1. Raw Materials For Geotech
PROPEL
1030RG
1120YG
1250YG
1350YG By
P.SHYAM KUMAR
PADC, Panipat
Ministry of Textile-FICCI Conference,FICCI ,New Delhi
19th Nov 2010

2. Content Company Profile IOCL in Petrochemicals
Polymer Plants & Technology
Geosynthetics & Applications
Raw Materials
Technical Support
Customer’s benefits & Opportunities

3. Company Profile

4. Indian Oil - An Overview
Diversified, Transnational, Integrated energy company
Fortune 500 Global company, ranked at 105th position in 2009
18th largest petroleum company in the World
Sales turnover in 2008 – 09 : 2,85,337 Cr (US $ 63 bn)

5. Indian Oil An Overview
3 overseas subsidiaries in SL, Mauritius & Dubai
Refinery
Pipelines
Owns 10 out of 19 Refineries in India
Refining Capacity – MMTPA
R & D
Country’s largest network of nearly 10,000 KM.
2100 Lube formulations 140 Patents
Marketing
Business
Development
17,600 RO’s, 5000 LPG Distributors, 101 AFSs,
90 Bottling Plants, 200 Bulk storage terminals & depots
Bio-fuels & Gas Marketing
Prod & Marketing : LAB, PTA & Polymers

6. Indian Oil in PETROCHEMICALS

7. Indian Oil in Petrochemicals
Linear Alkyl Benzene at Gujarat Refinery
Capacity – 120 TMT LAB, UOP Detal Process
Project Cost - Rs 1200 crore
Commissioned August 2004
Successfully operating at over 100% capacity
PX/PTA at Panipat
Capacity 553 TMT PTA (Invista T 10 Technology)/ 370 TMT PX, UOP Technology
Project Cost – Rs crore
Commissioned June 2006
Successfully Operating at 100% capacity
Naptha Cracker & Downstream Polymer at Panipat
Product : LLDPE, HDPE, PP,MEG, Benzene
Capex : Rs Cr.
Commissioned April 2010

8. Polymer Plants & Technology

9. IOCL Polymer Plants & Technology
Polypropylene Plant
Dedicated HDPE Plant
Swing Plant
Spheripol
Hostalen
Sclairtech
“With 1.25 Million MT capacity, IOCL will be the second largest Polyolefin producer in India”

10. Spheripol Technology : Process Capability
Site Photo : Spheripol Line of IOCL, Panipat
Polypropylene
MFR: > 1600 g/10min
Xylene Insoluble: 90 – 99 (wt)%
Flexural Modulus 500 – 2200 MPa
Izod Impact Strength up to 750 J/m
SIT in RACO as low as 115°C
MP ° C
Global PP Capacity – 48 MMTA
Global PP Consumption – 46.5 MMTA
Spheripol Technology Share : 45% (100 lines)

11. Hostalen Technology : Process capability
Site Photo : Hostalen Line of IOCL, Panipat
Dedicated HDPE
Product Density – gm/cc
MFR (I21) to 60.0 (I5) dg/min
Conversion rate up to 99.5 % for Ethylene.
Excellent Quality & Product consistency.
Bimodal grades.
Global HDPE Capacity – 33 MMTA
Global Consumption – 30.3 MMTA
7 MMTA of HDPE Produced by Hostalen Technology (36 lines)

12. Sclairtech Technology : Process Capability
Site Photo : Sclairtech Line of IOCL, Panipat
Swing Unit (HD/LLDPE)
Density – gm/cc
MFI – 0.3 – 150 gm/10min
High ethylene conversion > 98%
Short residence time in the reactor
Low gel level, lot-to-lot consistency
Capability to produce C4, C8 & terpolymers
Global PE Capacity – 77 MMTA
Global PE Consumption – 73.1 MMTA
Sclairtech Capacity : 3.5 MMTA (11 lines)

13. IOCL Polymer Grade Portfolio
Polyethylene
LLDPE – 11 Grades – 0.9 MFI to 50 MFI (Butene & Octene)
HDPE Grades – 0.1 MFI to 18 MFI (Unimodal & Bimodal)
All PE Grades will meet the requirements of IS : for food contact applications, IS: positive list of constituents & US FDA: CFR Title 21,
Polypropylene
Homo Polymer – 14 Grades – 2 MFI to 35 MFI
Random Copolymers – 5 Grades MFI to 45 MFI (Clarified & GP)
Impact Copolymers – 8 Grades – 3 MFI to 50 MFI (Medium to Super high Impact)
All PP Grades will meet the requirements of IS : for food contact applications, IS:10909 positive list of constituents & US FDA: CFR Title 21,

14. Geosynthetics & Applications

15. Geosynthetics Family Indian Scenario ~250KTA Potential - 25KTA
Imports - 53%
Suppliers - 12
~250KTA

16. Applications & Functions
Application Areas
Roads (NHAI & NRRDA)
Railways
Ports & Airports
Coastal Protection
Ground Improvement
Functions
Separation
Reinforcement
Filtration & Drainage
Containment (barrier)
Protection

