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Empowering R&D

he world of analytical instruments, especially in India, has witnessed considerable transformation in the recent years. With emergence of disciplines such as genomics, proteomics and systems biology, the research procedure is no longer limited to study of only a few molecules, rather it demands simultaneous study of a number of these. In this context, the introduction of automated instrumentation, equipment and software has significantly impacted a lab’s ability to execute research and analysis. And, the results are apparent, ranging from an analytical testing lab to a materials lab or a lab focussed on primary research. Further, it has led to scientists turning to automated procedures that not only liberate them from routine tasks but also help save cost on R&D related expense. Beyond quality control to diagnosis and R&D, today, the analytical instruments are expected to shorten the time taken for analysis without compromising on the consistency and authenticity of results. Another key trend driving this industry is compliance with global regulatory requirements for managing data creation, storage and archival in a specific manner. Going forward, there will be need for software solutions to network with various technologies in the laboratory, irrespective of the make or

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vendor, with an objective to seamlessly interface with their enterprise software platforms. As far as India is concerned, the proposed ‘Technology parks’, which will be strategically located adjoining R&D institutions, can play a key role in making the country a global manufacturing hub for this sector. Of course, an exclusive funding system for instrumentation technology development and implementation as well as domain specific academic programmes will only add strength to it. For a detailed perspective on the analytical instruments landscape, turn to the ‘Sector Watch’ and ‘Market Scope’. Now, let us look at the specialty chemicals segment, where the market has undergone significant consolidation and restructuring over the past few months. Hopefully, these takeovers and mergers & acquisitions will aid the industry to consolidate and rationalise worldwide. From the viewpoint of the country’s stakes in it, India is increasingly being viewed as a strategic partner for global majors in specialty chemicals. The ‘Industry Update’ offers an insight into the changing scenario.

Editorial Advisory Board Pothen Paul Executive Chairman, Aker Powergas Pvt Ltd D P Misra Director, TCE Consulting Engineers Ltd and Former Director General, ICC P D Samudra Executive Director (Sales) & Member of the Board, Uhde India Ltd

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CONTENTS

LEADERS SPEAK “Asia will be a key driver of global growth” ...says, U Shekhar, Managing Director, Galaxy Surfactants Ltd

IN FOCUS Deepak Nitrite Ltd: The right chemistry of growth and diversification

SECTOR WATCH Indian analytical instruments market: Opening up a world of opportunities

MARKET SCOPE Lab automation: The future of analysis

INDUSTRY UPDATE Specialty chemicals: Making rapid strides

ENERGY MANAGEMENT Condensate recovery: Conserving energy, sustaining business Suhas C Mekhe, Head - SPES Division, Spirax Marshall, A Forbes Marshall Group Company

CORROSION CONTROL Desalination process: A challenge for corrosion engineers Prof A S Khanna and Garima Verma, Corrosion Science & Engineering Dept, IIT-Bombay Cover Image Courtesy: Agilent Technologies, Biotage, Perkin Elmer, Thermo Fisher and Waters

MANAGEMENT MANTRA Employee support: All about engagement and commitment Suresh Lulla, MD, Qimpro Consultants Pvt Ltd, Mumbai

TECH TRACK - AUTOMATION Safety system selection: Striking the right balance Courtesy: Rockwell Automation

CURTAIN RAISER ProMACH 2010: Technology forum for harnessing process efficiency

R EG U L A R S EC TI O N S Editorial .................................................... 13 National News ......................................... 16 World News............................................. 20 Tech Updates ........................................... 24 Project Updates ....................................... 26 Events Calendar ....................................... 66 Technology Transfer ................................. 68 Book Shelf ................................................ 70 Product Update........................................ 72 Product Inquiry ........................................ 83 Advertisement Inquiry.............................. 85 Product Index........................................... 87 Advertisers’ List ....................................... 88

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Highlights of Next Issue SECTOR WATCH

: Petrochemicals

INDUSTRY UPDATE

: Petroleum Refining

Note: stands for Indian rupee, $ stands for US dollar and £ stands for UK pound, unless mentioned otherwise

NATIONAL NEWS ACQUISITION

Dorf Ketal buys Vertec business of Johnson Matthey

Subodh Menon

Dorf Ketal Chemicals India Pvt Ltd, one of the leading specialty chemical companies, has acquired Johnson NEW REFINERY

HPCL plans to set up refinery on west coast State-run Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) plans to invest ` 15,000 crore to set up a 9 million tonne-a-year refinery on the west coast, possibly in Raigad district, Maharashtra. “The unit, called Maharashtra Refinery, would be completed within 48 months from the date of receiving GOVERNMENT POLICY

Stiff pollution rules for organic chemical makers

The organic chemical manufacturing industry may have to undergo a APPOINTMENT

C M Venkateshwaran re-elected as the Chairman of PPMAI The Process Plant & Machinery Association of India (PPMAI) has reelected C M Venkateswaran, Head - Pune Operations, Aker Solutions, as its Chairman for 2010-11. C E Fernandes, CMD, GEI Industrial Systems Ltd, and Shiv Shukla, President & CEO,

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Matthey’s Vertec Specialty Catalysts business through its subsidiary Dorf Ketal Chemicals AG. The deal size is estimated to be about ` 200 crore. Subodh Menon, Founder Director of Dorf Ketal commented, “This acquisition is another in a series that continues our commitment to rapid growth, and builds upon our expertise in organic based specialty chemical applications. Beginning next year, our customers will be served by a new, world-class manufacturing facility currently under construction

in Mundra, which would be the largest capacity plant in the world for manufacturing specialty catalysts.” Commenting on the acquisition, Sudhir Menon, Chairman & Managing Director, Dorf Ketal, said, “We look forward to welcoming Vertec customers to Dorf Ketal. Through this acquisition we continue to execute on our plans to assure that our customers will have the technology, quality, and assurance of supply they require to manage their business on a sustainable basis.”

all approval. We have sounded Maharashtra government for 2,5003,000 acres of land for the project,” said Arun Balakrishnan, Chairman and Managing Director, HPCL. “We face tremendous space constraint at our 6.5 million tonnea-year Mumbai refinery. A refinery of this size is spread over 2,000 acres of land but our refinery is spaced in just 350 acres. We feel in 5-10 years, the

space constraint will make the unit inefficient,” he added. The project may be funded in a debt-equity ratio of 2:1 or 2.5:1.

complete makeover to comply with the new standards on waste disposal. Strict guidelines have been put forward by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. “Earlier, the Ministry used to amend the Environment Protection Act for individual chemicals. Now it has brought out comprehensive guidelines for major chemical industries – dye, dyestuff, organic chemicals for better compliance,” said Ministry officials.

The new standards cover effluent and emission standards for all hazardous organics like nitrates, arsenic, cyanide, chromium, lead, copper, mercury, zinc, phenolics, etc and storm water treatment. All industrial units will have to comply with the norms for treating hazardous waste through incinerators immediately. For effluent treatment, time has been given till 2014.

Abener Engineering Pvt Ltd, were also re-elected as Deputy Chairmen for 2010-11. Venkateshwaran has been associated with the Aker Solutions Group, for the last 26 years. He heads the Pune operations of Aker Powergas and is responsible for the process & construction as well as the subsea oil & gas activities. In addition, he continues to play a role in promoting

C M Venkateshwaran

Indian industries for supplies to the Aker Group worldwide, as a part of the global supply management initiative. Venkateshwaran has been on the board of PPMAI for the past 5 years.

NATIONAL NEWS EVENT

Asia Coat+Ink Show to be held in Mumbai

The growth of the manufacturing industry in India is quite encouraging, so is that of the chemical sector. Even sectors like packaging and print media hold tremendous potential. Taking due cognisance of this fact, All India Printing Ink Manufacturers’ Association, in association with Koelnmesse YA Tradefair, is organising Asia Coat+Ink Show 2010 between NEW FACILITY

NLC Nalco opens new corporate office in India NLC Nalco recently opened a new corporate office and R&D facility in Pune. The $ 8.5 million, 60,000square foot facility will serve as the headquarters for sales, marketing and supply chain operations for NLC Nalco India Ltd as well as house a new, stateof-the-art innovation centre. WATER TREATMENT

Ion Exchange bags major projects

Ion Exchange recently bagged a contract from Gujarat Mineral Development FELICITATION

Uhde India receives EEPC Award Uhde India was once again feted by the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC), Western Region for excellent export performance, when it received the Silver Trophy in the Merchant Exporter – Engineering Services category for export performance in 2007-08.

September 30 - October 03 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. The exhibition will provide an important platform to all suppliers of pigments, resins, oils, chemicals, machinery & equipment and manufacturers of inks and coatings. Over 350 exhibitors are showcasing their products, equipment and technologies in the exhibition. There will be country pavilions from Germany, Taiwan, Korea, Sweden, China & France and the whole show is spread over an area of 20,000 sq m. The other attractions of the event are technical conference, recycling pavilion by Plastindia Foundation, international packaging summit etc. The show is

concurrently held with INDIAPACK 2010 and International Foodtec. Commenting on the event, Ashwani Pande, Managing Director, Koelnmesse YA Tradefair Pvt Ltd, said, “The responses to these events have been positive and enthusiastic. Of late, these events have become one of the most eagerly awaited packaging events.” In India, the ink industry is a high growth segment and grew by nearly 10 per cent during 2009 in volume and about 15 per cent in value term. “The event will bring in the latest raw materials, machinery designs, upcoming technologies etc for the industry,” said B S Kampani, President, All India Printing Ink Manufacturers’ Association.

“India, as the fifth largest economy in the world, is a critical part of our BRIC+ (Brazil, Russia, India, China and the Middle East) growth strategy,” said Erik Fyrwald, NLC Nalco Chairman and CEO. “The investments in India, both in terms of facilities like this and in hiring more people, are beginning to pay off, as we have seen strong sales growth and increased marketshare throughout the country.”

The Pune laboratory will employ more than 100 engineers and chemists, three quarters of whom will have advanced degrees. The Pune center will be under the leadership of R&D Director Dr Hari Reddy.

Corporation for sea water treatment plant at the 2 x 125 MW Akrimota Thermal Power Station. The contract includes pretreatment, sea water desalination, demineralisation and electro-chlorination plant. Also, the government-owned gas turbine power station has delegated Ion Exchange the Operation & Maintenance (O&M)

contract for complete water system treatment (Yamuna river) which includes pretreatment by chlorination, clarification and sand filtration followed by demineralisation. Another turnkey project undertaken by Ion Exhange is the O&M of the central utility complex at the manufacturing plant of General Motors India at Talegaon, Pune.

V K Joshi, Head - Marketing at Uhde India received the award on behalf of Uhde India Pvt Ltd (UIPL) at the hands of R Darda, Minister for Industries, Employment & Self-Employment, Government of Maharashtra. Uhde India has consistently recorded an impressive export performance, with an average annual export turnover

NLC Nalco officials at inauguration

Uhde officials receiving the award

of approximately 30 per cent of its total turnover.

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NATIONAL NEWS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Frost & Sullivan’s leadership summit held in Bengaluru

With the growing environmental concerns, the chemical industry is now looking at Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a need of the hour for a sustainable future, according to the participants at the PHOSPHATE

Paradeep Phosphates to set up new sulphuric acid plants Paradeep Phosphates Ltd (PPL) part of the KK Birla Group, will invest about ` 500 crore to set up new plants and undertake major expansion work over the next three years. “As per the plans, about ` 250 crore will be spent on setting up a new 2000-tonne-per-day sulphuric acid plant and a new gypsum pond at an investment of ` 100 crore, POLICY MATTER

Government mulls policy for chemical sector to woo investors

The government is planning to bring out a policy to attract investments JOINT VENTURE

Global major ASCO enters India The Mumbai-based Oil Field Warehouse & Services (OWS) has signed an agreement with European oil & gas logistics specialist ASCO to provide logistics solutions for the oil and gas industry. “The 50:50 joint venture between OWS and

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‘Growth, Innovation and Leadership (GIL) 2010, India Summit’ organised by Frost & Sullivan. Discussing various strategies, representatives from Tata Chemicals Ltd, Jubilant Organosys Ltd, Navin Fluorine International Ltd, Solaris Chemtech felt that sustainability needed to be a part of the company’s DNA and that it had to be a top driven approach. Not just meant to be a cheque book charity, the CSR activity needs to have a sustainable strategy towards people, planet and profits.

The session on ‘Top global mega trends and their implications for business, society and cultures’ discussed the trends in the chemicals and materials industry. According to the speakers, nanomaterials, smart materials and organic electronics are just some of the materials of the future that would help new product development impacting green building materials, fuel efficient vehicles and next-generation personal care products.

besides debottlenecking and upgrading the existing phosphoric acid plant by spending about ` 70 crore,” said S Nandurdikar, Managing Director, PPL. This apart, the company will set up a 20 MW captive cogeneration power plant. As part of a diversification programme, the company also plans to add some new items to its basket of products, including two new micro-nutrients and pesticides, Nadurdikar said.

“Accelerating the drive to expand its portfolio, PPL is also planning to introduce ammonia/urea, besides gearing up to set up a state-of-the-art soil testing laboratory in Bhubaneswar,” he informed.

in the chemical sector. “A task force has been constituted and a road map for the growth of the industry in the next 10 years is expected to be charted out shortly. The proposed chemical policy would be based on the recommendations made by the task force for the chemical industry to woo more investments in this sector,” said S C Gupta, Joint Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals.

He said the task force, which will be headed by Arun Maira, Member, Planning Commission will frame an achievable action plan for improving growth in the next 10 years in the chemical industry. “The task force will identity specific regions for the industry to spread across,” Gupta said. The industry has been growing at a rate of 8-10 per cent and the country stands sixth in the world in terms of the chemical sector

ASCO aims to provide qualified and professional services to the operators and contractors working in the Indian sub-continent,” the company said in its press release. The joint venture, christened OWSASCO Offshore Pvt Ltd, intends to professionalise all logistics, shore base and other support services in the oil & gas domain. Vinay Sharma, Managing

Director, OWS said, “Together, we will offer a host of services like shore management and marine management services to the sector.”

