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Topic: Haldia


In the News (Tue 15 Dec 09)

  
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Haldia port is equipped with modern facilities to cater to international needs.
In fact, all the three oil jetties at Haldia were built at a substantial investment to meet the requirement of the public sector oil company.
The Haldia dock authorities are also examining the proposals mooted by two firms, one Indian and the other international, for undertaking transloading operation at the Sandheads, the mouth of the Hooghly river.
www.businessline.in /cgi-bin/print.pl?file=2006102700321000.htm&date=2006/10/27/&prd=bl&   (1028 words)

  
  Encyclopedia: Haldia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Haldia is a major seaport in Midnapore District of West Bengal state, India, located approximately 50 kilometers southwest of Calcutta near the mouth of the Hoogli River, one of the distributaries of the Ganges.
Haldia Petrochemicals officials said in Kolkata they were unaware of any such move on the part of the financial institutions.
Haldia's promoters had earlier indicated that Gail would be roped in as a strategic partner.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Haldia   (413 words)

  
 WEST BENGAL:HALDIA KHARAGPUR MIDNAPORE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Haldia is a major port of India and forms part of the Calcutta port complex.
Haldia is also connected by rail and a catamaran service to Calcutta.
The construction of the giant Haldia Petrochemical complex is underway in full swing and the town may lead the state in industrial rejuvenation.
www.bengalweb.com /city/wbencit3.html   (93 words)

  
 The Financial Express: Analysis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Although Haldia reported a net surplus of Rs 40.03 crore on a revenue of Rs 626.18 crore in 2000-01, this was not enough to compensate Kolkata’s net deficit of Rs 108.25 crore on a turnover of Rs 271.76 crore.
While Haldia achieved a growth of 10.09 per cent in 2000-01 compared to the previous fiscal, Paradip recorded a growth of 45 per cent, from 13.636 mt to 19.900 mt. Moreover, Paradip surpassed the target by 3.65 per cent while Haldia had a shortfall of 4.99 per cent.
Haldia port, which is quite dependent on petroleum oil and coal handling for its earnings, may face serious competition from the commissioning of a coal handling plant at Paradip with Asian Development Bank funding.
www.financialexpress.com /fe20010717/an3.html   (988 words)

  
 Haldia Port   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Haldia is a major port of India and forms part of the Kolkata port complex.
It is situated at the confluence of the Haldi and the Hooghly rivers.
Haldia is also connected by rail and a catamaran service to Kolkata.
www.interoceangroup.com /agency/haldia.html   (49 words)

  
 CXOtoday.com > News > Business > Haldia Banks On Linux Servers; Desktops Next
A handful of adventuresome enterprises like Haldia Docks are all set to admonish that mentality, by investing blind faith in the system to support their entire ERP infrastructure.
Haldia Docks selected NIC over branded ERP players because of certain business complexities that were involved with designing the system.
Haldia Dock Complex, the subsidiary port of Calcutta, is located on the west bank of the river Hooghly.
www.cxotoday.com /cxo/jsp/article.jsp?article_id=1097   (1095 words)

  
 Eastern Clearing & Forwarding Agency (P) Ltd. - Haldia Port
The Dock Complex is located on the west bank of the river Hooghly, 63 miles from the pilotage station at Sandheads in the Bay of Bengal.
Haldia has a nominal ship waiting period and a low turn round time for vessels.
Haldia is connected to the National Highway network by NH-41.
www.easternclearing.com /haldia.html   (511 words)

  
 rediff.com: Ratan Tata requested to rejoin Haldia Petro board
The Rs 6,000-crore (RS 60-billion) Haldia Petrochemicals is a 43:43:14 joint venture between the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation, the Chatterjee-Soros Group, and the Tatas.
Tarun Das also said the restructuring package for Haldia Petrochemicals was ready, including the conversion of part of the debt into equity, increasing the share capital of the company to Rs 1,100 crore (Rs 11 billion), while reducing the stake of the Tata group from 14 per cent to 8.87 per cent.
Haldia Petrochemicals is expected to turn profitable once the capital restructuring is over.
www.rediff.com /money/2002/nov/07tata.htm   (356 words)

