Haldia Petrochemicals Subsidiary Adperma Plans Phenol-Acetone Plant and Expansion
Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd's subsidiary Adperma Pvt. Ltd is set to inaugurate an integrated phenol and acetone plant in Haldia, West Bengal, with capacities of 345,000 and 215,000 tonnes per annum respectively. The ₹6,000 crore project aims to reduce India's chemical imports and support downstream value-added projects. Adperma plans to expand production and explore chemical derivatives to move closer to end consumers, targeting a turnover of ₹6,000 crore by FY28 and further capacity increases through debottlenecking.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (55–74/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
mint broke this story on 4 Oct, 02:51 pm. Other outlets followed.