据能源经济11月2日消息称，印度石油委员会批准在其帕尼帕特炼油厂和石油综合工厂(PRPC)建立印度第一个大型顺酐工厂，以生产增值化工产品。
从第一阶段投资批准开始，该项目将在54个月内投入使用，资本支出368.1亿卢比。
该项目计划年产120万吨马来酸酐(MAH)，用于生产特种产品，如聚酯树脂、表面涂料、增塑剂、农用化学品和润滑油添加剂。该工厂还将每年生产2万吨的1,4-丁二醇(BDO)，用于聚氨酯、聚对苯二甲酸丁二酯(PBT)——一种工程级塑料和生物可降解纤维。
该工厂还将生产另一种增值化学品四氢杜兰(THF)，以加速制药行业的增长。四氢呋喃还广泛应用于黏合剂和乙烯基薄膜。
对于新批准的项目，印度石油公司主席S.M. Vaidya说:“目前，这些高需求的化学品主要由印度进口。即将投产的MAH工厂将减少对进口的依赖，每年节省约1.5亿美元的外汇，从而加强公司的使命。此外，鉴于印度石化行业的巨大潜力，石化一体化是我们未来增长战略的基石。
“该项目将巩固印度石油的一揽子利基产品，并在炼油厂扩张计划实施后将Panipat炼油厂的润滑油和石化完整性指数提高到15%以上。”
朱佳妮 摘译自 能源经济
原文如下：
IndianOil to set up India's first mega-scale maleic anhydride plant
IndianOil Board has greenlighted the setting up of India's first mega-scale maleic anhydride plant, to manufacture value-added chemical products, at its Panipat Refinery and Petroleum Complex (PRPC).
The project with a capex of Rs 3,681 crore will be commissioned in 54 months from stage 1 investment approval.
The project is proposed to have a capacity of 120 KTA (kilo tonnes per annum) of maleic anhydride (MAH) that is used to make speciality products like polyester resins and surface coatings, plasticisers, agrochemicals, and lubricant additives. The plant will also manufacture 20 KTA of 1,4-butanediol (BDO) that finds applications in polyurethanes, polybutylene terephthalates (PBT) - an engineering grade plastic and biodegradable fibres.
Another value-added chemical, tetra hydro duran (THF), will also be produced from this plant to accelerate the growth of the pharmaceutical industry. THF is also widely used in adhesives and vinyl films.
On the newly approved project, IndianOil Chairman S.M. Vaidya said: "Presently, these high demand chemicals are mostly imported by India. The upcoming MAH Plant will reduce import dependence and save foreign exchange of about $150 million per year, thus strengthening the mission of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Moreover, petrochemicals integration is the cornerstone of our future growth strategy, given the high potential of petrochemicals in India.
"This project will consolidate IndianOil's basket of niche products and increase the Lube and Petrochemical Integrity Index of Panipat Refinery to more than 15 per cent after the refinery expansion plan is implemented."