The Expert Appraisal Committee under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has recommended environmental clearance for Rs 10,000 crore expansion and debottlenecking of Reliance Industries (RIL) Hazira Manufacturing Division (HMD) in Gujarat.
The Hazira Manufacturing Division is planning to expand its production capacities of various plants - Cracker Plant, Ethylene (C2), Propylene (C3), C4 products (such as LPG, Butadiene, Butene 1, MTBE/Isobutylene, Butanediol, HIPB), among others.
Total employment generation after expansion will be 750 persons as direct and indirect.
The project proponent shall ensure 70 percent of the employment to the local people, as per the applicable law besides setting up a skill development centre / provide skill development training to village people.
The company shall develop R&D facilities to develop its own technologies for propylene and polypropylene processing.
