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Brahmaputra Cracker
and Polymer Limited
Reep Hazarika
MD, BCPL
rahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL), a Joint Ven-
ture Company promoted by GAIL (India) limited with 70%
Bequity and remaining 30% equity is shared equally among Oil
India Limited (OIL), Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Govern-
ment of Assam, has set up a petrochemical plant at Dibrugarh, Assam.
The cabinet committee on economic affairs on 24th December, 2019 ap-
proved the transfer of administrative control of BCPL from Ministry of
Chemicals & Fertilizers to Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
BCPL is operating a Petrochemical Complex producing 2,20,000 TPA
of Polyethylene, Brahma-Lene (LLDPE & HDPE) and 60,000 TPA of
Polypropylene, Brahma-Pol along with Liquid Hydrocarbons. GAIL
(India) Limited is exclusively handling the distribution and marketing
of BCPL polymer grades.
BCPL has taken many BCPL, the largest petrochemical plant of north-east India, has played
initiatives to contain the a significant role in promoting plastic industry with the motive of
pandemic by constituting overall socio-economic development of the populace thereby creating
committee to take care sustainable development for the people residing in this region. BCPL
of the sanitization, envisions a constructive presence in this part of the country helping
institutional / home development of ancillary plastic industries which is providing direct
quarantine of the and indirect employment as well as increased per capita income and
employees and their better quality of life to the local people.
family members Employees Strength
returning from various • Permanent (on roll) – 637 (excluding board level executives)
places outside the state. • Contractual – 2200 (approx.)
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