Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited petrochemical complex the region’s first petrochemical project at Lepetkata to the nation. The Prime Minister also inaugurated a wax de-oiling unit at Numaligarh Refinery Limited.

He promised jobs and opportunities to local youngsters in start-up ventures in the Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited petrochemical complex built at an investment of Rs 10,000 crore at Lepetkata in Dibrugarh district and in the Rs 676-crore wax plant of Numaligarh Refinery Limited in Golaghat district.

The gas cracker project, which will produce 2,80,000 tonnes of polymer products every year, was the result of the Assam Accord signed between All Assam Students’ Union and the Centre in 1985. It was approved in 2006 and took 10 years to be complete.

The wax plant at Numaligarh is the country’s largest wax-producing unit using indigenous technology. It has been developed by the Indian Institute of Petroleum, Engineers India Limited and Numaligarh Refinery Limited and is a manifestation of Modi’s ‘Make in India’ campaign.

The wax plant will produce superior quality paraffin and semi-crystalline wax from the oil produced by the oilfields in Assam. The paraffin will be used in manufacturing candles, tarpaulin sheets, food-grade wrappers and PVC pipes, while microcrystalline wax can be used to make tyres, rubber products, paints, polishes, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.