MOSCOW (MRC) -- In a step towards realizing the ’Make in India’ initiative of the Government of India, GAIL (India) Ltd. has successfully started its first Unipol PE process line with the capacity to produce 400 Mtpy of polyethylene (PE), as per Hydrocarbonprocessing.
The total production capacity of GAIL’s Petrochemical plant at Pata, UP is now 8.1 MMtpy.
GAIL’s flexible high-density polyethylene (HDPE)/ linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) swing plant provides access to a full range of resin applications which will allow GAIL and its customers to capture new market opportunities as PE market demands are changing.
The new process line gives GAIL the platform to expand its PE product capabilities, providing Indian PE converters with the high-quality, domestically-produced resin products needed for both large-volume markets as well as advanced performance applications.
As MRC informed previously, GAIL India plans to import ethane from countries including the US, for its upcoming USD5 billion joint-venture Andhra Pradesh petrochemical plant. GAIL is seeking 1.3 million mt/year of ethane for 15 years for its JV ethane cracker with India's Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL), located on the east coast of India beginning 2022.
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