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GNFC takes up two new chemical projects in state

https://www.chemnet.com   Jun 03,2010
The Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilisers Company Ltd (GNFC) claimed that the projects taken up by the company will take the state's chemical and fertiliser industry to new heights and would also attract new industries.
 
With the capacity expansion of 50,000 MTPA Toluene Di-Isocyanate (TDI) Project at Dahej in the pipeline, GNFC will become the only company in Asia to have a capacity to produce 65,000 MTPA of TDI.
 
The project with a capital outlay of Rs 1,655 crore is scheduled to be completed by December 2011. While the Ammonia Feed Stock Conversion from FO/LSHS to Natural Gas (NG) is expected to be over by June 2012. The Rs 1,216-crore project will be funded by the Centre.
 
“The new projects would not only benefit the state but also the country. GNFC is the only company to have 15,000 MTPA capacity. The expansion will make it 65,000 MTPA. At present, most of the industries — including the foam industry — have to import this chemical intermediate. The company will be able to provide this in India to the foam industry.” said Guruprasad Mohapatra, GNFC managing director.
 
He added, “The intermediate is widely used in sofas, aeroplanes, automobiles. The technology is extremely difficult and maintenance of the plant is even more difficult. These projects may help foam industry to come to Gujarat.” The second most important project is manufacturing of urea. The company is coming up with Ammonia Feed Stock Conversion from FO/LSHS to Natural Gas.
 
“The plant, which is at present working on electricity for manufacturing urea, will go on gas. This will make it less polluting but cost effective.”
 
The other four projects will cost Rs 763 crore, which includes the expansion of the existing facilities and a new plant for ethyl acetate. The projects will have a huge impact on the company's topline and bottom line, he said.
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