The Union ministry of chemicals and fertiliser has identified Dahej, Haldia and Vizag as the proposed spots for chemical hubs in the country. A proposal to expand Haldia Petrochemicals Limited (HPL) is under consideration by the Bengal government. This expansion is envisaged to make HPL the mother plant of the proposed chemical hub, to be spread over 10,000 acre in the Nandigram area. With this view, the government has called a review meeting of the chemical hub with the consultant appointed by the Centre for carrying out the feasibility report and risk assessment for the hub.
The government also wants Indian Oil Corporation to set up a refinery at the hub. The Chatterjee Group of Purnendu Chatterjee had shown interest in setting up a refinery at Haldia, for which it has been granted approval. Both IOC and TCG have shown interest in condensed refineries, which refine the by-products of crude to manufacture naphtha.
06-Sep-05 
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