Indian capacity has increased by almost 50% in the last five years, making the country a regional export hub and meeting rapidly growing domestic demand. Much of the expansion came in the private sector, which now holds a combined 1.6 mb/d of capacity, or a third of the countrys total. This year alone, capacity has expanded by 400 000 barrels a day (400 kb/d), through one new 180 kb/d refinery and expansions at existing plants. Projects scheduled to be completed in 2013 would add a further 420 kb/d. In October, India processed a record 4.5 million barrels a day (mb/d) of crude oil, nearly 18% more than a year earlier.