Hello sir I am here as I want to gather information about Bharat Petroleum's Corporation limited Kochi Refinery so will you please provide me the information??

Hey!! Kochi Refinery, a unit of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), embarked on its journey in 1966 with a capacity of 50,000 barrels per day.

Formerly known as Cochin Refineries Limited and later renamed as Kochi Refineries Limited, the refinery was originally established as a joint venture in collaboration with Phillips Petroleum Corporation, USA.

Products

The 150,000 barrels per day Kochi Refinery is a fuel based refinery producing all petroleum fuel products such as:

-Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO) for households and industrial uses

-Motor Spirit (MS/ Petrol) and Hi-speed Diesel (HSD) for automobiles

-Naphtha, the major raw material for fertilizer and petrochemical industries

-Furnace Oil (FO), Light Diesel Oil (LDO) and Low Sulphur Heavy Stock (LSHS) as fuel for industries

-Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) for aircrafts


SPECIALTY PRODUCTS

-Benzene for manufacture of caprolactum, phenol, insecticides and other chemicals

-Special Boiling Point Spirit (SBPS) used as solvent in tyre industry

-Toluene for manufacture of solvents and insecticides, pharmaceuticals and paint

-Mineral Turpentine Oil (MTO) for use in textile and paint industry

-Sulphur for use in fertilizer, sugar, chemicals and tyre industry

-Poly Isobutene (PIB) for manufacture of lubricants and cable jelly

-Propylene as a feedstock for various petrochemicals

BPCL Kochi Refinery