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CSIR-NCL conducts training on continuous fl ow

synthesis

The CSIR-National Chemical Labo- dustries spanning dyestuff, pharmaceu- The closing programme was chaired
ratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune, organised ticals, agrochemicals, fi ne & specialty by the Dr. Ashish Lele, Director, CSIR-
a three-day training on Continuous chemicals, intermediates, etc. The train- NCL, and included a keynote lecture
Flow Synthesis from July 18-20, 2024. ing included both classroom tutorials on ‘Industrial implementation of conti-
This event was part of the ‘One Week as well as hands-on sessions to experi- nuous fl ow synthesis’ by Dr. G. Karu-
One Theme’ initiative of the Council ence different aspects of fl ow synthesis. nanidhi, Anthem Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.,
for Scientifi c and Industrial Research It covered important topics such as Bangalore.
(CSIR) and the platinum jubilee cele- basics of chemical reaction engineering;
brations of CSIR-NCL. principles for choosing the right reactor; According to Dr. Amol Kulkarni,
fl ow chemistry set-up, components & Scientist, CSIR-NCL and co-ordinator
The training was conducted as an assembly for different types of reac- of the programme, the overall feedback
activity under the Common Research tions; safety protocols; as well as choice from the participants was positive.
and Technology Development Hub of parameters and protocols for batch
(CRTDH) at CSIR-NCL and the recently to continuous transformation. Training This was the seventh training pro-
started NCL-CPI Centre for Sustain- was also imparted on continuous fl ow gramme on fl ow synthesis organised
able Continuous Manufacturing. synthesis experiments including calcu- by CSIR-NCL. Further training ses-
lations, start-up and shut-down proto- sions on scale-up and digitalisation of
The training programme was attended cols, steady state sampling, in-line and fl ow synthesis will be held later this
by about 80 participants from 27 in- continuous work-up, etc. year.

Epigral’s net profi t more than doubles in Q1

Chlor-alkali fi rm, Epigral Ltd. has ever quarterly revenue of Rs. 651-crore vinyl Chloride (CPVC) capacity of 45-ktpa,
posted consolidated net profi t stood of in the quarter under review. The com- taking its total capacity to 75-ktpa, fol-
Rs. 86-crore in the fi rst quarter (Q1) pany delivered volume growth of 29% lowed by commissioning of the CPVC
of the current fi scal (FY25), steeply YoY and 14% QoQ; this growth is pri- compounding facility in June. The com-
higher than Rs. 32-crore posted in cor- marily attributed to effi cient utilisation pany said it is expecting the commis-
responding quarter last year. Revenue of capacities and also volume from new sioning of its chloro-toluenes plant in the
from operations jumped 43% to projects commissioned. Revenue con- second quarter. “Both these projects will
Rs. 651.20-crore in Q1 FY25 from tribution from Derivatives & Specialty drive growth for Epigral in FY2025 and
Rs. 454.89-crore posted in Q1 FY24. business rose sharply and stood at 53% FY2026. We are moving in line with our
in Q1FY25 vs 37% in Q1FY24”. long-term vision to become fully integrated
Commenting on the results, Mr. Maulik complex catering to diversifi ed industries
Patel, Chairman and Managing Director, In early April this year, Epigral com- and grow consistently to create value for
Epigral said, “Epigral witnessed highest missioned additional Chlorinated Poly- our stakeholders.” Mr. Patel added.

146 Chemical Weekly August 6, 2024

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