Andhra Petrochemicals has commenced the production from its plant situated at Visakhapatnam with effect from March 09, 2014. The plant was shut-down with effect from November 17, 2013 due to non-supply of major raw material Propylene from its supplier Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL).
Andhra Petrochemicals was established with a capacity to produce 30,000 MTPA of Oxo Alcohols at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Plant has recently undergone an Optimization & Modernization Scheme to increase the capacity to 73,000 MTPA.