Entries from India Chemicals Blog tagged with 'MRPL'
Divine intervention needed
A reader of this blog has alerted me about serious problems at Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL). An electrical short circuit has forced the company to stop operations at one crude distillation unit, two hydrocracker units, two visbreaker units,...
Projects and protests
I am back from my holiday and have discovered no earthshaking developments in the last few weeks. But the following news articles caught my eye. First, Dow Chemical’s European arm and GACL have agreed on a 50:50 joint venture to...
NIMBY gains ground
An interesting comment has been posted on the proposed SEZ and PCPIR in Mangalore. Ramesh argues against any chemical investment in Mangalore as it is an ecologically sensitive area. He also refers to a recent article in The Hindu which...
Chemical hubs: A distant dream?
I have always been a little sceptical about the Indian government’s plans to build mega chemical hubs across the country. And recent reports have only reinforced some of my doubts. Not only will the scale of these projects be challenging...
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