WORLD NEWS PRODUCT LAUNCH

Agilent’s new version of software claims to accelerate analytical chemistry workflows

CAPACITY EXPANSION

Evonik to expand production capacities in China Demand for triacetonamine derivatives (TAA) has been rising for several years. Evonik Industries is taking advantage of the economic opportunities and is expanding its production capacities for these special derivatives, in China. The foundations for a new plant will be laid as early as this year. Currently, Evonik produces the derivatives ACQUISITION

Vinyls Italia issues new invitation for acquisition bids

BUSINESS DIVESTMENT

AkzoNobel sells water treatment chemicals site in Sweden AkzoNobel subsidiary Eka Chemicals has agreed to divest its water treatment chemicals production activities located at Vetlanda, Sweden, to Feralco Nordic (Helsingborg, Sweden). The site is focussed on the production of

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Agilent Technologies Inc recently announced the release of its OpenLAB Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) version 4.1. The new version offers scientists in analytical research and development an optimised way to document and share experiments & results. It introduces experimental templates that enable scientists to create, share and reuse their own custom experiment views. The new flexible templates facilitate data entry by allowing scientists to view the experiment desktop as they

prefer. These templates can be designed for SOP-driven processes, increasing laboratory efficiencies. Agilent has also streamlined the analytical request workflow by reducing the number of steps between request and result, improving lab productivity. A specific analytical module has been added for documenting analytical methods, generating sequence files and capturing results. The new module facilitates report creation across one or more samples and techniques.

in a joint venture Evonik Tianda (Liaoyang) Chemical Additive Co Ltd at the Liaoyang site in northeastern China. The existing production capacities are to be moved within the Liaoyang region to the Aromatic Site (LAS), one of the country’s largest petrochemical sites. Full production is scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter of 2011. Apart from the plant in Liaoyang, Evonik has further production capacities at Marl Chemical Park in Germany.

The company is already one of the world’s leading suppliers of TAA derivatives. These are essential intermediates for the production of hindered amine light stabilisers (HALS). The stabilisers improve the properties of plastics that are subject to intensive light radiation.

The government-appointed commissars at Vinyls Italia (Porto Marghera, Italy), the producer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), currently in special administration, have issued a new invitation to tender for the acquisition of the company’s assets. Vinyls Italia is Italy’s only PVC producer. The invitation lists four business units (BU) for sale: a plant at Porto Marghera with capacity for 170,000 MT/year of

suspension PVC (S-PVC) and 270,000 mt/year of VCM; a site at Ravenna with a 140,000-MT/year S-PVC production unit; a site at Porto Torres, Sardinia that includes a 65,000-MT/year emulsion PVC plant and a 120,000-MT/year VCM plant; and a central office and laboratory facility at Porto Marghera. The facilities have 370 employees in total, and offers may be made for individual BUs.

polyaluminum chloride products, which are used in a number of flocculation applications for water treatment both, within the pulp & paper industry and in municipal water treatment plants. Water treatment chemicals have been produced at the site since 1987. “The experience of the Vetlanda employees in the processing of industrial side streams to produce high

performance products is of particular interest,” said Bo Blixt, Managing Director, Feralco Nordic.

WORLD NEWS PRODUCTION SHUTDOWN

A. Schulman to relocate masterbatches capacity from UK to Belgium and France

A. Schulman has decided to permanently close about 10,000 MT/year of masterbatches capacity at Crumlin (UK), and CAPACITY EXPANSION

Solvay hikes fluoroelastomer capacity in Italy Solvay has announced that its Solvay Solexis unit will invest $ 12.8 million to expand capacity for its peroxide curable (PC) fluoroelastomers at Spinetta Marengo, Italy to meet the growing demand. Completion of the expansion is scheduled for the first half of 2012. Demand for PC fluoroelastomers, sold under the Tecnoflon trademark, is growing rapidly, particularly in the automotive industry, informed the NEW FACILITY

Uhde Inventa-Fischer awarded nylon-6 plant contract in China

MARKET FORECAST

VCI lifts forecast for chemicals output in Germany German Chemical Industry Association (VCI), Frankfurt, has raised its full-year outlook for chemicals output following a strong performance by the industry in the second quarter. VCI increased its 2010 output growth forecast for Germany’s

transfer production to the company’s sites at Bornem (Belgium) and Givet (France). A. Schulman informed that several production lines will be shuttered at Crumlin with the loss of about 30 jobs. Bornem and Givet are more costefficient, higher-capacity locations for masterbatches, the company added. A. Schulman did not disclose the timing of relocation. “Our focus on continuous improvement and manufacturing redistribution is essential for enhancing

the competitiveness of our European operations,” said Bernard Rzepka, General Manager and COO-Europe, A. Schulman. The company stated that it would continue to enhance the capabilities of the Crumlin plant to produce smaller lots of colours and other specialty compounds for the local market. It has recently invested $ 1.2 million at Crumlin to build a versatile continuous mixer for specialised products.

company. These polymers are based on vinylidenefluoride, hexafluoropropylene, tetrafluoroethylene and a cure site monomer, have fluorine content of 67-70 per cent. They incorporate Solvay Solexis’ new polymerisation technology. They can withstand high temperatures and are resistant to chemicals, which make them suitable for low-emission and alternative fuel applications, such as biodiesel. They can also handle fuels, which contain methanol or ethanol, where their low permeability reduces fuel losses. PC fluoroelastomers are

also used in the aerospace, oil & gas extraction and in a variety of other applications, such as shaft seals, extrusion profiles, gaskets and O-rings. Solvay is the second largest maker of fluoroelastomers behind DuPont and ties for the second slot with Dyneon, a 3M company.

Uhde Inventa-Fischer has signed a contract with Hangzhou Hangding Nylon Tech Co, a subsidiary of Sanding Holding Group, to build a nylon-6 polymerisation plant. The facility will be built at Hangzhou City, China and produce 47,000 MT/year of textile grade nylon-6 chips for use by Hangding’s high-speed spinning plants. Uhde Inventa-Fischer’s scope of supply covers the licence, basic and

detailed engineering, supply of all the proprietary and key equipment items as well as supervision of construction & commissioning. Completion is planned for early 2012. Uhde Inventa-Fischer’s core competence is the design and construction of state-of-the-art polymerisation plants for producing polyesters & polyamides and also for polylactide.

chemical sector to 11 per cent from 8.5 per cent. The upgrade reflects strong demand, particularly in export markets. VCI also stated that the production of chemicals increased 14 per cent in Germany in the second quarter compared with the same period of 2009. Chemicals output increased 1.5 per cent compared with the previous quarter. VCI stated the improvement reflects some restocking by

customers, as well as strong exports and predicts that quarterly growth rates will be lower in the rest of 2010.

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WORLD NEWS ACQUISITION

AmerAlia aquires sodium bicarbonate producer Natural Soda Holdings

JOINT VENTURE

Novolyte and Korean firm create electrolyte JV Novolyte Technologies has signed a definitive agreement with specialty lithium salt company Foosung to form a joint venture, creating an integrated global producer of lithium battery electrolytes. Under the terms of the agreement, Foosung will supply its technology to Novolyte, invest approximately $ 30 million in the JV and contribute to a future lithium salt plant. Novolyte is contributing its energy storage business to the joint PRODUCTION HIKE

DuPont to double Solamet production

BIOFUELS PROJECT

Shell and Cosan sign binding deal for ethanol JV Shell has signed binding agreements with Cosan for a previously announced $ 12 billion ethanol and transportation fuel joint venture in Brazil. “The JV will be one of the world’s largest ethanol producers with an annual capacity of 2 billion litre and will sell about 18 billion litre of transportation fuel

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Natural resources developer AmerAlia has acquired Natural Soda Holdings Inc (NSHI). NSHI wholly owns the sodium bicarbonate producer Natural Soda Inc (NSI). NSI owns 9,543 acres of Federal sodium leases. The company produces and sells more than 100,000 MT of sodium bicarbonate each year.

“The acquisition fulfills our longstanding ambition to own, largely debt free, all of the water assets and the profitable sodium bicarbonate operations located in the Piceance Creek Basin in Northwest Colorado, held by NSHI and NSI,” said Bill Gunn, Chairman, AmerAlia.

venture. Novolyte, which manufactures electrolyte materials, solvents and other specialty chemicals, said the JV would retain the name Novolyte Technologies. However its solvents, phosphines, and custom manufacturing business would be renamed ‘Novolyte Peformance Materials’ and be run by its current management team. Foosung is the sole Korean producer and one of four global producers of high purity lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6), a specialty salt used in the manufacture of electrolytes.

“Novolyte is the only electrolyte business with a global manufacturing base having operations and technology centres in both North America & Asia and we will be the first global electrolyte producer which is backward integrated,” said Edward Frindt, CEO, Novolyte.

DuPont is planning to double the production capacity for its Solamet photovoltaic (PV) metallisation pastes, due to strong, continued growth in the solar energy industry and accelerated demand for new materials that enable higher efficiency PV cells. The planned capacity expansion of Solamet products for the PV industry involves DuPont Microcircuit Materials facilities at Dongguan, China; Taoyuan, Taiwan; and Manati, Puerto Rico. The expansion is expected to be

completed in 2011. “DuPont Solamet PV metallisation pastes are made from silver and other materials, which collect electricity, produced by the solar cell and transport it out of the cell. They play a critical role in how efficiently PV modules turn sunlight into electricity,” informed DuPont. According to the company, the capacity increase is consistent with the company’s expectation that its sales into PV applications will exceed $ 1 billion in 2011 and $ 2 billion by 2014.

throughout Brazil at 4,500 retail sites,” said Shell. “The proposed joint venture is set to pool our complementary businesses, enhance our growth prospects in ethanol production globally and support our growth platform for our retail and commercial fuels businesses in Brazil,” stated Mark Williams, Director, Shell Downstream. “Over the next 20 years, sustainable biofuels are one of the most realistic

commercial solutions to reduce CO2 emissions from transport,” he added.

TECH UPDATES

NORRES develops high-temperature hose for hazardous areas

Firms inch closer to commercialise bio-based chemicals

A hose needs to combine optimal flexibility with an ability to withstand the extreme conditions on the production line - especially when it is hot in the hazardous area. German firm NORRES Schlauchtechnik has developed CP VITON® 459 EL to cater to this scenario. The new suction and blast hose is ideally suited for transporting aggressive solids such as dust, powder and fibres or aggressive gaseous media like vapours and smoke. When abrasive solid materials are involved, friction between the material conveyed and the wall or friction within the medium can cause a build-up of electrostatic charge. Discharges capable of igniting the explosive mixtures of gas, vapour, mist and dust are one of the principal hazards associated with electrostatic charging. In all areas where this kind of hazard can exist, transport hoses are subjected to high dynamic stresses during the course of the process and therefore need to be particularly reliable. CP VITON® 459 EL has an electrically conductive wall as defined by TRBS 2153. It is recommended for transporting CP VITON® 459 EL combustible bulk materials.

Four green technology firms have taken significant steps to advance the production of renewable fuels and chemicals. Solazyme has raised $ 52 million to help it commercialise large-scale fermentation of algae-based oils for fuel and chemical production. Similarly, SG Biofuels is planning to build an R&D center in San Diego to further develop jatropha curcas, as a low-cost, sustainable oilseed source of diesel fuel, jet fuel, and chemical feedstocks. The firm’s molecular biologists will use the lab and a 42,000-sq-ft greenhouse to incorporate genetic traits into the shrub for enhanced yield and easy harvesting. Besides, Gevo and Cobalt Technologies are advancing bio-based butanol. Gevo has signed an agreement to acquire Agri-Energy’s ethanol facility in Luverne, the US. Gevo will retrofit the plant to produce isobutyl alcohol, which can be blended into gasoline or converted into isobutylene to make plastics. Cobalt Technologies has hired the engineering firm Fluor to provide construction services for the fermentation-based n-butyl alcohol plants it is planning.

Chlorine-free process to make phosphines

Franklin Miller develops Spiralift SC screenings conditioner

Chemists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a radical-based route to versatile organophosphorus compounds that avoids the use of toxic chlorine. If the method can be upgraded to a catalytic process and successfully scaled up, it could become a primary industrial route for producing phosphorus compounds. Phosphorus is at the heart of many chemicals such as pharmaceuticals, fertilisers and pesticides. Trialkyl- and triarylphosphines, used as reagents and catalyst ligands, are currently prepared by chlorinating white phosphorus (P4) to yield PCl3, which is then treated with a Grignard or lithium reagent with a harsh reducing agent. Chemists have been searching for a way to streamline this synthesis by making phosphines directly from P4 and bypassing Cl2. Brandi M Cossairt and Christopher C Cummins of MIT might have an answer in their general route to PR3 compounds that employs a titanium amide reducing reagent, Ti(NRR’)3, where R is tert-butyl and R’ is dimethylphenyl. In one experiment, they added PhBr to a mixture of P4 and the titanium amide in benzene solvent. The stoichiometric process generated triphenylphosphine in less than a minute at room temperature.

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Franklin Miller Inc has developed Spiralift SC screenings conditioner, which cleans, conditions, washes and compacts screenings. A high impact spray-wash zone adds high pressure washing in the drop area between the grinder and the auger. With this design, the output from the Spiralift SC is cleaner and more homogenous than ever. As the screenings are received from the bar screen in the SC hopper, they are finely ground by a heavy-duty Taskmaster grinder and spray washed. The solids then drop into a second washings zone for intensive washing under high pressure. They are transported to a powerful screw press where liquids and contaminants are drained and the solids are compacted. The cleaned solids are discharged out the unit’s ‘elephant trunk’ into a bin or container. The Spiralift SC is compact & freestanding and can be placed in tight plant locations. It can be installed behind a new mechanical bar screen or as a convenient retrofit to an existing installation.

TECH UPDATES

Porvair designs high temperature gas filtration & separation

Dry water may offer solution to global warming

Designed to provide high mechanical strength, Sinterflo metal filters from Porvair Filtration Group provide optimal performance with the lowest cost of ownership and long filter life for high temperature gas filtration applications. The need to maintain the cleanliness of gaseous process streams is vital. For power generation, oil refining, catalyst recovery or off gas vent emission control - Sinterflo metal filters uniquely combine high efficiency protection with rugged construction. Available in stainless steel, Hastelloy, Fe-Cr alloy and other materials, as sintered fibre, powder or mesh - Sinterflo filters offer superior performance compared to ceramic or alternative metallic structure elements. In rigorous tests, Sinterflo elements have been shown to withstand lengthy campaign duties and fluctuations in contaminant challenge and temperature (> 900ºC). The company claims that Sinterflo filter reduces maintenance costs as it is cleanable by pulse jet or backflushing. It is available in the form of single elements and complex systems including cyclones, pre-filters, main filters and associated cleaning processes.

