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PROJECT MILESTONE
N,N,N,N-Tetramethyl Ethylene Diamine
Linde India starts up new Air Separation Unit

at Ludhiana

Linde India has commissioned a markets, such as metals, manu-
new 250-tpd (tonnes per day) air sepa- (TMEDA) facturing and mining, along with
ration unit (ASU) at Ludhiana, Punjab. new growth segments, such as
electronics, space research, de-
This is Linde India’s second mer- fense, healthcare and solar energy.
chant plant in northern India (the other Linde’s products, technology
one being at Selaqui, Uttarakhand), and and people are helping to make DIETHYL HYDROXYLAMINE 85% & 98%
more than doubles Linde India’s total our customers more productive
merchant capacity in the region. and sustainable.” DEHA 85% & 98%

The new plant at Ludhiana will en- “Linde India’s investment
able Linde India to meet the growing tries in the neighborhood through a gas in Ludhiana aligns with our strategy to
demand for medical oxygen, industrial pipeline network. consolidate our network in high growth MONO, DI, TRI
oxygen, nitrogen and argon from a regions. Punjab is the epicenter for
wide range of customers across health- “Industrial gases play a vital role multiple sectors and this investment
care, semiconductor, steel, metals, across almost every sector in India,” was well supported by the Government DIETHYL TOLUAMIDE
pharmaceutical, paper, automotive and said Mr. Abhijit Banerjee, Managing of Punjab through their ‘Invest Punjab’
manufacturing. The new ASU, located Director, Linde India. “As India’s eco- initiative. This plant is another step to- DEET
inside the Hi-Tech Cycle Valley Park at nomy continues to expand and diversify, wards making the region self-reliant for
Dhanansu, will also serve other indus- we are proud to support traditional end industrial gases,” he added.

DIVERSIFICATION PLANS
NLC India targets critical mineral mining capacity

of 1-mtpa by FY30

State-owned NLC India has said it newable energy), we are in
is in the process of participating in the the process of participating
upcoming auctions of critical mineral in upcoming auctions and
resources and aims to achieve an an- envision achieving a criti-
nual capacity of mining 1-mt of such cal mineral mining capacity
materials by 2029-30. of 1-mtpa by 2029-30,” the
company said in its recent
NLC India’s core business include report.
mining of coal and lignite as well as
power generation. NLC had earlier said
that once it gets expertise in
Having critical mineral capacity mining critical minerals in
assumes signifi cance amid increasing the domestic market, it will
demand of these resources for a range also explore the possibility
of activities from semiconductor manu- for storage and transportation. “With overseas. The public sector enterprise STAR EXPORT HOUSE
facturing to renewable energy projects, the recent developments in renewable has been into mining operations since GOVERNMENT RECOGNISED
including production of solar panels, energy sector and the importance of the 1967, and wants to utilise its core com-
wind turbines and advanced batteries critical minerals required for RE (re- petence in the critical mineral sector.

142 Chemical Weekly October 15, 2024

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