Petrochemical Complex at Mangalore

The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply today that Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) have successfully constructed and commissioned the aromatic Complex of the ONGC Mangalore Petrochemical Limited in Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZL). The aromatic complex was commissioned during October, 2014 and is designed to produce around 900 Thousand Tonne Per Annum (KTPA) of paraxylene. The cost of the project is around Rs.6900.00 crores.