Dry water, which resembles powdered sugar, could provide a new way to absorb and store carbon dioxide, the major greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. The powder shows bright promise for a number of other usages. It may, for instance, be a greener, more energy-efficient way of jump-starting the chemical reactions used to make hundreds of consumer products. Dry water also could provide a safer way to store and transport potentially harmful industrial materials. “There is nothing else quite like it. Hopefully, we may see ‘dry water’ making waves in the future,” said Ben Carter, Researcher for Study Leader Professor Andrew Cooper. One of the most recent applications involves using dry water as a storage material for gases, including carbon dioxide. In laboratory-scale research, Cooper and co-workers found that dry water absorbed over three times as much carbon dioxide as ordinary, uncombined water and silica. This ability to absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide gas as a hydrate could make it useful in helping to reduce global warming, the scientists suggested.

Rockwell expands capabilities of ERP software to improve efficiency

Sparta Systems creates quality management software for SMEs

Rockwell Automation has extended the capabilities of its Rockwell Software industry solutions with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Integration Gateway application. The application allows plants to more easily & cost-effectively exchange transactions and execute business processes across plant-floor and business systems, in real-time. This exchange is a critical component in achieving demand-driven, agile manufacturing and the ability to deliver a perfect order. The robust and expandable architecture of the ERP Integration Gateway allows for exchange of common types of information required for agile manufacturing, such as quality, order planning and scheduling, as well as accounting of production costs and material usage. The ability to exchange quality information between manufacturing and business systems provides a number of benefits, including fewer deviations and exceptions, lower cost of quality and compliance, and faster release of finished goods, which helps improve customer satisfaction. The integration of order planning and scheduling also helps manufacturers improve on-time delivery, supply chain efficiencies, and resource utilisation.

Emerging companies have the same rigorous quality and regulatory requirements as multi-billion dollar organisations, but do not have the same resources and budget. They face growing pressure to maintain the highest level of quality in every facet of their operations and must maintain compliance with a growing list of regulations. Leveraging more than fifteen years of industry expertise, Sparta Systems has developed a turnkey solution, TrackWise SelectStart, with a dedicated support team to help small and medium sized companies quickly and affordably deploy a quality management solution. TrackWise SelectStart delivers a preconfigured solution that meets the quality and compliance needs of emerging companies. Combining the strength of the company’s experience and the breadth of the TrackWise solution, SelectStart helps companies jumpstart or expand their quality management implementations with an affordable, easy to deploy solution. With every TrackWise SelectStart solution package, a variety of pre-configured processes are available.

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New projects and expansion activities are the barometers of industrial growth. These also present business opportunities to service providers like consultants, contractors, plant & equipment suppliers and others down the value chain. This feature will keep you updated with vital information regarding new projects and capacity expansions being planned by companies in the chemical and allied industries. Vikhroli, Mumbai 400 079 Tel: 022-2518 8010/8020/8030 Fax: 022-2518 8074 Email: corpcomm@godrej.com

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set up a plant for manufacturing digital ink, ultra-violet ink, offset printing ink and ink concentrates. It will invest ` 24 crore for the project.

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Kolkata-based Maithan Alloys plans to invest ` 250 crore to set up a ferro alloys plant at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The project, coming up in a special economic zone, is expected to double the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total capacity by 1.2 lakh tonne and scheduled for completion in June 2011. The company has applied for mines in Visakhapatnam. It is on of the company is one of the largest producers of manganese alloys and has extended beyond commodity grades to specialised grades.

Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

Para amino phenol

Project cost ` 24 crore

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Ferro alloys

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Contact details: Tirupati Inks Ltd A-1/33, Dada Nagar Kanpur 208 022 Uttar Pradesh Tel: 0512-221 6926, 222 3024 Fax: 0512-223 4201 Email: info@tirupatiinks.com

Visakhapatnam

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Oleochemical

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Godrej Industries Ltd Project Type

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` 250 crore

Project news Contact details: Maithan Alloys Ltd Village Debipur, Kalyanswari Burdwan, West Bengal Tel: 0341-252 2994/1300 Fax: 0341-252 1303 Email: mal@sancharnet.in

Godrej Industries Ltd is planning to invest ` 1.5 billion over the next three years to expand its chemical manufacturing capacity. These will be new plants manufacturing oleochemicals, which are made from vegetable oils.

Project location Maharashtra

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` 1.5 billion

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Project news Tirupati Inks is setting up a greenfield manufacturing facility at industrial area in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. As part of the plan, it proposes to

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Contact details: Godrej Industries Ltd Pirojshanagar Eastern Express Highway

Vinati Organics Ltd, the Mumbai-based speciality chemicals company, has decided to set up a new para amino phenol (PAP) manufacturing facility in Gujarat. The plant will have a capacity of 20,000 to 30,000 tpa and will be built at a cost of ` 200-250 crore. The company has already invested around ` 4 crore on R&D and hopes to complete the pilot trials by October this year. If the trials are successful and project is approved, it would take another 18 months to set up the plant.

Project location Ankleshwar or Jhagadia

Project cost ` 250 crore

Implementation stage Planning Contact details: Vinati Organics Ltd Shiv Ashish Complex, 2nd Floor Andheri Kurla Road, Saki Naka Mumbai 400 072 Tel: 022-4201 4444 Fax: 022-2851 0729, 4201 4438 Email: vinati@vinatiorganics.com Phthalic anhydride

IG Petrochemicals Project Type Expansion

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Project news IG Petrochemicals is planning to increase its phthalic anhydride (PA) capacity by 50,000 tonne at its existing facility. The company has a total capacity of 1,10,000 Tonne Per Annum (TPA). The feasibility study is currently on for the project and the project will take about 16-18 months to complete.

17, Jamshedji Tata Road Mumbai 400 020 Tel: 022-2286 3900 Fax: 022-2287 2992 Email: corphqo@hpcl.co.in Specialty chemical

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Raigad, Maharashtra

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SRF Ltd is working on investment plans of around of ` 1,000 crore, spread over the next four years, on a new plant at Dahej in Gujarat. This would produce mostly fluorine-based specialty chemicals for use as intermediates in the manufacturing of pesticides and drugs for customers in Europe, Japan and the US.

` 400-450 crore

Implementation stage Planning Contact details: IG Petrochemicals Ltd 401/402 Raheja Centre Free Press Journal Marg, 214 Nariman Point Mumbai 400 021 Tel: 022-3028 6100 Fax: 022-2204 0747 Emaii: igpetro@vsnl.com

Project location Dahej, Gujarat

Project cost ` 1,000 crore

Implementation stage Planning

Refinery

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd Project Type New facility

Project news Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) is planning to invest ` 30,000 crore to set up a 15-16 million tonne-a-year refinery on the west coast. The new refinery is likely to be located in the Raigad district of Maharashtra.

Contact details: SRF Ltd Block C, Sector 45 Gurgaon 122 003 Tel: 0124-435 4400 Fax: 0124-435 4500 Email: shyam.gupta@srf.com

Project cost ` 500 crore

Implementation stage Planning Contact details: Paradeep Phosphates Ltd Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Marg Bhubaneswar 751 001 Tel: 0674-239 3931 Fax: 0674-239 2631/1669 Email: connect@paraphos.com Synthetic rubber

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd Project Type New facility

Project news Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) and its partners Marubeni Corp and Taiwanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TSRC Corp will invest ` 900 crore in setting up a unit to manufacture synthetic rubber for tyres. The three will build a plant at Panipat in Haryana by September 2012 to manufacture 1,20,000 Tonne Per Annum (TPA) synthetic rubber from butadiene. The plant has been planned to benefit from the rising auto demand in India. The SBR would produce high-quality synthetic rubber used in the manufacturing of automotive tyres, conveyors and fan belts.

Project location Sulphuric acid

Panipat, Haryana

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New facility

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Project location

Project news

Planning

Raigad, Maharashtra

Paradeep Phosphates Ltd mulls an investment of ` 500 crore to set up new plants and undertake major expansion work over the next three years. The company will invest ` 250 crore to set up a new 2000 tonne per day capacity sulphuric acid plant.

Project cost ` 30,000 crore

Implementation stage Planning Contact details: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd Petroleum House

Project location Bhubaneswar

` 900 crore

Contact details: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd Indian Oil Bhavan G-9, Ali Yavar Jung Marg Bandra (East), Mumbai 400 051 Tel: 022-2642 7363, 2644 7528 Fax: 022-2644 3880 Email: kgwalani@indianoil.co.in

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LEADERS SPEAK

“Asia will be a key driver of global growth” …says U Shekhar, Managing Director, Galaxy Surfactants Ltd. With a B Tech in Chemical Engineering from ICT (formerly UDCT, Mumbai) followed by a management degree from IIM-Calcutta, he is the driving force behind the success story of Galaxy Surfactants. In conversation with Prasenjit Chakraborty and Mahua Roy, he talks about the ever-evolving surfactants industry and growth drivers for Galaxy Surfactants.

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Unique and distinct features of surfactants industry… Surfactants find application in a broad spectrum of industries such as home & personal care, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, paints, pigments, textiles, oil drilling and fire fighting. These have unique properties that help deliver unique benefits. We operate in home personal care (HPC) industry, which includes products for personal wash, fabric care, haircare, oral care and skin care. The uniqueness of the surfactants industry lies in the fact that it complements the growth in population and the affordability of the masses in terms of its income. The needs of this industry are continuously evolving, in terms of superior, economical as well as environmentfriendly products. Thus, it needs to introduce several innovations to be able to sustain, grow and evolve. This distinguishes the surfactant industry from any other chemical industry. As most of the products of the HPC industry like soaps, shampoos, toothpastes, etc meet the everyday needs of the people, hence the demand is non-cyclical. This is a unique characteristic of this industry, which has facilitated a high degree of innovation in end-products. HPC market has been growing at 3-4 per cent globally, and in India, it is developing at over 10 per cent in the last four years. In fact, the growth rate in the recent years has been as high as 10-14 per cent. The growth rate of HPC products in the BRIC countries is encouraging too. Besides, countries in the Middle East are emerging economies, where a growth rate of around 10 per cent has been registered.

Post-economic downturn scenario… This industry has been characterised by a stable and steady growth. So, even during the economic downturn of the recent past, the industry saw a decline for only about three months. Moreover, it was in terms of inventory corrections, and not due to any fall in consumption or demand. However, since the first quarter of 2009, consumption and demand have surged. Growth in BRIC countries was registered in double digits even during 2008-09.

Major trends and growth drivers… In the HPC industry, aspirations of well-being and grooming, coupled with an increase in income, have been the demand drivers. In the 80s and 90s, the hair care segment centred mainly on cleansing and conditioning. This evolved to focussing on ‘mildness’ and ‘natural’ ingredients in the early 2000s. Today, this segment launches targeted products for colour/texturespecific hair. In oral care, improved education has led to oral hygiene and with economy brands introduced

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The surfactant industry is growing in line with the HPC sector. With the Indian market growing at double-digit rate, consumers’ expectations will increase as well. They will be more demanding and there is a need to keep up the momentum for innovations. in this category, has led to growth and higher penetration across the country. The focus has shifted from anti cavity to whitening, and today improved versions of the same called ‘oxy-‘ derivatives are available. Similarly, skin care has evolved from cleansing to anti ageing products and today innovative variations of anti ageing/sun tans are available. Most of these trends originate internationally and depending on the price/value, they reach the developing nations. The need for mild (soft, less toxic to skin, suitable for everyday use) products is increasing. Two-three decades back, one used to apply shampoo maybe once a week; today it is used once a day. These ingredients must contain the ‘green’ factor, ie, they need to be environment-friendly products, derived mainly from vegetable sources. Hence, most of our products are vegetable oil-based. Further, ‘green’ is not only about the raw material but also, the entire chain, from the raw material to the end-product, ie, the products have to meet the needs of energy and environment conservation.

Business dynamics in India and Asia… Asia will be the key driver of global growth. In the recent years, most of its economies have performed well. They have had their record GDP growth of up to 10 per cent. This growth has propelled the aspiration

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of health, well-being and grooming. In addition, India has the largest percentage of youth population. Sectors of HPC such as hair care, skin care, fabric care and oral care have registered good growth. And, in line with these peer industries, the surfactant industry is flourishing as well.

New trends in manufacturing technology… To cater to new trends in manufacturing technology in emerging markets like India, there has to be a rethinking of value proposition. To serve majority of the ‘emerging market consumer’, the manufacturer needs to design products tailored to the specific needs of the consumers. Managing efficiencies for smaller sizes, offering a range of differentiated products using the same machinery, etc constitute new trends in manufacturing technology. Manufacturing technologies have to focus more on ‘concentrated’ products. This is where the marketing campaigns of such products are to be directed. For example, these days the advertisements on detergents stress on the usage of only 1-2 spoons. So, it all depends on how we pack more power into a product. The evolution of the HPC industry demands continuous improvement in terms of quality of the surfactant. The focus should be on reducing the level of impurity. Regulations are becoming more stringent. People are becoming more environmentally aware. This means the focus should be on zero emissions/discharge, whether it is to the environment or towards water bodies. The aim should be to reduce the carbon footprint. Continuous evolution puts more demand. Thus, surfactant manufacturers are introducing more synergistic surfactants. For promoting mildness and ‘green’ chemicals, we have introduced a particular

class of surfactants - amino acid surfactants - which are mild. Such mild and green chemicals can be the future of surfactants in the personal care industry.

Key steps taken by Galaxy to ensure growth and success… We have consistently built strong, nurturing relationships, which enable us to respond to the evolving needs of our customers. When it comes to innovation, we concentrate on how fast/well we respond to the same with products and solutions, which meet the evolving/developing/changing needs of our customers. Our quality system is set to global standards so as to compete globally. The emphasis is not only on improvement, but also on sustainability. TPM (Total Productivity Management), which we adopted a decade ago, significantly contributed to the continuous improvement and sustainability in whatever we stand for and offer. Our aim is to help our customers by supplying new and innovative products. We continue to bring innovations in the market to develop new chemistries and optimised formulations that will allow customers to save time & money and reduce waste, without compromising on performance. Our consistent performance in the above areas has enabled us to hold the leadership position, and thereby aggressively compete in the global markets.

