Surface analytical technique ESCA (electron spectrometer for chemical analysis) has been used for analysis of catalysts used in propylene polymerization. As a result of this analysis it has been shown that productivity of a catalyst can be correlated to Ti/Mg atomic ratio that indicates dispersion of titanium atoms on magnesium support. A quantitative indicator of productivity, i.e. "titanium index" has also been evaluated for studied catalysts. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.