BOREALIS
New LDPE plant starts up in Sweden
As announced in early 2007 – see Plasteurope.com of 23.03.2007 – Borealis (Vienna / Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) has started up its LDPE plant in Stenungsund / Sweden at the end of January 2010. The line, which came at a price tag of EUR 370m and replaces an older PE facility, has production capacity of 350,000 t/y. Following its start-up, Borealis is now able to produce some 700,000 t/y of PE in Stenungsund.
The new line mainly is supposed to manufacture the “Supercure” and “Visico” brands, mostly aimed at the growing market in wire and cable applications.
The new line mainly is supposed to manufacture the “Supercure” and “Visico” brands, mostly aimed at the growing market in wire and cable applications.
03.02.2010 Plasteurope.com [215399]
Published on 03.02.2010
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