Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited (IPCL) was a petrochemicals company in India. At the time of its divestment to Reliance Industries Limited, its turnover for the financial year 2005-06 had crossed the US $2 billion mark.
History
IPCL was established on 22 March 1969, as a Government of India undertaking, with the objective of promoting the development of the
petrochemical industry
The petrochemical industry is concerned with the production and trade of petrochemicals. A major part is constituted by the plastics (polymer) industry. It directly interfaces with the petroleum industry, especially the downstream sector.
Comp ...
in India. Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi, invited Shri Jayant Jyotendra Mehta (who had built the National Rayon plant at Kalyan) to head the IPCL project. Jayant J. Mehta was the founder Chairman and Managing Director of IPCL. The Company began construction of its first petrochemicals complex at
Vadodara
Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River, from the state capita ...
in 1970. Commercial production at the complex commenced in 1973. The Company’s second petrochemicals complex in
Nagothana
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Geography
Nagothana is located at . It has an average elevation ...
was commissioned in 1992 and its third complex at Gandhar was commissioned in 1996. In August 1992, the Company’s shares were listed on all the major stock exchanges in India including
Bombay Stock Exchange
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and
National Stock Exchange of India
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.
Consolidation
On 1 April 2005, the six polyester companies namely Appollo Fibres Limited (AFL), Central India Polyesters Limited (CIPL), India Polyfibres Limited (IPL), Orissa Polyfibres Limited (OPL), Recron Synthetics Limited (RSL) and Silvassa Industries Private Limited (SIPL) have been amalgamated with IPCL. This marks the entry of the Company in the polyester sector. The polyester units are based in
Hoshiarpur
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(
Punjab
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),
Nagpur
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(
Maharashtra),
Barabanki
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(
Uttar Pradesh
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), Baulpur (
Orissa
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),
Allahabad (
Uttar Pradesh
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) and
Silvassa
Silvassa (Indo-Portuguese; ''Vila de Paço d'Arcos'') is a city and municipality in western India, and the headquarters of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli district. It was a part of the former Portuguese Goa and Damaon, and is today the largest ci ...
(
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
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).
Disinvestment
In June 2002, the
Government of India
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as a part of its
disinvestment programme divested 26% of its equity shares in favour of
Reliance Petroinvestments Limited (RPIL), a
Reliance Group Company. RPIL acquired an additional 20% equity shares through a cash offer in terms of SEBI (Takeover Regulations) and held 46% of Company's equity shares. IPCL merged with Reliance Industries Ltd. in 2007.
References
Pharmaceutical industry of Gujarat
Formerly government-owned companies of India
Petrochemical companies of India
Companies based in Vadodara
Chemical companies established in 1969
Non-renewable resource companies established in 1969
Indian companies established in 1969
1969 establishments in Gujarat
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