Engineering and fabrication MSMEs inTrichyare estimated to produce about 30,000 tonnes of components for the upcoming 9 MMTPA (million metric tonnes per annum) grassroot mega refinery and petrochemicals complex in Nagapattinam.
The Rs 31,580-crore modern refinery of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (Iocl) will produce liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), Bharat Stage VI quality gasoline and diesel and Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF).
Land acquisition for the new refinery, which requires about 600 acres adjacent to the existing refinery, is making quick progress. As Trichy MSMEs have experience in advanced welding technologies, the major and critical fabrication products are to be produced locally by taking suborders from the contractors entrusted to erect the new refinery.