Entries from India Chemicals Blog tagged with 'Haldia'

Another one bites the dust?

Yet another project appears to be fallen through. This time it is Chennai Petroleum Corp's (CPCL) refining and petrochemicals venture at Ennore in Tamil Nadu. Indian Oil Corp's (IOC) chairman Sarthuk Behuria said in a press conference yesterday that the...

Trouble at Paradip

I was under the impression that there are no major hurdles to Indian Oil Corp’s (IOC) refinery and petrochemical project at Paradip. But I came across this news yesterday that the viability of the project is in question following the...

Awash with paraxylene

There is one more paraxylene (PX) plant being planned in India and it is Indian Oil Corp (IOC) again. IOC is said to be studying a plant next to its refinery in Vadodara, Gujarat and has received preliminary approval from...

IOC invited to Nayachar

I have found the answer to my question in last week’s posting on the proposed chemical hub at Nayachar, West Bengal. I had wondered which public sector company would be targeted by the West Bengal government for investment at Nayachar....

PO surplus set to continue

Despite India’s stellar economic performance there are signs that the country’s polyolefin surplus will not disappear very soon. In a presentation at last week’s Asian Chemical and Petrochemical Conference, Raj Datta of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd drew out three scenarios. In...

Haldi Petro ownership fight escalates

It is a story with enough twists and turns to put a Bollywood film to shame. Haldia Petrochemicals' creditors have now filed a case in the Calcutta High Court protesting against an order passed by the Company Law Board (CLB)...