Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) may buy bankrupt LyondellBasell, one of the world's largest polymers, petrochemicals and fuels companies at distress valuations, according to sources. Its sale of treasury shares on Thursday indicates the management intends to make large investments.
The Netherlands-based LyondellBasell had combined revenues of $50.7 billion (Rs 250,000 crore) in 2008, compared with $30 billion (Rs 150,000 crore) for RIL. The company, which had $27 billion in assets and $19 billion in debt, filed for Chapter 11 under the US Bankruptcy Code on January 6 this year. The
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LyondellBassell does not have feedstock sources of its own: it buys propylene, the feedstock, from Shell or Hoechst. RIL produces about 1.8 million tonnes of propylene per annum in
Company Name | CMP |
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Reliance Industries | 1248.60 |
Indian Oil Corp. | 131.00 |
BPCL | 286.70 |
HPCL | 362.40 |
MRPL | 136.80 |
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