The present invention relates to a process for producing 
ethylene copolymers in a multistage process comprising at least one 
slurry phase 
polymerization stage and at least one 
gas phase polymerization stage in the presence of 
Ziegler Natta catalyst comprising a 
solid catalyst component, a cocatalyst of a compound of group 13 
metal and an external additive selected from alkoxysilanes of formula (I) R1nSi(OR2)4-n, (I) where n is an integer 0 to 3, each R1 are equal or different and are selected among H, 
halogen, 
alkyl groups of 1 to 6 10 carbon atoms optionally substituted with one or more 
halogen atoms, alkenyl groups of 2 to 6 carbon atoms optionally substituted with one or more 
halogen atoms, and 
aryl groups of 6 to 12 carbon atoms optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, or the R1 groups can form with the Si atom they are linked to a ring of 3 to 8 ring atoms, provided that all R1 are not 
hydrogen, R2 are equal or different and are selected among 
alkyl groups of 1 to 6 carbon atoms optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, alkenyl groups of 2 to 6 carbon atoms optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, and 
aryl groups of 6 to 12 carbon atoms optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, or the OR2 groups can form with the Si atom they are linked to a ring of 3 to 8 ring atoms, halogen is Br, CI or F. The invention further relates to the catalysts and use thereof in said multistage process r for producing 
ethylene copolymers having melt flow 
rate ratio FRR21 / 5 at least 40 and / or polydispersity index PDI of at least 27.