Future outlook… The future looks optimistic. The surfactant industry is growing in line with the HPC sector. With the Indian market growing at double-digit rate, consumers’ expectations will increase as well. They will be more demanding and there is a need to keep up the momentum for innovations. We need to enter into more markets and penetrate deeper into the existing ones.

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Deepak Nitrite Ltd

The right chemistry of growth and diversification

Entrance of Nandesari Plant

t is often said that one who thinks ahead, stays ahead. This holds true for the Pune-based DNL. The journey of the company began in 1970, with the manufacturing of sodium nitrite. During those years, import was the only option for the country in the case of sodium nitrite. Today, DNL is regarded among the top three global suppliers of products like xylidines, cumidines, oximes and is one of the market leaders in India manufacturing sodium nitrite/nitrate & nitrotoluenes. Currently, DNL’s principal activity is manufacturing basic and intermediate chemicals. These chemicals are used in manufacturing products such as colourants, imaging chemicals, agrochemical, pharmaceutical & rubber chemical intermediates, chemicals for refineries, cosmetics, etc. The company operates in three segments - inorganic intermediates, organic intermediates and fine & specialty chemicals. The inorganic intermediates segment includes manufacturing & sale of sodium nitrate and

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Winds of change are blowing through the international business scenario. There has been a gradual shift in the global manufacturing epicentre from developed economies to the developing ones. Taking due cognisance of the fact, Deepak Nitrite Ltd (DNL) has taken several steps such as introducing new products, investing in R&D and focussing on expansion plans. With these steps, DNL is all set to consolidate its position further in domestic as well as export markets. Prasenjit Chakraborty unravels the success story of DNL…

sodium nitrite. Similarly, organic intermediates segment comprises manufacturing and sale of nitro chlorobenzenes, nitrotoluenes, para cumidine and xylidines. The fine and specialty chemicals consist of sale of low-volume and knowledge-intensive products.

New products Launching new products has been a regular activity at DNL. The decades of experience has pushed the company to a niche position in the market. In this direction, DNL has entered into manufacturing special ecofriendly fuel additives and other high-value specialty products for niche markets, for which it anticipates growing worldwide demand. “These eco-friendly fuel additives enhance the quality & efficiency of fuels and serve as anti-oxidising agents, which improve the performance of gasoline, diesel, aviation turbine fuel, lubricants, etc,” says Umesh Asaikar, CEO, DNL. He further adds that the fuel additives segment is expected to become a $ 1.2 billion industry by 2012 in the US

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alone. The company expects to add around 15 per cent revenue aided by the fuel additives segment, which forms a critical part of its future growth potential.

Research & development DNL maintains a steadfast focus on its R&D activities. The company strongly believes that R&D initiatives can be instrumental in identifying applications, processes or new products, which will enable it to differentiate itself from the competitors. “We have extensively invested in R&D infrastructure & personnel and have developed & test-marketed many products during the year,” reveals D C Mehta, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, DNL. Increasing focus on R&D has helped the company in many ways, as it has enhanced its competitiveness in the production of fuel additives through its ability to improve the overall

manufacturing process. “This was possible through our R&D initiatives, which have helped increase efficiency and reduce wastage, resulting in improvement of the overall process,” states Mehta. Further, it has also introduced a new range of xylidines, which has applications in the agrochemical and pharmaceutical segments. DNL invests over 1 per cent of its revenue in R&D. The Indian government has approved the R&D facility at Pune. It has advanced facilities for testing new technologies and products. “Our R&D comprises highly skilled and experienced technical manpower consisting of 50 postgraduates in science and nine PhDs,” claims Mehta.

Leadership position As claimed by DNL, it is India’s largest producer of sodium nitrite, by the ammonia oxidation process. Sodium

D C Mehta Vice Chairman & Managing Director

The Dahej site is ideal for strategic reasons as it provides us opportunities to supply products to both Indian as well as international markets. Moreover, the site is within the chemical hub and will have benefits of easy availability of raw materials, with several related industries located nearby. nitrite also forms raw material for several other value-added products manufactured by the company such as hydroxylamine derivatives, oximes, alkylated hydroxylamine and a rubberblowing agent. “We are the market leader for sodium nitrite products in India and our marketshare is around 65 per cent,” says Mehta.

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Aerial view of Nandesari Plant

Similarly, in the organic intermediate sector, it has a substantial marketshare in nitrotoluene business in India. “We are the global leader in xylidine & cumidine production,” claims Mehta. In fine & specialty business, DNL is among the top three players globally in colour intermediate and oxime production. It has also created a niche position in various product categories in these segments. Today, its client list includes Sygenta Global, Bayer Crop Science, BASF, Kemira, Lanxess, Clariant, Isochem, Lonza, Sun Chemical, etc.

Export DNL’s exports constitute 50 per cent of its total revenue, and efforts are on to augment it further. “We are strengthening our relationship with different customers in the export market and our product is increasingly gaining recognition due to superior quality,” claims Mehta. From the total exports, 70 per cent reaches Europe and the rest to Japan, Korea, China and the US. In the recent past, DNL has increased its focus (export) particularly on China and the US markets. “We are one of the few companies, which compete with Chinese products in China.” asserts Mehta.

Safety, health & environment Safety is one of the most important aspects in chemical production. Taking

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Nitroaromatics Plant

this into account, DNL maintains the highest standards at all its plants and facilities. In addition, there is a significant focus on pollution control, treatment of effluents and compliance with stringent environmental norms. There is also emphasis on the wellbeing of employees. Their health is continuously monitored. Environment improvement measures in and around the plant area have been given due care and attention. “The

Acquisition history Sahyadri Dyestuffs & Chemicals (1984): Entry into production of range of intermediates for colourants and imaging chemicals Aryan Pesticides (2000): Forward integration into xylidines, cumidines & nitro chlorobenzene DASDA Business of Vasant Chemicals (2006): DNL was a leading supplier of nitrotolune to Vasant Chemicals and this acquisition helped it to forwardintegrate its operations to include the DASDA business

safety of our plant and people is top priority for us. We comply with all rules and regulations prescribed by the government,” says Mehta.

Capacity expansion DNL has undertaken de-bottlenecking initiatives to optimise its current production capacity. Plans are also

afoot to expand the capacity at its four existing plants in India. This step is in anticipation of growth opportunities from a buoyant demand scenario from Asia as well as global markets. DNL’s proposed capacity expansion at Dahej, Gujarat, is a case in this direction. “Our proposed capacity expansion at the greenfield project at Dahej is on the anvil,” says an elated Mehta. Dahej is strategically located, and expansion of the plant will immensely benefit DNL. “The Dahej site is ideal for strategic reasons as it provides us opportunities to supply products to both Indian as well as international markets. Moreover, the site is within the chemical hub and will have benefits of easy availability of raw materials, with several related industries located nearby,” points out Mehta. In this direction, DNL has already acquired 60 acre of land, and will be investing around ` 225 crore in phases. The plant will incorporate the latest technologies and production methodologies to further increase its efficiency. “One of the most important lessons of the worldwide economic downturn is that only those companies shall bounce back rapidly which anticipate market changes, identify new markets, diversify their product portfolio and optimise their capacities. We have implemented some prudent steps in this direction to ensure a sound growth,” concludes Mehta.

SECTOR WATCH

Indian analytical instruments market

Opening up a world of opportunities The analytical instruments industry is driven by a variety of factors that have propelled it to a $ 37 billion market globally in 2009. Segments such as pharma, clinical research, chemical, etc and initiatives taken by government & educational institutions, have paved way for the industry to a significant ascent. Mahua Roy provides an insight into this industry, weighing various factors that have and will make the ‘Made-in-India’ brand a respected entity, globally. Courtesy: Agilent Technologies, Biotage, Perkin Elmer, Thermo Fisher and Waters

ast, accurate, precise - these three words drive the analytical instruments manufacturing industry. From quality control to diagnosis and R&D, analytical instruments form a pivotal part of the chemical industry. Today, the focus is more on shortening the time taken for analysis without compromising on the consistency and authenticity of results. The global analytical instruments industry is expected to grow at around 4 per cent through 2012. In India, the market for analytical instruments is estimated to be at $ 1 billion. Although a meagre percentage of the global trade, Indian analytical instrument sector, considered to be one of the key markets in the world, is expected to show Compounded Average Growth Rate (CAGR) of 17 per cent in the near future.

Opportunities in India India inherently provides a plethora of opportunities for analytical instrument

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manufacturers as the country is home to a number of end-user segments for analytical instrumentation. In the recent years, factors like government’s initiatives to encourage R&D, emergence of India as a preferable location for MNCs to set up production facilities etc, have propelled growth of various segments. This in turn has led to an increase in demand for analytical instruments. “Worldwide, major growth for instrumentation has been registered in the Asian market. The end-user segments here utilise low-cost technologies. The industry in India has the capability of manufacturing low-cost instruments suitable for these markets, hence there is a huge potential for export market as well,” opines Ramesh Datla, Managing Director, ELICO Ltd. To propel the growth of this industry, Indian Analytical Instruments Association (IAIA) has taken various initiatives. Elaborates S Thyagarajan, President, IAIA, “A few companies have been exporting to the SAARC

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countries and few developed markets. A few players have tied up with global giants to take up manufacturing. IAIA is supporting the efforts of the local manufacturers through participation in trade shows such as Pittcon, Arablab and Analytica, and we see an increased involvement among the stakeholders. This is likely to provide opportunities for manufacturing of advanced and high-end products as well.” Biotechnology, coupled with the budding sectors of nanotechnology and proteomics is driving this sector ahead. The rise in sales of instruments in the pharmaceutical market is also being driven by the country’s increasing popularity as a location for contract research and clinical trials. Besides, the infrastructure boom perceives a rising demand for cement and steel, thereby fuelling the need for analytical instruments specific to this field.

Products in demand A rich pool of scientific minds and subsequent R&D has attracted the world’s key players who have been pumping investments into the country. This has thereby benefitted the analytical instrument manufacturing companies, making India among the fastest-growing markets. “Today, the opportunity for instrumentation in the Indian market is huge, as the GDP is growing at 7-8 per cent; the

Ramesh Datla Managing Director, ELICO Ltd

Worldwide, major growth for instrumentation has been registered in the Asian market. The end-user segments here utilise low-cost technologies. India has the capability of manufacturing low-cost instruments suitable for these markets, hence there is a huge potential for export market.

requirement of instrumentation in various segments is also increasing. The trend will continue along with the GDP,” avers Datla. MNCs are increasingly looking at taking advantage of the cost savings in manufacturing and product development that the country offers. Global players like ThermoElectron, PerkinElmer, Agilent Tehnologies, etc, with their state-of-the-art application centres in India, are already making their presence felt. Speaking about some of the emerging trends in the industry, Sanjeev Dhar, Country Operations Manager, Agilent Technologies (India) Pvt Ltd, says, “Tools based on separation technology, mainly High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gas Chromatography (GC) are in great demand, along with compound characterisation tools based on Mass Spectrometry (MS), GC-MS, LC-MS, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) and GC-MS/ MS. Other measurement tools, which have high-growth potential are Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), bioanalysers, scanners, Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS), UV-Visible Spectroscopy (UV-VIS), Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopy (FT-IR), etc. He adds, “Customers will also look for software solutions to network with various technologies in their laboratory irrespective of the make or vendor, with a goal to integrate to their enterprise software platforms. This is being driven by regulatory requirements for managing data creation, storage and archiving it in a compliant way.”

India: A manufacturing hub? Most MNCs agree that intellectual property is better protected in India today. To capitalise and make the most of this opinion, the infrastructural, procedural and logistical issues, etc need to be addressed so that MNCs find it cost-effective to term the country as a manufacturing hub. Given

S Thyagarajan President, Indian Analytical Instruments Association

Analytical instrument manufacturing is a technologyintensive area encompassing a wide variety of disciplines. Currently, it is at a nascent stage. We need to focus on designing technologies and manufacturing products suitable for the domestic market. our large base of manpower, in terms of number and talent, low manpower costs compared to the developed countries, and IT prowess, some of the MNCs in various segments are already outsourcing and setting up their R&D activities in India. This will generate the need for analytical instruments in the country. Hence, India can emerge as a manufacturing base for analytical instruments. To cite an example, Millipore Corporation has established a facility at Bengaluru to cater to its global manufacturing requirements. However, to achieve the status of a manufacturing hub, India needs to overcome a few hurdles. “There are a few essentials for any country to become a manufacturing hub for global outsourcing. First is the availability of technical manpower at low costs; second, capability to manufacture various parts and sub assemblies with a global mindset of quality manufacturing systems & processes; third, favourable government policies and support to such industries. As far as technical manpower is concerned, this is probably the easier part; however there could be some challenge on the second and third,” states Dhar. He further adds, “Availability of small industries to manufacture worldclass parts and components requires the next level of sourcing industries. So, the whole ecosystem has to exist

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to support the main industry. Also, analytical instruments industry is still minuscule as compared to sectors like automobile, chemical, drug, petrochemical, etc. Hence it will be a while before this sector attracts a complete attention and focus from the government.” When it comes to the indigenous instrumentation industry, the challenges are yet to be addressed. “There are a limited number of companies in India that manufacture analytical instruments. The challenge before them is technology. If these manufacturers can invest in R&D & product development and come out with cost-effective solutions, they would be able to pose a challenge to the MNCs,” states Gautam Rajan, Managing Director, Marsap Services Pvt Ltd.

