thyssenkrupp nucera has commissioned a chlor-alkali plant for Kutch Chemical Industries Limited at Padana in Gujarat, India, adding significant caustic soda capacity for the Indian specialty and bulk chemicals producer. The plant can produce 220,000 metric tons of caustic soda (NaOH) a year and up to 675 metric tons per day of 100% NaOH, placing it among India's largest single-train chlor-alkali facilities.
Kutch Chemical selected thyssenkrupp nucera's BM Generation 6+ technology for the project. The Dortmund-based technology supplier provided engineering services, proprietary process technology and equipment, and support during start-up and commissioning. The facility uses five electrolyzers, each capable of producing up to 135 metric tons per day of 100% NaOH. According to thyssenkrupp nucera, these are the highest-capacity single electrolyzers currently installed in India, and their operation has begun.
Output supports internal use and domestic sales
The caustic soda and chlorine from the plant will be used in Kutch Chemical's own production processes and sold in the Indian market. The company said the new capacity will support its production activities and strengthen its supply to domestic customers. Kutch Chemical, part of the Goyal Group of Industries, manufactures and exports specialty and bulk chemicals and runs an integrated chemical complex in Gujarat covering chlorination, nitration and dye intermediate products.
Kiran Joseph, CEO of thyssenkrupp nucera India, said the project illustrates the value of efficient and reliable chlor-alkali technology for customers that are expanding production capacity. He said Kutch Chemical's choice of BM Generation 6+ gives it a platform intended to improve the efficiency and reliability of chlor-alkali operations, and that the supplier was proud to help realize the expansion.
The relationship between the two companies dates to 2017, when the initial chlor-alkali plant was implemented. Since then, thyssenkrupp nucera has supported successive expansions aligned with Kutch Chemical's growth plans. Jai Prakash Goyal, whole-time director at Kutch Chemical India, said the supplier combines proven chlor-alkali technology with project execution experience, making it a trusted partner for the company's expansion program. He described the commissioning as an important step that supports Kutch Chemical's continued growth in the Indian market and said the company was pleased to build on the long-standing cooperation.
The commissioning adds a large single-train source of caustic soda and chlorine in western India. For Kutch Chemical, the plant's significance lies in the combination of scale and integration with its existing chemical complex: the output can feed captive processes while also serving external demand.