Articles tagged under: Chemicals

Two laborers injured in blast in Zydex company in Padra

November 16, 2024

Vadodara: Two persons were injured after a blast in Zydex Pvt Ltd company's plant at Gavasad village in Padra near Vadodara. Both injured persons were taken to Vadodara-based Sterling Hospital for medical treatment. Zydex Pvt Ltd is involved in the production of pharma products. A helper in the plant, Mahesh Manubhai Pathiyad (21) from Mujpur village, and Vasmi Rafik Malek (25) from Jalalpura, were adding K-1 material to a reactor mixing machine when the blast occurred, leaving both youths se...Read More

Aether industry fire incident in Sachin GIDC of Surat: 7 missing laborers found dead

November 30, 2023
Aether industry fire incident in Sachin GIDC of Surat: 7 missing laborers found dead

Surat: Surat: Dead bodies of 7 missing laborers were found after an incident of blast followed by fire in Sachin GIDC area based Aether industry's chemical manufacturing unit. As many as 22 laborers suffered burn injury in this incident, among whom at least 3 are suffering from severe burn and taking treatment as indoor patients in hospital. Skeletons of 7 laborers found after the incident of fire are taken for a postmortem in civil hospital. The company has decided to give compensation of...Read More

Astral expands with launch of Dahej Manufacturing Plant

October 25, 2023

Ahmedabad/Dahej: Astral Adhesives, an adhesive manufacturer in India and part of Astral Limited, today announced the inauguration of its manufacturing facility in Dahej, Gujarat. A 17-acre facility is company's Greenfield project.The company said the new plant enhances the company's production capacity through advanced automation and quality control measures. DeshGujarat Read More

Lubrizol and Grasim break ground for world’s largest CPVC resin plant in Gujarat

October 25, 2023
Lubrizol and Grasim break ground for world’s largest CPVC resin plant in Gujarat

Bharuch: Lubrizol and Grasim Industries Limited, a company of the Aditya Birla Group, today broke ground on the first phase of a 100,000 metric-ton CPVC resin plant in Vilayat, Gujarat, India. The facility located at the Grasim Industries’ site will be the largest single-site capacity for CPVC resin production globally, designed to meet rising CPVC demand for piping applications in India, as well as neighboring countries like Nepal, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. The company stated: this resin ...Read More

Gujarat govt inks 4 MoUs for proposed investment of Rs. 1401 crore in chemicals sector

August 02, 2023
Gujarat govt inks 4 MoUs for proposed investment of Rs. 1401 crore in chemicals sector

Gandhinagar: Ahead of the Vibrant Summit 2024, four MoUs with a total investment of 1401 crores in the Chemicals sector were signed today in the presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel here. The industrial units under these MoUs will be established at Saikha and Dahej GIDCs in the Bharuch district, generating approximately 2285 potential employment opportunities. These MoUs include projects for a battery chemicals unit for electric vehicles by Gujarat Fluoro Chemicals (Rs 50 cro...Read More

Kalol court orders two-year jail to chemical company owners in 27-year old water pollution case

April 03, 2023
Kalol court orders two-year jail to chemical company owners in 27-year old water pollution case

Gandhinagar: The Kalol court, in a verdict of a case, filed 27 years ago, has sentenced the partners of a chemical company in Kalol GIDC to two-year imprisonment and a Rs 10 thousand fine for releasing polluted water without permission. Bharat Petrochemical Corporation, located in the Kalol GIDC area, had been releasing 500 litres of polluted water daily without purification, which was produced during the production process of white oil and solvent using kerosene, diesel, and sulfuric acid as...Read More

4105 કરોડના ખર્ચે તૈયાર થયેલા GACLના વિસ્તરણ પ્લાન્ટ વડાપ્રધાન રાષ્ટ્રને સમર્પિત કરશે

October 08, 2022
4105 કરોડના ખર્ચે તૈયાર થયેલા GACLના વિસ્તરણ પ્લાન્ટ વડાપ્રધાન રાષ્ટ્રને સમર્પિત કરશે

-- ગુજરાત આલ્કલીઝ દેશમાં સૌ પ્રથમ હાઈડ્રાઈઝિન હાઈડ્રેટ ઉત્પાદન કરનારી કંપની બનશે -- વડાપ્રધાન શ્રી નરેન્દ્રભાઈ મોદીના આત્મનિર્ભર ભારતના સપનાને સાકાર કરવા જીએસીએલ રૂ.405 કરોડના ખર્ચે પ્લાન્...Read More

GPCB issues closure notice to Anupam Rasayan’s Surat unit after deaths of 5 laborers

September 23, 2022
GPCB issues closure notice to Anupam Rasayan’s Surat unit after deaths of 5 laborers

Surat: Following the death of five laborers in a blast in the unit Anupam Rasayan in Sachin GIDC. Gujarat Pollution control board has issued a closure notice to Anupam Rasayan after National Green Tribunal's (NGT) suo-motu proceedings. GBCB has also imposed ₹ 1 crore as interim environmental damage compensation (EDC). The GPCB in its report concerning the proceedings by the NGT principal bench on Sept 21 said that it has issued closure direction to the unit under provisions of the Air Act, ...Read More

Meghmani commissions CPVC Resin plant at Dahej in Gujarat

July 18, 2022
Meghmani commissions CPVC Resin plant at Dahej in Gujarat

Dahej: Meghmani Finechem Limited (‘MFL’ or the company), on Monday announced the commissioning of 30,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) capacity Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride Resin (CPVC Resin) Plant at Dahej in Gujarat. The company stated in a release - In India, CPVC resin demand is around 1,40,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) and it is expected to grow by around 13% CAGR over the next five years. Approximately 95% of the CPVC resin demand of India is met through imports. MFL’s entry into this pr...Read More

Gujarat CM inaugurates Rs. 600 crore chemical unit at Dahej

July 12, 2022
Gujarat CM inaugurates Rs. 600 crore chemical unit at Dahej

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel virtually inaugurated a new plant of Navin Fluorine International at Dahej PCPIR in Bharuch built at a cost of Rs 600 crore. CM Patel inaugurated the plant through video conference from Gandhinagar. He said on this occasion that the PM Modi's initiative of 'Make in India-Make for the World' will be fulfilled due to the export of the chemicals in the world including HFO chemicals manufactured in the plant. HFO chemical to be manufactured in ...Read More