Industry-academia partnership According to Rajan, “The government should create programmes to assist Indian companies in developing technologies and encourage collaborations with government research institutes or IITs/ IISc for using their skills and facilities to assist in developing new products/ technologies.” The industry in India has not made any fruitful effort yet for international brand building of indigenous instruments. Most of the

project proposals for the development of instruments are submitted by the academia. In this scenario, if industryacademia partnership is encouraged, it could give a boost to the indigenous industry. The government sponsored labs or research institutes can entrust Indian companies to develop and fabricate critical components needed by them. This will help the participating companies, apart from financial benefits, enrich their expertise and skills. Also, after the design of a required instrument, these companies can even consider outsourcing the fabrication of the same. As a result, the company will recover its investment, and the laboratories will not have to create infrastructure for the manufacturing. “Instrumentation being a multidisciplinary sector, involving electronics, mechanics, sensors, materials, optics, etc requires expertise in these areas. Creating ‘centres of excellence’ in universities and CSIR laboratories could help the industry in India interact & partner with these institutions and develop competitive products. Encouraging R&D by increasing funding for technologies relevant to the Indian context can be a solution. Also, human resource development is the key. Universities offering instrumentation programmes - at Masters and Doctorate level - should increase,” opines Datla.

Going forward Gautam Rajan Managing Director, Marsap Services Pvt Ltd

The government should create programmes to assist Indian companies in developing technologies and encourage collaborations with government research institutes or IITs/IISc for using their skills and facilities to assist in developing new products/technologies.

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Each industry needs support from the government in order to succeed and make its mark in the country. Proactive schemes and initiatives by the government can help provide a thrust to this emerging industry. “The government can facilitate transfer of technologies; promote indigenous R&D for development of products, which can be used locally and on a global scale; and also offer incentives for manufacturing of analytical instruments. The biotech parks in some states could be utilised to create special economic zones specifically to target the analytical instrumentation manufacturers

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through fiscal incentives. Also, the government can support indigenous R&D through its vast network of research establishments and continue to strengthen academia-industry collaboration,” says Thyagarajan. The ‘technology parks’ as mentioned, could be strategically located adjoining R&D institutions, where industries could be invited to set up their enterprises. The government needs to propel this industry by providing encouraging benefits like setting up of a separate fund for instrumentation technology development and implementation. This fund could thereby be utilised for providing tax credits to the industry that absorbs indigenous instrumentation technology. It can also be used to promote such industries in exhibitions abroad. “Analytical instrument manufacturing is a niche technology-intensive area encompassing a wide variety of disciplines. Currently, it is at a nascent stage. We need to focus on designing technologies and manufacturing products suitable for the domestic market. We need a paradigm shift from manufacturing cheaper versions to improved versions. Price reduction along with improvement in quality will add value in building brands,” concludes Thyagarajan.

MARKET SCOPE

Lab automation

The future of analysis

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Theoretically, analytical chemistry is the study of separation, identification and quantification of chemical components of natural & artificial materials. When combined with advanced techniques, this vital branch is all set to undergo revolutionary changes. Mahua Roy highlights two such emerging trends - lab automation and Process Analytical Technology (PAT) - which are poised to lay the foundation of development in the field of analysis.

he introduction of automated instrumentation, equipment and software has had a major impact on a labâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to carry out work, whether in an analytical testing lab, a materials lab, or a lab focussed on primary research. To aid testing and monitoring operations, automation in analysis is proving to be an emerging trend.

Lab automation For obvious reasons of better precision and accuracy, scientists and quality controllers are turning to automation. With rising costs of running a laboratory and the lack of availability of skilled labour, end-users of analytical instrumentation are looking to increase the levels of automation to reduce the number of people performing repetitive tasks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Faster, better, smaller and cheaper - these are the driving factors behind any product or technological innovations these days. As regulatory controls are on the rise, with greater focus on cost control and improving productivity, major analytical instrument manufacturing companies are focussing on meeting these demands posed by their customers,â&#x20AC;? says K Venugopal, President, Waters India.

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In the past five-six years, emergence of disciplines such as genomics, proteomics and systems biology has changed the research procedure of science by allowing researchers to study a number of molecules simultaneously, rather than just a few. This has led to the creation of a huge number of new potential drug targets and enormous amount of data describing them. Such developments have encouraged scientists to turn to automated procedures that liberate them from routine tasks and also help cut the cost of R&D.

Industrial pharmacy & pharmaceutical

Regulatory reform

PAT

Process analytical Manufacturing science chemistry

Figure 1: Impact of PAT

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Technologists are pushing lab automation technology into academic laboratories as well. Universities in the US like Purdue, Keck Graduate, National Institute of Health (NIH), etc are even offering specialised courses on lab automation/informatics. This shows how fast this trend is catching up.

hundred samples or bigger robotic tools for few thousand others of different volumes. However, it will take another 23 years before growth in lab automation products market is registered. It is both, due to the awareness as well as the need to increase lab productivity.”

Real-time analysis Automated gains Lab automation tools are also easy-to-use and cost-effective, which is but obvious as it allows sample sizes to be as low as 10-microlitre. This way, the reagent costs are reduced all the more. On a more practical front, lab automation provides a more robust advantage, by the elimination of ‘washings’ and ‘transferring’ step. This format, which can be applied to radioactive, fluorescent and luminescent assays, provides a great deal of convenience for researchers, and eliminates steps that could introduce additional errors into an experimental design. As Sanjeev Dhar, Country Operations Manager, Agilent Technologies (India) Pvt Ltd, says, “As the demand to analyse a wide variety of complex samples increases, labs will be looking for lab automation tools to accelerate complete sample handling capabilities. The goal will be to cut down the analysis time while bringing consistency in sample preparation techniques over a large number of other options. This can be a simple tool for few

K Venugopal President, Waters India

Lab automation and PAT help in improving productivity & quality by minimising human error and enabling 24x7 operations. While lab automation has progressed rapidly in many areas, PAT will take more time to achieve the same prominence in Indian laboratories.

While lab automation explores the option of mechanising the laboratory, a new trend called PAT is gaining importance. The term PAT is defined as ‘a system for designing and controlling manufacturing through timely measurements (ie, during processing) of critical quality and performance attributes for raw & inprocess materials & processes with the goal of ensuring final product quality’. In practice, pharmaceutical or chemical production involves the manufacturing of finished product, followed by laboratory analysis to verify the quality. Certain disadvantages associated with this approach are continual process optimisation and recurring manufacturing difficulties. The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) is inviting discussions within the pharmaceutical industry concerning a new mode of operation, which will address these concerns. This mode of operation is known as PAT. PAT involves the use of raw materials, manufacturing parameters, process monitoring and chemometric techniques to produce finished products of suitable quality. The central idea behind PAT is to generate information about the product quality in real-time. The advantages of PAT are many and varied. While process monitoring traditionally involve temperature, pressure, flows, pH and other physical parameters, PAT focusses on the use of in-line testing using near-infrared, Raman, or other physicochemical techniques as a primary means of process monitoring. Incorporation of probes in the process can pinpoint uniformity, drying & mixing end-points and other targeted stages to a high degree of certainty. Also, sampling error could be minimised with in-line

Sanjeev Dhar Country Operations Manager, Agilent Technologies (India) Pvt Ltd

As the demand to analyse a wide variety of complex samples increases, labs will be looking for lab automation tools to accelerate complete sample handling capabilities. The goal will be to cut down the analysis time while bringing consistency in sample preparation techniques over a large number of other options. probes placed strategically throughout the production process. Users of PAT can gain huge benefit as it provides better knowledge of raw materials and manufacturing parameters. This will result in a more robust process, better products, more uniform dissolution results, and huge cost savings for the manufacturer. A key driver of PAT comes from the regulatory front, where the FDA recognised that its traditional approvals procedures were hindering manufacturing innovation. With increased guidance and assurance from the FDA, PAT is expected to encourage innovation and reassure manufacturers that moving towards PAT-based manufacturing is in their best interest.

On a fast track Scientists are of the opinion that these two trends are the future of the analytical chemical industry. Empowering analysis with cost and time saving alternatives, lab automation and real-time analysis will transform & modernise the way by which this industry functions. Venugopal summarises these two key trends as, “Lab automation and PAT help in improving productivity & quality by minimising human error and enabling 24x7 operations. While lab automation has progressed rapidly in many areas, PAT will take more time to achieve the same prominence in Indian laboratories.”

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Specialty chemicals

Making rapid strides There was a time when India was perceived as a commodity chemical supplier by the world. Today, MNCs around the world view India as a strategic partner in the specialty chemicals sector. The reasons are many - from creative workforce to the increasing number of application areas. No wonder, specialty chemicals are being exported from India. This is expected to grow manifold by 2013. However, to maintain the growth, it is imperative to focus more on R&D and allied infrastructure. Prasenjit Chakraborty discusses…

ndia’s specialty chemicals market represents around 24 per cent of the total chemicals industry, which has a marketsize of $ 40 billion. With the paradigm shift towards developing nations like India, the world is eagerly looking to them to define their future strategies. India is making rapid strides in segments like complex fine chemicals, specialty chemicals, imaging chemicals, pharmaceutical, API/bulk drug, pigments, commodity grade fine chemicals, etc. MNCs are viewing India as an attractive outsourcing destination due to its low-cost advantage and significant quality control measures. “Foreign companies are shifting their manufacturing bases to India mainly because of the highly motivated and creative work force and well-educated pool of scientists & chemical engineers. Besides, there are reasons like low labour and equipment costs, leading to around 50-60 per cent cost saving compared to that of the US and EU,” says Dr Kishore M Shah, President, Indian Specialty Chemical Manufacturers’ Association.

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According to Chetan Dhadankar, Research Analyst - Chemicals (South Asia & Middle East), Frost & Sullivan, specialty chemicals market in India is growing at a rate more than that of country’s GDP. This is because it finds utility in a range of applications, which range from traditional segments such as textiles, dye-stuff, fertilisers, etc, to emerging ones like electronic chemicals, automotive materials, building technology, CROs, etc.

After-effects of economic downturn Against the backdrop of the economic slowdown, various companies were affected in two plausible ways. First, diminishing demand reduced volume sales of almost all players in the market. This meant that markets as a whole witnessed degrowth, which resulted in a smaller base to compete for. Second, the end-users wanting to pay less made it tougher for the sellers to maintain existing profit margins. Of course, many companies overcame this by focussing on two basic strategies - on

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operational efficiency and consolidating product portfolios. This meant dwelling into the most efficient ways to manufacture, supply and serve the market. Besides, this was also an indication that companies were taking some bold decisions both, on internal and external fronts. Some firms carried out restructuring; others revamped the sales strategy; and some went even further by exiting the less profitable business propositions. At times like these, firms often try to regroup and re-enter markets in order to grow in a more rational manner. Citing an example, Dhadankar says that Dow Chemicals, to make a mark as a player, focussed on specialty chemicals, shed some of its commodity business models and went on to acquire Rohm & Haas, a well-known global specialty chemicals player. Similarly, Clariant (India) also took steps during the recent economic slowdown. It reviewed investment priorities and also reduced complexities in its portfolio. “We have started using Lean Sigma to improve the processes and increase production without additional investments,” says P Rajasekaran, Head - Leather Business, Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd. The Indian companies need more proactive steps in this direction. It is because, the end-users are becoming

Dr Kishore M Shah President, Indian Specialty Chemical Manufacturers’ Association

Foreign companies are shifting their manufacturing bases to India mainly because of the highly motivated and creative work force and well-educated pool of scientists & chemical engineers. Besides, there are reasons like low labour and equipment costs, leading to around 50-60 per cent cost saving compared to that of the US and EU.

demanding. “Indian companies must master the art of innovation and adopt the best techniques & practices to become successful in the market,” exhorts Dr Shah. It seems that Indian exporters have gained awareness from their Chinese counterparts when they (Chinese exporters) were facing issues on the quality front (mainly compliance) in selling toys in the US market. “The quality compliance issue faced by the Chinese toy exporters (in the US) helped Indian exporters in understanding the importance of compliances. They started incorporating the right changes in their products and processes, which helped them winning the confidence of customers overseas,” points out Sahadeo Patil, Head - Master Batches, Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd.

Issues to be addressed on priority basis Certain countries have made advancements in their views towards using chemicals as raw materials and specialty chemicals are an indicator of these advancements. Specialty chemicals have very specific properties due to which they are used in niche applications. In India, companies have a low spending on R&D and innovation. However, this trend is popular in developed economies and may take time before it is established in India. “Spending on innovation and considering innovation as a part of mainline product development is an unaccepted norm in Indian industries,” laments Dhadankar. Second, a large base of specialty chemicals in India is imported. This, in addition to increasing the cost factor, also reduces opportunities in customisation of solutions for endusers. Often, they end up using specialty chemicals, which are not tailor-made for them. “Until some years back, many multinationals did not consider India to be a good location for manufacturing; however, this notion has changed in the recent times,” opines Dhadankar. Nevertheless, the local manufacturing

Chetan Dhadankar Research Aanalyst Chemicals (South Asia & Middle East), Frost & Sullivan

Specialty chemicals market in India is growing at a rate more than that of country’s GDP. This is because it finds utility in a range of applications, which range from traditional segments such as textiles, dye-stuff, fertilisers, etc, to emerging ones like electronic chemicals, automotive materials, building technology, CROs, etc. should be developed in the near future for better prospects. It has been observed that countries in the Middle East and Latin America are making the scenario complex for Indian manufacturers. “The industry faces significant competition due to increased capacity in the Middle East, and Latin America,” points out Dr Shah. Apart from this, high raw material costs, poor infrastructure, high capital costs, taxes, etc are other areas of concern. “If these issues are not resolved on time, then the domestic industry will lose its competency to international players,” cautions Dr Shah. Other areas that need more attention are technology and innovation. “Upgrading the product quality through innovation and diversifying the product portfolio are extremely important for industries to maintain their competitive edge. This would require Indian specialty chemical companies to increase investment into R&D activities in order to sustain themselves in the tough business environment,” exhorts Dr Shah. The specialty chemical companies in India can leverage the low R&D costs in the country to undertake intensive research for developing value-added products and innovation. India’s cost advantage would also be the key driver to govern outsourcing and Contract Research &

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Sahadeo Patil Head - MB, Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd

The quality compliance issue faced by the Chinese toy exporters (in the US) helped Indian exporters in understanding the importance of compliances. They started incorporating the right changes in their products and processes, which helped them winning the confidence of customers overseas. Manufacturing Activities (CRAMS) in the country. Dr Joreg Strassburger, Managing Director & Country Representative, Lanxess India Pvt Ltd, strongly feels that in India, there will be a need for consolidation in the chemical industry. “Several smaller companies are not equipped to run the business in an environment-friendly and sustainable manner. This stems from the fact that the use of technology is lacking, and is not feasible for a small company to make the necessary investments,” he explains. Also, economies of scale in a global context will play a greater role, as India becomes an essential part of the global marketplace.

