Dhunseri’s arm to set up $160 million PET resin plant

30 Jun 2011 Evaluate

Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea’s 70% subsidiary Egyptian Indian Polyester Company has laid down the foundation stone for the 4,20,000 tpa, PET resin plant. This plant is estimated to cost $160 million and will have revenue of $700 million when fully operational. The plant is likely to be commissioned by Q4 of 2012. The project loan has been syndicated by IFC, Washington, a World Bank subsidiary.

This will be the first PET resin plant in North Africa and apart from this region, will cater primarily to Europe for which Ain Sokhna Port offers significant logistic advantage. Dhunseri Petrochem, which clocked a turnover of over Rs 1,500 crore in 2010-11, currently operates a 200,000 tpa plant at Haldia and with its brown field expansion project already underway, the total capacity at Haldia will exceed 400,000 tpa by March 2012.

Further, with the commissioning of the Ain Sokhna Plant, the total worldwide capacity of the Dhunseri Group will be over 800,000 tpa of PET resin.

EIPET is a 70% subsidiary of Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea Ltd (DPTL) with 23% & 7% equity participation from Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Co (ECHEM) and Engineering for the Petroleum and process Industries (ENPPI) of Egypt resp.

Dhunseri Petrochem is the producer of nearly 3% total Assam tea. Teas from the company’s gardens are rated at a premium over most other manufacturers.

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