Larsen and Toubro gets 2035 cr order from OMPL

Mumbai, Mar 15: Larsen and Toubro Limited (L and T) has secured a major order valued at Rs. 2035 Crores from ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals Ltd (OMPL), for an Aromatics Complex, to be set up at the Magalore SEZ, said the company on Monday.

This complex will produce Aromatic products namely Paraxylene and Benzene as well as other byproducts like Hydrogen, Heavy Aromatics and LPG, starting from Naphtha as a raw material.

The project involves nine process units including Naphtha Hydro-Treating Unit, Continuous Catalytic Regeneration and Platforming Unit, PAREX Unit, ISOMAR Unit etc.

The project shall be executed as an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract, and is expected to be ready for commissioning by December 2012.

For the project, OMPL will utilise the world renowned technology of UOP - USA, as a Licensor.

The scope of work includes Residual Basic Design, Detailed engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Construction, Installation, Pre-commissioning, Testing, Commissioning and performance Test Run.

The order, bagged by L and T's Hydrocarbon Mid and Downstream Business group of Engineering and Construction Division against competition from global EPC companies, is the single largest Paraxylene Unit being put up in India, said the company.