Madrid-Repsol said it plans to spend more than €35-million to build a facility for the manufacture of cross-linkable polyethylene (XLPE) in Tarragona, Spain. The facility will have 27,000 t/y of XLPE production capacity based on Buss AG's Linear Short Hyperclean technology. Commissioning is scheduled for mid-2024. The new range of XLPE will be made up of seven grades, based on a base polymer that Repsol already produces - low-density polyethylene or EBA copolymers - and will target the water-tree-retardant, high voltage (HV) extra HV, and direct current segments.
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