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MRPLto embark upon fourth OPaL commissions mega
phase expansion at investment petrochemical complex at Dahej,
of INR 24,000 crore starts production
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited The ONGC Petro additions Ltd (OPaL) has
(MRPL), a subsidiary of ONGC, is embarking on a commissioned its mega petrochemical complex
fourth phase expansion involving a massive investment at Dahej and started production in some of its units.
of R24,000 crore. The company currently operates a 15 The 1,100 kTPA capacity dual feed cracker unit has
million metric tonnes per annum refinery at Mangaluru been operational and last week it delivered its first
on the west coast in Karnataka. Accordng to reporst the consignment of about 40 tons. According to reports the
new expansion envisages expanding the capacity of its plant that was to be made operational in 2014, but was
marred by several delays along with cost escalation.
refinery to 25 MMTPA, which will also includes a raw OPaL is setting up a grassroot mega petrochemical
petroleum coke gas complex, synthetic gas complex and project at Dahej as a part of the India's first Petroleum,
value added chemicals such as urea, acetic acid, acryilate Chemicals and Petrochemical Investment Region
among others. MRPL has asked Engineers India to prepare (PCPIR). OPaL would be ramping up its capacity in the
a detailed feasibility report for expansion of its refining coming months. Satyanarayana, CEO, OPaL said , "We
capacity. “We are planning to expand the refinery capacity are currently operating the polypropylene unit at 50 per
to 25 MMTPA, set up facilities for several new products. cent capacity. But in about four months, the plant will
The company’s board is yet to finalise the exact amount operate at 100 per cent of its capacity of 340 kilotonnes
of investment required. We are also in the process of per annum. The polyethylene plant too will operate at
upgrading the quality of fuel to meet BS-VI emission full capacity from the current 50 per cent production
norms,” a company official said. However, the large and within few months."
medium industries minister of Karnataka R V Deshpande
confirmed to FE that the investment would be R24,000
crore, one of the highest amounts on an expansion
project in the state. He said the government has set in
motion the process for acquiring additional land for the
company adjacent to its refinery in Mangaluru. The high
level clearance committee, that clears large investment
projects, recently approved the proposal from MRPL,
he said. “We need at least 1,000 acres of land for our
expansion. The state government has issued preliminary
notification for acquiring 1,010 acres land at three villages
near our refinery,” MRPL official said.
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