Peter Denifl has distinguished himself throughout his professional life by his high scientific capabilities.Alfred Stern, Borealis Senior Vice President for Innovation and Technology. The new sales office is part of the company's expansion programme into Southeast Europe. I am sure that many people who started the journey with Borealis in 1994 would never have dreamt that one day, we would have a net profit in the 10-figure range. Skulls and Keys, Pegasus Books, Ltd. NY, NY, 2017, pp. The society has been reputed to tap the gregarious "prep school type". Indeed, many underclassmen have no contact with the societies until tap night. But when her grandmother suggested to the grocery owner that he not leave crates about, he responded that old people fall all the time, and maybe they shouldnt be walking around. Richardss microscopic view of his subject obscures the larger fact that Yales secret societies have long been in decline. ", Architectural historian Patrick L. Pinnell notes in Yale University that Berzelius sold to the Scroll and Key Society the site on which the latter erected its own tomb. This area has been selected for its strategic location and proximity to the company's customer base, as well as for the business-friendly and supporting environment of the State and the County. It had been understood that the society system was beyond reform and might well be abolished. The society is one of the reputed "Big Three" societies at Yale, along with Skull and Bones and Wolf's Head. David Alan Richards admits at the beginning that there will be no secrets here that have not already, somehow and somewhere, been revealed at least once in print. Richards is a Bonesman himself, so he could divulge hidden secrets if he wanted to, but apparently he decided that his book didnt need to be spiced up with juicy insider details. Borealis and DuPont launch their 50-50 manufacturing joint venture, Speciality Polymers Antwerp N.V., in Zwijndrecht, Belgium. . Our sustainability ambition going forward is to create a world where there is no waste of resources, no emissions into the environment and no harm to society . Bayport Polymers LLC (Baystar) held its official groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new 625,000 metric ton-per-year Borstar polyethylene unit at its production site in Pasadena, Texas, with an anticipated start-up in 2021. . We absorb these stereotypes from an early age, through disparaging media portrayals and fairy tales about wicked old witches. Undergraduates walk past the brownstone tomb on High Street with no more interest than they walk past Yorkside Pizza. Borealis announces the launch of a feasibility study for a new propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant at its production site in Kallo, Belgium. [1] Active undergraduate membership is elected annually with sixteen Yale University students, typically rising seniors. Some new members are high-achieving students, while others are descendants of socially prominent families. Borealis announces the appointment of His Excellency Suhail Al Mazrouei, Managing Director of International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC), to its Supervisory Board and the position of Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Borealis launches the Borealis Social Fund, dedicated to making a contribution to enhancing the welfare of the communities in which it operates. We started from a clean sheet. The new Borealis ownership becomes 64% IPIC and 36% OMV. That much is clear. Insiders and Outsiders in American Historical Narrative and American History, R. Laurence Moore, Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the. Other sources conjecture that Russell modeled the society after European groups he encountered while studying in Germany. This is a further step by Borealis to strengthen its European operations. The dedicated automotive polypropylene (PP) compounding plant will help Borealis secure its position as a local supplier to automotive OEMs and their Tier partners in North America. Check out this Regional Sales Manager opportunity on my team! Each profit centre Base Chemicals, Polyolefins, and the Borouge joint venture sees an improved performance compared to the previous year. Production capacity at the Borstar polypropylene (PP) plant is expanded to 300,000 t/y, and OMVs nearby cracker in Schwechat, Austria, from 650,000 to 900,000 t/y. [11] The tradition continued of creating and sustaining a society if enough potential rising seniors thought they had been overlooked: Bones was established in 1832 after a dispute over selections for Phi Beta Kappa awards; Scroll and Key Society, the second society at Yale, was established in 1841 after a dispute over elections to Bones. 