PX/PTA Complex – Paraxylene Plant (Płock) and Terephthalic Acid Plant (Włocławek), PKN Orlen
The PX/PTA petrochemical complex of Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A. was the first integrated system in Poland for producing paraxylene (PX) and purified terephthalic acid (PTA). The paraxylene unit was built on the site of the PKN ORLEN production plant in Płock (Masovian Voivodeship), while the terephthalic acid plant was built at Krzywa Góra in Włocławek (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship), next to the Anwil nitrogen plant (Zakłady Azotowe Anwil). Construction of the PTA plant began on 23 July 2008 (marked by a foundation-stone-laying ceremony); the original schedule assumed PTA production would start in the second half of 2010. The complex was brought into use and formally opened in June 2011, after roughly three years of construction. The PX unit has a production capacity of 400,000 tonnes of paraxylene per year, and the PTA unit 600,000 tonnes of terephthalic acid per year. The value of the investment was put at over EUR 1 billion (at the planning stage in 2008 the PTA plant was valued at around PLN 3.75 billion). The general contractor for the PTA plant was Polimex-Mostostal, and the plant uses Mitsubishi Chemical technology.
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Timeline
- Construction start23 Jul 2008
- Original date2010
- Delivery2011
Change history
- 2011stage: operational
- 23 Jul 2008stage: construction
Significance
The PX/PTA complex was the first integrated system in Poland for producing paraxylene and purified terephthalic acid, a feedstock for the polyester fibre and PET plastics industry. According to PKN ORLEN, bringing into operation the 600,000-tonne-per-year PTA unit accounted for around 20% of European production of this feedstock, and the plant was described as the second-largest and one of the most modern of its kind in Europe. The investment was a key element in the expansion of the Płock-based group's petrochemical operations, and made it possible to use the paraxylene produced in Płock as feedstock for terephthalic acid production in Włocławek.
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- Chemia i BiznesJun 2011
- Bankier.pl / PAP23 Jul 2008Construction startOriginal date
Construction start23.7. Płock (PAP) - PKN Orlen rozpoczyna we Włocławku budowę Wytwórni Kwasu Tereftalowego (PTA)
Original datePrzyjęty harmonogram realizacji inwestycji umożliwi uruchomienie produkcji instalacji PTA w drugiej połowie 2010 r.
- Włocławek Portal Informacyjny2 Jun 2011StatusStageCostDeliveryInvestor
Status · Delivery · InvestorNa Krzywej Górze odbyło się uroczyste otwarcie kompleksu petrochemicznego PX/PTA – inwestycji Polskiego Koncernu Naftowego „Orlen” SA.
Stage · CostInwestycja została zrealizowana w okresie trzech lat, nakładem ponad 1 mld euro.
- Investin Włocławek (portal miasta Włocławek)
- eur-pln.pl (za NBP)2011
- Funding
FundingOn 21 December 2007 PKN ORLEN S.A. signed a loan agreement with the European Investment Bank ("EIB") of the value of EUR 300,000 thousand (approx. PLN 1,085,400 thousand translated at the average PLN/EUR rates of the National Bank of Poland as at 21 December 2007). The agreement concerns a twelve-year loan for EUR 300,000 thousand (i.e. approx. PLN 1,085,400 thousand translated at the average PLN/EUR rates of the National Bank of Poland as at 21 December 2007). The purpose of the agreement for PKN ORLEN S.A. is to procure funds to cover part of the construction costs of the installation to produce paraxylene (PX) and terephthalic acid (PTA).