It is a prestigious Joint Venture project having the Government of West Bengal, The Chatterjee Group, the TATAs with the Indian Oil Corporation, etc. as major stakeholders with an investment of Rs 5864 crores. The complex consists of a naphtha cracker unit and associated plants which manufacture:
Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE)
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
Polypropylene (PP)
Benzene
B
utadiene
Cyclopentane
C4 Hydrogenated (LPG)
Pyrolysis Gasoline (Py Gas)
Carbon Black Feedstock (CBFS)
Motor-Spirit
HPL is one of the largest petrochemical companies in India with a total capacity equivalent to 7, 00,000 TPA of ethylene. Process technologies for various manufacturing plants have been selected from internationally renowned vendors with an aim to produce world class products with excellent safety and environment considerations. Notable process technology suppliers and contractors for the project include -
Plant Technology Contractor
Naphtha Cracker Unit Lummus, USA Toyo Engineering, Japan
Butadiene Extraction Unit BASF, Germany Lurgi, Germany
Benzene Extraction Unit Lurgi, Germany Lurgi, Germany
Pyrolysis Gasoline Hydrogenation Unit Axen, France Lurgi, Germany
C4 Hydrogenation Unit Axen, France SAIPEM, India
High Density Polyethylene Mitsui, Japan Daelim, South Korea
Linear Low Density Polyethylene Lyondell Basell, Netherlands Technimont, Italy
Polypropylene Lyondell Basell, Netherlands Daelim, South Korea.
