RPT-Unipetrol says restarts units after shutdown

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PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech oil-processing group Unipetrol has restarted most operations following shutdowns but output at its ethylene unit will be limited pending further repairs, the company said on Friday.

Unipetrol said the ethylene unit would run at 70-80 percent of capacity, while other units such as polypropylene and polyethylene were back in full swing.

Unipetrol had gone through a major shutdown in the past weeks, extended by faults.

The company said its 51-percent owned oil refinery Ceska Rafinerska was restarting a hydrocracker after an upgrade that raised capacity, and the unit would be fully operational by Nov. 13.

Unipetrol has said the planned shutdowns would take about 2 billion crowns ($109.5 million) out of operating profits, plus several hundred million on top due to the outage extensions.

The company, majority-owned by Poland's PKN Orlen is due to report third-quarter results on Nov. 13. (Reporting by Jan Lopatka; Editing by Quentin Bryar) ($1=18.27 Czech Crown)

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