About us

TDE is one of the main national producers of Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) and since its foundation, it has been a Joint Venture 50% owned by DOW CHEMICAL IBERICA and REPSOL QUIMICA. The company’s business model is oriented to provide innovative, efficient and sustainable products and solutions to our partners. Located in the Polígono Sur of Tarragona, our plant has three production units and occupies more than 61,000 m2. TDE currently employs more than 60 people, and our production capacity exceeds 175,000 tons/year.

Main figures

175.000 T

PRODUCTION

3.700 T

STORAGE
CAPACITY

100 %

ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION
FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES

57

EMPLOYEES
(100% fixed)

+11%

CONTRACTS
TEMPORARY

Sustainability

TDE aligns its activity and goals with the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Safety

TDE prioritizes safety in operations, ensuring that the different production processes are subject to the most demanding controls and protocols. Our goal as a safe company is to achieve 0 accidents.

ESG criteria

TDE’s social, environmental and governance policies and commitments define its sustainability actions, contributing to responsible development.

Environment

Our operations are developed with the objective of minimizing the footprint of our actions on the environment, optimizing energy and water consumption, and reducing CO2 emissions and other compounds during the production, storage and transportation processes.

Products

TDE is one of the main national producers in Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE)

We have three manufacturing units. Of all the known thermoplastic materials, low-density polyethylene is one of the most widespread polymers due to its great versatility in the field of transformation and subsequent handling.

Polyethylene can be obtained from numerous polymerization processes. The process used in TDE is high pressure with the use of a radical initiator. The products obtained are highly transparent. Each production line is composed of the following four main sections.

PRODUCTION PROCESS

1/ Compression Compression, in which ethylene is brought to its reaction pressure.

2/ Reaction Reaction where polymerization takes place.

3/ Separation Separation, where the polymer formed is separated from the unreacted ethylene, and this ethylene is recycled.

4/ Extrusion Extrusion, where the polymer is removed from the production unit and prepared for shipment to storage, where it can be taken for shipment.

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