New Delhi

Nuberg EPC, an EPC (engineering procurement and construction) and turnkey project management company, has been awarded the 250 TPD chlor-alkali plant project in Karaikal, Puducherry. The project is owned by Chemfab Alkalis Limited, a leading chemicals manufacturer in India. This project will be Nuberg EPC's first greenfield caustic soda project delivery in India.

Nuberg EPC will be executing this project based on the latest bi-polar membrane based electrolysis system technology. Bipolar membrane cell technology electrolyser is environmentally safe, widely used, and is in continuous evolution worldwide. With this, the plant can be easily upgraded to the latest developments in the future and it will need a small maintenance area. The plant is expected to be ready for production in 22 months. The company is taking up the project on engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) service-based contract.

The 250 TPD chlor-alkali plant project in Karaikal, Puducherry will produce caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, sodium hypochlorite, anhydrous sodium sulphate, and soda ash lye that can be used by the textile industries, aluminum industries, paper, and pulp industries, water industries, etc.

On being awarded the project, A K Tyagi, MD, Nuberg EPC, commented, "This project serves as a prime example of the successful combination of Nuberg EPC's global project execution expertise and local knowledge to offer a complete engineering, procurement, and construction management. We are thankful to Chemfab Alkalis Limited for entrusting this EPCM project to our engineering capabilities and EPC services and solutions.”

Nuberg EPC has in the recent past bagged prestigious projects worldwide and currently executing projects like caustic soda plant project for Lineer Kostik Soda Sanayi Anomin Sirketi in Turkey; sulfuric acid project for Sprea Misr in Egypt; sulphuric acid plant project for Awash Melkassa Chemical Industry in Ethiopia; sulphuric acid plant project for International Company for Chemical Industry (ICCI) in Egypt, hydrogen peroxide plant for Uzbekistan Hydrogen JU LLC in Uzbekistan; and hydrogen peroxide plant project for Koruma Klor Alkali San Vetic A.S in Turkey. In India, Nuberg EPC is executing bio-ethanol plant for Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) in Panipat, NPK plant for The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) in Kochi, and sulphur recovery unit (SRU) plant & hydrogen fuel dispensing plant for Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) in Vadodara, Gujarat.