BCPL to licence Innovene G process to manufacture PE in Lepetkata

02-Apr-09

Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) has reached an agreement to license Innovene G process from Ineos Technologies for the manufacture of polyethylene at Lepetkata, Assam. Product mix will comprise LLDPE and HDPE and the plant will have production capacity of 220,000 tpa in a single gas phase reactor. Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) is a Joint Venture Company promoted by GAIL (India) Limited with 70% equity participation to implement Rs. 5460 Crore integrated Petrochemical Complex. The remaining 30% equity is shared equally among OIL India Limited (OIL), Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Govt. of Assam. The complex will comprise of Ethylene Cracker unit, Downstream Polymer and Integrated Off-Site/Utilities Plants. With Natural Gas and Naphtha as feed stock, the plant shall produce 220,000 Tons per annum (TPA) of HDPE/LLDPE, 60000 TPAof Polypropylene, 55000 TPAof Raw Pyrolysis Gasoline and 12,500 TPA of Fuel oil. OIL and NRL shall supply 6 MMSCMD of natural gas and 160,000 TPA of naphtha respectively as feedstock to the complex. The balance feedstock requirement of 1.3 MMSCMD of gas up to 2012 and 1 MMSCMD thereafter is considered from ONGC. Existing C3/C4 recovery plant of GAILat Lakwa shall be modified to C2 plus liquids recovery plant. C2 plus liquids shall be brought from Lakwa to Lepetkata plant through pipeline. Natural gas shall be brought through pipeline from OIL, Duliajan to Lepetkata where C2 plus liquids shall be extracted. Gas Cracker Plant at Lepetkata shall be fed with C2 plus liquids and Naphtha from NRL. BCPL shall establish Gas Dehydration and Compressor facilities at Duliajan for carrying 6 MMSCMD of natural gas from OIL, Duliajan to Lepetkata Plant where C2 plus Liquids shall be recovered and the Lean Gas shall be sent back to OIL, Duliajan for further distribution to Gas Customers. Twin pipelines shall be laid between Duliajan & Lepetkata. 45 Bighas of land at Duliajan required for setting up the Compressor station has been acquired.