# SOCAR selects Univation UNIPOL technology for 600,000 tpy polyethylene plant in Garadagh

SOCAR GPC selected Univation's UNIPOL PE technology and XCAT metallocene technology for a world-scale 600,000 tpy polyethylene plant to be built in Garadagh, Azerbaijan, with Linde Engineering completing the basic engineering design package.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-03-15
- Where: Garadagh, Azerbaijan
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 600,000 tpy polyethylene
- Products: polyethylene, UNIPOL PE process technology, XCAT metallocene polyethylene technology
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [SOCAR GPC](https://endata.com/companies/1098.md)
- [Linde](https://endata.com/companies/472.md) (partner)
- [SOCAR GPC](https://endata.com/companies/1098.md) (customer)
- [Univation Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/1099.md) (supplier)
- [Linde Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/1100.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [hydrocarbonengineering.com](https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/15032017/socar-selects-unipol-for-polymers/), 2017-03-15: "SOCAR GPC has selected UNIPOL PE Technology as a key element in achieving their company's vision for this exciting, new world-scale polyethylene project."
- [chemengonline.com](https://www.chemengonline.com/unipol-pe-process-technology-selected-for-socar-gpc-plant/), 2017-03-16: "SOCAR GPC has selected UNIPOL PE Technology licensed by Univation Technologies for use in its world-scale polyethylene (PE) plant to be built in Garadagh, Azerbaijan."
- [ogj.com](https://www.ogj.com/refining-processing/article/17288157/socar-gpc-lets-contract-for-pe-plant-at-proposed-gas-petchem-complex), 2017-03-17: "SOCAR GPC has let a contract to Univation Technologies LLC, Houston, to provide technology licensing and associated design work for a 600,000-tonne/year polyethylene (PE) plant."

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