Complex
Alongside the refinery, Indian Oil runs a naphtha cracker and PX-PTA units producing ethylene, propylene, paraxylene and purified terephthalic acid.
Panipat in Haryana hosts Indian Oil's refinery and petrochemical complex at Baholi, which began operating in 1998 and now processes 15 million tonnes a year. Process units, a naphtha cracker and tank farms create Zone 1 areas. An Ex-proof smartphone distributor in Panipat, Haryana would carry the IS-04Z1 to these buyers once certification completes.
Pre-launch · certification in progress · Launching Q4 2026
Short answer. Panipat, Haryana has no appointed SAMS distributor yet: the IS-04Z1 is pre-launch (certification in progress, no certificate issued, launch planned for Q4 2026), and distributor applications are open.
Current position: certification in progress, nothing issued, launch targeted for Q4 2026. A buyer's engineering review is separate from the certificate. Certification status. Place facts reviewed October 2026.
| Check | What to look for | IS-04Z1 today |
|---|---|---|
| Ex marking | Group, category, protection concept, gas group, temperature class | II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4 (target) |
| Gas group | IIA, IIB or IIC matched to the area drawing | IIC (target) |
| Temperature class | T-class below the ignition temperature of the gas | T4, 135 °C (target) |
| Where it applies | Panipat, Haryana: Product tank farms, Loading gantries, Refinery process units | Classified by the site operator |

An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in Panipat India. It is pre-launch: IECEx, ATEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress ahead of the Q4 2026 launch.
A short profile of the site and the kinds of classified area that matter for portable equipment.
Alongside the refinery, Indian Oil runs a naphtha cracker and PX-PTA units producing ethylene, propylene, paraxylene and purified terephthalic acid.
Indian Oil's board approved expansion from 15 to 25 million tonnes a year; recent reports put full commissioning around December 2026, so project contractors are active on site.
Paraxylene and purified terephthalic acid units were commissioned in June 2006, and a naphtha cracker complex next door makes ethylene and propylene for polymers.
The city is also known as the city of weavers and a textile centre, with wool and cotton milling, glass and electrical appliance manufacturing.
The refinery produces ultra-low sulphur diesel under BS VI norms and has four ambient air monitoring stations that predate its start-up.
Panipat is 95 kilometres north of Delhi and 169 kilometres south of Chandigarh on NH-44.
“Ex-proof” is shorthand for equipment carrying an explosion-protection marking (the Ex mark) that matches the area it enters. The marking states the protection concept, gas or dust group and temperature class, and it must be backed by a certificate issued by a recognised body, so a phone described as Ex-proof should come with a certificate number you can check.
The IS-04Z1 is designed to carry the marking II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4. That is a target: certification is in progress, no certificate has been issued, and SAMS will publish the certificate numbers when they exist.
In Panipat, Haryana. A marking check at Panipat should compare the device with the cracker and petrochemical units, where ethylene and similar streams can need the more demanding gas group, and the fuel tank farms, which can be lower. The IS-04Z1 target marking is II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4, and the operator's classification decides.
A distributor for Panipat, Haryana would carry the IS-04Z1 after certification completes; the Q4 2026 launch is the planning date and no appointment has been made. SAMS reviews applicants one by one and prefers companies with their own Ex-competent technical and service staff, since certified devices must not be repaired outside approved channels.
No. Nothing can be bought or taken into a classified area today: certification is in progress and launch is planned for Q4 2026. What is available now is the datasheet, the written certification schedule and evaluation units for safe-area use.
SAMS has not published a price. Any figure you are offered for an uncertified Ex phone should be treated with caution; written indicative pricing is available for a defined quantity and site.
The marking target is II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4. It becomes a marking only when the certificate is issued; until then it is a design target.
Likely candidates are refinery process units, naphtha cracker and petrochemical units, product tank farms, loading gantries. Which areas are classified, and to what zone, is set by the site operator's own area classification drawings.
Apply through the distributor page with your company details and the territory you cover. SAMS reviews applications company by company and has not yet granted a territory for Panipat, Haryana.
Northern India has hot summers and cooler winters, so check a handset's operating temperature range at both ends of the year, including battery performance in the cold. Confirm all figures on the manufacturer's datasheet.
Panipat is 95 kilometres north of Delhi on NH-44 and 169 kilometres south of Chandigarh, so it is normally reached by road from Delhi. Confirm gate procedures and security passes with the operator in advance.
They will have their own classification records once designed, which may differ from existing units. Completion dates have slipped before, so timing is reported rather than fixed. Confirm with the operator or project contractor when the area documents will be available.
Other guides for Panipat India, other places in India, and the pages behind them.
Tell us what you need to equip and where. The SAMS team answers by email with the datasheet and where each certification route stands.
Tell us the zone, gas group and operator. We will send the datasheet and the certification schedule.