# IOC to add maleic anhydride plant at Panipat refinery with McDermott PMC contract

Indian Oil Corp. has let a project management consultancy contract to McDermott International for a new maleic anhydride unit at its Panipat refinery in Haryana, India. The plant, approved in November 2021 with an investment of 36.81 billion rupees, will produce 120,000 tpy of MAH, 20,000 tpy of BDO, and 16,000 tpy of THF, and is scheduled for commissioning in 54 months from approval.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-05-24
- Where: Panipat, Haryana, India
- Value: $491.9M
- Starts operating: May 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 120,000 tpy maleic anhydride, 20,000 tpy BDO, 16,000 tpy THF
- Products: maleic anhydride, tetrahydrofuran, butanediol
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Indian Oil Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/492.md)
- [McDermott International](https://endata.com/companies/2424.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [ogj.com](https://www.ogj.com/refining-processing/petrochemicals/article/14294329/ioc-to-add-new-chemical-plant-at-panipat-refinery), 2023-05-24: "Indian Oil let a contract to McDermott International to provide project management consultancy for a new petrochemical production unit to be installed at the operator’s integrated Panipat refining chemical complex in Haryana, India."

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