“Last year, we produced 1,150 tons of concentrate, the most in the company history,” says Karel Šula, manager of the Marketing and Sales Department of Polymer Institute Brno. “Our production of color concentrates has also recorded a significant growth during the last two year. This increase is due to our breakthrough in the area of artificial grass. Last year, just for this purpose, we produced 150 tons of color concentrates and the overall production volume of color concentrates reached 375 tons,” adds Karel Šula.
UV stabilizers provide materials, such as foil, tapes, fibers and other products, with protection about ultraviolet radiation. The second most important type of our products is color concentrates for several polymers, such as PP, PE, PC, ABS, San, etc. Color concentrates made by Polymer Institute Brno are customized pursuant to individual customer samples, Panthone and RAL color hue scales or, if applicable, other customer requirements. A significant part of the production of the institute is formed by burning retarders (75 tons/year), which are mostly used in the electrotechnical industry, and the Makrostab Thermo thermo-stabilzing concentrate (86 tons/year).
The investment into the new granulation line last year amounted to 12 million Czech crowns. The line is formed by a two-warm extruder with a power output of up to 300 kg/hour (depending on the type of processed material) and it has five dosage scales. The line is furnished with underwater granulation and a pump with continuous filtration of the melted substance, which allows for producing concentrates for more demanding applications, such as fibers or non-woven textiles. Produced granulate is transported using an under-pressure pneumatic transport system to the product reservoir, from which it is bagged on a semi-automatic scale.
UNIPETROL, a.s. is a group of companies operating in the petrochemical industry in the Czech Republic. In 2005 UNIPETROL became a part of the PKN ORLEN Group, the largest oil processor in Central Europe. The UNIPETROL Group is oriented mostly towards oil processing, fuel distribution and petrochemical production. In all of these business areas the UNIPETROL Group is among the key players both in the Czech Republic and on the Central European market. The Group ranks among the leading firms in the Czech Republic in terms of its revenues, and employs almost 4,000 people.
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