  
 rediff.com: Haldia Petrochemicals resumes operations: Reuters
Haldia Petrochemicals Limited, which was shut down on December 11 after a technical fault in the 466,000-tonnes-a-year naphtha cracker, has resumed operations, a company official said.
Haldia Petrochemicals managing director Richard Saldanha had told Reuters last week that the firm would use the shutdown to resolve pending maintenance issues in the naphtha plant.
Haldia Petrochemicals, which has paid-up equity of Rs 11.54 billion and a huge debt of Rs 42.68 billion, has been seeking fresh equity to reduce its debt burden.
www.rediff.com /money/2001/dec/17hpl.htm   (294 words)

  
 West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation -  Areas for Future Growth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Haldia is a major river port town with an existing industrial base located 56 nautical miles downstream and south of Kolkata across river Hugli at the confluence of Hugli and Haldi River.
Spread over an area of 32,000 hectares, Haldia is fast growing into a major industrial centre for the petrochemical and related industries of eastern India and indeed the entire country.
Haldia being the suitable site for an excellent river port, Haldia Dock Complex has been set up by the Government of India in 1977 to cater to the increasing foreign trade, chiefly in bulk commodities.
www.wbidc.com /old/areas/areas_future_growth.htm   (915 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Haldia
Haldia is being developed as a major trade port for Kolkata (Calcutta), intended mainly for bulk cargoes.
Haldia Petrochemicals Selects Tata Honeywell for Automation of New Complex In India.
Haldia announces IPO timetable.(Initial public offerings)(Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd.)(Brief Article)
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Haldia   (390 words)

  
 Paradip-Haldia crude pipeline by December
However, slow work by Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company on setting up of a single point mooring system, adverse weather conditions during monsoon, delay in getting forest clearance and technical problems in the 48" diameter pipes made available to the contractor were cited as reasons for the delay in completing the project.
The project involves laying of a pipeline between Paradip in Orissa and Haldia in West Bengal at a cost of Rs 1,154 crore.
Creation of PCPIR in Haldia will be subject to the development of necessary infrastructure facilities that meet international standards.
www.projectsmonitor.com /detailnews.asp?newsid=12488   (276 words)

  
 The Hindu Business Line : Basell Polyolefins acquisition by TCG
Window of opportunity for Haldia Petrochem
The details are not known yet but it appears that the consortium would like Haldia to pitch in with a part of the funds needed for the acquisition.
Haldia is today a pure commodity plastics manufacturer and this has its disadvantages in terms of margin realisations.
To be sure, these factors could make it rather difficult for Haldia to raise funds in case it decides to participate in the acquisition.
thehindubusinessline.com /iw/2005/05/08/stories/2005050800710600.htm   (938 words)

  
 Lakshman Seth on Haldia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Practically we are nurturing one dream and Haldia is not only the dream of the people of Haldia, it is the dream of WB.
This way Haldia will be known not only as a centre of industry but as a leading centre of knowledge and Education.
Practically Haldia is located at the confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal.
www.netguruindia.com /features/haldia/index.asp   (1058 words)

  
 Tata Chemicals | Plants | Haldia Plant
The phosphatic fertiliser complex in Haldia is currently the only manufacturing unit for DAP/NPK complexes in West Bengal.
(Haldia is an industrial port city that is 125 km from Kolkata.
Haldia was conceived as part of a backward integration plan for Hindustan Lever's detergents business for the manufacture of STPP, which is used as a 'builder' in the formulation of detergents.
www.tatachemicals.com /0_plants/haldia.htm   (858 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Frontpage
In either case, the pipeline is likely to go through Haldia, southwest of Calcutta, which already has petrochemical and chemical industries.
The Centre is setting up two such parks in the country, and Haldia has been chosen because it’s a port town.
Once the gas starts arriving, many energy-intensive industries may consider switching from coal and furnace oil to natural gas because it is cheaper and environment-friendly.
www.telegraphindia.com /1051212/asp/frontpage/story_5589633.asp   (405 words)

