CZECH REPUBLIC

Czech President Vetoes Reach
Klaus: No need for tougher rules. Czech President Václav Klaus has vetoed the European Union’s (EU) Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of Chemicals (Reach) legislation. “There is no reason to further toughen legislation in this...

UniPetrol Plans Cracker Repairs
UniPetrol (Litvinov, Czech Republic) says it will shut down its Litvinov ethylene cracker for approximately 21 days in...

Unipetrol Cracker to Close for Repairs in October
Unipetrol (Prague), a subsidiary of PKN Orlen (Warsaw) says it is planning a 21-day shut down at its Litvinov, Czech Republic olefins complex at the beginning of October for turbine repairs. The diffusers within the turbine, which drives the...

Unipetrol Builds Two Plants at Czech Site
Unipetrol (Prague) says it plans to build two plants at its Litvínov, Czech Republic petrochemical complex that will improve utilization rates at the site’s ethylene plant. Unipetrol plans to build a 20,000...

Dwory Changes its Name to Synthos
Dwory (Oswiecim, Poland) says it has changed its name to Synthos following...

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