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RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD. - Intimation of temporary shutdown of PTA and PET Plants at Dahej, Bharuch, Gujarat
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31 May 2016
Reliance Industries Ltd has informed BSE that due to lower release of dam water and the significantly increased salinity of water supply to Reliance Industries Limiteds (RIL) Dahej manufacturing complex (District Bharuch, Gujarat), there is shortage of the right quality of industrial water at Dahej complex.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;As a response, RIL is running on reduced capacity in some of the plants and has temporarily shut down its PTA and PET plants. RIL has 2.3 MMTPA of PTA capacity and 650 KTPA of PET capacity at its Dahej manufacturing complex.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;RIL has initiated alternative arrangements for water and is closely monitoring the situation. It has also used the current situation to carry out planned maintenance and reliability activities. It is in a state of readiness to resume full supplies as soon as the water availability and water quality issues are resolved.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;RIL is ensuring a continued supply of PTA to the domestic market from its Hazira and Patalganga manufacturing complexes.
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