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Linc Pen ties up with Pune Warriors India for IPL 6
MUMBAI: Linc Pen & Plastics has tied up as an official team sponsor for Pune Warriors India for the current season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2013).
Following the terms of the agreement, Linc Pen will have a presence on the leading side of the cap of the players of Pune Warriors India.
Pune being an educational hub and Linc‘s product being directly related to education, it sees a huge market for its brand. Thus in order to increase their foothold and presence in this high potential market with increasing young students and professionals, they strategically decided to associate with PWI.
This association with PWI will not only help create a buzz and awareness in Pune but all over India, the brand said.
As a part of this tie up, Linc is doing promotional activities in Pune like contests for consumers, retailers, distributors and wholesalers where they will get a chance to meet the Pune Warriors, win hospitality/VIP match tickets, stand tickets, autographed merchandise. These contests will be amplified through mall activations, radio and social media which will help in making Linc a strong and powerful brand in this region.
Customers in Pune can directly enter the contest through retail buy and those in other places can avail it through online booking of merchandise from the e-linc store which opened recently.
The final lucky draw contest shall be held at the Amanora Town Centre, Pune on 28 April. Among the many prizes to be given away, top prizes include flying to Pune and watching the match from hospitality/VIP area, meeting the Pune Warriors team, winning autographed merchandise, and many other prizes. Linc Pen has also planned a mass promotional activity through outdoor, online and radio.
Linc Pen & Plastics managing director Deepak Jalan said, “We have been partnering with various teams in the previous seasons. Through this tie up with Pune Warriors we want to show our support to the spirit of the game and to give an opportunity to our fans to step out and be a part of this high fervor, energy packed tournament.”
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Trump announces $300bn Texas oil refinery with Reliance, calls it the biggest in US history
First new US refinery in 50 years planned at Brownsville port with Reliance
WASHINGTON: The United States may soon see the first brand-new oil refinery built on its soil in half a century.
Donald Trump announced a proposed $300 billion refinery project in Texas, calling it a landmark moment for American energy production and jobs.
Posting on Truth Social on 10 March, Trump said the facility would be built at the Port of Brownsville and developed by a company called America First Refining, with major investment from India’s Reliance Industries.
The announcement frames the project as a centrepiece of the administration’s push for “energy dominance”, with Trump claiming it would deliver thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity to South Texas.
If realised, the plant would mark the first all-new major refinery constructed in the United States since the 1970s. In recent decades, oil companies have largely chosen to expand existing facilities rather than build new ones, citing high costs, regulatory hurdles and environmental scrutiny.
Trump described the proposed investment as the “biggest in US history”, positioning it as proof that policy changes such as streamlined permits and lower taxes are drawing large-scale energy investments back into the country.
The refinery is planned for the Port of Brownsville, a strategic Gulf Coast location that provides easy access to shipping routes and export markets.
A key partner in the project is Reliance Industries, controlled by billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani. The company already runs the world’s largest refining complex in Jamnagar, India, making it one of the most experienced operators in large-scale petroleum processing.
The Texas venture would mark a significant step for the group into America’s domestic refining sector, potentially strengthening industrial ties between the US and India.
The proposed refinery is being promoted as a next-generation facility capable of processing American shale oil while maintaining high environmental standards. Trump said it would be “the cleanest refinery in the world”, although the specific technologies behind that claim have not yet been detailed.
Industry observers also note that the $300 billion figure is unusually large for a refinery project, and analysts are waiting for more clarity on whether the number reflects total construction costs, long-term infrastructure investment, or broader economic impact estimates.
As of 11 March, Reliance Industries had not publicly confirmed the investment size or the structure of its involvement.
For now, the announcement has sparked equal parts excitement and curiosity in energy markets. If the plan moves from promise to pouring concrete, the refinery could reshape the Gulf Coast energy landscape, and reopen a chapter in American refining that has been quiet for nearly fifty years.
