Tamilnadu Petroproducts to execute projects worth over Rs 400 crore

Tamilnadu Petroproducts' projects include increasing Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) capacity from 120,000 TPA to 145,000 TPA at an estimated cost of about Rs 240 crore

Tamilnadu Petroproducts Ltd, a member of the petrochemicals arm of AM International Group, has received the board's approval for various projects, which would attract over Rs 400 crore.

The projects include increasing Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) capacity from 120,000 TPA to 145,000 TPA at an estimated cost of about Rs 240 crore. The project would be commissioned in about 24 months, post regulatory approvals.

The caustic soda unit of the heavy chemical division (HCD) plant is proposed to be revamped at an estimated cost of Rs 165 crore by replacing the mono-polar membrane technology with a more advanced world-class bipolar