Product Application & Development Centre inaugurated of Indian Oil

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan along with the Chief Minister of Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik has inaugurated a Product Application & Development Centre (PADC) setup by Indian Oil at Paradip, through video conference.

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Key-Points

PADC has been setup by Indian Oil at Paradip, adjacent to its Refinery and Petrochemicals complex.

There are 4 laboratories in PADC namely Polymer Processing Lab, Analytical Testing Lab, Chemical Analysis Lab and Characterisation Lab.

PADC, Paradip is recognized as a research centre by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt of India.

The centre will render assistance to customers and investors in product and application development for polymer finished products such as molded furniture, houseware, wovensacks for packaging cement, fertiliser, healthcare applications like baby diaper, personal protective suit, mask etc.