BPCL plans petrochem park near Bina Refinery in MPBharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd is planning a petrochemical park near its Bina refinery in Madhya Pradesh. This initiative aims to boost v...
12 Feb, 2026, 11.25 PM IST
Closures, disposals reshaping the global petrochemical sectorGlobal petrochemical sector is undergoing a significant transformation with closures and disposals, particularly in Europe, due to rising c...
21 Jul, 2025, 11.43 AM IST
BPCL board okays Rs 49,000 cr capex for Bina RefineryBPCL has approved the ethylene cracker project at Bina Refinery, including downstream petrochemical plants and expansion of the refinery wi...
18 May, 2023, 12.18 AM IST
Indian Oil plans Panipat refinery maintenance, to revamp naphtha cracker, say sourcesThe cracker annually consumes about 2.3 million tonnes of naphtha and produces 857,000 tonnes of ethylene. The revamp is aimed at raising t...
23 Sep, 2022, 07.23 AM IST
India Glycols and Swiss Clariant formalise new joint venture companyCalled Clariant IGL Specialty Chemicals Private Limited, the joint venture will be owned 49% by IGL and its subsidiary and 51% by Clariant....
07 Jul, 2021, 12.45 AM IST
Reliance signs pact to invest in Abu Dhabi petrochemical hub"Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) today announced that Reliance has signed an agreement to join a new world-scale chlor-alkali, ethyl...
29 Jun, 2021, 08.10 PM IST
RIL, ADNOC in pact to explore setting up Ethylene Dichloride JV"Under the terms of the agreement, ADNOC and RIL will evaluate the potential creation of a facility that manufactures ethylene dichloride o...
10 Dec, 2019, 10.06 PM IST
Petrochemical companies may see feedstock supply crunch, margin pressureThe supply itself would be a challenge for Asian countries, especially India, which are structurally short of the fuel. Saudi Aramco is the...
24 Sep, 2019, 08.42 AM IST
Challenging times ahead for Indian Petrochemical Producers as olefins cycle set to weaken further, says ICRA“Changing industry dynamics both globally and domestically, besides emergence of new industry influencing determinants will have a bearing ...
09 Sep, 2019, 04.23 PM IST
RIL gets green nod for Rs 2,338 cr expansion project in Maharashtra"The environment clearance has been given to the RIL's expansion and de-bottlenecking of petrochemical project at Nagothane," a senior Envi...
20 May, 2018, 12.01 PM IST
Reliance Industries to save $450 million/year by importing ethane from USReliance Industries will save about $450 million annually by importing 1.5 million tons ethane from US for its petrochemical plant, says a ...
27 Aug, 2014, 06.10 PM IST
Budget 2012: Import duty on ethylene should be abolished, says FICCIImport duty on ethylene to be abolished so that ethylene instead of EDC & VCM is imported and more of domestic Cl2 is utilized for Vinyls.
17 Feb, 2012, 01.12 PM IST
- Samsung Engineering wins USD 230 mln order from India
Samsung Engineering Co. has said that it has won a USD 230 million order to build a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plant in western India.
02 May, 2011, 02.04 PM IST
- Huntsman acquires Laffans Petrochemicals
Huntsman Corporation said it has taken over Gujarat-based Laffans Petrochemicals and has also taken ownership of company's ethylene oxide d...
03 Apr, 2011, 11.14 PM IST
- SRF Ltd plans Rs 665 cr investment to set up 2 new plants
Technical textile maker SRF Ltd plans to invest Rs 665 crore on expansion projects, which includes a new plant in South Africa and another ...
28 Feb, 2011, 02.48 AM IST
- Gail wants to step up petrochem capacity
State-run Gail India is planning to increase its petroleum production capacity by two-and-a-half times to 10 lakh metric tonne with an inve...
03 Sep, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- End differential tax on naphtha
Finance minister P Chidambaram could look at doing away with the the present policy of end-use based differential import duty on naphtha in...
10 Jan, 2007, 02.17 AM IST