Changes in the recent past The chemical industry has undergone dramatic changes in the recent years, and so has the specialty chemicals segment. The most important changes have been seen on the supply front where the market has undergone significant consolidation and restructuring. Dow Chemicals purchased Rohm & Haas; BASF took over CIBA Specialty; and many such acquisitions & mergers have caused the industry to consolidate and rationalise in a streamlined way. “Back home, increased focus on domestic production of specialty chemicals by technology licensing has made it easier for Indian players to market

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and distribute their products,” observes Dhadankar. Interestingly, the perception of end-users towards specialty chemicals as value-for-money has changed drastically. “The shift further increases the potential for these chemicals in a positive way,” he points out. Such developments certainly augur well for the industry. Another reason, which will certainly boost the confidence of the entreprenuers is that products manufactured in India are increasingly being accepted by consumers. It clearly speaks volumes about the enhanced quality of Indian products. “Many multinational companies have started producing high-technology products in India to capitalise on the growth opportunities,” says Rajasekaran. Of late, Indian processors have started attending seminars & conferences and participating in international exhibitions. “This gives them good exposure to the latest trends in technology, processes and commercial practices from all over the world. Many international giants have joined hands with Indian processors bringing in the latest technologies and practices,” says Patil.

for the Indian industries. Specialty chemicals are expensive, and require fixed storage and handling in terms of transport and usage. To make it happen, requires a significant revamp of infrastructural facilities and logistics. The growth of specialty chemicals could be constrained due to these factors. Keeping this in mind, Indian companies and MNCs have become proactive. In many instances, companies (in India) have gone ahead in developing their own infrastructure to be able to operate efficiently. “This makes the Indian entities less dependent on state-run infrastructure for logistics and transportation,” points out Dhadankar. According to industry analysts, lack of high-quality port handling and storage facilities, along with the deficiency of a robust pipeline, rail & road infrastructure, hampers the growth of the industry. Inadequate infrastructure results in slow growth and increased costs, primarily due to the delay in distribution and hold up at ports. “Shipping cost within India is more than that incurred for exporting to other Asian countries,” rues Rajasekaran.

Inadequate logistics

India vs China

Logistics and infrastructure have always been a weak link in the value chain

The Indian market has traditionally been different from the Chinese

Adhesive & sealants 3% Specialty surfactants 3% Specialty coating 3% Printing inks 3% Food additives 3% Flavours & fragrances 5% Construction chemicals 4% Electronic chemicals 6% Specialty polymers 6% Pesticides 7%

Plastics additives 3% Water treatment chemicals 2%

Others 34%

API 18%

Others: Paper, mining, textile, oil field chemicals, dyes, lube additives, imaging chemicals biocide, rubber chemicals, enzymes, corrosion inhibitors

Source: SI Group

Figure 1: Segment-wise breakdown of global specialty chemicals market

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chemicals market in many ways. First, China has developed as an economy, dependent on scale and export. This is not the case with India. With a more inward looking growth model, India has concentrated on domestic demand. However, recently India has increased focus on export market, that too on limited quantity. “This gives India a relatively smaller, but a more robust demand model. This works for specialty chemicals also,” observes Dhadankar. In addition to this, as discussed earlier, in India infrastructure generally follows the industry. The facilities and capacities are established by public or private sectors and later, infrastructural requirements like highways and transport are looked into. In the case of China, the state develops infrastructure first, in order to boost industrial growth. India has also been looking into this domain and has been actively coming up with SEZs with major infrastructural support for industry participants. “Thus as both countries have different business models, and ways of looking at growth, a comparison based on advantage does not really come into picture,” opines Dhadankar.

Bright future ahead The outlook of the specialty chemicals industry in India is based on cost, valueaddition, distribution and procurement. All of these play a very important role. Even in the last decade, India

was perceived as only a commodity chemicals supplier by the world. Efficient manufacturing practices and low cost of labour enabled India to progress well. Towards the beginning of the new millennium, multinationals started viewing India as an outsourcing hub for some of the specialty chemicals. Despite this progress, the view was very narrow. It entailed only manufacturing of products for companies and shipping them out. “With the acceleration of growth that was achieved by India Inc in the later years, Indian industries stepped up and became end-users for specialty chemicals in a big way. This was a big leap forward from being a manufacturer of commodities to end users,” explains Dhadankar. Since then India has traversed a long distance as far as a specialty chemicals segment is concerned. Today, most companies view India as a strategic partner for specialty chemicals. “Indian companies are playing an active role in developing high-value chemicals and new genres of chemicals. Also taking lead roles in using and developing of knowledge chemicals, etc,” says Dhadankar. In addition to manufacturing, export and utilisation, Indian firms are also making their mark as R&D hubs for such chemicals. The outlook of the Indian industry, hence, has evolved remarkably over the last two decades.

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Dr Joreg Strassburger Managing Director & Country Representative, Lanxess India Pvt Ltd

In India, there will be a need for consolidation in the chemical industry. Several smaller companies are not equipped to run the business in an environment-friendly and sustainable manner. This stems from the fact that the use of technology is lacking, and is not feasible for a small company to make the necessary investments. In the words of Dr Shah, “India’s specialty industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15 per cent, almost double the growth of the global specialty industry. Exports of specialty chemicals from India are poised to grow from $ 4 billion in 2007 to $ 13 billion in 2013, representing a CAGR of 22 per cent.” However, looking at the nature of the industry it seems that the growth will not be uniform for all sectors. “Due to the highly fragmented and segmented nature of the market, the future prospects vary from segment to segment and even from company to company. In order to overcome the volatility in demand, many players are now focussing on expanding and maintaining a broader portfolio of products,” says Dr Shah. Wider application areas have further brightened the scope of specialty chemicals market in India. Today, specialty chemicals are being used in the construction, automotive, electronic and water treatment segments. These segments are most likely to drive the growth of the Indian specialty chemicals market in the next five years. “We do not see any chances of de-growth in the immediate future. Overall we clearly believe that there is a huge market potential and well positioned to meet the demand,” avers Dr Strassburger.

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ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Condensate recovery

Conserving energy, sustaining business With the increasing scarcity of natural resources and spiralling costs of energy, companies are looking at ways to optimise energy utilisation. Hence, today energy conservation is no longer an option, but an absolute necessity to sustain any business. Courtesy: Forbes Marshall

Suhas C Mekhe

hen a kilogram of steam condenses completely, a kilogram of condensate is formed at the same pressure and temperature. An efficient steam system will reuse this condensate. Failure to reclaim and reuse this condensate makes no financial, technical or environmental sense. Saturated steam used for heating gives up its latent heat (enthalpy of evaporation), which is a large proportion of the total heat it contains. The remainder of the heat in the steam is retained in the condensate as sensible heat (enthalpy of water). After giving up its latent heat to heat the process, steam turns to water containing only sensible heat. Apart from having heat content, the condensate is basically distilled water, which is ideal for use as boiler feedwater. An efficient steam system will collect this condensate and either return it to a deaerator, a boiler feedtank, or use it in another process. In addition, one can save the cost of treating the water (condensate is extremely pure, typically 2-10 ppm total dissolved solids or TDS) and cost of the water itself.

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Only when there is a real risk of contamination, the condensate should not be returned to the boiler. Even then, it may be possible to collect the condensate and use it as hot process water or pass it through a heat exchanger where its heat content can be recovered before discharging the water mass to drain.

Apprehension in returning â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;suspectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; condensate Sometimes, due to suspected leakages or other sources of contamination, there are also serious hazards of returning contaminated condensate to the boiler house. Even low-level contamination in the condensate can cause foaming, scaling, corrosion or even water carry-over in the boiler. Water carry-over causes boiler water to be carried in the steam header contaminating the steam lines, fouling the valves, clogging heat exchangers and sometimes damaging the product thereby causing expensive lost production. Such occurrences can be countered by using a Condensate Contamination Detection System (CCDS). CCDS can protect the boiler, ensure product quality and save energy & water costs. The concept is to monitor the condensate for the presence of impurities, and to keep returning it as long as it is clean. The moment any rise in contamination

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is detected, the condensate return line is automatically closed and the contaminated condensate is sent to heat exchanger for heat recovery. The parameter used by the CCDS to measure contamination in this case is conductivity, as one need to keep a check on the TDS level to ensure that only pure condensate goes back to the boiler.

Total heat Steam

Savings point of view An effective condensate recovery system collects the hot condensate

Pure condensate

Flash Vessel

Steam operated PPPPU

Contaminated condensate

from the steam using equipment and returns it to the boiler feed system. It can rapidly pay for itself in reduced fuel costs alone. Monetary value: Condensate is such a valuable resource that the recovery of even relatively small quantities is economically justifiable. Even the discharge from a single steam trap is often worth recovering. Water charges: Any condensate not returned needs to be replaced by make up water. This will incur water charges from the local water authority. If condensate is recovered, water charges are reduced. Table 1 illustrates the gains of an effective condensate recovery system.

Parameters

Value 1,000 kg/hr

Temperature of condensate to be pumped

100째C

Spirax steam operated pump possible heat gain 100 Kcal/kg 1,000 x 100 x 24 = 24,00,000 Kcal/day (a) 9,650 Kcal/kg (b)

Possible fuel saving : (a / b) x Fuel cost

` 9,400 per day

Savings

` 20 lakh per year

R R

Boiler feed tank

CHRS

Figure 2: Typical installation of recovery model for contaminated condensate

Recoverable condensate

Calorific value of fuel

Condensate

CCDS

Table 1: Gains from effective condensate recovery system

Total heat added to feed tank

Sensible heat

Figure 1: Usage of steam

How does it work? The system consists of a sensor chamber with a temperature compensated conductivity sensor and/or pH sensor which is connected to a low range controller that continuously monitors and displays the conductivity and/or pH level. This controller gives a signal to a 3-port flow diverging valve whenever an overriding parameter is received from the controller. The sensor will be mounted in a by-pass line to the condensate return line. In normal operations, the dump port (pneumatically actuated) is closed and the return port of the 3-way valve is open, passing condensate back to the boiler house. If the conductivity and/or pH of the condensate exceeds the set value, the controller will immediately shut the return valve and actuate the dump valve to drain the contaminated condensate.

Latent heat used in heating the process

This is ` 2 lakh for every 100 kg of condensate if the fuel is furnace oil (FO) And, ` 0.75 lakh for every 100 kg of condensate if the fuel is coal

(Working of 24 hour a day, 300 days a year and with a fuel cost of 27/g for FO and 4.50/kg for coal)

In addition, there will be saving in water cost and cost of treating water. And, condensate return will increase the For & At (F&A) rating because of high feed water temperature.

Conclusion Condensate recovery, as now widely acknowledged, is an important way of conserving energy. Multi-utility reactors in a pharmaceutical industry, dyeing machines in a textile plant, pickling lines in a steel plant, heat exchangers and reactors in a chemical plant, presses in a tyre industry are some typical areas where condensate is drained for fear of contamination. Indeed, to achieve energy saving targets, we ought to get over such fears as there are now appropriate solutions for these. Suhas C Mekhe is heading the Specials, Packages and Engineered Systems (SPES) Division under the umbrella of Spirax Marshall, a Forbes Marshall Group company. Through SPES, Forbes Marshall offers customised heat exchange packages and monitoring & control solutions, with the ultimate objective of energy conservation. For details, contact Belinda Gaikwad on email: bgaikwad@forbesmarshall.com

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CORROSION CONTROL

Desalination process

A challenge for corrosion engineers In different regions of India, we face different kinds of water woes. In the North, the rain does not bring enough water and in coastal towns, water availability is completely dependent on rainfall. It is high time we explored alternative resources to convert water into a potable variety. Desalination of seawater is the answer. But, it is costly and a highly corrosion-prone technology. This article reviews the existing technologies to convert seawater into drinking water, as well as discusses the corrosion related challenges. Courtesy: Utilities Me

Prof A S Khanna and Garima Verma

ut of the essential requirements for mankindâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s survival, fresh water is one of those. It is reported that the available fresh water is only 0.5 per cent on the earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crust; whereas 97 per cent is seawater and another 2 per cent is locked in icecaps and glaciers. A large amount of seawater, available on earth is however unsuitable for human consumption and industrial & agricultural purposes. By removing salt from the seawater, desalination has emerged as an important source of fresh water. The available sweet water rivers, lakes and other natural sources are unable to meet the ever-growing demand for potable water, forcing us to look at the sea. Many countries suffer from shortage of natural fresh water. Desalination technology is being used to extract fresh water in many countries, particularly in the Middle East and countries such as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait. Overall, it is estimated

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that around 75 million people worldwide obtain fresh water by desalinating seawater or brackish water. The five leading countries by desalination capacity are Saudi Arabia (17.4 per cent), the US (16.2 per cent), the UAE (14.7 per cent), Spain (6.4 per cent) and Kuwait (5.8 per cent). Seawater and brackish water are estimated to account for around 60 per cent and 40 per cent, respectively, of all desalinated water sources in the world.

Available technologies A seawater desalination process separates saline seawater into two streams: a fresh water stream containing low concentration of dissolved salts; and concentrated brine stream. This process requires some form of energy to desalinate and utilises several different technologies for separation. A variety of desalination technologies have been developed over the years on the basis of thermal distillation, membrane separation, freezing, electrodialysis, etc. It is viewed that

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three processes - Multi Stage Flash (MSF), Reverse Osmosis (RO) and Multiple-Effect Distillation (MED) - will be dominant and competitive in the future. The technologies used in the industry are described below: Membrane distillation: Membrane distillation (MD) is a thermally driven membrane process in which a hydrophobic microporous membrane separates a hot and cold stream of water. The hydrophobic nature of the membrane prevents the passage of liquid water through the pores while allowing the passage of water vapour. The temperature difference produces a vapour pressure gradient, which causes water vapour to pass through the membrane and condense on the colder surface. The result is a distillate of high purity which, unlike in conventional distillation, does not suffer from the entrainment of species which are non-volatile. Reverse osmosis: Among the various desalination technologies, RO is one of the most efficient processes requiring around 3-10 kWh of electric energy per m3 of fresh water produced from seawater. RO is a pressure-driven process which separates two solutions with different concentrations across a semi-permeable membrane. Electrodialysis: The process utilises an electric field to remove the salt ions in the brackish water, which passes between pairs of cation-exchange and anion-exchange membranes. Thermal solar desalination: Thermal solar energy is considered to be one of the most promising applications for seawater desalination. It is suitable for arid and sunny regions. A thermal solar distillation system usually consists of two main parts: the collecting device and the distiller. Solar thermal desalination processes are characterised as: direct processes, when all parts are integrated into one system, while indirect processes refer to the heat coming from a separate solar collecting device, usually solar collectors or solar ponds.

