Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is planning to expand its Dahej Manufacturing Division (DMD), which produces a variety of petrochemical and downstream products, at a cost of Rs 5,100 crore.
As per report, Dahej petrochemical manufacturing facility is proposing to set up the new plants and facilities, which includes manufacturing of Ethylene Dichloride (EDC) etc. EDC is used a raw material for manufacturing Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM), which is used in making polyvinyl chloride (PVC).According to the company, the proposed EDC plant will meet the raw material requirement of an initial plant which will produce 500 Kilo Tonnes per Annum (KTA) of VCM/PVC.
The company is implementing an oil-to-chemical strategy that involves setting up crude-to-chemical projects adjacent to the existing Jamnagar refinery and petrochemical complex at a cost of Rs 70,000 crore.
RIL’s petrochemical production rose to 9.9 Million Tonne during the quarter ended December 2019, as compared to 9.7 MT produced in the corresponding quarter a year ago.
