Tamilnadu Petroproducts to increase projects worth over Rs 450 crore

The projects include increasing Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) capacity from 120,000 TPA to 145,000 TPA at an estimated cost of about Rs 240 crore. The project would be commissioned in about 24 months, post regulatory approvals.
The caustic soda unit of the heavy chemical division (HCD) plant is proposed to be revamped at an estimated cost of Rs 165 crore by replacing the mono-polar membrane technology with a more advanced world-class bipolar membrane technology.

The per day capacity is expected to be increased from 150 TPD to 250 TPD and would be completed in about 18 months after statutory clearances. At present, the average capacity utilisation of the HCD plant is about 90 per cent.