One of the Paraxylene trains at Jamnagar was under planned maintenance shutdown from third week of November 2006 till the first week of January 2007 resulting in a production loss of 55,000 tonnes.
During the period under review, domestic demand for polyester remained strong registering a growth of 8% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. Floods in major consumption centers and volatile raw material prices adversely affected demand.
Polymers PP, PE and PVC recorded a combined production volume of 1,599,000 tonnes recording a growth of 18% as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. This growth was on account of the commissioning of a new PP plant at Jamnagar, which was partially offset by the scheduled maintenance shutdown of the cracker and downstream plants at Hazira in May 2006. RIL continues to be the largest polymer producer in India with a domestic market share of 45%.
RIL produced 616,000 tonnes of ethylene, representing a decrease of 10% over corresponding period of the previous year and 297,000 tonnes of propylene, representing a decrease of 10%.
Reliance Industries Limited
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