  
 Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - IOC may expand Haldia refinery capacity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The proposed expansion may take place after construction of a crude pipeline from east coast port of Paradip in Orissa, where IOC is building a new refinery and a single mooring to import crude oil, to its Haldia refinery and to the northeast.
The Haldia port, with a draft of only 9 meter, cannot handle very large crude carriers, forcing IOC to import crude oil in smaller vessels and paying higher freight.
Construction of the Rs 1,200 crore pipeline is expected to begin early next year after obtaining necessary environmental clearances, he said adding the project would be completed in 36 months.
www.gasandoil.com /goc/company/cns40252.htm   (239 words)

  
 Corporate Front: Strategy, Will Haldia Fulfil Its Plastic Dreames?
In the heart of Haldia Petrochemicals' 1,200-acre complex in south Bengal is the perpetually busy project office of Toyo Engineering Corporation (TEC), the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the naphtha cracker unit.
In any case, Haldia's Managing Director Ayyawamy Krishnamurthy, 62, joined from the Rs 2,484.70 crore Associated Cement Companies (ACC) in 1993, and is largely seen as a candidate of the Tatas and the state government.
However, for the equity component, Haldia clearly needs an international strategic partner, particularly as the promoters have realised that the poor state of the domestic capital markets is hampering fund-raising.
www.india-today.com /btoday/22111998/cf3.html   (1265 words)

  
 Haldia kolkata, Haldia India, Haldia tour, Haldia picture, Haldia tourist attraction, Haldia tourist information.
Haldia is located at the confluence of River Haldi and Hoogly about 140 kms from Calcutta.
But when it joins hands with a cyclone it lashes at the trees, pulls up village huts by their roots and goes crashing down the streets of a frightened, cowering, defenseless township Haldia is lonely, windswept and bare.
The construction of the giant Haldia Petrochemical complex is underway in full swing and the town may lead the state in industrial rejuvenation.
www.tourtravelworld.com /hot_spots/kolkata/haldia   (312 words)

  
 Headline News The Kathmandu Post (Nepal)
HALDIA, India, Jan 6 - Haldia Port, lying 80 kilometers away from Calcutta, could be better alternative to the often-problematic and costly Calcutta Port for Nepali businessmen.
Not only is the Haldia Port more efficient in handling cargo, resulting in reduction of demurrage to a considerable extent, labor problem at Haldia is also almost non-existent, they said.
In addition, freight at Haldia is far lower than at the Calcutta Port.
www.nepalnews.com /contents/englishdaily/ktmpost/2001/jan/jan07   (2715 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Business
The revenue of the Haldia port is expected to shrink this fiscal as the crude oil traffic will be diverted to Paradip.
This trans-shipment is a costly affair and has adversely impacted the operations of the Haldia refinery.
The lower cost of transporting crude will enable IOC to expand the capacity of the Haldia refinery from 4.6 million tonnes to 6 million tonnes immediately and to 7.5 million tonnes by April 2009.
www.telegraphindia.com /1060604/asp/business/story_6308941.asp   (341 words)

  
 Haldia IPO will strengthen the company: Chatterjee-India Business-NEWS-The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
KOLKATA: The initial public offer of the Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) would be for strengthening the company and not for restructuring, Purnendu Chatterjee, one of the principal promoters, said.
He said Haldia Petrochemicals was able to meet the lenders' obligation as the company has already paid Rs 600 crore from its own cash generation to the various banks and institutions.
According to him, Haldia Petrochemicals was making enough cash surplus after paying interest to reduce the interest burden.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/989951.cms   (258 words)

