GAIL plans to hit full capacity at new HDPE plant

20 February 2008 11:48  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--GAIL India expects to reach full capacity at its new 100,000 tonne/year high density polyethylene (HDPE) plant in Pata, Uttar Pradesh, by April, a source close to the company said on Wednesday.

 

The plant, which started up in January, was currently running at 75% of capacity due to technical issues, the source said.

 

Meanwhile, GAIL’s second 100,000 tonne/year HDPE plant and a swing plant at the same site with a capacity to produce 210,000 tonnes/year of linear low density PE (LLDPE)/HDPE, had resumed normal production levels after feedstock shortages, the source added.

 

“The plants had been running at reduced rates in January due to a shortage of gas feedstock but gas availability is now back to normal,” the source said.

 

The shortages were caused by reduced pressure in the gas pipeline due to the severe winter, he added.

By: Prema Viswanathan
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