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Reliance commissions para-xylene plant at Jamnagar

The new PX plant will improve the profitability of the Jamnagar complex

Reliance commissions para-xylene plant at Jamnagar
Reliance's on-going refinery project at Jamnagar
BS B2B Bureau Mumbai
Last Updated : Jan 02 2017 | 2:25 PM IST
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) successfully commissioned the first phase of para-xylene (PX) plant at Jamnagar (Gujarat) on December 28, 2016.

The plant with capacity of 2.2 MMTPA is built with crystallisation technology from BP which is highly energy efficient and environment friendly. With the commissioning of this plant, RIL’s PX capacity will more than double from 2 MMTPA to 4.2 MMTPA. On commissioning of entire para-xylene capacity, RIL will be the world’s second largest PX producer with 9 percent of global PX capacity and 11 percent share of global production.

The new para-xylene capacity will add value to the output from refineries and improve the profitability of the Jamnagar complex. PX is the building block for the entire polyester chain. The new capacity will complete the integration within Reliance’s polyester value chain, leading to improved margins and also strengthen its position in polyester industry globally.

“Commissioning of the new para-xylene plant marks beginning of the culmination of a series of projects including the refinery off-gas cracker, ethane import project and petcoke gasification. These projects are part of the largest contemporary investment, in excess of Rs 100,000 crore, in refining and petrochemicals sector anywhere in the world. Our projects are on schedule and at an advanced stage of mechanical completion. The new PX capacity takes us a step closer to being among the top 10 petrochemical players globally. This is a fitting tribute to our visionary Founder Chairman Dhirubhai H Ambani,” said Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director, Reliance Industries Limited.

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