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GROWING PRESENCE
Air Products expands Vadodara project delivery centre

US-based industrial gases major,
Air Products, has announced the ex-
pansion of its project delivery centre
in Vadodara, Gujarat.

The centre is spread over 246,000
square feet and across 10 fl oors. Work
on the facility started in 2020 and is the
second such facility built by Air Pro-
ducts in India.

The fi rst was the project delivery
centre and digital technology centre
in Pune, Maharashtra. The company
also an industrial gas complex at BPCL
Kochi Refi nery in Kochi, Kerala; and an
under construction industrial gas com-
plex at IOC’s Barauni refi nery in Bihar. India. After this expansion announce- Ms. Sushila Mani, Managing Director,
ment, the total employability of the Air Products India, commented, “Since
The Vadodara centre was inaugu- Vadodara centre reached up to approxi- 2020, when we arrived in the western
rated by Mr. Ahmed Hababou, Presi- mately 1,400 employees. The centre will region of the country, we have almost
dent, Middle East, Egypt and Turkey house a growing diverse team focused on tripled our workforce across India. As we
and India, Air Products. Currently, the delivering world-class engineering, pro- continue to grow in the region, this offi ce
Vadodara Centre employs around 900 curement, construction and project exe- will make additional signifi cant contribu-
employees and more than 1,800 employ- cution services for Air Products’ activities tions towards Air Products’ industrial gas
ees are employed by Air Products across and projects throughout the world. and hydrogen leadership.”
GRAIN BASED ETHANOL
Aarti Distilleries commissions plant in Kanpur

Engineering and technology com- (kilolitres per day) will use broken reinforces our commitment to sus-
pany, Praj Industries Ltd., has suc- rice as feedstock. It was commis- tainable solutions and biotechno-
cessfully commissioned an ethanol sioned in record time of 12 months, logy leadership. The project not only
plant at Aarti Distilleries Pvt. Ltd. according to a social media posting showcases state-of-the-art facilities,
in Kanpur. by Praj. but also sets a new standard for
effi ciency, with completion in a record
The plant with a capacity of 150-klpd “This remarkable achievement time of 12 months,” the post said.

Himadri Speciality Chemical posts strong Q3 profi t

Himadri Speciality Chemical has for the quarter rose 1.46% y-o-y to were result of in-house technology
reported a 71.17% year-on-year jump Rs. 1,052.51-crore (Rs. 1,037.39-crore), leading to cost optimisation while deliver-
to Rs. 107.89-crore in its standalone according to a stock exchange fi ling. ing competitive cost and superior value
net profi t for the third quarter this proposition to its customers. “With our
fi scal (Q3FY24). The Kolkata-based Commenting on the results, Mr. product innovation, we are consistently
company’s net profi t had stood at Anurag Choudhary, CMD & CEO, said making a shift towards higher value-
Rs. 63.03-crore. The company’s revenue the company’s profi t improvements added products,” he added.

138 Chemical Weekly January 30, 2024

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