thyssenkrupp nucera has commissioned a chlor-alkali plant for Kutch Chemical Industries Limited at Padana in Gujarat, India. The Dortmund, Germany-based technology supplier said the unit has an annual capacity of 220,000 metric tons of caustic soda (NaOH), equivalent to as much as 675 metric tons per day of 100% NaOH, making it one of the largest single-train chlor-alkali plants in India.
The plant runs on the supplier's BM Generation 6+ technology and is equipped with five electrolyzers, each able to produce up to 135 metric tons per day of 100 percent NaOH. According to thyssenkrupp nucera, that is the highest capacity of any single electrolyzer currently installed in India. Operation of the electrolyzers has begun.
Scope and use of output
thyssenkrupp nucera's scope covered engineering services, its proprietary technology and equipment, and support during start-up and commissioning. Kutch Chemical will use the caustic soda and chlorine produced at the site both in its own manufacturing processes and for sales in the Indian market, the company said, supporting its production activities and its supply to the domestic market.
Customer and technology background
Kutch Chemical Industries, part of the Goyal Group of Industries, is an Indian manufacturer and exporter of specialty and bulk chemicals. It operates an integrated chemical complex in Gujarat spanning chlorination, nitration and dye-intermediate products. The two companies have worked together since 2017, starting with an initial chlor-alkali plant, and the supplier has since supported progressive expansion of the facility in line with the customer's growth plans.
Kiran Joseph, CEO of thyssenkrupp nucera India, said the project illustrates how much customers adding production capacity value efficient and reliable chlor-alkali technology, and that selecting BM Generation 6+ puts Kutch Chemical on a platform designed to further improve efficiency and reliability. Jai Prakash Goyal, Whole-time Director at Kutch Chemical India, called the commissioning an important step for the company and for its continued growth in the Indian market, and said it builds on a long-standing cooperation.