# Deepak Nitrite commissions mega phenol and acetone plant in India

Deepak Nitrite, through its subsidiary Deepak Phenolics, commissioned a mega-scale petrochemical plant in India with capacity to produce 200,000 MTPA of phenol and 120,000 MTPA of acetone, with a capital investment of INR 1,400 crore. The plant has been operating since the last quarter of FY 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-07-01
- Where: Dahej, India
- Value: $203.0M (14.0B INR)
- Starts operating: Q1 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 200,000 MTPA phenol, 120,000 MTPA acetone, 260,000 MT cumene
- Products: phenol, acetone, cumene
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Deepak Phenolics](https://endata.com/companies/28112.md)
- [Deepak Nitrite](https://endata.com/companies/40376.md)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/deepak-nitrite-creates-a-new-growth-platform-by-investing-in-a-mega-scale-petrochemical-plant-to-make-phenol-amp-acetone-815198074.html), 2019-07-01: "This mega, world-class plant is eight times bigger than all existing facilities and aligned with the Make in India initiative of Government of India, has capacity to manufacture 200,000 MTPA of Phenol and 120,000 MTPA of its co-product Acetone."
- [business-standard.com](https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/deepak-nitrite-achieves-80-capacity-utilization-at-phenol-acetone-plant-119070300921_1.html), 2019-07-03: "Our phenol and acetone and upcoming derivative projects are all a step towards building India's chemical security with import substitution."

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