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FERTILISER RAW MATERIALS

Coromandel commissions sulphuric acid plant

in Vizag

Agri input solution provider Coro- bally and the steam generated from the
mandel International Ltd. (CIL) has facility will be used for captive power
commissioned a sulphuric acid plant at generation. A 6-mlpd (million litres
its fertiliser complex in Visakhapatnam. per day) seawater desalination plant
The move is aimed at strengthening its has also been set up to meet additional
backward integration capabilities and water requirements. CIL said it has
driving self-suffi ciency in operations. partnered with Veolia Water Techno-
logy and Solutions for the desalination
CIL’s new plant is the third at the facility.
complex in the port city, and set up
with an investment of Rs. 400-crore. It Stating that the new sulphuric acid India is the third largest importer
has a production capacity of 1,650-tpd plant has been commissioned in a record of sulphuric acid globally, importing
(tonnes per day), and will increase time of 18 months, Mr. Alagappan nearly 2.0-mtpa of the acid. With the
CIL’s total sulphuric acid capacity to said “this investment is in line with the commissioning of the new plant, the
1.1-mtpa from 0.6-mtpa. company’s strategy of strengthening country’s import dependence will go
backward integration and ensuring sup- down by 25-30%, CIL said, reiterating
The facility, which was inaugurated ply security of key raw materials, pro- that it will continue to improve its raw
by executive Vice-Chairman Mr. Arun moting self-reliance in our operations.” material self-suffi ciency and augment
Alagappan on October 18, will sup- fertiliser availability for the farming
port the requirement of sulphuric acid Lowest emission standards globally community. The company has a pro-
for manufacturing phosphoric acid and The plant is designed to meet one duction capacity of 3.5-mtpa of complex
phosphatic fertilisers. of the lowest emission standards glo- fertilisers.

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

Jakson Green to develop Rs. 2,400-crore green
ammonia plant at Kandla port

Jakson Green, part of the Jakson “We are thrilled to embark on this
Group, has said that it has signed a collaborative journey with the Deen-
memorandum of understanding (MoU) dayal Port Authority to establish a green
with the Deendayal Port Authority to set ammonia facility. Green ammonia
up a state-of-the-art green ammonia stands at the core of our sustain-
facility valued at around Rs. 2,400-crore. able energy vision and our facility
represents a signifi cant stride in reduc-
The facility, situated at Kandla ing greenhouse gas emissions within
Port in Gujarat, will be developed in the maritime industry,” the company
a phased manner, with a projected said.
production capacity of 133,000-tpa of
green ammonia, the company said. The The Deendayal Port Authority will The MoU was signed on the side-
endeavour is expected to create more facilitate Jakson Green in obtaining lines of Global Maritime India Summit
than 5,000 jobs, including in operations & necessary registrations, approvals, (GMIS) 2023, which focused on the
maintenance, thereby fostering sub- clearances, and provide incentives, potential of renewable energy in de-
stantial economic growth in the region. among others. carbonising the maritime sector.

130 Chemical Weekly October 31, 2023

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