thyssenkrupp nucera (Dortmund, Germany) has successfully 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 (NaOH), with output of up to 675 metric tons per day of 100 percent NaOH, and is described as one of the largest single-train chlor-alkali plants in India. Operation of the electrolyzers has started.
The output will serve two purposes. Kutch Chemical will use the caustic soda and chlorine produced at the site in its own production processes and will also sell material into the Indian market, so the new capacity supports the company's existing manufacturing activities as well as its supply position domestically.
Technology and scope of supply
Kutch Chemical selected nucera's latest BM Generation 6+ technology for the project. The facility deploys five electrolyzers, each able to produce up to 135 metric tons per day of 100 percent NaOH — a rating that matches the 675 t/d total across the five units and that nucera identifies as the highest-capacity single electrolyzer currently installed in India. Nucera's scope covered engineering services, proprietary technology and equipment, plus support during start-up and commissioning. Because the plant is built as a single train, its full daily output comes from one integrated production line rather than from parallel lines.
Customer background
Kutch Chemical Industries, a company of the Goyal Group of Industries, is an Indian manufacturer and exporter of specialty and bulk chemicals. It runs an integrated chemical complex in Gujarat with activities spanning chlorination, nitration and dye intermediate products. The relationship with nucera dates to 2017; since the first chlor-alkali plant was implemented at the site, nucera has supported progressive expansion in line with the customer's growth plans.
What the companies say
Kiran Joseph, CEO of thyssenkrupp nucera India, said the project highlights the importance of efficient and reliable chlor-alkali technology for customers that are expanding production capacity. By choosing the BM Generation 6+ platform, he said, Kutch Chemical is building on a technology designed to further improve the efficiency and reliability of chlor-alkali production, and nucera is proud to contribute to the realization of the expansion project.
Jai Prakash Goyal, Whole-time Director at Kutch Chemical India, said the successful commissioning is an important step for the company and supports its continued growth in the Indian market. He added that nucera combines proven chlor-alkali technology with extensive project execution expertise, making it a trusted partner for the company's expansion plans, and that Kutch Chemical is pleased to build on the long-standing cooperation.