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SEARCH FOR PARTNERS INDIA  : Rohit@chemexpoindia.com  : Contact@cemsonline.com
ISPRL mulls trading of emergency crude stockpile March 2025 : Chemprotechindia.com : Dyechem-asia.com

Indian Strategic Petroleum Re- trading powerhouses that take enor- Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL). MRPL is 5-7 | New Delhi 29-30 | Mumbai 19-21 | Guangzhou, China
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serves Ltd. (ISPRL), which manages the mous risks and reap rich rewards. There expected to begin storing oil in a month FAFI XXVI Seminar 2025 Chem Logistics India 2025 Ingredients 2025 (PCHi 2025)
country’s emergency crude stockpile, are barely any local oil traders. ISPRL or so. ISPRL is yet to fi nd a lessee for Fragrances & Flavours Association of ChemProTech India Expo Pvt. Ltd. Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions (RSE)
plans to partner with a global oil trader is keen on carrying out due diligence 0.20-mt capacity available at Vizag. India (FAFAI) : Rohit Pande
such as Vitol, Glencore and Shell to prior to commencing trading activities  : +022-2209 0184/2207 6075 : +91-98202 24550 : Sophia Qiu
begin trading a portion of its own stored due to the high risks involved. In the second phase of SPR expan-  : Mail@fafai.org  : Rohit@chemexpoindia.com  : Jun.qiu@reedsinopharm.com
oil, according to a Reuters report. sion, India wants private partners to : Fafai.org : Chemprotechindia.com : +86-10-8455-6636
India’s strategic petroleum reserves help build storage (6.5-mt) at Padur in : Pchi-china.com/en
The state-owned company is look- (SPR) were originally built as purely Karnataka and Chandikhol in Odisha.
ing to fl oat an expression of interest strategic assets, but the government 6-8 | Mumbai INTERNATIONAL 24-25 | Brussels, Belgium
(EoI), inviting reputed local and global reset its objective in 2021 by mandating ISPRL’s request for proposal (RFP) Fats & Oil International Conference & 9th ERPA Summit on Regulations
oil traders to suggest potential partner- ISPRL to use only half of its 5.33-mt to fi nd private partners reportedly failed Exhibition January 2025 and Compliance for Cosmetics
ship models, the report said quoting an reserves as strategic and the balance as to attract a good response. Another RFP The Oil Technologists’ Association Of 7-9 | Dubai, UAE Bioevents
unnamed offi cial. The company has commercial. It allowed ISPRL to lease has been fl oated in December, which India – Western Zone ArabPlast  : +44-203-051-4032
about 5-million barrels of crude which 30% of the capacity to refi ners or tra- will close in February. : Shekhar Surve 17th International trade show plastics,  : Info@bioevents-congress.com,
are available for trade. ders for a fee and use the balance 20% : +91-98200 33302 recycling, petrochemicals, packaging & Rosemarie@bioevents-congress.com
of the volume for trading. In the public-private partnership : D.V. Chame rubber industry : Crcc2025.com/program
The company has the govern- model, the government would offer : +91-94220 85888 Al Fajer information & Services
ment mandate to trade a fi fth of its oil ISPRL has leased out 0.3-mt of stor- land and some cash grants while the  : Trade@foic.org.in/  : +971-4-340-6888 March 2025
reserves, but it lacks trading experience, age space at Vizag to Hindustan Petro- private party would build the storage Otaiwz@gmail.com  : Nadhal@alfajer.net/rupa@alfajer.net 13-15 | Madrid, Spain
an inherently big-money, high-risk leum Corp. Ltd. (HPCL) and 0.75-mt at and use it for storing oil without any :Otai.org : Arabplast.info/index.php Energy Evolution Awards,
business and often the domain of global Mangalore to Mangalore Refi nery and restrictions. Conference & Expo
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MRPL commissions new bitumen production line 9-11 | New Delhi, Dwarka 21-22 | Dubai : Diwakar
ISDC Conference 2025
7th Tri-Annual International Soap, International Crop-Science  : Diwakar@nextbusinessmedia.com
Conference & Exhibition 2025
: Energyevolutionexpo.com
Mangalore Refi nery and Petro- Detergent & Cosmetics Conference Pesticides Manufacturers & Formu-
chemicals Ltd. (MRPL) has commis- Indian Home and Personal Care lators Association of India (PMFAI) 17-18 | Shanghai, China
sioned its new bitumen production Industry Association (IHPCIA) : Aparna Deshpande Bhasin China International Agrochemical &
train, powered by ‘Biturox’ technology  : +91 84228 44317 / 84228 43530 Crop Protection Expo 2025 (CAC 2025)
from Pörner of Austria.  : Isdc@ihpcia.org  : +91-22 4515 4705 CCPIT Sub-Council of Chemical
: +91-98210 93076
: Isdcconference.org/ Industry
With a capacity of 150-ktpa this new  : Adeshpande@pmfaiindia.org  : +86-10 6422 2845/6427 6847/
unit doubles MRPL’s existing bitumen April 2025 : Pmfaiicsce.org 6422 3314
production capability and positions the  : Yeximeng@ccpitchem.org.cn;
company as a signifi cant contributor to 29-30 | Mumbai February 2025 Liuyang@ccpitchem.org.cn;
India’s road infrastructure, the company ChemExpo India 2025 12-14 | Dhaka, Bangladesh : Cac-conference.com/index.
said in a press note. ChemExpo Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. php?s=/Home/Index/en_index.html
: Rohit Pande 16th Asia Pharma Expo 2025 and
Asia Lab Expo 2025
India has been relying on impor- : +91-98202 24550 17-21 | Houston, TX
ted bitumen to meet growing demand.  : Rohit@chemexpoindia.com GPE Expo Pvt. Ltd. World Petrochemical Conference
Recognising this gap, MRPL initiated : Chemexpoindia.com  : +91-79-4000 8233 (WPC 2025)
expansion of its bitumen production  : Mail@AsiaPharma.org S&P Global Commodity Insights
capacity in 2022. Engineered by Engi- and other grades as needed. “With the that India’s road builders can access 29-30 | Mumbai : Asiapharma.org/ape/index.php : Allison Sacco
neers India Ltd. (EIL), the new plant launch of this new bitumen production superior-quality bitumen, manufactured ChemProTech India 2025  : Allison.sacco@spglobal.com
is designed to produce high-quality train, MRPL is poised to play a pivotal locally in Mangalore,” said Mr. BHV ChemProTech India Expo Pvt. Ltd. 18-20 | Bangkok, Thailand Wpc@spglobal.com
VG40 bitumen consistently, while also role in region’s infrastructure growth Prasad, Executive Director (Projects), : Rohit Pande 47th DyeChem Asia Expo 2025 : +1 (832) 627-9277
offering fl exibility to produce VG30 story. This state-of-the-art unit ensures MRPL. : +91-98202 24550 Cems-Global USA : Wpc.spglobal.com/index.html

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