IOC strengthens on plan to set up a petrochemical complex at Paradip refinery

18 Mar 2014 Evaluate

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is currently trading at Rs. 272.00, up by 2.80 points or 1.04% from its previous closing of Rs. 269.20 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 270.30 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 275.10 and Rs. 269.00 respectively. So far 12486 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 320.45 on 16-May-2013 and a 52 week low of Rs. 186.20 on 31-Jul-2013.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 289.00 and Rs. 255.10 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 66088.87 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 78.92%, while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 6.54% and 14.54% respectively.

State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is planning to set up a petrochemical complex at its almost complete Paradip refinery in Odisha. In this regard, the company will invest Rs 7,650 crore in the next 3-4 years.

IOC will use propylene from cracked LPG and ethylene from refinery offgas to produce plastic that is used in manufacturing furniture, disposable cups and trays, printed packaging material, plain and transparent films, currency notes, food packets and pressure-sensitive tapes.

The 15 million tonnes Paradip refinery, being built at a cost of Rs 29,777 crore, is likely to be mechanically completed in next quarter, following which stage was commissioning of various units will begin.

IOC is the largest enterprise in the country and the foremost ranked Fortune Global 500 Company in India and has presence in the complete hydrocarbon value chain from downstream refining & marketing, pipeline transportation, Petrochemicals, E&P and Gas Marketing.

 

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