Company type | Public |
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Industry | Chemicals |
Founded | 1973 |
Headquarters | , India |
Key people | Hasmukh Adhia (Chairman) |
Products | Caustic soda, sodium cyanide, sodium ferrocyanide, hydrochloric acid, chloromethanes, caustic potash, potassium carbonate, phosphoric acid (85%) and hydrogen peroxide. |
Revenue | ₹3,762.2 crore (US$450 million) (2022) [1] |
₹788.39 crore (US$94 million) (2022) | |
₹559.76 crore (US$67 million) (2022) [1] | |
Total assets | ₹5,890 crore (US$710 million) (2020) [1] |
Owner | Government of Gujarat |
Website |
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Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) is an Indian chemical substance manufacturing company, promoted by the Government of Gujarat. Its manufacturing facilities are located at Dahej and Vadodara in Gujarat. [2] 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. [1] [3]
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 the Vadodara plant with a capacity of 37,425 MTPA 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 the Vadodara and Dahej plant the total caustic soda productions reach 4,29,050 MTPA. [4]
GACL and National Aluminium Company (NALCO) will jointly expand the GACL's plant at Dahej. The joint venture plant, named GNAL, will have a capacity of 266,667 MTPA caustic soda plant along with a 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 a minimum of 50,000 MTPA caustic soda from GNAL for its aluminium refineries. [9]
Company type | Public |
---|---|
Industry | Chemicals |
Founded | 1973 |
Headquarters | , India |
Key people | Hasmukh Adhia (Chairman) |
Products | Caustic soda, sodium cyanide, sodium ferrocyanide, hydrochloric acid, chloromethanes, caustic potash, potassium carbonate, phosphoric acid (85%) and hydrogen peroxide. |
Revenue | ₹3,762.2 crore (US$450 million) (2022) [1] |
₹788.39 crore (US$94 million) (2022) | |
₹559.76 crore (US$67 million) (2022) [1] | |
Total assets | ₹5,890 crore (US$710 million) (2020) [1] |
Owner | Government of Gujarat |
Website |
www |
Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) is an Indian chemical substance manufacturing company, promoted by the Government of Gujarat. Its manufacturing facilities are located at Dahej and Vadodara in Gujarat. [2] 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. [1] [3]
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 the Vadodara plant with a capacity of 37,425 MTPA 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 the Vadodara and Dahej plant the total caustic soda productions reach 4,29,050 MTPA. [4]
GACL and National Aluminium Company (NALCO) will jointly expand the GACL's plant at Dahej. The joint venture plant, named GNAL, will have a capacity of 266,667 MTPA caustic soda plant along with a 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 a minimum of 50,000 MTPA caustic soda from GNAL for its aluminium refineries. [9]