Kerala CM lays foundation for petrochemicals park in Kochi

13 Feb '21

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Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan recently laid the foundation for the long-pending petrochemicals park at Ambalamugal in Kochi. The petrochemicals park will utilise raw materials from the expanded facility of the Bharat Petroleum Corporation’s Kochi refinery. The park is being set up under the supervision of Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation.

Propylene, benzene and acrylic acid from the BPCL refinery are the key raw materials that will go into establishing the petrochemical units in the proposed park. Paints, dyes, textiles finishing materials and chemicals for printing are the products expected to come out of the park.

The state government had acquired over 481 acres from the public sector company Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore (FACT) for the park. Thirty-three per cent of the land acquired will be utilised to set up a green belt as part of the project. The remaining would be allotted for industrial enterprises, an official press release added.

A water distribution project, electricity distribution facility, pollution control establishments, natural gas piped supply from Gas Authority of India Ltd and a waste treatment facility established by Kerala Enviro Infrastructure Limited will be part of the project. These basic facilities will cost around ₹300 crore and they are to be established in about 30 months, according to media reports from the state.

The process for inviting tenders for building the infrastructure is in its last stages.

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