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Products CAS No.
L&T delivers mega EO reactors to China for BASF’s
Malononitrile 109-77-3
project CAS Guanine 73-40-5
PRODUCTS
Chloroacetonitrile
107-14-2
Infrastructure major Larsen & N-(2-Amino-4,6-dichloro pyrimidine-5-yl) formamide [FADCP] 171887-03-9
36315-01-2
2-Amino-4,6-Dimethyoxy Pyrimidine [ADMP]
Toubro (L&T) said it has dispatched 4-Fluorophenol 371-41-5
the world’s heaviest ethylene oxide 5-ChloroThiophene-2-Carboxylic acid [5CTA] 24065-33-6
(EO) reactors to China. The reactors (3r)-3-Amino-1-butanol 61477-40-5
were dispatched by the heavy engineer- Cyclopropane Carboxylic Acid 1759-53-1
ing vertical of L&T for a project of 2,6-Dimethyl-1-Indanone [2,6DMI] 66309-83-9
German chemical giant BASF in Acetonitrile 75-05-8
China, the company said in a statement. 3-Ethyl-4-methyl-3-pyrrolin-2-one [EMPO] 766-36-9
Methylglyoxal Dimethyl Acetal [MGDA] 6342-56-9

The reactors were dispatched from 3-Fluoro-4-Methylbenzonitrile [FBN] 170572-49-3
3-Fluoro-4-(Hydroxymethyl) Benzonitrile [FHMBN]
219873-06-0
L&T’s AM Naik Heavy Engineering Sucralfate 54182-58-0
Complex at Hazira in Gujarat. “Weigh- Benzethonium Chloride [BTC] 121-54-0
ing 1,136-tonnes each, these are the 2-AminoBenzonitrile [2ABN] 1885-29-6

world’s heaviest EO reactors based on 2-Amino-5-chlorobenzoic acid [ACBA] 635-21-2
BASF’s technology,” L&T said in a opportunity to supply the most critical reactors ever built in almost 160 years Anthranilamide 88-68-6
press note. The EO reactor facilitates reactors for its prestigious project,” of BASF’s history. These are critical 4-Methyl Pyrazole 7554-65-6
the catalytic conversion of ethylene said Mr. Anil V. Parab, whole-time supplies to the petrochemical project 4,4'-Dihydroxydiphenyl Ether [DHDE] 1965-09-9
into ethylene oxide, which is a key Director & Senior Executive Vice at Verbund in Zhanjiang to support 3-Bromo-1-(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxylic Acid [K Acid] 500011-86-9
intermediate in the production of various President, L&T Heavy Engineering and the growth of the chemical market in 2-Methoxy-5-nitropyridine 5446-92-4
5-tert-Butyl-m-Xylene
98-19-1
downstream chemicals. L&T Valves. China,” said Mr. Joachim Thiel, Senior 2-Chloro DiPhenyl Ether [CDPE] 2689-07-8
Vice President & Senior Project Man- Decanenitrile [DCN] 1975-78-6
“I thank BASF for giving L&T the “This equipment are the biggest EO agement New Verbund, BASF China. 5-Methyl 5-Phenyl Hydantoin [MPH] 6843-49-8
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