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. Among other leadership roles, Suhail Al Mazrouei is also Energy Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Chairman of several other UAE and international companies. Mark Garrett officially succeeds John Taylor as Chief Executive and Chairman of the Executive Board. There is a sufficient veil of secrecy drawn around its mechanism, however, to class it with the secret societies, and this gives it a stability and respectability in Yale College circles that it might not have otherwise."[34] The society was managed similarly to finals clubs associated with the Sheffield Scientific School; however, it soon took on almost all aspects of the older societies. Borealis supplies services and products around the globe through Borealis and two important joint ventures: Borouge It was incorporated in 1856 as the Russell Trust Association. Along with projects focused on these specific areas, a number of cross-functional projects have also been initated to ensure optimal alignment. We are positioning ourselves as a powerful partner in innovation in the development of high-quality product solutions. 109, Yale University Banner and Pot Pourri Yearbook, New Haven, CT, Class of 1924, pg. It almost kills me, he wrote. Paul Moore, Jr., long-time Senior Fellow and successor trustee (1964 - 1990) for the Yale Corporation and long-tenured bishop in the Episcopal Church (United States), recalled the night before he first encountered combat in World War II: "I spent the evening on board ship being quizzed by [a friend from Harvard] about what went on in Wolf's Head. Borealis inaugurates its newly-upgraded low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant in Stenungsund, Sweden. [6], The original building was built to resemble a Greek temple. ", Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}411847N 725520W / 41.3130N 72.9221W / 41.3130; -72.9221. But she has found reason for optimism: Damaging ideas about age can change. Borealis launches its official homepage, www.borealisgroup.com. Annual Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Awards are launched. Borealis announces the mechanical completion and production start-up of an new plan in North Carolina, USA. The new plant would be one of the largest and most efficient facilities of its kind in the world. Borealis is accelerating the transformation to a circular economy of polyolefins and expanding its geographical footprint to better serve customers around the globe. The "Old Hall" was erected within months of the founding. All rights reserved, Pharmaceutical Packaging, Medical and Diagnostics Devices, Polymer Solutions for Masterbatches & Compounds. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Borealis is a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers. 2023 - Borealis AG. In fact, Dr. Levy and her colleagues estimate that age discrimination, negative age stereotypes and negative self-perceptions of aging lead to $63 billion in excess annual spending on common health conditions like cardiovascular and respiratory disease, diabetes and injuries. Borealis takes over management responsibility for North Sea Petrochemicals (NSP) in Antwerp, a joint venture with Montell. With the start-up of the new cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) plant, the Borouge 3 plant expansion project has now been brought to a successful close. [22] PBK exists today, without any secrecy, as an academic honor society. Borealis moves its head office from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Vienna, Austria, reinforcing its European footprint and positioning it strategically at the centre of Europe, and closer to its owners. The Total Recordable Injuries (TRI) rate improved significantly from 1.4 in 2015 to 0.9 in 2016. OMV and Borealis are taking the next step to advance the chemical recycling of post-consumer plastics. It affects physical and cognitive health and well-being in measurable ways and can take years off ones life. The International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) of Abu Dhabi and OMV Aktiengesellschaft of Austria agree to purchase Statoils 50% shareholding in Borealis A/S. Borealis announces a EUR 160 million investment in its production location in Stenungsund, Sweden. Just as we have learned in recent decades that structures are biased against women and people of color, leading to worsened health outcomes, she has shown that negative feelings about old age lead to bad outcomes in older people, said Dr. Louise Aronson, a geriatrician at the University of California, San Francisco, and author of the best-selling book Elderhood.. Rainer Seele, CEO of OMV, is appointed as Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Borealis has introduced a new platform to demonstrate its commitment towards a more circular plastic economy and inspire its partners and customers. Borealis invests EUR 7.8 million to convert a naphtha cavern to butane use in its Stenungsund, Sweden, steam cracker plant. [20] In the 1820s, Anti-Masonic agitation sweeping across the United States prompted PBK to examine the role of secrecy in its proceedings. Borealis AG and NOVA Chemicals Corporation ("NOVA Chemicals") signed a preliminary agreement to form a joint venture (JV) with Total Petrochemicals and Refining USA, Inc. ("Total") that will develop and own a new light feed cracker and a new Borstar polyethylene (PE) facility in Bayport, Texas. Padlocks secure the front doors of the Skull and Bones society's meeting hall, known as the "Tomb," on Yale's . 