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PVC ADDITIVES

Baerlocher opens new plant for Ca-Zn stabilisers

at Dewas site

The Baerlocher Group of compa-
nies, one of the leading additive sup-
pliers in the world, particularly for
polyvinyl chloride (PVC) processing,
inaugurated a state-of-the-art polymer
additives plant at its existing site in
Dewas, Madhya Pradesh on October 26,
2023.

The new facility was inaugurated
at the hands of Chairman of the Board
of Baerlocher Group of companies,
Dr. Micheal Rosenthal and Dr. Tobias
Rosenthal, in presence of Mr. Arne
Schulle, Group CEO and the top man-
agement team of Baerlocher. The event
was graced by several leaders of the
PVC industry in India.

The project, which commenced with
a foundation laying ceremony on Janu-
ary 27, 2021, graced by the presence of
the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Madhya
Pradesh, is dedicated to producing sus-
tainable additives for the PVC and poly-
mer industry, including calcium-based
PVC stabilisers and metal soaps. The
new plant is designed with a capacity to
produce about 40-ktpa of calcium-zinc
(Ca-Zn) heat stabilisers, principally
used for thermal stabilisation during
the processing of PVC, and metallic
stearates used during the processing of
other thermoplastics. while speaking at the inaugural func- ments, thanks to the installation of a
tion to mark the occasion. “The plant 500-KWp of rooftop solar panels. This
According to Mr. Jayen Modi, Man- has received the Platinum Rating from forward-thinking initiative is poised
aging Director, Baerlocher India Addi- the Indian Green Business Council to generate a substantial 0.75 million
tives Pvt. Ltd., the new plant – commis- (IGBC), making it the fi rst polymer kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean and re-
sioned in the 200th anniversary of the additive plant in India; the fi rst in newable energy annually, resulting in
company – represents one of the most Madhya Pradesh; and only the seventh a reduction of 698-tonnes of carbon
signifi cant milestones in Baerlocher’s in the Indian chemical industry to get dioxide equivalent (tCO e) emissions
2
journey. “The products from the plant this recognition.” each year. Furthermore, Baerlocher
will be key to the response of the PVC India has ambitious plans to expand its
industry to the sustainability challenges The plant makes extensive use of solar energy capacity in the upcoming
that the PVC industry faces,” he said, solar energy to meet its power require- year, reaffi rming its dedication to envi-

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