Chemopetrol Increases HDPE Production Capability in Czech Republic.HOUSTON -- Univation Technologies has reached an agreement with Chemopetrol to increase plant capacity by 40 kilo-tonnes-per-year (kta) at its Polyethylene II UNIPOL(R) PE gas-phase process line located in Litvinov in the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. . Chemopetrol has been using UNIPOL PE technology for the production of HDPE HDPE abbr. high-density polyethylene since startup of its Polyethylene I line in 1976; its latest reactor line started up in 2002 with a design capacity of 200 kta. E[acute accent acute accent n. A mark (´) indicating: a. that a vowel is close or tense, as é in French été. b. that a vowel or syllable has a high or rising pitch, as in Chinese or Ancient Greek. c. ]"UNIPOL's proven flexibility has enabled Chemopetrol to increase HDPE production by 20% without any significant capital investment," said Kenneth Glover, Univation President. "Chemopetrol is a perfect example of the flexibility and cost effectiveness of the UNIPOL process technology. By adding this new capacity, the company will be well positioned to meet future HDPE growth in its markets." E[acute accent]Univation Technologies, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is the world leader in licensing gas phase polyethylene technology. Univation has comprehensive technology programs focused on the UNIPOL(R) PE gas-phase process, conventional catalysts (UCAT UCAT UE&C Catalytic, Inc. UCAT UTC (Unit Type Code) Capability and Assessment Tool UCAT User Catalogue (IBM OS/390) (R) Catalysts), and metallocene catalysts (XCAT(R) Catalysts and PRODIGY(R) Catalysts). E[acute accent]Visit Univation's website for more information at www.univation.com. |
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