CIPET, under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, will be shortly establish two new centres for skilling and technical support (CSTS) at Bhagalpur (Bihar) and Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh). CIPET currently has 43 operational centres and 9 more are in the process of establishment across the country.

A PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, RCF has started its methanol plant at Trombay unit in Mumbai, Maharashtra, with a capacity to produce 242 tonne of methanol per day. RCF has been importing methanol for internal consumption and for trading. With its own methanol production, it will no longer be dependent on imports.

RFCL is expected to commence urea production from November as against the scheduled June deadline due to the Covid-induced lockdown. The gas-based plant has the capacity to produce 1.27 million tonnes of urea per annum. The revised project cost is Rs. 6,175 crore as against the original Rs. 5,254 crore.

The subsidiary of Meghmani Organics Ltd (MOL) has completed the installation of an additional caustic soda plant of 1,28,000 TPA with a captive power plant of 36 MW at Dahej in Gujarat. The expansion will increase the capacity of the caustic soda plant to 2,94,000 MT per annum and captive power plant to 96 MW.

RFCL, a joint venture promoted by National Fertilizers Ltd, Engineers India Ltd (EIL) and Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd (FCIL), is coming up with a gas-based urea unit of 12.7 Lakh MT per annum capacity at Ramagundam, Telengana, which should be ready for commercial production by October this year.

The company has been awarded an order worth Rs. 300 crore by Assam-based Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) for a refinery expansion mega project. Thyssenkrupp will provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the refinery located in Numaligarh in Northeastern India.

BVFCs third unit is operational now and necessary steps are being taken for revamping the second unit and augmenting production capacity of the third unit.

The company is set to recommence operations at its bulk drugs unit at Panoli, Gujarat, following a Supreme Court judgement on orders passed by National Green Tribunal. Thus, the companys said bulk drugs unit, operating under the name Unique Chemicals, shall continue to function as before.

The firm has commenced commercial production at its anhydrous aluminium chloride (AAC) plant in Dahej. The project involved expansion of 16,500 tpa to the AAC plant, with total project cost of Rs. 35 crore. The estimated increase in annual revenue of the company from the plant will be around Rs. 65 crore.