Rs 1000 crs unit to be commissioned in 2 years

India’s leading agri solutions provider, Coromandel International Limited recently commenced the project activity to set up its Phosphoric Acid-Sulphuric Acid complex facility at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.

The Company’s Executive Chairman, Mr. Arun Alagappan, performed the ground-breaking ceremony and Mr. S. Sankarasubramanian, Executive Director, Nutrient Business signed the key contracts with global technology partners.

With an estimated outlay of Rs 1000 crores, the project is expected to be commissioned in two years’ time.

As per an official release from the company the proposed 650 ton per day (tpd) Phosphoric Acid facility is designed with advanced DA-HF (Dihydrate Attack-Hemihydrate Filtration) process technology and automated DCS system.

This will enhance Company’s backward integration capacities and provide stable supplies of phosphoric acid for its fertiliser manufacturing by replacing more than 50% of Kakinada plant’s imported acid requirement.

The Company also plans to set up an 1800 tpd Sulphuric Acid Plant to meet the captive needs in phosphoric acid manufacturing besides augmenting power from the waste heat generation. 

Phosphoric acid and Sulphuric acid are used as key intermediates for manufacturing Phosphatic fertilisers like DAP and NPKs.

Currently, company’s fertiliser plants at Visakhapatnam and Ennore are fully integrated with captive Sulphuric and Phosphoric acid facilities and the proposed expansion plan at Kakinada will make this unit also anintegrated complex.

With a capacity of around 2 million tons, Coromandel’s Kakinada plant is India’s second largest phosphatic fertiliser facility and contributes close to 15% of the nation’s NPK fertilizer output said the release. 

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Alagappan,  stated, “This investment signifies a pivotal moment in Coromandel’s journey towards strengthening its self-sufficiency goals in fertiliser manufacturing. 

During the event, Coromandel signed contracts with technology partners M/s Prayon, Belgium for DAHF process technology for Phosphoric Acid manufacturing and with M/s MECS, USA for DCDA process technology for Sulphuric Acid manufacturing. 

The Company also signed a contract with M/s thyssenkrupp UHDE for Detailed Engineering of both Phosphoric Acid and Sulphuric Acid projects.