GAIL subsidiary commissions PTA plant at Mangalore

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GAIL (India) Ltd. has commissioned a 1.25-mtpa purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant at the Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) in Karnataka through its wholly-owned subsidiary, GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals Ltd. (GMPL).

The facility has been revived and commissioned following GAIL’s acquisition of the former JBF Petrochemicals Ltd. assets through the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) in 2023. Since the acquisition, GAIL has undertaken extensive refurbishment and engineering work to restore the plant and bring it into commercial operation.

PTA is a key feedstock applied in the manufacture of polyester fibre, filament yarn, PET resin and packaging materials, making it a critical raw material to the textiles, apparel and packaging industries.

The project significantly strengthens India’s domestic PTA production base and marks a major measure in GAIL’s downstream diversification strategy. It is expected to minimize India’s application on PTA imports while improving feedstock availability to the domestic polyester value chain.

Strategically located near New Mangalore Port, the facility benefits from dedicated logistics infrastructure to the efficient handling of raw materials and finished items. GAIL will market output from the plant under the “G-Tex” brand, leveraging its existing marketing network and customer relationships.

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