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Tamil Nadu Chemical Projects

Aria Chemicals to set up Chlorinated Poly Ethylene at Semmangupam

Details: Category: Tamil Nadu Chemical Projects

Aria Chemicals to set up Chlorinated Poly Ethylene at Semmangupam in Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu with an investment of Rs. 450 million. The new unit will manufacture the following products

S. No	Phase	Products	Quantity (TPA)
1	Phase - I	Chlorinated Poly Ethylene	10,000
2	Phase - II	Chlorinated Poly Ethylene	10,000
	Total production capacity		20,000

Alchymars ICM SM to expand its chemical unit at Alathur

Details: Category: Tamil Nadu Chemical Projects

Alchymars ICM SM to expand its chemical unit at Alathur in Sidco in Kanchipuram district in Tamil Nadu with an investment of Rs. 26 million. The new unit will manufacture the following products

S.No.	Name of the Product	Capacity (Kg/ month)
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)
1.	Ambroxol HCl	500
2.	Pentazocine	25
3.	Triclofos Sodium	250
4.	Thioridazine HCl	100
5.	Warfarin Sodium	25
6.	Allyl Estrenol	20
7.	Trihexy Phenidyl HCl	50
8.	Clindamycyn HCl	500
9.	Gliclazide	500
Total		1.97 mtm
Intermediates
1.	10-Methoxy Imino Stilbene	500
2.	4 ? Hydroxy Coumarin	500
3.	2 ? Chloro phenothiazene	500
Total		1.5 MTM

Esterkote to expand Phenol Formaldehyde at Sriperumpudur

Details: Category: Tamil Nadu Chemical Projects

Esterkote to expand Phenol Formaldehyde at Sriperumpudur in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu with an investment of Rs. 8.3 million. The project involves expanding Phenol Formaldehyde resin (from 150 TPM to 500 TPM) manufacturing plant and addition of Harder plant (30 TPM) in an area of 4.44 ha. The details of the existing and proposed products and their production capacity are as given below:

Sl. No.	Product Manufactured	Production Capacity, Tons / Month
Sl. No.	Product Manufactured	Existing Plant	Proposed Expansion	Total, after Expansion
1.	Phenol Formaldehyde Resin	150	350	500
2.	Hexamine Catalyst	Nil	30	30