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Polimery Police (PDH and polypropylene installation)

under construction stage: commissioning delayed
7.2 bn PLN
programme budget (multi-year) · data from 22 Jun 2023 ≈ 7.2 bn PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal)

A petrochemical complex in Police built by the special-purpose company Grupa Azoty Polyolefins: a propane dehydrogenation (PDH) installation with a capacity of 429 thousand tonnes of propylene per year, a polypropylene installation with a capacity of 437 thousand tonnes per year, and its own maritime gas terminal for importing propane and ethylene by sea. The project budget exceeded PLN 7.2 billion against the original 2015 estimates of approximately PLN 1.7 billion. Polypropylene production was launched in June 2023, but the installations did not reach full, stable operation, and the indebted company entered restructuring proceedings in November 2025. On 31 March 2026, Orlen signed a preliminary agreement to acquire 100 percent of the company's shares for PLN 1.183 billion and announced the completion of the project and the start of full production in 2027.

How it went

Assessment: too early to assess. Signals only where documented.

Delivery partial
Schedule delayed

Timeline

Slip: +96 mo. vs. the original date

  1. Announced 2015
  2. Construction start 7 Jan 2020
  3. Original date 2019
  4. Current date 2027

Change history

  • 22 Jun 2023 stage: commissioning
  • 7 Jan 2020 stage: construction
  • 18 Apr 2019 stage: tender
  • 2015 stage: announced

Significance

One of the largest investments in the history of the Polish chemical industry, intended to expand Grupa Azoty's activities into plastics production (437 thousand tonnes of polypropylene per year). Part of the complex is its own gas terminal in Police, enabling maritime imports of propane and ethylene. The cost escalation from approximately PLN 1.7 billion (2015) to over PLN 7.2 billion, together with the failed attempts to reach full operation, drove the special-purpose company into restructuring and the takeover of the project by Orlen — the project became one of the leading Polish examples of a megaproject in financial trouble despite the technical completion of construction.

Sources 7 · 7 archived

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  1. Grupa Azoty 22 Jun 2023
    CostConstruction startStage historyStage
    Cost „Budżet projektu Polimery Police to ponad 7,2 mld zł"
    Construction start „przekazanie placu budowy Generalnemu Wykonawcy nastąpiło 7 stycznia 2020 roku."
    Stage history „Zgodnie z harmonogramem inwestycji, rozpoczęcie produkcji polipropylenu następuje"
  2. Grupa Azoty 18 Apr 2019
    Stage history
    Stage history „Zarząd PDH Polska S.A. (PDH) 18 kwietnia 2019 r. podjął uchwałę w sprawie definitywnego wyboru oferenta – Hyundai Engineering Co., Ltd."
  3. Grupa Azoty 1 Apr 2026
    InvestorStatusDescription
    Investor „Grupa Azoty zawarła z Orlenem przedwstępną umowę sprzedaży akcji Grupy Azoty Polyolefins"
  4. WNP.PL 1 Apr 2026
    StatusDescription
  5. WNP.PL 1 Apr 2026
    StatusCurrent dateCost
    Status „Próby uruchomienia produkcji podejmowane, natomiast one nigdy nie skończyły się pełnym sukcesem"
    Status „Orlen przejmie 100 proc. udziałów w Polimery Police w formule cash-free, debt-free, płacąc ponad 1,18 mld zł"
    Current date „Grupa Azoty Polyolefins rozpocznie produkcję w 2027 r."
  6. Energetyka24 30 Dec 2025
    AnnouncedOriginal dateStage
    Stage „Do października 2024 r. instalacja wyprodukowała 200 tys. ton polipropylenu"
    Announced „Historia projektu Polimery Police sięga wiosny 2015 r., kiedy to ówczesny zarząd Grupy Azoty podjął decyzję o budowie"
    Original date „Miała być gotowa w 2019 r."
  7. Grupa Azoty Polyolefins
    DescriptionSignificance
    locations „ul. Kuźnicka 1 72-010 Police; Polska"