Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd., (MRPL) on Thursday began commercial production of polypropylene from its unit here.
The unit, the only one of its kind in south India, licensed by Novolen and constructed by Engineers India Ltd. is integrated with its phase III, said a release here.
The unit gets its feedstock from MRPL’s Petrochemical Fluidised Catalytic Cracking Unit. The unit is backed by four warehouses with a capacity for 21 days cover and a fully automated pellet bagging system.
Value-added product
H. Kumar, managing director, MRPL, said, “Commercial production of polypropylene, which is a value-added product, marks MRPL’s foray into petrochemicals.
“This will be a new revenue stream for MRPL and will also deliver value to the stakeholders.”
