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Unipetrol announces tender for sale of Urea production hardware

05-06-2013  

Prague, 5 June 2013, Unipetrol RPA announces intention to sell technology hardware for production of Urea. The operation of Urea unit was shutted down by Unipetrol on 31 December 2012. The production plant has a nominal capacity of 600 tons / day and was put into operation in 1972 under license of Stamicarbon NV. Potential applicants can join tender organized for this purpose. Deadline for announcement of tender participation: 3 weeks after issue.

Unipetrol RPA produced 6.45 million tons of Urea from 1972 to 2011. Production technology produced granulated Urea, which found application not just in agriculture, but also in the production of plastics, pharmaceuticals, adhesives or floating floors. The current tender is focused on the sale of the whole hardware of Urea production unit.

The Main Technological Hardware:

  • The reactor (R 101): The reactor was replaced in 1997.
  • The stripper (E 103): The stripper was replaced in 1996.
  • High pressure condenser (E 104): The high pressure carbamate condenser was replaced in 1997.
  • Low pressure condenser (E 202): This low pressure carbamate condenser is original piece of equipment. In 1999 the inner tube bundle was replaced.
  • High pressure inert material scrubber (E 105).
  • CO2 compressor (P102): This is three-stage reciprocating compressor manufactured by the COOPER BESSEMER company and it was reconstructed by the Neumann & Esser company.
  • Liquid ammonia pumps (P 104 A/B): Theses are electricity-driven reciprocating pumps.
  • Retention vessels: Their purpose is to increase the accumulation capacity for liquid intermediate products.
  • Control System: Emerson (Fisher - Rosemount)

Other important information:
Unipetrol RPA has great amount of inventory of spare parts for the key components of the production unit.
The production unit hardware has been continuously and regularly maintained since the time of its commissioning.
Relevant operation and technical documentation is available.
Exceptionally good accessibility of the Litvínov-Záluží Chempark for transportation purposes.

The Production Amounts in the 2000-2011 Period:

Year Amount  YAT AUT %
2000 92244 8784 4581 52
2001 112515 8760 5531 63
2002 133449 8760 6682 76
2003 128324 8760 6575 75
2004 146994 8784 6789 77
2005 137419 8760 7577 86
2006 171725 8760 7221 82
2007 167831 8760 6919 79
2008 ​189598 8784 7907 90
2009 149409 8760 7590 87
2010 185717 8760 7821 89
2011 170496 8760 7791 89
  1785721      

YAT = yearly available time (days); AUT = actually utilised time (days)

Contact person:
Ing. Martin Allert, Project Leader.
Email: martin.allert@unipetrol.cz
Phone: +420 476 164 299; GSM: +420 736 548 100


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 3,700 people.

Contact:
Mikuláš Duda
Press Department Manager
Telephone: +420 225 001 407, +420 736 502 520
E-mail: mikulas.duda@unipetrol.cz

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