BPCL gets Environment Ministry’s nod for expansion at Kochi facility

11 May 2015 Evaluate

Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) has received approval from Environment Ministry for Rs 4,588 crore expansion at its refinery facility at Kochi, paving way for its ambitious plans to produce some niche petrochemicals that are mostly imported into the country. The proposed Propylene Derivatives Petrochemical Project (PDPP) consists of three major process units -- acrylic acid, oxo-alcohol and acrylates.

About 329 KTPA of products will be manufactured from 250 KTPA of Propylene feed stock in the PDPP complex. Matching Utilities and off-site facilities are also envisaged as part of the project.

The land required for the project is approximately 132 acres -- 118 acres towards plant facilities and green belt development for presently envisaged products and 14 acres for related future products.

BPCL is into exploration, production and retailing of petroleum and petrol related products. The retail business unit of BPCL is into marketing of petrol, diesel and kerosene.

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