Low-Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD): The surface seawater at around 28-30째C is pumped into a flash chamber, which is maintained under a low pressure of 25 mbar absolute (below the saturated vapours pressure of water). The warm seawater in the flash chamber evaporates, due to low pressure being maintained, taking latent heat of evaporation from the warm water stream itself. The evaporated water vapour moves towards the shell & tube condenser and the condensed water loses temperature by around 7째C which is returned to the sea. The main condenser has a circulation of cold seawater at a temperature of 12-13째C, pumped from the lower

Despite the fact that enough information is available from the running desalination plants globally, there is still a possibility of unexpected degradation due to corrosion. layers of sea and is used for the condensation of the evaporated water vapour. The condensate thus produced is fresh drinking water fit for human consumption.

initiated by the steam entry. Pitting corrosion is attributed to oxygenated carbonic acid, the source of which is the non-condensable gases inherent in seawater. These non-condensable gases can be re-dissolved in condensed water vapour to form corrosive carbonic acid.

Corrosion and scaling Despite the fact that enough information is available from the running desalination plants globally, there is still a possibility of unexpected degradation due to corrosion. The criteria for selection of materials for different sections of desalination plants are based on the nature of the corrosive environment, equipmentoperating conditions, design features, desired plant life and cost-effectiveness of materials. There are some special features in desalination plants, which distinguish them from corrosion systems of other process industries. A few specific issues are: R Seawater is a corrosive medium and special areas of high acidity occur through dissolved gases (carbon dioxide, chlorine, bromine, etc) or sulphur compounds R Erosion also is an issue, as despite filtering, the seawater still contains some solid matter

Challenge for corrosion engineers Corrosion is one of the major challenges for desalination plants which can result in loss of equipment, unplanned shutdowns, expensive repairs, leaks & contamination of products as well as personal hazards. Aerated seawater is more corrosive than the deaerated one. High-salt concentration is another factor, which affects corrosion rate. Corrosion by salt vapour occurs due to acidic attack. Corrosion fatigue is another issue, which requires stress and corrosive media. It is assumed that vibration is the main cause of stress,

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It is difficult to replicate one plant data from another because of nonuniform composition of seawater as well as differences in salinity and local pollution. Also, the microbiological-induced corrosion is also place-specific The issue of local corrosion attack is most frequently experienced in almost every component of desalination plant. Corrosion due to stagnancy, deposition, galvanic coupling, dealloying and vapour space attack can be avoided in many cases by minimising dissolved oxygen levels of brine & incondensable gases, proper flushing & keeping an inert atmosphere during shut down, mechanical or chemical cleaning of deposits and maintaining CP wherever necessary. The existing materials of construction employed in the evaporator and distillate systems of different desalination plants show little corrosion. Some of the important categories of materials are: R Flash chamber: Carbon steel cladded with SS 316L or CuNi R Heat exchangers: modified CuNi (66Cu 30Ni 2Fe 2Mn) alloy R Brine heater: Titanium Controlled operation & good maintenance and strict adherence to shut down procedures would be the other factors for fine performance of materials in the desalination plants. In reinforced concrete pipe lines, which are used in intake and water transmission systems, the rebar corrosion can best be

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avoided by using alternative materials such as Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP), epoxy coating or fusion bonded epoxy or polyurethane.

Why desalination plants fail? The issue of corrosion takes place on the Vapour-Side Corrosion (VSC) of condenser tubes made of cupronickel alloys, 70/30 and 90/10, which is the part most prone to failure in desalination plants. It has been recognised that the biofouling of offshore structures of desalination plants combined with sulfide contamination are responsible for Microbiologically-Induced Corrosion (MIC) of components. In a case study, the failure of monel (Cu-32.68 per cent, Fe-1.46 per cent, Al-0.09 per cent, Ni-bal. per cent) bolts in the seawater intake pump has revealed severe MIC attack by sulfide-reducing bacteria. Failure of materials from Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) in service due to combined & synergistic interaction of mechanical stress and corrosion reaction is a common phenomenon in desalination plants. Another case study of the failure of the steam impingement plate of the desalt chamber also indicates that it is due to SCC caused by the development of thermal stresses during plate reinforcement. The failure of 90/ 10 copper nickel alloy tubes took two forms: corrosion fatigue and pitting corrosion. The corrosion fatigue was in the form of circumferential crack at a flat portion of the tube in the centre of a tube span. Whereas, other tubes sampled showed pitting corrosion. Some of the pitting had perforated the tubes walls while other showed pitting on the outer surface. This pitting corrosion is attributed to the formation of carbonic acid in the presence Courtesy: ABB of oxygen (air). A weak

acid is formed due to the dissolution of CO2 in the condensing water vapour.

Summary Desalination plant corrode heavily, however better material selection and precise process control can minimise the corrosion problems in desalination plants. Though many conventional materials are being used in present desalination plants, there is a possibility of using highly corrosion resistant materials such as superferritic, super austenitic or superferritic or duplex stainless steel or titanium. Certain suggestions to counter corrosion include: R The use of titanium tubes in MFS desalination plants can eliminate all chances of tube failure throughout the expected life of the plant. Titaniumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total resistance to erosion can also be used to give a significant improvement in the heat transfer efficiency. R Several systems use non-metallic materials such as PVC, Glass fibre Reinforced Plastic (GRP) and plastics for the low-pressure piping systems. GRP is a composite made from reinforcing glass fibre and a thermosetting resin matrix. Glass fibres are necessary to provide the mechanical properties and resin determines the creep, the flexibility and corrosion resistance. Prof A S Khanna is with the Corrosion Science & Engineering Dept of IITBombay. In his 26 years of experience, he has published more than 150 papers and written a book on corrosion. Prof Khanna is a Fellow of Humbodt Foundation, Bonn and Royal Norwegian Society for Science & Technology. He has been the Chairman of NACE - Asia Pacific Region, and at present is the Chairman of SSPC India Chapter. Email: khanna@met.iitb.ac.in

Garima Verma is pursuing her PhD from IIT Bombay. Email: garima.verma@iitb.ac.in

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Employee support

All about engagement and commitment An organisation needs some ‘good’ churn to infuse new talent into the workplace. Today however, the high rates of employee turnover can result in ‘bad’ churn for an organisation. Industry reports put the attrition rate in India Inc in the range of 35-50 per cent. This does not augur well for the management, as it affects its ability to deliver quality and keep recruiting & training costs down besides creating significant continuity issues for long-term projects. Organisations will have to approach this challenge by implementing a range of employee support programmes. Courtesy: Ioat Work

Suresh Lulla

ot long ago, most people were known to stick to a single employer and make their careers with the organisations they joined. This was partly because opportunities were few, but more so because this was the accepted social norm. Long tenures with a firm were rewarded not only with retirement benefits, but also with a lot of respect and credibility in society. The current employment landscape has changed immensely. Employees today no longer feel the same temporal attachment for an organisation. They demonstrate a high degree of mobility within and across industry sectors, being less dependent on the current employer for employment. Consequently, we see increased attrition due to a less degree of commitment to an organisation. Not every employee in every organisation likes his job, his manager, his colleagues or the work environment. In addition, the surge in employment opportunities has created a ‘war for talent’ that lures employees away, almost overnight, to greener pastures. Organisations have approached this challenge by implementing

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a range of employee support programmes aimed at providing various kinds of support to employees that take care of their physical, mental, social and professional well-being so that they will have a stronger commitment and stay engaged to their jobs for a longer tenure.

Employee support programmes Given this background, employee support programmes offered by organisations seek to achieve two major goals: communicating the organisation’s intent of caring for the welfare and well-being of its employees; and seeking to increase the affective commitment, engagement, motivation, productivity and ‘stickability’ (staying power) of its employees to the organisation. Healthcare programmes are an important part of employee support programmes. Many of them have ‘wellness centres’ for their employees, Day-care services to take care of young children, periodic health check-ups, health clinics & camps that promote health education & awareness, referral programmes that help direct employees with health-related issues to specialists at various hospitals with which the organisation may have tied up, etc are other programmes offered. A few organisations hire ‘occupational health’

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professionals to help address work-related stress, ergonomics, injury-prevention counselling, etc as part of the preventive health care support for employees. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes are promoted on the premise that while employee assistance programmes seek to support employees through ‘receiving’, CSR programmes offer avenues for employees for ‘giving’. Giving is an effective way for the employees of an organisation to come together, take ownership for social causes and strengthen their bond and association with the corporate responsibility initiatives. Several organisations have taken to this route in a big way. Each firm designs these programmes to suit its unique requirements. Hence, they are best illustrated through case studies and examples. However, the common factor is that all successful firms constantly track these programmes and measure their effectiveness in meeting goals.

Measuring the impact Anything that cannot be measured cannot be managed. Reliable market data on the specific impact of employee support is scarce, owing to the sensitive nature of such data. However, there is a body of knowledge available to suggest the process of measurement and the metrics that point to the efficacy of such programmes. Firms measure the impact of such programmes through comparative yearon-year data on figures such as: R Decreased absenteeism due to illness or stress-related reasons R Low turnover of employees, especially in the tenured and top quartile employees R Low level of customer complaints on products and services delivered R Increased level of employee participation in decision-making R High-participation level in community development efforts R Less number of visits to in-house wellness centres

Number of employees that are aware of and take the benefit of employee support programmes R Low recruiting and training costs R Increase in positive ratings in employee surveys on issues such as diversity, safety in the workplace, ability to achieve work-life balance, quality of work, work schedule flexibility, career advancement opportunities, training opportunities, mobility, etc

Best practices in industry An overview of a few organisations and the employee support programmes that they currently have in place are below: Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has a range of initiatives under its CSR programmes

Giving is an effective way for the employees of an organisation to come together, take ownership for social causes and strengthen their bond and association with the corporate responsibility initiatives. that leverage its expertise in four key areas such as access to health care, professional development & education, children’s health and community responsibility. CSR initiatives (bond with the firm through ‘giving’) work in tandem with employee support programmes (bond with the firm through receiving). Under its CSR initiative J&J: R Supports Vatsalya, an orphanage for street children, Childline 1098 - a 24-hour emergency helpline in 54 cities for children needing care and protection R Has partnered with ‘Voluntary Health Services’ to provide medical support to children with diabetes from the low socio-economic strata

Has partnered with Bandhilaka, an NGO, to provide healthcare, rural development and support to tribal women & girls in Raigad district; midwifery training to women in rural villages of Tamil Nadu; and mobile HIV/AIDS counselling services. GE has an exemplary set of employee support programmes, which include: R Flexible salary benefits that allow the employee some degree of control in allocating a part of the salary to various components and determine the extent of their monthly takehome salary R Employees are encouraged to buy an active stake in the company through the global share purchase programme R GE’s Education Support Program ensures that employees commit to working with the organisation for a longer time by supporting their continuing education to acquire a Masters or Doctoral degree. Certificate and Diploma studies are also supported R The GE Learning portal helps employees to take advantage of e-learning & classroom learning to gain knowledge and skills that will help make them more productive R Flexible work arrangement helps employees take care of unexpected exigencies in their personal life. The option to work from home is available to help employees avail a better work-life balance R Social benefits at GE’s Jack F. Welch Research Centre include benefits and facilities such as a state-of-theart cafeteria, an amphitheatre, art labs, equipment, etc. Tea, snacks and lunch are provided at highly subsidised rates R Opportunities for social networking and de-stressing abound through their sports and cultural programmes for employees to showcase their artistic talents and sports abilities R A spacious health and fitness gym and aerobics trainers ensure that employees have an opportunity to

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be physically fit. In-house doctors provide primary or first-aid services An onsite travel and concierge desk is available for the convenience of employees, for official and personal purposes Business or personal needs allow employees to benefit from companyprovided laptop to work from home Adoption assistance is available in the form of leave and financial help for either parent of an adopted child GE also helps support the family of employees through scholarship funds, team outings, birthday celebrations, etc Relocation benefits are available to help new recruits from other cities to make a smooth transition to the city where they will work Super-annuation Scheme helps employees to invest 15 per cent of their Basic Salary to keep aside for their pension benefits. Gratuity and Provident Fund is another support programme that all employees benefit from Non-earning parents, dependant children, spouse and employee are covered by insurance for hospitalisation costs due to pregnancy, illness or injury All employees of GE are eligible for insurance benefits Mentoring is another employeesupport programme that helps him avail the support of a mentor to

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learn new skills, get coached and develop professionally HCL Enterprise, rated as India’s fifth largest services provider in the Information Technology (IT) field, has a 30-year-old history and in excess of 51,000 employees. It has a presence in 18 countries. In addition to the regular programmes that most companies have, HCL has taken a more radical approach to employee support. The key characteristics that shape HCL’s employee support programmes are an inverted pyramid approach that places power in the hands of employees. This effectively results in managers being accountable to their employees rather than the other way around. HCL also follows an Employee First, Customers Second philosophy based on the premise that top quality human capital is a scarce resource, and if they are kept happy, then they are productive & easier to retain. It is noteworthy to mention four of the several innovative ways in which HCL has provided employee support. R The first is the 360o appraisal mechanism through which employees rate their managers on a range of parameters and these results are available to all employees to view. HCL has strategically delinked this 360o feedback from the compensation of managers as this is an effective tool to bring about behaviour change and lets employees know that their managers are accountable to them R The second initiative in empowering employees lies in them having the ability to raise service tickets for 15 of the support functions such as HR, payroll, facilities management, etc. These support functions have an internal Service Level Agreement (SLA) of two days within which they need to respond to these tickets. Employees are empowered to close these tickets once their queries or complaints have been resolved to their satisfaction R The third is an innovative rewards and recognition programme that

seeks customer validation on the value provided to them as a result of innovative ideas or service from HCL’s employees R The fourth innovative employee support programme comes in the shape of shifting the variable pay that is linked to the company’s performance and including it into the fixed component so that employees are able to take home bigger monthly pay cheques The top leadership of HCL directly attributes such innovative employee support programmes as the main reason why they have been able to keep their attrition rates down to single digits. Other organisations that are prominent for their CSR initiatives are the Tata Group of Companies, WIPRO, Infosys, ITC, ACC, BILT and Arvind Mills.

