Manufacturing
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
PCPIRs (Petroleum, Chemicals & Petrochemicals Investment Regions) and a fast-growing specialty-chemicals export base.
Highlights
- Four notified PCPIRs (Petroleum, Chemicals & Petrochemicals Investment Regions): Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha, Tamil Nadu.
- India is the 6th-largest chemicals producer globally and the 3rd-largest in Asia.
- Indian specialty-chemicals exports growing at ~12% CAGR.
- Plastic Parks scheme — common infrastructure for downstream plastics processing.
Notable infrastructure
PCPIR — Dahej, Gujarat
Investment region
PCPIR — Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Investment region
PCPIR — Paradip, Odisha
Investment region
PCPIR — Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
Investment region
Sources
- Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals· ministry portal
- Consolidated FDI Policy· policy doc
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