Lok Sabha Question No. 6009 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Production of Chemicals
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: CHINTAMANI MALVIYA, SHER SINGH GHUBAYA, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND PETROCHEMICALS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6009 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.04.2017

## Production of Chemicals

6009:  PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA

DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY   :

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) The  details  of  production  of  chemicals,  petro  chemicals  and  plastic industry during the last three years; and
- (b) the details  of the steps taken/being taken by the Government to enhance the production thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS, SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS (SHRI  MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) The  Chemical  Sector  is  delicensed  and  decontrolled.  The  entrepreneurs  are setting  up  units  in  the  private  sector  based  on  the  techno  economic feasibility, demand and supply scenario and cost of feedback/raw materials. The Government has taken various steps including rationalization of custom duty on the feedstock/building blocks for having synergy in the complete value chain for boosting the chemical sector. The department does not maintain data relating to production of chemicals, petrochemicals and plastics etc. However, the Department  of  Chemicals  and  Petrochemicals  collects  production  data  from selected  large  and  medium  manufacturing  units  of  the  industry,  to  monitor  the progress of some important chemicals and petrochemicals. The data as available in the Department is appended as Annexure-A.
- (b) The  Department  of  Chemicals  and  Petrochemicals  acts  as  a  facilitator  for  the growth and development of the chemical and petrochemical sector. The activities of the Department are focused on both long term and short term policy measures to increase the production capacity. These are:-
-  Setting up of PCPIRs to boost manufacturing of chemical and petrochemical  sector  by  creation  of  infrastructure.  PCPIR  Policy  provides that each PCPIR would have a refinery / petrochemical feedstock company as an Anchor Tenant that will help in mitigating the problem of feedstock to downstream industries.
-  Plastic Parks are being set up in the country with the objectives to increase the competitiveness and investments, achieve environmentally sustainable growth  and  adopt  the  cluster  development  approach  to  consolidate  the capacities in plastic sector.
-  For  giving  further  boost  to  polymer  production,  Brahmaputra  Cracker  and Polymer Ltd. complex in Dibrugarh (Assam) has been commissioned on 2 nd January,  2016.  This  Plant  has  a  capacity  of  2.8  lakh  tons  per  annum  of Polyethylene and Polypropylene. The Project will attract substantial investments  in  setting  up  of  downstream  plastic  processing  industries  as well as generate employment.
-  Various seminars/workshops including  'INDIA-CHEM GUJARAT 2015'  and 'INDIA-CHEM, MUMBAI 2016' etc. were held for exchange of technology, ideas and innovations for growth in the chemical sector. For the promotion of  the  plastics  industry,  the  Department  organizes  events  such  as  'Poly India', which provides an opportunity to the Indian sector to showcase their strengths before the International community.

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## Annexure-A

Production data of Selected Major Chemicals and Selected Basic Major Petrochemicals (Group-wise) during 2013-14 to 2016-17 (Upto  Jan.2017)

## (Figures in thousand MT)

| Group                            | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17 (upto Jan.17)*   |
|----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|
| Chemicals                        |           |           |           |                          |
| Alkali Chemicals                 | 6481      | 6625      | 6802      | 5818                     |
| Inorganic Chemicals              | 906       | 944       | 1002      | 880                      |
| Organic Chemicals                | 1792      | 1619      | 1589      | 1342                     |
| Pesticides and Insecticides      | 179       | 186       | 188       | 178                      |
| Dyes & Pigments                  | 284       | 285       | 304       | 261                      |
| Total Major Chemicals            | 9643      | 9660      | 9884      | 8478                     |
| Petrochemicals                   |           |           |           |                          |
| Synthetic Fibers                 | 3144      | 3527      | 3554      | 3015                     |
| Polymers                         | 7876      | 7558      | 8839      | 7589                     |
| Elastomers (S.Rubber)            | 105       | 172       | 242       | 235                      |
| Synth. Detergent Intermediates   | 597       | 596       | 566       | 559                      |
| Performance Plastics             | 1685      | 1591      | 1700      | 1509                     |
| Total Basic Major Petrochemicals | 13406     | 13443     | 14900     | 12907                    |