BONGAIGAON REFINERY & PETRO CHEMICALS

This is the third Refinery in Assam established on February 20, 1974 named BRPL. The foundation stone of this one million tonne capacity Refinery-cum-Petro Chemical Complex at Dhaligaon , 5 kms. from Bongaigaon was laid by Mrs. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India.The public sector undertaking completed in about four years times at total cost of over Rs. 96 crores, is the biggest industrial project in Bongaigaon district.This heavy industry complex in an industrially backward district like Bongaigaon is expected to usher in an era of industrial prosperity.

 

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1.Location and area covered

The plants of BRPL are located by the side of National Highway No. 31C under the Dhaligaon P.S., Bongaigaon, Assam.The area covered by the plants of BRPL is approximately 3200 bighas.

2.Functional Capacity The annual Crude Oil processing capacity of the Refinery & Production capacity of different Petrochemical plants are :
                   i) Refinery : 2.35 million tonnes Crude Oil Processing.
                  ii) Petrochemicals:
                                   Xylenes :   29,000 tonnes of Para-Xylene production.
                                   DMT     :   45,000 tonnes of DMT production.
                                   PSF       :   30,000 tonnes of PSF production.
3.Capital Involved The gross & net fixed assets of the company as of 31.03.2000 are as follows:
               Gross Assets : Rs. 742 Crores Net 
               Assets            : Rs. 341 Crores
4.Number of manpower utilized 1846 as of 31.3.2000
5.Annual Production The Crude oil processing & production of major Petrochemical products from different plants in the year 1999-2000 are as follows:
                Refinery  :  1.9 milion tonnes Crude oil processed
                Xylenses :  17,268 tonnes of Para-Xylene produced
               DMT      :  24,960 tonnes of DMT produced
                PSF        :  19,531 tonnes of PSF produced
6.Variety of Products The major products from different plants are :
From Refinery :
Liquified Petroleum Gas(LPG), Naphtha, Aviation Turbine Fuel(ATF), Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO), High Speed Diesel (HSD), Light Diesel Oil (LDO), Low Sulphur Heavy Stock(LSHS), Raw Petroleum Coke(RPC), Calcined Petroleum Coke(CPC).
From Xylenes :
Para-Xylene, Ortho-Xylene, Mixed-Xylene, Various Solvents like Ceenine, Ceeseven, etc.
From DMT :  DMT
From PSF   : Annealed Fibre, Related Fibre, Tow & Tops,  Methanol
8.Required Raw Materials The raw materials for different plants are :
For Refinery :
           1. Indigenous Crude Oil from Assam fields
           2. Imported Crude Oil
For Refinery :
           1. Indigenous Crude Oil from Assam fields
           2. Imported Crude Oil
For Xylenes :
           1. Special Cut Naphtha from own Refinery
For DMT  :
           1. DMT from own plant.
           2. Mono-Ethylene Glycol (MEG) (Purchased)