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Oct 28, 2005 -- ORLEN completed its biggest petrochemical investment

• PKN ORLEN officially completed the Olefin II revamping, an investment which has allowed the company to double its ethylene and propylene streams.
• The Olefin II plant ../.. was constructed in 1977-1980 based on Lummus technology. Initially, the plant capacity equaled 300,000 tonnes of ethylene and 125,000 tonnes of propylene per annum.
• Between 1994-1995 the plant was revamped and annual volumes increased to 360,000 tonnes of ethylene and 135,000 tonnes of propylene.
• The revamping of the Olefin II plant has marked the end of the Olefin I plant, which was constructed in 1971.
• The latest investment translates into increased annual ethylene volumes, from 360,000 to 700,000 tpa, and propylene from 135,000 to 380,000 tpa.