India's chemical maker KLJ Group has incorporated a 100,000 tonnes/year phthalic anhydride (PA) unit at the Jhagadia complex, marking backward integration that will enable the company to utilise approximately 70-75% of the material produced for captive consumption, said Indianchemicalnews.
The plasticizers and PA production facility (BIS Certified) at the Jhagadia Industrial Estate, Bharuch, Gujarat, is an investment of approximately Indian rupees (Rs) 12bn (USD145m).
The facility has a production capacity of 300,000 tonnes of phthalate plasticizers, 100,000 tonnes of PA, 3,500 tonnes of maleic anhydride (MA) and 700 tonnes of benzoic acid annually, the company said in a statement.
We remind, KLJ Plasticizers (KLJ) in 2021 started cjstrustion a new 100,000 tonne/year phthalic anhydride (PA) capacity at Jhagadia in western Gujarat state by 2023. This is part a planned greenfield integrated phthalate plasticizers and PA complex at the site, on which the company is investing about Indian rupees (Rs) 7bn (USD96m). The initial capacity for phthalate plasticizers would be 250,000 tonnes/year, which is also expected to commence operations by 2023.
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