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Manufactured at
Panipat Refinery
Expanding Horizons in Petrochemical Business
The petrochemical sector is a major driver of industrial growth. Indian Oil is focussing on strengthening its petrochemicals business by venturing into downstream polymer units.
The per capita consumption of plastics in India is far below the world average. However in the last decade, the Indian polyolefin industry has seen double digit growth offering large potential for further growth. Ample opportunities also exist for export of polyolefin in the Asian region, including China.
Considering this, a Naphtha Cracker complex with downstream polymer units is coming up at Panipat Refinery and is scheduled for commissioning by end 2009.
The Naphtha Cracker complex would include:
Naphtha Cracker Unit (NCU):
- World class Naphtha Cracker unit with technology from ABB Lummus located at Panipat, Haryana
- Design capacity
- 857 KTA of ethylene
- 650 KTA of propylene
Downstream Polymer Units
Polypropylene (PP) Unit:
- Two production lines of 300 KTA each with Spheripol technology license from Basell, Italy.
- Product portfolio includes entire range of Homopolymers, Block copolymers and Random copolymers.
Dedicated HDPE Unit:
- Dedicated HDPE plant of 300 KTA using Basell (Hostalen) slurry process
- Product portfolio includes Unimodal as well as Bimodal HDPE grades for various application segments such as Film, Blow Moulding & Pressure pipes.
LLDPE/ HDPE Swing Unit:
- LLDPE/ HDPE swing plant of 350 KTA capacity based on Sclairtech Solution polymerisation technology of Nova Chemicals, Canada.
- Product portfolio includes general-purpose LLDPE &HDPE grades, as well as speciality LLDPE grades using 1- Octene as co-monomer for niche application segments.
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