NALCO in pact with GACL for setting up of caustic soda plant

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Press Trust of India Bhubaneswar
Last Updated : Jun 24 2015 | 2:57 PM IST
State-run NALCO has signed an agreement with Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd (GACL) for setting up of an integrated caustic soda plant and captive power plant in Gujarat's Dahej at a cost of Rs 1,789 crore.
NALCO will hold 40 per cent equity in the project while the rest will be held by GACL, a Gujarat government owned company.
The agreement for the venture, being taken up as a backward integration initiative of the aluminium major was signed here by NALCO CMD N R Mohanty and GACL MD A M Tiwari, the Navaratna PSU said in a statement.
The capacity of the caustic soda plant will be 2.7 lakh tonnes per annum and that of the captive power plant will be 100 MW, it added.
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First Published: Jun 24 2015 | 2:57 PM IST

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