Unipetrol

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.

Unipetrol, a subsidiary of Orlen, is expanding its Litvinov-Záluží petrochemical complex in Litvinov, Czech Republic, to increase polypropylene capacity from 300 to 350 kilotons annually and build a new 270,000-tonne-per-year polyethylene unit (PE3). The investment is CZK 8.5 billion, with 55% already spent, and construction is expected to finish by end of 2018.