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. 122 RANDLE: Calephelis borealis Biology VoU, nos.3-4 was about 250 feet distant from and about 35 feet above a permanent stream. We can shift them., https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/23/health/ageism-levy-elderly.html. [32], The two older societies suffered by comparison with Wolf's Head. This symbolised to everyone in the company to forget the past and focus on our future. Helen Andrews is a 2017 Robert Novak Journalism Fellow and has worked as an editor and a think tank researcher. The spirit was excellent all the time. Associated with PBK's national reorganization in 1881, secrecy disappeared as a signature among all chapters, quelling rivalry with collegiate fraternities, clubs and societies. Borealis, Borouge and Henkel announce the development of two new flexible packaging solutions containing both virgin polyethylene (PE) and high amounts of post-consumer recyclate (PCR). disbanded.[19]. In Europe, Borealis is a market leader in base chemicals and fertilizers. John Taylor becomes Chief Executive of the Borealis Group in April, succeeding Svein Rennemo, who had served as Chief Executive since 1996. 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. Ground-breaking ceremony of the USD 6.2 billion fourth Borouge facility, (Borouge 4) at the companys polyolefin manufacturing complex in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Head office opens in Lyngby, Denmark. The research, by Dr. Levy and other scholars, continues. Borealis Supervisory Board announces the appointment of Alfred Stern as new CEO following on Mark Garrett, who has decided to step down. [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. [18] Star and Dart, Sword and Crown, Tea-Kettle, Spade and Grave, and E.T.L. Total, Borealis AG and NOVA Chemicals Inc. announce a joint venture in petrochemicals on the U.S. Gulf Coast. What a freshman in 1914 had heard of societies from his preparatory school masters and a freshman in 1944 might hear from one of his numerous classmates whose relatives had attended Yale, a freshman in 1974, more likely than not from a public high school, with no previous Yale ties, would not hear at all, he wrote in 1978 in a history of his own secret society, Scroll and Key. [31], The new society was conceived on or about June 5, 1883. It inspired me to want to understand the psychology of aging, she said. My Harvard, My Yale, Diana DuBois, editor, This page was last edited on 19 February 2023, at 01:17. Yale Library cannot provide high-resolution files, nor grant permission for use of copyrighted images. Borealis announces the start-up of commercial operations of a new ethane cracker at its 50/50 joint venture with TotalEnergies, Baystar in Port Arthur, Texas, with an annual production capacity of one million tons of ethylene. This is likely a transferred linguistic remnant of the tradition of the 'Sheff' secret societies, which had 'halls' for residential use and 'tombs' as separate meeting places, in contrast to the Yale College senior secret societies, which maintained only "tombs. Four Innovation Centres are devoted to developing the next generation of polyolefins. 43, Bulletin of Yale University, New Haven 15 October 1932, Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year 1931 - 1932, Yale University Banner and Pot Pourri Yearbook, New Haven, CT - Class of 1895, pg. Strictly speaking, the Yale senior societies are not fundamentally different from the exclusive social clubs found at every other Ivy League school. The number is generally taken to refer to the year (322 bce) of the death of the Greek orator Demosthenes, a turning point in the transformation of ancient Athens from democracy to plutocracy. Borealis is a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers. Borealis maintains its strong market position and increases market share in key segments despite a net loss of EUR 41 million for the year. Borealis and Borouge announce a new world record of 640 kilovolt (kV) for extruded high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable technology. Dr. Levy, who is 55, credits her focus on aging to an after-college job at a psychiatric hospital in suburban Boston, a graduate fellowship in Japan and an errant crate