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| 1970s || Reliance goes public in one of the first and largest public offerings in India.
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| 1980s || In 1981 The company begins construction of a polyester filament yarn facility in {{w|Patalganga}}. In the decade, Dhirajlal sons [[w:Mukesh Ambani|Mukesh]] and [[w:Anil Ambani|Anil]] start playing a prominent part at RIL, which seeks to produce the chemicals from which the textile yarns were made. In 1985, Reliance Textiles changes its name to Reliance Industries. After Ambani suffers a stroke in 1986, Mukesh and Anil take over day-to-day direction of the company, which launches its first petrochemicals production as part of a vertical integration strategy.<ref name="referenceforbusiness.com"/> In 1987 Reliance Petrochemical Limited is incorporated.<ref name="RAICHAUDHURI"/>
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| 1990s || Reliance Refineries is established in 1991, and launches its public offering in 1993. In 1997 Reliance Petroleum launches construction of India's largest oil refinery at {{w|Jamnagar}}. In 1999, the company wins a bid for 12 exploration blocks auctioned off by the {{w|Indian government}}.<ref name="referenceforbusiness.com"/>
| 1982 || || Product || Reliance Textiles Industries launches phase-I of the Polyester Filament Yarn (PFY) plant at {{w|Patalganga}}.<ref name=Milestones/>
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| 1985 || June 27 || Renaming || Reliance Textiles Industries Ltd changes its name again, this time to Reliance Industries Ltd.<ref name="Reliance Industries Ltd"/><ref name="RELIANCE INDUSTRIES"/><ref name="RAICHAUDHURI"/>
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| 1985 || || Product || Reliance Textiles Industries enters phase-II of the {{w|polyester}} {{w|filament}} {{w|yarn}} (PFY) plant at {{w|Patalganga}}.<ref name=Milestones/>
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| 1986 || || Product || RIL starts operating a purified terephthalic acid plant at {{w|Patalganga}}.<ref name=Milestones/><ref name="ndtv.com"/><ref name="referenceforbusiness.com"/>
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| 1987 || || Subsidiary || Reliance Petrochemical Limited is incorporated.<ref name="RAICHAUDHURI"/>
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| 1987 || || Product || RIL starts operating the {{w|linear alkylbenzene}} (LAB) plant at {{w|Patalganga}}.<ref name=Milestones/><ref name="ndtv.com"/><ref name="Reliance Industries Ltd"/>
| 1992 || || Product || RIL commences the production of {{w|high-density polyethylene}} (HDPE) at {{w|Hazira}}.<ref name=Milestones/><ref name="referenceforbusiness.com"/>
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| 1992 || || Financial || RIL becomes the first Indian company to raise money in global markets, with its high credit-taking in international markets limited only by India's sovereign rating.<ref name="RAICHAUDHURI"/> |-| 1992 || || Financial || RIL launches the first ever international {{w|Global Depositary Receipt}} offering by an Indian corporate.<ref name=Milestones/><ref name="RAICHAUDHURI"/>
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| 1993 || || Product || "The polyester filament yarn (PFY) division introduced two new products viz., Micro and multi-filament yearn. Several new and customized product range was introduced such as ultra-stabilized raffia grade, high flow injection moulding grade and high ESCR blow moulding grade."<ref name="Reliance Industries Ltd"/>
