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SECURING SUPPLIES DIMETHYL FORMAMIDE

Altmin in talks with Australia for lithium supplies
CHEMANOL, SAUDI ARABIA
Indian battery materials producer, ries in Brazil and Australia, Mr. Sunka-
Altmin, is in talks with the Australian valli said. He added that the company
government to secure lithium supplies, is looking at secure supplies of spodu- • 1, 4 Butanediol • Epichlorohydrine • N Hexane 99%
as part of its expansion plans to meet mene, a mineral with a high concentra- • 1-Bromo-3-Chloropropane • Ethyl Aceto Acetate • N Propanol
rising demand for the critical mineral. tion of lithium, from Brazil.
• 2 Ethyl Hexyl Acrylate • Ethyl Acrylate • Neo Pentyl Glycol
“We are talking to the Australian The company plans to set up a • 2 Hydroxy Propyl Methacrylate (2HPMA) • Ethyl Chloro Formate • Nonyl Phenol
High Commission and the critical mine- cathode active materials plant by 2025 in • 2 Methyl Tetra Hydro Furan • Ethyl Cyano Acetate • Para Tertiary Butyl Phenol
rals office,” Mr. Anjani Sri Mourya Hyderabad, and it would source lithium • 2, 2-Dimethoxy Propane • Ethylene Diamine - • Paraformaldehyde 91%
Sunkavalli was quoted as saying in a carbonate from both Brazil and Bolivia • 2-Ethyl Hexanoic Acid • Formic Acid 99% • Paraformaldehyde 96%
Reuters report. Litio Bolivianos (YLB) to set up a plant for the planned unit, Mr. Sunkavalli • 2-Hydroxy Ethyl Acrylate (2-HEA) • Hexylene Glycol • Piperazine Anhydrous
to produce lithium iron phosphate mate- said. • Hydroquinone
Altmin, India’s only cathode active rials in the South American country. • 2-Hydroxy Propyl Acrylate (2-HPA) • Hydroxylamine Hydrochloride • Poly Propylene Glycol 1000
materials producer, currently sources Altmin later plans to bring in lithium Altmin is in the process of raising • 2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate (HEMA) (Drum Packing) • Poly Propylene Glycol 2000
lithium carbonate from Brazil and carbonate from YLB’s Bolivia plant for Rs. 3-4 billion ($36-$48 million) from • 2-Methyl-1, 3-Propanediol • Hydroxylamine Sulfate • Poly Propylene Glycol 400

Bolivia. its operations in India. sovereign wealth funds and institu- • Acrylamide • Iso Butyric Acid • Potassium Carbonate Granular
tional investors in the next two to three • Acrylic Acid • Potassium Carbonate Powder
Last year, Altmin signed a deal with The company is also exploring the months to fund its expansion plans, • Adipic Acid • Iso Propyl Acetate • Propionaldehyde
Bolivia’s state-owned Yacimientos de possibility of setting up lithium refi ne- he informed. • Allyl Chloride • Isophthalic Acid • Propionic Acid
• Isovaleraldehyde

HPCL commissions solid oxide electrolyser for • Amino Ethyl Ethanolamine (AEEA) • L + Tartaric Acid • Propylene Carbonate
• Propylene Glycol Mono Methyl Ether
• Benzoic Acid
• Maleic Anhydride
green hydrogen • Butyl Di Glycol Ether • MDI (Cosmonate M-200) • Propylene Glycol Monomethylether Acetate
• Butyl Glycol • Methacrylic Acid • Propylene Glycol Tech
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation • Caustic Potash • Methyl Acyrlate • Propylene Glycol USP
Ltd. (HPCL) has commissioned • D – Tartaric Acid • Sodium Borohydride Powder
“India’s fi rst Solid Oxide Electrolyser • Di Basic Ester • Methyl Cyano Acetate • Sodium Citrate

(SOE) for green hydrogen at the HP • Di Iso Propyl Ether • Methyl Cyclohexane • Sodium Gluconate
Green R&D Centre in Bengaluru. In • Di N Butylamine • Methyl Methacrylate • Sodium Metal
a social media post, the company said • Methyl Propyl Ketone
the technology “generates 99.99% • Di Propylene Glycol - (Industrial Grade) • Sodium Thiocyanate
pure green hydrogen, using power • Di Propylene Glycol - (FrG Grade) • Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether • Succinic Acid
from a captive solar plus wind plant”. • Dicyandiamide • Monoethanolamine • Tert-Butylamine
• Diethyl Malonate • Mono-N-Butylamine • Tertiary Butanol
The SOE system doesn’t rely on • Dimethyl Acetamide • Tetra Hydro Furan
rare earth materials, slashing energy • Dimethyl Carbonate • Morpholine • Toluene Di Isocyanate
consumption by 20-30% compared to • Dimethyl Sulfoxide • N Butyl Methacrylate • Tri Ethyl Ortho Formate
other electrolysers, it added. • N Butyraldehyde
• Dipropylene Glycol Mono Methyl Ether • Tri Methyl Ortho Formate
The SOE system was developed in exchange membrane, solid oxide, gen plant at Visakh Refi nery in Andhra • Dl Tartaric Acid • N Butyric Acid • Tri Methylol Propane
partnership with Pune-based electro- and anion exchange membrane, with Pradesh. The HP Green R&D Centre in • EDTA 2Na • N-Heptane 99% • Triacetine
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