Mangalore Refinery begins commercial production of polypropylene
The plant, having capacity to produce 440,000 TPA of polypropylene, will meet the growing demand for the PP polymer in South India
BS B2B Bureau B2B Connect | Mangalore
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MRPL's PFCC unit
The feed stock for the polypropylene plant, polymer grade propylene, is being produced from upstream petrochemical fluidised catalytic cracking unit (PFCCU). The technology for the polypropylene plant, which has been engineered and constructed by Engineers India Limited, has been provided by Novolen of Germany.
With the commercial production of PP unit, MRPL will be able to meet the polypropylene demand from industries such as textile, automobile, plastic product processors, etc in the south India. MRPL PP unit is the only plant in South India, which is estimated to have 5 lakh tonnes per annual demand for polypropylene.
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As part of its diversification strategy, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals has recently increased its holding from 3 percent to 46 percent in ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals (OMPL). Being situated adjacent to MRPL phase III, OMPL will be in a position to receive feedstock directly from MRPL.
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First Published: Jun 18 2015 | 3:38 PM IST