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PROJECT UPDATE

Thirumalai US facility for MAN and food ingredients

to start-up in Q4

TCL Specialties LLC, USA (TCL range of specialty and high value pro- and construction of the plant modules
USA), a fully-owned subsidiary of ducts,” TCL said in a statement. at TCL-TE has been completed. Ship-
Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd. (TCL India), ments of fully assembled modules
has stated that Phase 1 of its petrochemi- TCL India has been producing ad- began in June 2024 and will be completed
cal and fi ne chemicals/food ingredients vanced materials and safe fi ne chemi- by late February/early March 2025.
plants being built at New Martinsville, cals/food ingredients since 1976, now Construction and installation at the
West Viginia, USA, is in an advanced at multiple locations, and markets these US site have been ongoing since early
stage of construction, and budgeted at products in about 40 countries including 2024, with fi nal testing/pre-commis-
about $200-mn. South & Southeast Asia, Middle East & sioning expected to begin in Q3 2025.
Africa, Europe and North America.
This is the fi rst of four phases of Full integration of the two units of
investments that TCL USA hopes to build Modular design the plants, TCL India said, will enable
on this site, to make an integrated range The design, engineering & con- the facility to produce and use 90% of
of specialty materials for a wide range struction management for the US pro- the energy needed (power and steam)
of segments, to serve growing demands ject has been provided by TCL India, from waste heat, reducing emissions
in North America, Latin America and and a major part of the project has signifi cantly.
other markets. The facilities include a been supplied as modular plants built
petrochemical plant designed to pro- by TCL Technology & Engineering The site is a fully equipped ‘plug
duce over 40-ktpa of maleic anhydride (TCL-TE), a division of TCL India, and play’ facility providing TCL with
(MAN) from butane; and also, a food which specializes in the design, supply roads, fi re protection systems, electric
ingredients/fi ne chemicals plant that and construction of ‘ready to startup’ power, water, and various services in-
will initially produce 30-ktpa. TCL modular process plants and skids. cluding full wastewater treatment, secu-
USA expects the plants to begin start According to TCL India, “modular plants rity, medical & emergency, on-site
up in Q4 2025, with ramp up during H1 ensure signifi cantly lower investments, rail siding and an ocean-connected
2026. improve construction safety and allow barge port. These features signifi cantly
for pre-testing and minimizing expen- reduce investment and operating costs.
“These new facilities will enable sive on-site work.” The plants are also fully automated to
TCL to serve the large and growing provide a high level of safety, quality
markets for safe input for snacks, foods, Engineering, US site acquisition and cost effi ciency, and ‘IoT enabled’
beverages, health drinks, as well as for and supplies were initially delayed by ensuring real-time technology support
lightweight composites in mobility, the pandemic and the impact of the and 24×7 monitoring by the designers
energy, infrastructure, transport; and Ukraine war and Middle East Crisis. and suppliers globally and providing a
for biodegradable packaging, paper, According to TCL India, as of Janu- high level of reliability, optimisation,
water treatment etc., and for a whole ary 2025, over 99% of the assembly fl exibility and quality.

146 Chemical Weekly February 11, 2025

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