Template:Infobox company Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) is an state government owned chemical and alkalis manufacturer under the ownership of Government of Gujarat. Its manufacturing facilities are located at Dahej and Vadodara in Gujarat.[1] The company manufactures chemicals such as caustic soda, sodium cyanide, chloromethanes, sodium ferrocyanide, caustic potash, potassium carbonate, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid (85%) and hydrogen peroxide.[2][3]
History
GACL was incorporated by Gujarat Industrial Investment Corporation (GIIC) on 29 March 1973. The Government of Gujarat is the owner and major promoter of GACL.[3] The production began in 1976 at Vadodara plant with 37,425 MTPA capacity of caustic soda.[4] The company along with other corporations like GSFC, Petrofils Co-operative Ltd. and Gujarat Electricity Board promoted GIPCL Vadodara Gas based Power Station to fulfill electricity demand.[5] After subsequent expansion at both Vadodara and Dahej plant the total caustic soda productions reach 4,29,050 MTPA.[4]
GNAL
GACL and National Aluminium Company (NALCO) will jointly expands the GACL's plant at Dahej. The GNAL named joint ventured plant will have capacity of 266667 MTPA caustic soda plant along with 130 MW CPP at Dahej.[6][7] The equity holding of GACL and NALCO for the GNAL is in the ratio of 60: 40.[8] NALCO will purchase minimum 50,000 MTPA caustic soda from GNAL for its aluminium refineries.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ IICT: GACL to set up caustic soda plant with Nalco - Times of India. The Times of India(Sep 29, 2012). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named:0 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Guj. Alkalies & Chem: Reports, Company History, Directors Report, Chairman's Speech, Auditors Report of Guj. Alkalies & Chem - NDTV. www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd.. Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ↑ GIPCL jumps on securing land in Gujarat. Business Standard India(2020-12-09). Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ↑ Board of Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals approves revision in project costs. Business Standard India(2020-08-12). Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ↑ Gujarat Alkalies to set up ₹1,936-crore caustic soda plant. @businessline. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ GACL-NALCO Alkalies & Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.. www.gnal.co.in. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ NALCO, GACL form JV to set up caustic soda plant. The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-04-22.