Repsol YPF buys Boreaiis polyolefins site

摘要

Spanish polymer producer Repsol YPF (Madrid) has acquired a resin manufacturing sire at Sines,Portugal for an undisclosed sum from competitor Boreaiis (Kongens Lynghy,Denmark).Completion of the deal is subject to European antitrust authorities' OK.The site has a 145,000-tonnes/yr capacity low-density polyethylene (LDPE) train,and one for HDPE with an annual output of 130,000 tonnes.The sale ups RepsoPs total polyethylene output by 55%.