Andhra Petrochemicals has resumed operations of its plant at Visakhapatnam from January 10, 2017. The company had temporarily shut down operations of its plant from December 19, 2016. The plant was shut due to surge in imports coupled with transportation constraints.
Andhra Petrochemicals was promoted by the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation (APIDC) and The Andhra Sugars (ASL) as a joint sector company The company's principal activity is manufacture and sale of oxo alcohols. The oxo alcohol products are ethyl hexanol, normal butanol and iso butanol.