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Milestones

  • Indorama emerged as the core investor in Eleme Petrochemicals Company Limited (EPCL) through a declaration by Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and National Council of Privatization (NCP) in 2005.
  • Indorama took over the Management Control from NNPC on 7th August 2006.
  • Timely execution of Turnaround Maintenance (TAM) & rehabilitation of plants ended in first week of October 2006.
  • Commenced production and inauguration by the then President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 12th October 2006.
  • Commenced export to Europe, Asia and parts of Africa in March 2007
  • Allocation of 7.5% of IEPL shares to host communities and 2.5% to national employees by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2012.
  • New plant for PET production commissioned in July 2012.
  • Successful completion of second TAM in 2010, third TAM in 2014, fourth one in 2019 and the fifth TAM in 2024.
  • Commissioning of $1.4 Billion Urea Fertilizer plant in 2016.
  • Commissioning of $150 Mln Port Terminal, in August 2016, for Urea export.
  • Commissioning of 2ndline of Urea in April 2021.
  • Start-up of 1stFeed Condition Unit (FCU 1) in March 2018.
  • Start-up of 2nd Feed Condition Unit (FCU 2) in July 2022.