17. Raw Materials for Geosynthetics

18. Raw Materials for Geosynthetics
PP Advantages
Lower density and MP
Low Cost
Availability
Good balance of properties
Polymers Used
PP ≈ 85 %
PET ≈ 12 %
PE ≈ 2 %
Nylon ≈ 1 %
Polymer yarn used

19. IOCL PP -Woven Grades for Geotech
Grade and Performance Attributes
PROPEL 1030RG
MFI- 3 (g/10min)
Good processability
Good balance of tenacity & elongation.
Consistency in MFI gives excellent thickness control
Tailored additive package for lower water carryover
Grades are designed to give tenacity > 5gpd and elongation ~20%
Isotactic Index > 95%,with FM >1450MPa

20. PROPEL 1120YG PROPEL 1250YG PROPEL 1350YG
IOCL PP – F &F Grades for Geotech
Grades and Performance Attributes
PROPEL 1120YG
MFI- 12 (g/10min)
Consistent medium to high melt flow
Narrow to medium molecular weight distribution
Tailored additive package
High purity
Low oligomer content
Tenacity of g/den
% Elongation at break of
Exhibits higher tenacity on industrial scale
PROPEL 1250YG
MFI- 25 (g/10min)
PROPEL 1350YG
MFI- 35 (g/10min)

21. Technical Support

22. PADC is an interface between Plant, Marketing & Customers
Product Application & Development Centre - PADC
PADC is being set up at Panipat (Haryana) near Panipat Naphtha cracker Project (PNCP).
PADC
PLANT
Marketing
Customers
State of Art Technology Centre with sophisticated Plastic Processing & Characterisation equipments
PADC is an interface between Plant, Marketing & Customers

23. Customer Benefits with IOCL Entry
Ample raw material availability with IOCL entry
Wider PP product portfolio due to 2 Spheripol lines.
Plants incorporating latest developments & most sophisticated control systems for superior lot to lot consistency.
Sizable plant capacities will help in stream-lining supply & pricing fluctuations which are frequently experienced in Indian market.
IT Enablement – E Commerce module – Transparency and ease of transaction
1st PP plant in Northern region, which is 2nd largest consumption region in India – Northern Region has potential to be largest region
Business opportunity with company trusted by Indians for over 50 years.

24. “Let’s work together for nurturing a long term business relation”
Thank you

25. Back - Up

26. Panipat Naphtha Cracker Complex (PNCC)
Feedstock 2.3 MMTPA Naphtha
Ethylene- 857 KTA
Propylene – 650 KTA
Butadiene – 130 KTA
Benzene – 130 KTA
MEG 325 KTA
650 KTA PE and 600 KTA PP
Naphtha Cracker Unit
Technology : ABB Lummus

27. IOCL PP : Product Attributes
Excellent Processability &
High Tenacity
Bimodal Grades
Lot-to-lot consistency
Product benchmarked in over 100 countries
High Clarity of PPRCP Grades
Low Seal Temp. Grades
High Yield High Selectivity Catalyst
Low Ash Content
Low Odour
Compliance to FDA
Excellent Organoleptic Properties
High Isotactic Index in PPHP
High Ethylene Content ICPs
Excellent Extrusion Coating grades
Broad MFR Range
Reactor Grades up to 100 MI 27

28. IOCL PP : Product Envelope
CO POLYMER
HOMO POLYMER
Technology :Spheripol
Licensor : Basell
Plant capacity : 2 lines of 300 KTA each
Product : Polypropylene (Homo/RCP/ICP)
IOCL Homo Polymer
IOCL RCP
IOCL ICP

29. IOCL HDPE (Hostalen Plant) : Product Attributes
0.940 – g/cc
up to 60 (I5) dg/min
High Flow, High Gloss & Low warpage Injection Moulding Grades
Excellent Dart Impact & Sealing Properties in Film Grades
Excellent combination of processability & final product performance in bimodal grades
Bimodal Pipe grades complying PE63, PE80 & PE100 Requirements
Good balance of ESCR, Stiffness & impact properties in blow moulding grades
Good processability & low water carry over in Raffia Grades 29

30. IOCL HDPE (Hostalen Plant) : Product Envelope
Density (g/cc)
INJECTION MOULDING*
0.97
18.0
2.00
1.20
1.00
0.22
0.28
0.10
0.95
0.94
0.93
0.96
PIPES
LARGE CONTAINERS
TAPES & MONOFILAMENT *
MFI I5 (g/10 min)
* MFI I2 (g/10 min)
HM FILM
SMALL BOTTLES
MFI (g/10 min)
Technology : Hostalen
Licensor : Basell
Capacity : 300 KTA
Product : HDPE

31. PIPE/ PIPE COATING/ HD FILM/ BM
IOCL PE (Swing Plant) : Product Envelope
LL IM
EX. COATING
PIPE COATING
HD IM
ROTO MOLDING
LL FILM
W&C
RAFFIA
PIPE/ PIPE COATING/ HD FILM/ BM
IOCL GRADE
Technology :Sclairtech
Licensor : Nova Chemicals
Plant capacity : 350 KTA
Product : LLDPE/ HDPE

