MRPL has successfully started commercial production of Polypropylene from its4,40,000 MT/annum Polypropylene Unit (PPU) at Mangaluru today.

MRPL’s Polypropylene Unit, the only one of its kind in South India, licensed by Novolen® and constructed by Engineers India Ltd (EIL) is integrated with its Phase III and gets its feedstock from its Petrochemical Fluidised Catalytic Cracking Unit (PFCCU). The Unit is backed by 4 Warehouses with capacity for 21 days cover and a fully Automated Pellet Bagging System.

Says Shri H Kumar, Managing Director, MRPL, “Commercial Production of Polypropylene, which is a value-added product, marks MRPL’s foray into Petrochemicals. This willbe a new revenue stream for MRPL and will also delivervalue to the stakeholders.”