???? 據安迅思孟買3月31日消息，印度Tamilnadu石油產品有限公司(TPL)計劃擴大其直鏈烷基苯(LAB)和燒堿裝置的產能，并在其位于泰米爾納德邦南部Manali的工廠內新建一套丙烯回收裝置(PRU)，作為其擴能計劃的一部分。

????該公司在3月30日提交給孟買證券交易所的一份文件中表示，擴能項目預計耗資約43.5億盧比(合5920萬美元)。

????該公司計劃將其LAB裝置的產能從目前的12萬噸/年增加到14.5萬噸/年。該項目將耗資24億盧比，在獲得所有監管部門批準后24個月內投產。

????TPL還計劃投資16.5億盧比對其燒堿裝置進行現代化改造，把該裝置的產能從目前的150噸/天提高到250噸/天，在獲得所有監管部門批準后18個月內投產。

????TPL還將新建一套2.1萬噸/年的丙烯回收裝置，預計投資為3億盧比。該裝置將滿足其1.6萬噸/年環氧丙烷(PO)裝置的原料需求。TPL表示：“丙烯回收裝置的剩余產量將根據市場情況在國內或全球市場銷售。” 丙烯回收裝置計劃在獲得監管部門批準后的12-18個月內建成投產。

????TPL在聲明中表示，擴能將幫助公司滿足印度國內市場對LAB和燒堿日益增長的需求，預計國內市場每年將增長約4%。

????張春曉 摘譯自 ICIS

????原文如下：

????India’s TPL plans LAB, caustic soda expansion

????India’s Tamilnadu Petroproducts Ltd (TPL) plans to increase the capacity of its linear alkyl benzene (LAB) and caustic soda plants and set up a new propylene recovery unit (PRU) at its complex at Manali in southern Tamil Nadu state as part its expansion plans, it said.

????The expansion project is estimated to cost around Indian Rupees (Rs) 4.35bn ($59.2m), it said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange on 30 March.

????The company plans to increase the capacity at its LAB plant to 145,000 tonnes/year from 120,000 tonnes/year currently. The project will cost Rs2.4bn and will be commissioned within 24 months of receiving all the regulatory approvals, it said.

????TPL also plans to invest Rs1.65bn to modernise its caustic soda unit which will increase the plant’s capacity from the current 150 tonnes/day to 250 tonnes/day. The expanded capacity is expected to come online within 18 months of receiving the statutory clearances, TPL said.

????TPL is also setting up a new 21,000 tonnes/year PRU unit at an estimated cost of Rs 300m. This plant will cater to the feedstock requirements of its 16,000 tonnes/year propylene oxide (PO) plant. “The surplus production would be sold in the domestic or global market based on market conditions,” it said. The company plans to bring the new PRU unit online within 12-18 months of receiving regulatory approvals.

????The expanded plants will help TPL meet the increasing demand for LAB and caustic soda in the domestic market which is expected to grow by about 4% annually, it said in its statement.