Indian Oil to commission polypropylene unit by June 2018 at Paradip

The unit would make use of Spheripol Technology from Basell

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) aims to commission the polypropylene facility, the first unit of its proposed petrochemical complex at Paradip, by June 2018. The unit to have a capacity of 700,000 tonnes per annum would offer feedstock for polymer units in the region.

"Mechanical completion of the polypropylene complex would be done by June 2018. Within three months of the commissioning, we will start supplies”, said G S Singh, executive director (Paradip refinery), IOCL.

Singh said, 71 per cent construction work on the polypropylene unit has been completed. The unit is estimated to cost Rs 3,150 crore. IOCL has