thyssenkrupp nucera has commissioned a chlor-alkali plant for Kutch Chemical Industries Limited at Padana in Gujarat, India. The plant has an annual production capacity of 220,000 metric tons of caustic soda and can produce up to 675 metric tons per day of 100% NaOH, making it one of the largest single-train chlor-alkali plants in India.
Kutch Chemical selected thyssenkrupp nucera's latest BM Generation 6+ technology for the facility. The plant deploys five electrolyzers, each capable of producing up to 135 metric tons per day of 100% NaOH. According to thyssenkrupp nucera, each unit is the highest-capacity single electrolyzer currently installed in India, and operation of the electrolyzers has started successfully.
Output and project scope
The new plant is intended to support Kutch Chemical's production activities and strengthen its supply to the domestic market. Kutch Chemical will use the caustic soda and chlorine produced at the site for its own production processes and for sales in the Indian market.
thyssenkrupp nucera provided engineering services, proprietary technology and equipment, as well as support during start-up and commissioning. The project therefore covered both the electrolysis technology and assistance in bringing the plant into operation.
For Kutch Chemical, the plant adds capacity for caustic soda and chlorine that can be used by its integrated chemical complex or sold in India. For thyssenkrupp nucera, the project extends a relationship that began in 2017 and has involved successive expansions.
Customer and cooperation
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.
The cooperation between Kutch Chemical and thyssenkrupp nucera began in 2017. Since the implementation of the initial chlor-alkali plant, thyssenkrupp nucera has supported the progressive expansion of the facility in line with the customer's growth plans.
Kiran Joseph, CEO of thyssenkrupp nucera India, said the project highlighted the importance of efficient and reliable chlor-alkali technology for customers expanding their production capacities. He said the selection of BM Generation 6+ built on a technology platform designed to further improve efficiency and reliability, and that thyssenkrupp nucera was proud to contribute to the expansion project.
Jai Prakash Goyal, whole-time director at Kutch Chemical India, said the successful commissioning was an important step for Kutch Chemical and supported its continued growth in the Indian market. He added that the company was pleased to build on its longstanding cooperation with thyssenkrupp nucera.