  
 WB govt to sell Haldia stake to TCG   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
West Bengal Industries Minister Nirupam Sen told reporters on the sidelines of a Ficci meeting that TCG has indicated that it was agreeable to the price quoted by the government (earlier reported to be about Rs 30 per share) and talks are on to finalise the deal.
Haldia, spearheaded by TCG, has been negotiating with financial institutions led by IDBI to raise Rs 2,500 crore to part-fund the $5.7 billion acquisition deal.
When last reported, TCG’s stake in Haldia stood at 59 per cent (Rs 845 crore), while the government’s stake came to 36 per cent (Rs 520 crore) and the Tatas’ 3.19 per cent (Rs 520 crore), on an equity base of Rs 1,410 crore.
www.indianexpress.com /full_story.php?content_id=71137   (328 words)

  
 The Hindu Business Line : SAIL allowed to use Haldia berth V for three more months
THE Haldia dock authorities have permitted the public sector steel giant SAIL to continue operation in the berth five of the dock for three more months.
It might be noted that the agreement between SAIL and the Kolkata Port on the use of the berth five of the Haldia dock was signed on November 7,1992.
According to the agreement, the vessels calling at Haldia on SAIL account would be given the priority berthing facility at berth five.
www.blonnet.com /2003/11/07/stories/2003110700780600.htm   (471 words)

  
 Tata Chemicals | Plants | Haldia technologies and capabilities
In addition to the above plants that are currently operational, the Haldia complex has had manufacturing experience of speciality chemicals such as fluid-cracking catalyst, abrasive silica, cryolite and detergent zeolite.
The DAP plant at Haldia was commissioned in 1986 for the manufacture of 1,53,450 TPA and it was based on the Norsk Hydro Fertilizer (NHF) pressure-neutralisation process.
A substantial expansion of Haldia phosphatic complex was undertaken in 1998-99, which added a DAP/NPK plant, a SSP plant and a sulphuric acid plant to its facilities.
www.tatachemicals.com /0_plants/haldia_tech.htm   (420 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Haldia, India (Indian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
AllRefer.com - Haldia, India (Indian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Haldia is being developed as a major trade port for Calcutta, intended mainly for bulk cargoes.
The city has a fertilizer factory and a refinery, in addition to various light industries.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/H/Haldia.html   (134 words)

  
 HALDIA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
The excellent locational advantage of Haldia and comprehensive port facilities provided by the Haldia port paved the way for the establishment of various Public Sector companies like Indian Oil Corporation and Hindustan Fertilizer.
With the commissioning of two dream projects - the Rs 5170-crore Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd and the Rs 1400-crore Purified Terepthalic Acid (PTA) Plant of Mitsubishi Chemical Company, Japan, the growth potential of the industrial region was considerably enhanced.
Haldia Development Authority was constituted under the West Bengal Town and Country Act in 1979 to ensure planned and integrated development of the Haldia Industrial Region.
www.hdaindia.com /about_us.htm   (221 words)

  
 Tsunami News for Haldia, India
The 2005 projected population for Haldia, India is 209,288
Mohar Ali, who is from Haldia, said though they were provided with food regularly...
Dec 27 : In wake of the devastation caused by the killer tsunami in the...
danger.mongabay.com /earthquake/2004/Haldia.html   (721 words)

  
 Haldia Petrochemicals chooses HECL VSAT network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The need for reliable communications to the remote location of Haldia, where HPL is setting up a naphtha-based petrochemical complex, was a key factor in the choice of VSAT technology.
Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd is a joint venture being promoted by the Government of West Bengal, the US-based Soros-Chatterjee Group and the Tata Group.
The project outlay is Rs 5,170 crores (US$1.5 billion) for the setting up of a naphtha-based petrochemical complex at Haldia, the first of its kind in the eastern region, scheduled for mechanical completion in 1999.
www.ipan.com /press/97jul/1407hn.htm   (404 words)

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