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Indian Economy
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Contents
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals ....................................................................3
Chapter 1.
Indias Chemical Industry ...................................................................................... 3
Basic Observations on Chemical Industry ............................................................................ 4
Chapter 2.
Petrochemical Industry ......................................................................................... 5
Chapter 3.

Sub-segments of Chemical Industry: Observations ..............................................6

Segment-1: Basic Organic Chemicals.........................................................................6

Segment -2: Speciality Chemicals .............................................................................. 7
Key driving industries for growth of Specialty Chemicals ....................................................8
Segment 3 : Chlor-Alkali............................................................................................ 8
Caustic Soda Industry .......................................................................................................... 8
Liquid Chlorine Industry ....................................................................................................... 8
Soda Ash Industry................................................................................................................ 8
Segment 4: Pesticides ................................................................................................. 9
Basics................................................................................................................................... 9
Players................................................................................................................................. 9
Export Markets .................................................................................................................. 10
Problems ........................................................................................................................... 10
Consumption Pattern......................................................................................................... 10
Segment 5: Dyestuffs................................................................................................ 10
Segment 6- Alcohol based chemicals Industry ........................................................11
Performance of Indian Chemical Industry in 11th Plan ............................................12
Chapter 4.
PCPIRs ................................................................................................................. 13
Fact sheet Indias PCPIRs .......................................................................................... 15
Note:.................................................................................................................................. 15
Chapter 5.
Draft National Chemical Policy ........................................................................... 15
Aims and Objectives .......................................................................................................... 15
Vision for Indian Chemical Industry ................................................................................... 16
Vision for Feedstock........................................................................................................... 16
Vision for Infrastructure..................................................................................................... 16
Vision for Chemical clusters............................................................................................... 16
Vision for Legislative Reforms............................................................................................ 17
Technology Up-gradation & Innovation Fund ...................................................................17
R&D Vision ......................................................................................................................... 17
Dedicated Clusters............................................................................................................. 17
Sustainability..................................................................................................................... 18
Chemical Standard Development Organisation (CSDO) .....................................................18
National Chemical Centre.................................................................................................. 18
Human Resource Development.......................................................................................... 18


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Worlds largest Chemical Industries in terms of Shipments

Country
Shipments
United States of America
689.3
China
549.4
Japan
298
Germany
263.2
France
158.9
Korea
133.2
Brazil
126.7
United Kingdom
123.4
Italy
122.9
India
98.2
Data in Billion US Dollars, Source: American Chemistry

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Indias Dyestuff Sector

The Dyestuff sector has forward and backward linkages with a variety of sectors
like textiles, leather, paper, plastics, printing inks and foodstuffs. The textile
industry accounts for the largest consumption of dyestuffs at nearly 70 percent.
India was an importer of Dyestuff in 1950s and now it is one of the major foreign
exchange earner industries of India. India is now a global supplier of dyestuffs
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Fact sheet Indias PCPIRs

State
Andhra
Pradesh
Gujarat

Location
Vishakhapatnam
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East Godavari Districts
Bharuch

Area
603.58
KM
453 Km

West
Bengal
Odisha
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PCPIR)
Tamil Nadu

Medinipur

250.19
Km
284.15
Km

Jagatsinghpur
and
Kendrapara districts
Cuddalore
and
Nagapattinam districts

318 Km

Anchor Tenant
HPCL and GMR led Consortium
ONGC Petro Additions Limited (OPaL) a joint venture company
promoted by ONGC and Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation
(GSPC)
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and CALS Refinery Ltd.
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.

Nagarjuna Oil Corp Ltd (NOCL)

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Vision for Legislative Reforms

    

   
    
  


The REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of

Chemicals) legislation, enacted by the European Union with the main
aim of protecting human health and environment from the hazardous
effects of chemicals and to have a sustainable chemical policy replaces
around 40 different environment related legislations. Several other
countries such as Australia, Canada, Japan, China, etc. are also adopting
a similar policy to retain their position in the global market. India may
also have to pursue similar measures.

   


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