Advertisement

If you have an ACS member number, please enter it here so we can link this account to your membership. (optional)

ACS values your privacy. By submitting your information, you are gaining access to C&EN and subscribing to our weekly newsletter. We use the information you provide to make your reading experience better, and we will never sell your data to third party members.

ENJOY UNLIMITED ACCES TO C&EN

Business

Indian Petrochemical Project Moves Ahead

April 16, 2007 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 85, Issue 16

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attended a ceremony last week to mark the start of construction of a new petrochemical complex in Assam, a poor Indian state northeast of Bangladesh. The $1.3 billion complex, which has been under discussion since 1991, will feature a 220,000-metric-ton-per-year ethylene cracker, a 220,000-metric-ton polyethylene unit, and a 60,000-metric-ton polypropylene plant. It will be 70% owned by the state-run Gas Authority of India. The government says construction will be completed in 2011, but the prime minister sounded tentative about this schedule in his speech, urging those who are managing construction to draw up a calendar to ensure timely completion. "It will boost the morale of all our people if we can actually show them that we too in Assam can deliver on time-bound schedules," he said.

Article:

This article has been sent to the following recipient:

0 /1 FREE ARTICLES LEFT THIS MONTH Remaining
Chemistry matters. Join us to get the news you need.