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ADVANCED PLASTIC RECYCLING
APChemi launches pyrolysis oil purifi cation plant

APChemi, a leader in the fi eld of of high-quality purifi ed pyrolysis a sustainable, circular economy,”
chemical recycling technology, specia- oil, Puroil. The technology removes according to a company statement.
lising in pyrolysis and pyrolysis oil impurities, including corrosives and “Our patented Puremax technology
purifi cation, has announced the launch catalyst poisons like halogens and has two key advantages: Firstly, it
of its Puremax pyrolysis oil purifi - oxygen, which have previously limi- enhances pyrolysis oil quality; secondly,
cation plant, which will enable the ted the oil’s use in creating circular it signifi cantly reduces use of chemicals
conversion of contaminated or mixed plastics. in pyrolysis oil purifi cation,” added
plastic waste into purifi ed pyrolysis oil. Mr. Dixit.
The purifi ed pyrolysis oil can be
“The launch of our Puremax blended seamlessly with crude oil APChemi will ramp up production
pyrolysis oil purifi cation plant is a and naphtha for production of circu- capacity of this project from 1,200-tpa
key milestone in our journey towards lar plastics using existing refi nery and to 7,500-tpa by end of 2025.
sustainable plastic recycling,” said petrochemical assets including cracker,
APChemi’s CEO, Mr. Suhas Dixit. FCC, steam cracker, and coker. In addition to upgrading pyrolysis
oil from plastic waste, the technology
The plant will operate with paten- “This advancement is crucial for can also upgrade pyrolysis oil pro-
ted and TRL9 pyrolysis oil purifi ca- producing high-demand, food-grade duced from used tyres and biomass
tion technology to produce 1,200-tpa circular plastics, propelling us toward pyrolysis.

NANOTECH COATINGS
Asian Paints acquires majority stake in Harind

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Asian Paints Ltd., India’s leading third tranche of 20% would be acquired 25 years in scientifi c research both in
paints manufacturer, has acquired a 51% from the existing shareholders, in a academia and industry. The company’s
stake in Harind Chemicals and Pharma- staggered manner. core strength is to design, manufac-
ceuticals Pvt. Ltd. (Harind) from ture, and market customised well-en-
Aapex Power and Industries for a con- Harind is a technology-driven gineered materials based on chemical
sideration of Rs. 14.28-crore. nanotechnology company and a manu- nanotechnology to provide multi-func-
facturer of functional smart coatings, tional properties to coatings and allied
Accordingly, Harind and Nova based on latest cutting-edge technolo- materials. It is the fi rst nanotechno-
Surface-Care Centre, a wholly-owned gies like nanotechnology. It was founded logy manufacturer in India to develop
subsidiary of Harind, have become by Dr. Swapan Ghosh, a prominent and sell nanotechnology-based coating
subsidiary companies of the company. name in polymer sciences and tech- products designed and manufactured
The second tranche of 19% and the nologies with an experience of over totally indigenously.

Berger Paints plans to set up new unit in Odisha

Berger Paints India has announced setting up a manufacturing unit for paints, emulsions, resins and related products
that the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure intermediates, and allied products. in the allotted land using modern tech-
Development Corporation (a Govern- nology.
ment of Odisha Undertaking) has Berger plans to put up an environ-
recently allotted land measuring about mentally sustainable unit for manufac- The plants will have an annual
80-acres in Mouza Kalibeti, Khordha ture of paints, coatings, construction capacity of approximately 410,000 kilo-
Tehsil, Khordha District, Odisha for chemicals, intermediates including litres per annum.

138 Chemical Weekly February 27, 2024

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