# Unipetrol commissions new polyethylene unit PE3 in Litvínov

Unipetrol completed and commissioned the new polyethylene unit (PE3) at its Litvínov petrochemical plant. The unit will produce 270,000 tonnes of high-density polyethylene granulate per year, replacing the old PE1 unit. Total investment is CZK 9.6 billion.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-04-02
- Where: Litvínov, Czechia
- Value: $400.0M (9.60B CZK)
- Starts operating: 2 Apr 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 270,000 tonnes per year of high-density polyethylene granulate
- Products: high-density polyethylene granulate, natural polyethylene, black polyethylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Unipetrol](https://endata.com/companies/25980.md)
- [PKN ORLEN](https://endata.com/companies/23370.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [orlenunipetrol.cz](https://www.orlenunipetrol.cz/en/Media/PressReleases/Pages/20200402_PE3_EN.aspx), 2020-04-02: "The new polyethylene unit is the highest investment ever to the chemical industry in the Czech Republic."

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