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of major chemicals and petrochemicals in 2016-17 was 25738 thousand MT,
compared to 24783 thousand MT in 2015-16, implying a growth of 3.9 per cent.
Petroleum Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Regions
The Petroleum Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIR) Policy,
is to promote the petroleum chemical and petrochemical sector in an integrated
and environmental friendly manner on a large scale. The policy document put
in place in 2007 is also available on the web site of the department.
www.chemicals.nic.in
Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited
Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL) was incorporated in 1960 with
the objective of attaining self-reliance in basic organic chemicals. The company
has two manufacturing units located at Rasayani (Maharashtra) and Kochi
(Kerala). The Rasayani unit (Phenol Complex) commenced production from
1987-88. HOCL is the sole manufacturer of strategically important N 2
O 4
(Dinitrogen Tetroxide) in India which is supplied by the company to ISRO for
its satellites launching programme. HOCL has a subsidiary company M/s
Hindustan Fluorocarbons Limited (HFL) located at Rudraram, Telangana, which
manufactures Poly tetra fluro ethylene (PTFE), a high tech engineering plastic,
and chloro di-fluoro methane (CFM-22).
Hindustan Insecticides Limited
Hindustan Insecticide Limited (HIL) was incorporated in 1954 for manufacture
and supply of DDT. In 1957, the company set up a factory at Udyogmandal,
Kerala, for manufacture of DDT and in 1977 at Rasayani, Maharashtra, for
manufacture of Malathion, an insecticide The third unit of HIL was set up at
Bhatinda, Punjab, in 2003. Rasayani and Udyogmandal Plants have both DDT
manufacturing and agrochemical manufacturing facilities while Bathinda has
only formulations manufacturing and packaging facility.
HIL is the sole supplier of DDT to the National Vector Borne Disease
Control Programme (NVBDCP) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Govt. of India. DDT accounts for almost 50 per cent of the company's turnover.
The company exports DDT to some African countries and other products like
malathion and mancozeb to countries like Brazil and Argentina. HIL diversified
into agro chemicals in the late 1970s to ensure supply of quality pesticides at
reasonable prices to the agricultural sector and has a range of technical and
formulation grade pesticides. To further consolidate its position, it has also
ventured into the seed business. It has got the status of National Level Seed
Agency (NLA) from the Union Ministry of Agriculture and is producing and
supplying seeds under Govt. sponsored schemes like National Food Security
Mission (NFSM), National Mission on Oilseed and Oil Palm (NMOOP) and
Mission on Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH). In addition,
company has diversified into fertilizer segment as well to provide a single stop
window for the range of agriculture inputs i.e., Pesticides, Seeds and Fertilizers.