# Unipetrol completes Polyethylene 3 Unit at Litvinov plant

PKN ORLEN completed the Polyethylene 3 Unit (PE3) at Unipetrol RPA's Litvinov plant in the Czech Republic. The unit has a capacity of 270,000 tonnes per year of HDPE, increasing total site capacity from 320,000 to 470,000 tonnes per year. Total investment cost is planned at approximately CZK 9.6 billion.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-09-24
- Where: Litvinov, Czechia
- Value: $410.0M (9.60B CZK)
- Starts operating: 24 Sep 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 270,000 tonnes per year of HDPE
- Products: high density polyethylene (HDPE), black polyethylene, natural polyethylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Unipetrol RPA](https://endata.com/companies/50124.md)
- [PKN ORLEN](https://endata.com/companies/23370.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [orlen.pl](https://www.orlen.pl/en/investor-relations/reports-and-publications/regulatory-announcements/2020/03/Regulatory-announcement-no-54-2020-), 2020-09-24: "The investment of Polyethylene 3 Unit at UNIPETROL RPA, s.r.o. has been completed."

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