New Delhi: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has de-notified 529.4586 hectares of land from the Dahej Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Gujarat, following a proposal by M/s. Dahej SEZ Limited — a joint venture between the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC). The multi-product SEZ, originally spread across villages in Taluka Vagra, Bharuch district, was established under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, with several phase...Read More

Dahej: Petronet LNG Limited (PLL) has invited bids for the procurement of a Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) hydrogen plant for its Propane Dehydrogenation (PDH) and Polypropylene (PP) plant at Dahej, Gujarat. The project, which also includes ethane and propane handling facilities, aims to strengthen India’s petrochemical sector by enhancing domestic production and reducing dependence on imports. Engineers India Limited (EIL) has been appointed as the consultant for the development of the 750 ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel is going to inaugurate Chlorotoluene plant by Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd (GACL) at Dahej today afternoon. The Chief Minister is likely to visit the ETP plant and infrasturctural facilities at Dahej. He is likely to review the Bhabhut barrage project. The Chlorotoluene plant at Dahej is one of the key downstream projects undertaken by GACL to diversify its product portfolio beyond its core chlor-alkali products like caustic soda and chlori...Read More

Bharuch: Asian Paints Ltd.’s subsidiary, Asian Paints (Polymers) Pvt., plans to set up a chemical manufacturing facility in Dahej, Gujarat, at a cost of ₹3,250 crore, as per an exchange filing on Thursday. The facility, originally estimated to cost ₹2,560 crore, will manufacture Vinyl Acetate Ethylene Emulsion (VAE) and Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) while also housing an ethylene storage and handling unit. In its filing, the company stated, "It is now informed that the Board of Directors a...Read More

Bhavnagar: The Ministry of Railways has sanctioned ₹52.16 crore for conducting Final Location Surveys (FLS) and preparing Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for ten major railway projects in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. This includes a major 40-km-long railway sea-link project between Dahej and Bhavnagar. This railway sea-link project will be the first of its kind in the state of Gujarat. The railway line, which will be built along the sea route between Dahej and Bhavnagar, will directly co...Read More

Bharuch: Best Value Chem (BVC)'s Rs 550 crore chemical plant in Gujarat is now operational. Premji Invest-owned company is into fragrance, flavour and personal care manufacturing. A 30 acres plant employs 300 people with initial capacity of 10,000 metric tonne per annum. BVC manufactures over 50 products for flavours, fragrances and personal care industries and has over 300 clients globally across 30 countries. "We expect the new facility to be a significant catalyst for growth, enabling u...Read More

Dahej: The Process Equipment division of Godrej Enterprises Group has announced an additional investment of ₹200 crore to expand its manufacturing facility in Dahej, Gujarat. This follows a previous infusion of ₹300 crore. As part of its Phase-III expansion, the Dahej facility’s annual manufacturing capacity will increase to approximately 30,000 MT, with expanded production space, a specialized Dust-free Enclosure for exotic materials, dedicated bays for internals manufacturing, and ext...Read More