in a Florida grocery store. This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Skull-and-Bones-Yale, National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Yale, Skull and Bones, and the beginnings of Johns Hopkins. This upgrade will improve the performance and energy efficiency of the cracker. Researchers in many other countries have replicated their results. Even though toddlers already have negative stereotypes about age, theyre not set in stone, Dr. Levy said. All five polyolefin plants are running as planned and Borouge is well on track to bring the total polyolefin production capacity to 4.5 million tonnes. Two new members join the Board: Martin Kuzaj, EVP of the newly-formed Base Chemicals business group, and Daniel J. Male society members are called Bonesmen, and many have ascended after graduation to positions of prominence in business or government. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Its not good enough to just think about new solutions in the circular economy. 70, Yale University Banner and Pou Pourri Yearbook, New Haven, CT, Class of 1924, pg. Shook, Chief Financial Officer. With its head office in Vienna, Austria, the company currently has around 6,800 employees and operates in over 120 countries. Borceed technology enables flexible materials exhibiting both plastic and elastomeric properties and is the platform supporting Borealis' Queo products. How long could the benefits of such interventions last? The Seamy Side of Yale's Most Exclusive Clubs", "Leland Torrence Enterprises, Inc. | RECENT AND CURRENT PROJECTS", "Halls, Tombs and Houses: Student Society Architecture at Dartmouth. 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. Borealis launches its vision of Shaping the Future with Plastics at the October K Fair in Dusseldorf, Germany as part of a revitalised visual identity. Three of themWilliam Howard Taft, George H.W. The Class of 1884 agreed to support another revolt against the society system with a vote of no confidence to coincide with its graduation. : The Continuing Story of Buffalo Dick", "Funeral of E.J. Borealis has successfully acquired a controlling stake in South Korean compounder DYM Solution Co. Ltd. The older Academical Department societies met originally for decades in rented quarters near campus. But some information. Over EUR 400 million has been invested in these facilities in order to fulfil growing worldwide demand for innovative wire and cable products. Membership recomposes annually with fifteen or sixteen Yale University students, with rare exceptions typically rising seniors. In 2014, the Borouge 3 mega-project saw the start-up of the worlds largest ethane cracker, one polypropylene (PP), and two polyethylene (PE) plants. Over the years, Borealis has developed from its early Nordic roots to an international company with a strong presence primarily in Central Europe and the Middle East. We ask all men, as a question of right, which should be allowed to live? 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. Phi Beta Kappa was inactive at Yale from 1871 to 1884, coinciding in part with a national reorganization of the society. Dr. Robert N. Butler, a psychiatrist, gerontologist and founding director of the National Institute on Aging, coined the term ageism a half-century ago. Borealis invests EUR 40 million to upgrade the stream cracker in Porvoo, Finland. A Roman fasces had been considered as a design element for the pin. Wolf's Head Society is a senior society at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. One could argue that she is his heir. The acquisition of NOVA Chemicals share in Novealis supports Borealis global growth ambitions. Less clear is what precisely about that seismic cultural shift proved fatal. 284 - 327. Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Adani Group (Adani), BASF SE (BASF) and Borealis AG (Borealis) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to engage in a joint feasibility study to further evaluate a collaboration for the establishment of a chemical complex in Mundra, Gujarat, India. Borouge launches the Gulf Plastics Pipe Academy (GPPA) to promote the use of high-quality plastics pipe systems in the Middle East. Feb 7. Borealis invests EUR 80 million in the melamine and fertilizer production location in Linz, Austria. Phelps - Ex-President Dwight of Yale Pays a Feeling Tribute to the Dead - Interment in Vermont", "Secret Society 2013: Who they are, and how they got in! [36][37], In 1888, the society changed its name to Wolf's Head Society, consonant with the approval among undergraduates of the society's pin, a stylized wolf's head on an inverted ankh, an Egyptian hieroglyphic known as the Egyptian Cross or "the key of life". List: 41 secret societies at Yale All the societies we know about, as of spring 2014.
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