- Unipetrol awarded a 700 million CZK contract to TALKE for a logistics facility.
- The facility will handle 270,000 tons of HDPE granules annually.
- The project includes 40 storage silos with a total capacity of 16,000 tons.
- Completion is planned for the first quarter of 2018.
Project Overview
The Czech petrochemical corporation Unipetrol, a subsidiary of Polish ORLEN group, has awarded TALKE a contract worth 700 million CZK for the engineering and construction of a logistics facility at its Litvinov location. This contract is part of the new polyethylene unit project (PE3), the largest investment in the history of the Czech petrochemical industry, with overall costs estimated at 8.5 billion CZK.
Facility Specifications
The logistics facility will handle and package an annual volume of 270,000 tons of HDPE granules. The project includes the construction of 40 storage silos with a total capacity of 16,000 tons, the extension of an existing packaging hall, and the installation of machinery for bag filling, pallet packaging, and truck loading. Additionally, a pneumatic conveying system will transfer the product from the production site to the storage silos. New offices, cloakrooms, and social facilities for the logistics terminal are also part of the contract.
Project Timeline
The entire concept of the logistics facility originates from a study previously executed by TALKE. The project will be realized under an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract, with completion planned for the first quarter of 2018. The new polyethylene unit is being built under an INEOS license, with construction having commenced in early June 2016.
