RIL to form JV with SIBUR to produce butyl rubber in India

22 Feb 2012 Evaluate

Reliance Industries (RIL) and SIBUR, Russia and Eastern Europe's largest petrochemical company, have agreed to form a joint venture (JV) named Reliance Sibur Elastomers to produce 100,000 tons of butyl rubber per year in Jamnagar, India. The JV will be the first manufacturer of butyl rubber in India and the fourth largest supplier of butyl rubber in the world.

The JV will cater to the demand for synthetic rubber from the Indian automotive industry of over 75,000 tonnes per year, which is currently satisfied by imports. Further, investment in the JV is in line with Reliance's vision of emerging as a significant player in the global synthetic rubber market. Reliance’s share in the JV will total 74.9%, while SIBUR will account 25.1%. The JV will invest $450 million to construct the facility, which is expected to be commissioned in mid-2014.

RIL and SIBUR also signed a technology licence agreement facilitating use by the JV of SIBUR's proprietary butyl rubber production technology at the new production facility. SIBUR will develop basic engineering design for the facility and also train the JV's personnel at SIBUR's production site In Togliatti, Russia.

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