32. IOCL HDPE (Swing Plant) : Product Attributes

33. Road Map Interactions with Nodal Agencies – On going
Objective:
To demonstrate Polyolefin Geosynthetics as an essential and important material for roads and infrastructure projects for for long lasting performance and cost benefits.
Break up of Activities
Interactions with Nodal Agencies – On going
Civil Bodies (MOSRTH,NHAI,NRRDA,FICCI & PWD’s / R&B’s
Testing Bodies (CRRI, IIT’s /IISC,BTRA & ITC)
Accreditation & Approval Bodies (IRC,RDSO & BIS)
Interactions with Consultants/Manufactures – On going
Techfab, Garware, Maccaferi &Gayatri
BCH,Terram & Polyfelt
Interactions with Turnkey Contractors -Planned
NHAI Approved Contractors
NRRDA ,PWD’s & R&B’s Contractors
Promotional Tools & Ways – Under Preparation
Presentations ,Testimonials & Case studies
Provide inputs on Projects, Guide lines & Tenders
CRM with above all agencies

34. IOCL PE (Swing Plant) : Product Envelope
Types
Denier
Functions
Tapes
Reinforcement, Embankment, Separation
FDY
840x1200
Staple Fiber 3
Filtration, Separation

35. Typical PP Woven Geotextiles
Property
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Mass per unit area [gsm]
250
220
180
Thickness [mm]
3.0
2.5
1.8
Apparent Opening Size [mm]
0.60
Grab tensile strength [kN]
2.0
Wide with tensile strength [kN/m]
Warp
Weft 90 85 70 65 55 50
Trapezoidal tear strength [kN]
1.5
1.2
0.75
Puncture resistance [kN]
0.90
UV resistance [ % 500 hr exposure]
50 -70
Samples
Wide width tensile strength [kN/m]
Mass per unit area [gsm]
Thickness [mm]
Thread count [per inch]
Warp
Weft
Sample 1 90 85
250
3.0 20 18
Sample 2 70 65
220
2.5 15 14
Sample 3 55 50
180
1.8 12 11

36. Specifications for Polypropylene Woven Geotextiles for use in Road/ Pavement Reinforcement
 Sr. No
Particulars
Values 1
Material
100%-polypropylene 2
EOS
as per site 3
Sp.gravity
0.91 4
Weight in Grms per sq.mtr
>210 5
Thickness in MM
>0.59 6
Breaking strength
(5cm x 20 cm strip)
(IS:1969-LATEST ADITION)
Warp way (kgs)
>215
Weftway (kgs)
>155 7
Elongation
warp way
<36
weft way
<33 8
Grab strength (3"x1" strip)
(ASTM D1682)
warpway (kgs)
>182
weftway (kgs)
>130 9
Elongation % (grab test)
Warpway
Weftway 10
Tear strength (single)
>41
>44 11
Water permeability-
(litres/cm/sq mtr) at 10 cm.water head
>10 12
width of fabric
>2.0 mtrs

37. Mechanical Properties
Non-Woven Geotextile standards
S.No
Property
Test Method
Values 1
Polymer
PP/PE/PET/Polyamide 2
Mass/Area
IS: /
ASTM D: 3776
250 GSM minimum 3
Thickness at 2 Kpa
ASTM: 5199
2 mm (minimum) 4
Roll width
5.0 metre (minimum) 5
Roll Length
50 m (minimum)
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength
IS: / ASTM D
4595 /
EN ISO: 10319
40kN/m (Minimum)
Elongation at Break
IS: /
ASTM D 4595 /
40 % - 70%
Hydraulic Properties
Apparent opening size O95
IS /
ASTM D: 4751 /
EN ISO: 12956
40 – 85 microns
Water Flow Rate the Plane
IS: 14324/
ASTM D: 4491
20 lit. /m2/s
(minimum)

38. Mechanical Properties
Woven Geotextile standards
S.No
Property
Test Method
Values 1
Polymer
PP/PE/PET/Polyamide 2
Mass/Area
IS: /
ASTM D: 3776
100GSM minimum 3
Thickness at 2 Kpa
ASTM: 5199
0.65 mm (minimum) 4
Roll width
5.0 metre (minimum) 5
Roll Length
50 m (minimum)
Mechanical Properties
TS at Warp
IS: 1969 /
ASTM D 4595 /
EN ISO: 10319
40kN/m (Minimum)
TS at Weft
35kN/m (Minimum)
Elongation at Warp
15%-30 %
Puncture Strength
Puncture Strength IS: /
ASTM D: 4833
600 N (Minimum)
Hydraulic Properties
Apparent opening size O95
IS /
ASTM D: 4751 /
EN ISO: 12956
425 microns
(maximum)
Water Flow Rate the Plane
IS: 14324/
ASTM D: 4491
15 lit. /m2/s
(minimum)

39. IOCL PE (Swing Plant) : Product Envelope
Needle – Punched Thermal Bonded
Woven monofilament Calendared
Multifilament Slit Film (Tape x Tape)