time that Borealis has replaced fossil fuel-based feedstock in its large-scale commercial production of PP. The new Borealis ownership becomes 64% IPIC and 36% OMV. At the Wire Dusseldorf trade fair, Borealis and Borouge launch Borlink, a step change innovation in the power and cable industry. Borouge 3, the worlds biggest integrated polyolefins complex, is now running at full capacity of 4.5 million tonnes/year. With head offices in Vienna, Austria, Borealis employs approximately 6,900 employees and operates in over 120 countries. Strictly speaking, the Yale senior societies are not fundamentally different from the exclusive social clubs found at every other Ivy League school. The "New Hall" opened in the mid-1920s and sits fronted by York Street surrounded by the Yale Daily News Briton Hadden Memorial building, and the Yale Drama School and theatre, both gifts to Yale from Edward Harkness. Shook, Chief Financial Officer. Total, Borealis AG and NOVA Chemicals Inc. announce a joint venture in petrochemicals on the U.S. Gulf Coast. [17], From the mid-1840s until 1883, several societies were started, but each failed to sustain the interest of liberal arts students at Yale College, broadly known as the Academical Department. They are bastions of influence and intrigue that hold among their members some of the world's most powerful people. One could argue that she is his heir. Later, she planned to spend a semester in Japan, investigating why its residents have the worlds longest life spans.