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The Reliance Industries
Hazira complex near Surat in Gujarat is situated
on approximately 1000 acres land near the banks
of river Tapi and manufactures a wide range
of Polymers, Polyesters, Fibre Intermidiates
and Petrochemicals.
The first phase of
the complex, comissioned in 1991-92 to generate
power/utility and to manufacture Ethylene oxide
(EO), Mono - Ethylene Glycol (MEG), Vinyl Chloride
Monomer (VCM), Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) and
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). A jetty was
built for loading and unloading operation of
raw material and final products.
In the second phase
of projects, started in 1995,involved comissioning
of the Polyester Complex (POY & PSF) and
continued in full backward integration with
commissioning of the new Polypropylene (PP),
Naphtha Cracker, Purified Terephthalic Acid
(PTA) plants and expansion of existing phase
1 plants.
Total Investment
Over three billion
US dollar investment has been done at RIL, Hazira.
Plants and Capacities
| Plants |
Licensor Technology |
Startup |
Capacity (
KTA ) Installed |
| CPP &
U |
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May 1991 |
60 MW |
| MEG 1 |
Shell |
Sep. 1991 |
100 |
| PVC |
Geon |
Dec. 1991 |
160 |
| VCM |
Geon |
Apr. 1992 |
160 |
| PE 1 |
Du Pont |
Jul. 1992 |
160 |
| POY |
Du Pont |
Dec. 1995 |
120 |
| PP |
UCC |
Sep. 1996 |
360 |
| PSF |
Du Pont |
Sep. 1996 |
160 |
| PTA 1 |
ICI |
Jan. 1997 |
350 |
| CPP 2 |
|
1996-1998 |
190 MW |
| Cracker |
S & W |
Mar. 1997 |
750 |
| Aromatics |
HRI/Mobil |
Mar. 1997 |
350 |
| MEG 2 |
Shell |
Mar. 1997 |
120 |
| PE 2 |
Nova |
May 1997 |
200 |
| PET |
Sinco |
Oct. 1997 |
80 |
| PFF |
Du Pont |
Oct. 1997 |
30 |
| MEG 3 |
Shell |
Oct. 1997 |
120 |
| PTA 2 |
ICI |
Nov. 1997 |
350 |
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