Rs.405cr Dahej plant is designed to produce 10,000 MTA of Hydrazine Hydrate
Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) has shipped the first lot of Hydrazine Hydrate (80%) and Purified Phosphoric Acid (85%) on 8 July 2023, replacing partial imports from Europe and other countries.
Currently, India is importing Hydrazine Hydrate from Europe and other countries. Hydrazine Hydrate as an import substitute product with world-class quality will help in reducing the country’s dependency on imports, thereby saving valuable foreign exchange.
GACL and CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, have jointly received patents from India and the USA for the indigenous process to manufacture Hydrazine Hydrate (H6N2O).
GACL has established a Rs.405 crore commercial-scale plant in Dahej that is designed to produce 10,000 MTA of Hydrazine Hydrate. Further, to reduce the nation’s dependence on imports of this chemical, GACL has established a Purified Phosphoric Acid plant having a capacity of 33,870 MTA at Dahej.
Hydrazine Hydrate has applications in various industries such as Pesticides, Agrochemicals, Water Treatment, Pharmaceuticals, blowing agent in Polymer Industry, Fine Chemicals etc.
India has very few manufacturers of Purified Phosphoric Acid and to meet its total demand the country imports around 35,000 MTA Purified Phosphoric Acid, annually. Purified Phosphoric Acid has applications in various industries such as Sugar Refining, Edible Oil Refining, Beverages and Pharmaceuticals etc.
Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL), a company incorporated in 1973 by the Government of Gujarat, has grown into second largest company in India in Caustic Soda market with total installed capacity of 585,750 tons per annum. Manufacturing facilities are spread over 2 complexes at Vadodara and Dahej from where GACL now offers more than 35 products. Fiinews.com
