Benzene, Para Xylene capacities to rise in India in January 2014 on OMPL commencing production

24 Sep: Benzene and Para Xylene supplies in India will strengthen substantially from the beginning of next year as ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited (OMPL) schedules dispatching its maiden production consignment in January 2014. OMPL, formed in December 2006, is a joint-venture between Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL). The joint-venture entity has set up an aromatic plant in the Mangalore Special Economic Zone, and the plant will be commissioned by November 2013, according to the latest inputs received. The plant will produce 270,000 tonne per annum of Benzene and 900,000 tonne per annum of Para Xylene. 
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