Hazira Manufacturing Division

Hazira Manufacturing Division (HMD) is the manufactory of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) located at Hazira, Gujarat, India in Surat.^[1] It was commissioned in 1991–92.^[4] It is a multi-product, fully integrated complex, manufacturing a wide range of petrochemicals, polymers, polyesters and polyester intermediates.^[5] Naphtha is the main raw material of this manufactory, A Naphtha cracker facility crackes the Naphtha and feeds the downstream fiber intermediates, plastics and polyester plants.^[3] The manufactory consists integrated utilities system which includes raw water, cooling water, demineralized water, fire water, compressed air, nitrogen, steam/condensate and a Coal based Captive power plant.

Hazira Manufacturing Division
Location of Hazira Manufacturing Division
Built	1991-92
Location	Hazira, Gujarat, India
Coordinates	21.169938°N 72.673938°E / 21.169938; 72.673938
Industry	Petrochemical
Products	petrochemicals - Ethylene, Propylene, Benzene, Xylene polymers - VCM-PVC, Polyethylene, Polypropylene polyesters - POY(Partially oriented yarn), PSF(Polyester-staple fiber), PET, Polyester Fiberfill, Polyester Filament Yarn (PFY) Synthetic rubber - SBR, PBR polyester intermediates - Purified Terephthalic Acid, Mono Ethylene Glycol[1][2]
Area	700 acres[3]
Owner(s)	Reliance Industries Limited

History

It was the third by main manufacturing complex established by RIL, First at Naroda, Second at Patalganga and third at Hazira.^[6] The MEG plant was commissioned in 1991 in technical collaboration with Lummus Crest BV (Netherlands). In 1991-92 Reliance Industries established a petrochemical manufacturing plants to produce PVC-VCM and Polyethylene in technical collaboration with BF Goodich and DuPont respectively.^[4] A new Coal based Captive power plant was commissioned in 2016 having capacity of 4*93 MW,^[7] The 5 CFBC Boilers each having capacity of 500 TPH and ESP were constructed by Thermax^[8] and 4 Steam turbines each of 93 MW capacity were commissioned by BHEL.^[9]

See also

• Jamnagar Refinary
• Reliance Vadodara Manufacturing Division (VMD)
• Reliance Dahej Manufacturing Division (DMD)

References

1. Tata Energy Research Institute, R. K. Narang (2007). Cleaner is Cheaper: Case Studies of Corporate Environmental Excellence, Volume 5. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). p. 49. ISBN 9788179931189.
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4. "Reliance Industries Ltd". HDFC Securities. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
5. "Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change Government of India" (PDF). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
6. "RIL Annual Report 1991-1992". Retrieved 17 May 2020.
7. "BHEL commissions 93 MW unit at RIL's Hazira power plant". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
8. Global, Thermax, Engineering solutions for heating, boilers, cooling, water & waste management, specialty chemicals, air pollution control, retrieved 15 May 2020
9. "BHEL commissions 93 MW unit at RIL's Hazira power plant". Deccan Chronicle. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2020.