Mahesana: Two laborers died, while two others were injured in the incident of fire at APN fertilizer factory at Sametra in Mahesana district of North Gujarat. The incident took place at 2.30 am after a blast in Sulphur plant reportedly during cleaning process. A laborer Vilas Paswan contacted Mahesana fire control room which arrived later. However when fire brigade team arrived at the plant, it was told that the fire was already doused. The victims are identified as Manish Ravidas(19) and Fulcha...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

Ahmedabad: Godrej Chemicals is expanding its Valia-based plant in Bharuch district of Central Gujarat at a cost of Rs. 500 crore. The expansion will be completed by 2027 and it will increase the capacity from 2 lakh tonnes at present to 2.75 lakh tonnes in the future. A 200-acre-sized Valia plant (since 1996) is presently giving direct and indirect employment to 1400 persons. The plant has a 30 percent export component. Gujarat contributes to 65 percent of the total production of Godrej Chemica...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