India's GAIL Invests $5 Billion in Chemical Projects

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--India's largest natural gas company, state-owned GAIL (India) Limited (New Delhi) is eyeing expansions in the country's petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and renewables sectors as it pivots toward a new strategy to expand its business beyond natural gas. GAIL is investing around US$5 billion in 26 ongoing chemical projects, including 12 projects worth US$4.4 billion in the petrochemicals sector.

Among its projects, GAIL is converting an existing liquefied petroleum gas plant at Usar, Maharashtra, into a propane dehydrogenation (PDH) complex with an estimated investment of US$606 million and expectations for completion by the end of 2024. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Chemical Processing Project Database can click here for the project report.

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