India’s Reliance shuts manufacturing units at Nagothane complex

MUMBAI (ICIS)–India’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has shut down the manufacturing units at its Nagothane complex in the Maharashtra state.

“This is to inform that the company has taken shutdown of its manufacturing units at Nagothane, Maharashtra to assure reliability and integrity of operations,” RIL said in filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on 18 August.

Product supplies to customers would continue through available stocks and would also be diverted from other manufacturing sites, it said.

“[The] complex is expected to be back into normal operation from 25 August 2021,” RIL said.

The complex in western India produces 110,000 tonnes/year of low density polyethylene (LDPE) unit and 352,000 tonnes/year of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), according to ICIS data.

It also produces 580,000 tonnes/year of ethylene; 130,000 tonnes/year of propylene; 110,000 tonnes/year of polypropylene (PP); 70,000 tonnes/year of ethylene glycols, among others, the data showed.