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Gujarat Chemical Projects

Diamond Dye-Chem to expand and diversify its unit at Ankleshwar

Details: Category: Gujarat Chemical Projects

Diamond Dye-Chem to expand and diversify its unit at Ankleshwar in Bharuch district in Gujarat with an investment of Rs. 110 million. The project involves expanding production capacity from 1680 MTPA to 2180MTPA. Besides, 125 MTPA of sodium acetate ( on 100% basis) and 75MTPA of sodium acetate Liq ( on 100% basis) will be produced as by products. Details of Products to be manufactured along with their production capacity is given below:

Sr. No.	Product	Present Capacity (MTPA)	Proposed Capacity (MTPA)	Total Capacity (MTPA)
1	Pergascript Red I-6B and/or Pergascript Red MC-30	180	-	180
2	Pergascript Blue SRB-P	120	-	120
3	Pergascript Green I-2GN	180	-	180
4	Pergascript Orange I-G	60	-	60
5	Pergascript 201 And/or Pergafast 201 Dispersion (on 100% Basis)	1080	-	1080
6	BB Acid and/or Pergascript Blue-1-2G	60	-	60
7	Optical Whiteners (on 100% Basis)	-	500	500
	Total	1680	500	2180
By Products
1	Sodium Acetate (on 100% basis)	125	-	125
2	Sodium Acetate liq. (on 100% basis)	75	-	75

Bilag industries to expand its pesticides unit at Valsad

Details: Category: Gujarat Chemical Projects

Bilag industries to expand its pesticides unit at Valsad in Gujarat with an investment of Rs. 900 million. Proposed products will be expanded in phased manner. First phase will be in early 2009. Second phase will be in early 2010 and third phase will be in later part of 2010. The project involves expanding pesticides and intermediates manufacturing unit from 40 MTPM to 70MTPM to meet the growing domestic market. The new unit will manufacture the following products

Sr. No.	Product	Present capacity (MTPM)	Proposed capacity in (MTPM)	Total Capacity (MTPM)
PESTICIDE PRODUCTS:
1	Cypermethrin	230	--	230
2	Alphamethrin	40	--	40
3	Deltamethrin	35	--	35
4	Permethrin	114.5	--	114.5
5	D & D Trans Allethrin	25	--	25
6	Acrinathrin	3.75	--	3.75
7	Imidacloprid	40	30	70
8	Transfluthrin	5	--	5
9	Beta Cyfluthrin	25	14.7	39.7
10	Cyfluthrin (As alternate to Beta Cyfluthrin)	31.5	18.5	50
11	Ethofumesate	--	130	130
12	Clothianidin	--	90	90
INTERMEDIATES:
13	Metaphenoxy Benzaldehyde	350	--	350
14	Cypermethric Acid Chloride	200	--	200
15	Cypermethric Acid Chloride from DV Ester	50	--	50
16	Metaphenoxy Benzyl Alcohol	100	--	100
17	Becisthemic Acid	15	--	15
18	Chrysanthemic Acid	15	--	15
19	Allethrolones	15	--	15
20	TCA	34.2		34.2
21	RTCMA (alternate to TCA)	34.2		34.2
22	DM Base	4.2		4.2
23	Acid chloride Prep. (Alt to CMAC from DVE)	50		50
24	NC 9770 (on 100% basis)* as alternate to Ethofumesate	--	130	130
25	CCMT	--	91	91
26	Triazan	--	127	127
Others:
1	30% Hydrochloric Acid	827.3 (Used internally or sold)	74.3	901.6 (Used internally or sold)
2	AlCl₃ solution	1839.6	--	1839.6
3	KBr/NaBr Solution (Sent for Bromine Recovery)	776.3	--	776.3
4	Sodium bi-sulphite	339.7	--	339.7
5	Sodium bisulphite soln.	135	--	135
6	Organic Solvent	174.6	--	174.6
7	Dilute Sulphuric acid	259.5	1320.2	1579.7
8	Ammonia solution	25.83	80.0	105.83
9	Benzyl Amine**	--	34.2	34.2
10	Power Generating unit No 1	6.4 MW	--	6.4 MW
11	Power generating unit No 2	6.4 MW	--	6.4 MW
12	Power generating unit No 3	--	1.365 MW	1.365 MW
13	Power generating unit No 4	--	1.365 MW	1.365 MW

AksharChem to expand its dyes intermediates unit at Kadi

Details: Category: Gujarat Chemical Projects

AksharChem to expand its dyes intermediates unit at Kadi in Mehesana district in Gujarat with an investment of Rs. 50 million. Details of Products to be manufactured along with their production capacity are given below:

S.No	Product	Existing Quantity	Proposed Quantity	Total (MTPM)
01	Vinyl Sulphone	250	250	500
By- products
01	Acetic Acid	50	55	110
02	Hydro Chloric Acid	200	250	500
03	Spent Sulphuric Acid	780	970	1750
04	Glauber Salt	70	278	390

Asahi Songwon Colors to expand its dyes intermediates unit at Mehesana

Details: Category: Gujarat Chemical Projects

Asahi Songwon Colors to expand its dyes intermediates unit at Mehesana in Gujarat . The unit proposes to expand its production capacity of CPC Green from existing production of 55 MT/month to 120 MT/month. Besides, 330MTPA (25% HCl) and 3000 MTPM of AlCl (11% sol) will be manufactured as by-products. CPC Green is a fast moving and most important pigment of the coating industry. The proposed expansion will be carried in the existing premises. . Details of Products to be manufactured along with their production capacity are given below: