28 April 2016
ABOUT MONOCHLOROACETIC ACID (MCA)
MCA is an essential building block in the chemical industry
and is used in a wide variety of chemicals. For example,
AkzoNobel's customers use MCA to produce
* thickening agents for the food, oil, mining,
* personal care and detergent industries.
The product is also used in
* agrochemicals, adhesives, pharmaceuticals,
* thermo stabilizers, surfactants and cosmetics.
DETAILS
AkzoNobel and Atul have signed a Letter of Intent
to explore the feasibility of setting up
a manufacturing joint venture
for the production of monochloroacetic acid (MCA)
in India.
The two companies plan to install
a world scale MCA plant at Atul's facility in Gujarat,
subject to the necessary regulatory approvals,
building on Atul’s status as a leading supplier of
crop protection chemicals
(which uses MCA as a key raw material) and
AkzoNobel's leading global position in MCA,
with plants in
* the Netherlands, China, Japan and the US.
The intended joint venture will use
* chlorine and hydrogen manufactured by Atul
to produce MCA, taking advantage
of Atul's existing infrastructure and
* AkzoNobel's latest eco-friendly hydrogenation technology.
The proposed facility will mainly serve
the Indian MCA market, as well as
meeting the captive requirements of Atul.
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