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MAIDEN FORAY FEEDSTOCK SOURCING

Nuberg EPC wins EPC contract for hydrogen peroxide Haldia Petrochemicals signs agreement with

plant in Indonesia QatarEnergy to source 2-mt of naphtha

Nuberg EPC, a leading global QatarEnergy has entered into an reaffi rming our continued commitment tegic agreement with QatarEnergy. This
engineering, procurement, and construc- agreement to supply Haldia Petro- to contributing to India’s economic will further strengthen HPL’s long-
tion (EPC) company specialising in the chemicals Ltd. (HPL) with a total of growth trajectory. We take great pride standing partnership with QatarEnergy,
chemical industry, has been awarded a up to 2-mt of naphtha to be delivered in the enduring and exemplary relation- one of our key partners in this journey
contract to design, engineer, procure, over ten years starting in the second ship between QatarEnergy and Haldia of growth. This agreement resonates
and construct a state-of-the-art hydrogen quarter of 2024 through its Singapore- Petrochemicals and between the Republic with HPL’s continuous efforts towards
peroxide plant in Indonesia. based wholly-owned trading arm, HPL of India and the State of Qatar.” business development and strategic
Global Pte. Ltd. investment to fulfi l the demands of our
The plant, with a production capa- Minister Al-Kaabi further empha- customers worldwide, maintaining the
city of 40-ktpa is being built for The long-term agreement represents sised the role Qatar plays as a reliable quality of the products HPL has always
P. Hidrogen Peroxida, and the contract the largest commitment undertaken and trustworthy energy supplier to been known for.”
was signed off in Jakarta recently, a between the two companies to date. India, highlighting the collaborative
press release from Nuberg EPC said. efforts with key Indian partners to meet HPL operates an integrated petro-
“This initiative marks company’s Commenting on this occasion, the evolving demands of the region. chemical complex site at Haldia, West
inaugural venture into the Indonesian Mr. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister Bengal, with operations starting in
market, setting a precedence for future of State for Energy Affairs, the President On his part, Dr. Purnendu Chat- the year 2000. It is one of India’s lar-
collaborations in the Southeast Asian and CEO of QatarEnergy, said: “We are terjee, Chairman, HPL, said, “We are gest petrochemical companies, utilising
region,” the release added. delighted to enter into this agreement, pleased to announce this landmark stra- naphtha as its primary feedstock.
DECARBONISATION
PT Sulfi ndo Adiusaha, the parent
company of PT Hidrogen Peroxida Essar plans Rs. 30,000-cr investment for green
Indonesia, is a leading name in chlor- expanding our footprint; we’re also pany, spanning 115,000-sq.m., situated
alkali and vinyl development. Esta- establishing a new standard for sustainable in Jhagadia, Gujarat. The project will be hydrogen plant in Gujarat
blished in 1987 as PT Indochlor Prakarsa industrial practices,” said Mr. A.K. Tyagi, executed in Banten, Indonesia, which
Industries, Sulfi ndo expanded from Founder & CMD of Nuberg EPC. location benefi ts from robust infrastruc- Essar Group plans to invest along with associated green molecules said. “In the realm of green mobility
producing caustic soda and ethylene ture and a skilled workforce, which will Rs. 30,000-crore over the next four years capacity of 1-million tonnes per annum solutions, Essar is focused on building
dichloride (EDC) to vinyl chloride The hydrogen peroxide technology aid the execution of the project within in setting up a green hydrogen plant at in Jamnagar over the next four years,” an LNG and electric ecosystem to
monomer (VCM) and polyvinyl chloride for this project, developed by the the stipulated 21-month timeline. Jamnagar in Gujarat as the metals-to- he said in an interview with news agency, decarbonise long-haul heavy trucks,
(PVC) by 1995. In 2005, the subsidiaries Nuberg Innovation and Technology infrastructure conglomerate eyes clean PTI. The company will use 4.5-GW of contributing to a cleaner transportation
merged into Sulfi ndo, which now has Centre, includes patented, high-yield Nuberg EPC has successfully com- energy as a key pillar for its new phase renewable energy of a sister concern, sector,” he informed.
a production capacity of 320-ktpa of process designs. Production of equipment pleted hydrogen peroxide turnkey of growth. “The conglomerate is look- Essar Renewables, to split water to pro-
caustic soda, 380-ktpa of EDC, 130-ktpa for the plant will be at Nuberg HFD, a projects in Egypt, Ethiopia, UAE, ing to decarbonise its oil refi nery in duce hydrogen and oxygen. Hydrogen, Essar is also building a retail net-
of VCM, and 110-ktpa of PVC, with process equipment manufacturing com- Bangladesh, Turkey and India. the UK, construct a green steel plant in which on burning produces only water, work to supply liquefi ed natural gas
plans for future expansion to meet Saudi Arabia, and build an LNG and is converted into ammonia to enable (LNG) to trucks, he said adding LNG-
growing market demand. EXPANSION electric ecosystem to decarbonise long- easy transported. powered trucks can run for 1,300-1,400-
haul heavy trucks,” Mr. Prashant Ruia, km on a full tank while electric trucks
Hydrogen peroxide is a versatile Gujarat Fluorochemicals incorporates Director of Essar Capital, which manages “The idea is to create green mole- have a range of around 150-km. “So
chemical with wide-ranging applica- the group’s portfolio of investments, cules that can be transported directly short-range is electric and longer range
tions, including bleaching, disinfection, step-down subsidiary in Oman said. It is also considering an entry into rather than green ammonia. Because can be LNG,” he said.
and wastewater treatment, making it a mining of critical minerals, mainly used you carry green ammonia and then you
critical component in various indus- Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd. namely GFCL EV (FZC) SPC. This in electric vehicle batteries, solar panels convert it into hydrogen. That cost is Essar plans to invest $3.6-bn to
tries. (GFL) has announced that its wholly- new company, on June 11, 2024 will and wind-turbine magnets. very high. So, we are trying to build a decarbonise its Stanlow refi nery in the
owned subsidiary, GFCL EV Pro- take up a new project to manufacture complex which can make green mole- UK and another $4-bn to set up a green
“By harnessing the power of ducts, has incorporated a wholly-owned high purity metal sulphate and complex “Essar Future Energy plans to cules from hydrogen, largely in the steel plant, which will use hydrogen, in
hydrogen peroxide, we’re not merely subsidiary in the Sultanate of Oman, metal phosphate. develop 1-gigawatt of hydrogen capacity biofuels space, and export that,” Mr. Ruia Saudi Arabia.

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