thyssenkrupp nucera has commissioned a chlor-alkali plant for Kutch Chemical Industries Ltd. at Padana in Gujarat, India. The facility has an annual production capacity of 220,000 metric tons of caustic soda (NaOH) and is rated at up to 675 metric tons per day of 100 percent NaOH, a scale the companies describe as one of the largest single-train chlor-alkali plants in India. The supplier is based in Dortmund, Germany.
The plant is based on thyssenkrupp nucera's BM Generation 6+ technology and comprises five electrolyzers, each able to produce up to 135 metric tons per day of 100 percent NaOH. According to the supplier, that makes each unit the highest-capacity single electrolyzer currently installed in India. Operation of the electrolyzers has started successfully.
Scope and capacity
- Owner: Kutch Chemical Industries Ltd., part of the Goyal Group of Industries
- Site: Padana, Gujarat, India
- Capacity: 220,000 metric tons per year of caustic soda; up to 675 metric tons per day of 100 percent NaOH
- Technology: five BM Generation 6+ electrolyzers, each rated at up to 135 metric tons per day of 100 percent NaOH
- Supplier scope: engineering services, proprietary technology and equipment, plus start-up and commissioning support
Output and use
Kutch Chemical will use the caustic soda and chlorine produced at the site in its own production processes and will also sell material in the Indian market. The company said the new capacity supports its production activities and strengthens its supply to domestic customers.
What the companies say
Kiran Joseph, CEO of thyssenkrupp nucera India, said the project shows how much efficient and reliable chlor-alkali technology matters to customers that are expanding capacity. He added that selecting BM Generation 6+ gives Kutch Chemical a platform designed to further improve the efficiency and reliability of chlor-alkali production, and that the supplier was proud to contribute to the expansion project.
Customer background
Kutch Chemical Industries, a company 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 with activities in chlorination, nitration and dye-intermediate products. Cooperation between the two companies began in 2017, and since the first chlor-alkali plant thyssenkrupp nucera has supported progressive expansion of the facility in line with the customer's growth plans.
Jai Prakash Goyal, whole-time director at Kutch Chemical, said thyssenkrupp nucera combines proven chlor-alkali technology with extensive project execution expertise. He described the commissioning as an important step for Kutch Chemical that supports its continued growth in the Indian market and builds on the long-standing cooperation between the two firms.