Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari will inaugurate Haldia Petrochemicals Limited’s Rs 6,000 crore phenol and acetone plant at Haldia on Oct 14, he told reporters at Nabanna on Sunday.Developed under HPL’s subsidiary Adplus Polymers & Chemicals, the facility will house two firsts for India — the country’s first on-purpose propylene plant based on olefin conversion technology and the country’s largest phenol production unit.With the plant, HPL becomes India’s first integrated player in the phenolics chain.HPL chairperson Purnendu Chatterjee recently visited the site to review the final phase of construction, accompanied by whole-time director and CEO Navanit Narayan and senior project officials.Industry experts say the plant will supply raw materials to a wide range of downstream industries in the region and generate significant direct and indirect employment.
