| abstract |
A solid component of a catalyst for the (co)polymerization of ethylene which includes magnesium, halogen and titanium is obtainable by (i) dissolving a dialkyl magnesium compound, a silicon halide and, optionally, an alkyl halide in an inert organic solvent and maintaining contact until a granular solid precipitates; (ii) reacting the granular solid with a titanium halide, alkoxide or halogen-alkoxide, to produce a solid catalyst component; and (iii) activating this solid component by contacting it with alkyl aluminium halide if a titanium alkoxide or halogen-alkoxide has been used in step (ii). |