Petrochemical Units
The refinery also houses PX-PTA units which were commissioned in June 2006. They produce paraxylene and PTA. PTA is a useful raw material for producing other commercial polymers. It produces Benzene as one of the by products.
Expanding its presence in petrochemical space, Indian Oil has commissioned a Naphtha Cracker Complex adjacent to Panipat refinery complex at a project cost of Rs 14439 Crores. It produces Ethylene and propylene which are further used to produce polymers like Poly propylene, Low/High density polyethylene and mono ethylene glycol
Panipat Refinery has been further augmented with an additional capacity of 3 MMTPA taking the total capacity to 15 MMTPA. With Euro III/IV norms in place, Panipat Refinery is a large contributor of Ultra Low sulphur Diesel for Indian Oil.
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