Written on 28.01.2011 - Industry
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Evonik and GACL initiate cooperation on multi-million project in India

Evonik Industries and the Indian chemical company Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) are driving forward plans for a new multi-million project. At its heart is the construction of a new hydrogen peroxide production plant by Evonik and a propylene oxide facility by GACL. The aim is to produce propylene oxide using the environment-friendly HPPO (Hydrogen Peroxide to Propylene Oxide) process developed jointly by Evonik, Essen (Germany), and Uhde, Dortmund (Germany). Representatives of Evonik and GACL have now signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the proposed project in Dahej in the state of Gujurat (India).

The MoU is expected to mark the start of a close and lasting collaboration between Evonik and GACL, which intends to acquire a license from Evonik and Uhde to use the HPPO process to produce propylene oxide. Evonik will produce and supply the hydrogen peroxide required for the planned new propylene plant at an over-the-fence facility. Experts are predicting a sharp rise in global demand for propylene oxide in the coming years.

The model for this alliance in India is the world's first industrial-scale HPPO production facility, which has capacity 100,000 t/y. This plant was started up in 2008 by the Korean company SKC in Ulsan (Korea) and has operated continuously at maximum capacity since it came into service.

Traditionally, hydrogen peroxide has been supplied to the paper and pulp industry. Evonik is the world's second-largest producer of this environment-friendly bleaching and oxidation agent, with capacity of around 600,000 t/y at production facilities in Europe, North America, South America, New Zealand, Asia, South Africa and Indonesia. The HPPO process developed with Uhde is an innovative route for the production of propylene oxide from hydrogen peroxide.