Conclusion Employee support programmes go a long way in retaining human capital and unlocking the value that an organisation can deliver to its customers. Many of these programmes are the reason why employees vote for their organisation as the ‘Best Employer’ or help corporations achieve ‘Dream Company’ status in the eyes of its employees and the industry pundits. As a result of these measures, many organisations are hitting the sweet spot of keeping their employees and customers happy - and this is reflected in their healthy and rising bottom lines. Suresh Lulla is the Managing Director of Qimpro Consultants Pvt Ltd, Founder of the BestPrax Club, and Chairman of the IMC Quality Awards Committee. In 2005, he was awarded the distinguished Alumnus Award by the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, in recognition of his outstanding achievements in quality management consultancy. Email: consultancy@qimpro.com

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Safety system selection

Striking the right balance While safety is a concern across all manufacturing sectors, it is especially critical in the oil and gas industry. The inability to respond effectively to hazardous situations can be costly from jeopardising personnel to diminishing the brand reputation, or consumer and investor confidence. This article provides an overview of available safety system options and some of the business benefits gained by implementing intelligent safety systems like asset protection, reduced labour costs and increased overall equipment effectiveness. Courtesy:Rockwell Automation

sset and system availability along with process uptime are more critical than ever in the oil and gas industry. At todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high fuel prices, each minute of uptime counts. Any disruption in the supply chain creates a strain in the market and puts companies at risk for incurring substantial downtime losses.

Role of the safety system Oil and gas facilities employ a variety of processes that require continuous operation for practical and financial reasons. For example, a shutdown of a fuel distribution pipeline may take days to restart and cost millions of dollars in lost production. Therefore, it is essential that critical devices, such as pumps, compressors, motors and instrumentation, continue working if the primary control system fails. In most production operations, the Basic Process Control System (BPCS) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; historically a Distributed Control System (DCS) but increasingly a Programmable Automation Controller (PAC)-based system â&#x20AC;&#x201C; continuously monitors the process & control parameters, including temperature, flow, pressure, weight and viscosity.

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The BPCS maintains process variables within safe boundaries and therefore can help provide some level of protection, ie, the control system detects a change in flow or pressure and responds. However, processes have the potential to create hazardous situations when the BPCS is out of control or unexpectedly fails. This is where the Safety Instrumented System (SIS) comes into play. The goal of the SIS is to maintain the safety of a facility in the event of a control system failure. This may require an orderly shutdown of the process to help protect the people, equipment and production.

Evaluating the vendor In accordance with international standards, independent third parties certify most control systems used in critical safety applications. However, using a certified system does not automatically make a facility safer. The system must also be implemented properly. Many systems are rendered ineffective by improper specification, design, installation, operation or maintenance. In order to help maintain system effectiveness, selecting the right safety system vendor is key.

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As one evaluates safety vendors, one is likely to hear a wide variety of opinions. As one goes through the evaluation process, he should avoid the following: o Just use the same vendor that ABC Company uses. After all, they are bigger than we are, so they must know what they are doing. o Go with XYZ company; they are the industry leaders o Just deal with the same vendor we have always dealt with In reality, many safety system purchases are based on past purchasing habits. However, with new technologies available to help improve performance, design productivity and safety, look for the most effective system to meet the plant requirements, at a costeffective price. Look for a vendor who can deliver the range of control technology required. Also, make sure the vendor has the experience to guide one through the application of those products throughout a plant or process, as well as the required certification processes for each region in which they will be used. In other words, one needs a partner who advises on the best ways to help improve safety systems, keeps up to date on changes to regulations and helps stay in compliance with evolving standards. System selection should also include connectivity with upstream and downstream systems and system applicability across the plant, beyond a single application. Once the equipment is in place, the supplier should provide ongoing technical and engineering support to keep the systems running properly and cost-effectively. This will help implement safety measures at plant sites around the world.

documented process is necessary in the design of safety instrumented systems. This process comprises a series of detailed steps, including a safety review of the application, implementation of other safety layers and systematic analysis, as well as detailed documentation and procedures. These steps are described in various regulations, standards, guidelines and recommended practices. The intent is to leave a documented, auditable trail, and make sure that nothing is neglected or missed.

Risk assessment processes defined within industry standards, such as IEC 61511, take a life-cycle approach in clarifying how to implement an effective process to identify hazards. Risk assessment processes defined within industry standards, such as IEC 61511, take a life-cycle approach in clarifying how to implement an effective process to identify hazards. A risk analysis is integral to this process to quantify the level of risk in terms of severity of consequence, frequency of exposure and probability of avoidance. The risk assessment quantifies the performance required of each safety instrumented function into one of four possible safety integrity levels (SILs). SIL represents the amount

of risk reduction or performance required of a safety-instrumented function in order to manage the risk of a potential incident outcome to a tolerable level. For example, an SIL 1-rated system offers a probability of failure on demand (PFD) (dangerous failure) of 0.1 to 0.01, while an SIL 4 system offers a PFD of 0.0001 to 0.00001. Since today’s safety-instrumented system standards are performancebased, not prescriptive, they do not mandate technologies, levels of redundancy, test intervals, or system logic. Essentially they state “the greater the level of risk, the more robust the safety system needed to control it.” That said, choosing a safety system is not as intuitively obvious as it may seem – for example, dual is not always better than simplex and triple is not always better than dual. Specifying an SIL 3-rated logic solver is often viewed as a conservative and safe choice, even if one does not have any SIL 3 requirements. This may give system designers an added level of comfort, but not necessarily any distinguishable increase in safety. Meanwhile, over-specifying may mean over-spending and possibly overly complicating the system. In this case, it may make more sense to consider cost-effective methods that meet SIL 2 requirements. If an SIL 3 logic solver is desired, more than a dozen manufacturers exist to choose from, along with five basic configurations (eg 1oo1D, 1oo2, 1oo2D, triplicated and quad). As follows, several

Matching the technology to application demands Selecting the right technology requires in-depth analysis. Just as each project is different, so are safety system needs. A detailed, systematic, methodical, well-

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important hardware and software issues should be considered before determining, which system is best suited for an application.

Hardware considerations Some of the methods used for selecting hardware are: Architecture/fault tolerance: Most users in the oil and gas industry specify SIL 3 certified triplicated systems. Plant uptime is critical and triplicated logic systems help protect against nuisance shutdowns and the resulting lost production costs. Triplicated systems offer the highest level of fault tolerance. These systems are designed with three parallel systems running in a redundant design. All three systems process the input information and vote to affect a result â&#x20AC;&#x201C; meaning, that a two out of three vote is required to effect a change or stop in process. Multiple modules can all have single slice failures and the modules and the system will continue operating. The redundancy requirements encompass more than the logic solver. They include all of the elements that make up the SIS, including input devices (sensors, switches and instrumentation) and output devices (pumps, motors, valves and other actuators). All must be selected to meet the required SIL level for the safety loop. System size: The physical size of the safety system also can be crucial in applications where space is limited, such as offshore platforms and offloading vessels. In general, the more redundant a system is, the larger it

becomes. Most dual redundant systems require identical redundant chasses, even if only a few modules are in a chassis. Not all triplicated systems are the same size. Some configurations include a spare slot for each module in the system, which allows users to quickly replace an active module online without affecting the process. Other

Safety in process applications Reasons why some prefer to keep safety and standard control functions separate in process applications: Reduced common cause problems: Using diverse hardware and software may mean that any potential single problem would be less likely to negatively impact both systems Physical separation: Designed to guard against changes in a PAC or BPCS causing any change or corruption in the associated SIS. Different requirements: An SIS is normally called on only in the event the PAC or BPCS fails. An SIS needs to have higher levels of security and typically does not change much once it is implemented, unlike a PAC or BPCS, which is usually designed for accommodating changes.

systems offer a much more compact arrangement with only a few empty slots needed to replace any I/O module in the system. This can result in a 50 percent reduction in system size.

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Sequence of events: When something shuts a process down, one wants to know what happened and in what order. This is especially critical in high-speed processes. To provide this data, most systems offer some form of sequence of events (SOE) recording. Some systems time-tag the events at the I/O modules with true one millisecond resolution. Other systems time-tag the events at the main processor and therefore only have the resolution of the processor scan time. Be sure to check the hardware capabilities and make sure the scan time meets the speed requirements of the application.

Key software capabilities Various features of the software include: Number of languages: The IEC 61131-3 standard defines five control system programming languages â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ladder logic, function block, structured text, instruction list and sequential function chart. Some systems offer only one language, some offer several, while some offer a hybrid language and others offer all five. Different languages are suitable for different tasks. Using the one that is best suited for the application helps reduce development and testing time, as well as make the program easier to read, understand and maintain. Force-fitting functionality into the wrong language can be problematic. Ease of programming: Most systems today offer a Windows-based development station and at least one of the IEC 61131-3 programming languages. However, this does not mean all systems offer the same ease of configuration and programming, or the same level of design productivity. It is important to test drive the software and walk through basic configuration tasks. If possible, make head-to-head comparisons of the time required. Ease of connectivity: Find out what connectivity choices are available for the control system, HMIs and other third party equipment. Is the control system compatible with Ethernet, serial,

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OPC, or Modbus network connections? How many connections does one need and what can the system support? Are redundant communications possible? Are separate gateways required? Does the safety system have a direct highway connection to the control system?

Selecting a design approach There are three types of safety system designs that allow users to share information between systems – interfaced, hybrid, and integrated. Each design philosophy offers advantages and disadvantages. The most suitable option for a particular application will vary based on factors such as size, level of risk, location, expertise of staff, availability of support and cost.

Interfaced safety The primary function of a BPCS is to hold specific process variables and parameters to predetermined levels in a dynamic environment. An SIS, on the other hand, is static, waiting to take action to bring the process to a safe state when the process is out of control and the BPCS is unable to do so. Manufacturers traditionally have implemented BPCS and SIS as separate systems. In fact, certain guidelines, recommended practices and standards suggest and sometimes mandate separating standard control and safety systems, particularly for process applications. In this configuration, separate BPCS and SIS systems communicate with each other using hardwired signals, an industry standard protocol or on the same proprietary highway as the control system (often using some form of a gateway). The primary benefit of the interfaced approach is that one can select the bestin-class of each individual system for any particular application. It does not require one to use the control system vendor’s preferred safety system, but it often influences the decision. This type of design also has drawbacks. It requires contractors,

integrators and end users to learn two separate systems – hardware and software – which typically also means higher costs for training and spare parts. In addition, getting diverse systems to communicate tends to be more challenging and more expensive.

The common or hybrid system Common, or hybrid is when one vendor offers two distinct yet similar systems (though not interchangeable) in design. There are varying degrees of compatibility with these types of systems depending on the vendor. The systems may share

Integrated safety systems are increasingly seen in machine control applications. However, more widely available process-specific hardware components are needed before these systems come into wider use in process safety. some hardware, or may communicate on the same highway without gateways and may be programmed in the same software environment. The benefits of this approach are lower costs than interfaced systems, common components and ease of communication between systems. The drawback is the potential increase in common-cause problems. In addition, while the programming environment may be the same, the actual hardware modules are often different, so each system requires its own set of spare parts.

Integrated safety Integrated safety entails both functions occurring in a single control platform.

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Integrated safety systems are becoming increasingly popular. They may cost more than general-purpose control systems, yet are typically significantly less than separate systems. The benefits of this approach, like common/hybrid systems, are lower costs associated with learning only one system, simplicity of programming, common components, and ease of integration. At this time, integrated safety systems are increasingly seen in machine control applications. However, more widely available process-specific hardware components are needed before these systems come into wider use in process safety.

Achieving the optimum balance Significant business value can be gained from an intelligently designed and properly implemented safety control system. It is important to remember that not all safety systems are created equal and each project has different performance, risks and cost goals. Striking the right balance from the range of technology options requires careful consideration of the specific capabilities, limitations and advantages of each one. Courtesy: Rockwell Automation For more details, contact Debashish Ghosh, Manager - Commercial Marketing, Rockwell Automation India Pvt Ltd. Email: dghosh@ra.rockwell.com

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CURTAIN RAISER

Technology forum for harnessing process efficiency Along with the burgeoning economy in India, the process and plant machinery (PPM) segment is also witnessing growth. An exhibition dedicated to PPM industry in India, ProMACH 2010 will be held from October 01-04, 2010, at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) in Bengaluru. The event will showcase the latest technologies and is expected to provide a networking platform for both national & international PPM manufacturers. A preview…

ndia continues to be the second fastest growing economy in the world. A part of the growing opportunity is the process and plant machinery segment. The Indian PPM sector’s output is estimated to be at $ 6 billion per annum. Exports in the last few years have grown at a CAGR of 36 per cent. The PPM and components sector in India is a heterogeneous segment of the manufacturing industry. The PPM industry caters to a wide variety of process industries such as oil & gas, petroleum, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, fertilisers, cement, paper, food & beverage and other industries that provide product through various processes using different technologies.

Key benefits ProMACH 2010 strives to bring together the common equipment manufacturers catering to process industries. The exhibition will focus on five major industries - petroleum, chemical, pharmaceutical, food and energy. The event dedicated to the PPM industry is conducted in association with Process Plant & Machinery Association of India. Organised jointly by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Bangalore International Exhibition Services, the expo will provide an opportunity to know the latest technologies and services for PPM. This event is likely to provide a platform for

networking and exploration of new opportunities in the process industries. It will also help Indian companies to access international markets and build new business contacts. The exhibition will feature a two-day conference ‘Process Plant Summit 2010’ with the theme ‘Plant Reliability and Maintenance’ focussing on optimising maintenance programme by improving reliability processes. The exclusive summit will bring together global and regional experts in plant reliability & maintenance who will discuss the latest challenges and developments in plant integrity.

Potential unlimited The exhibition will showcase advanced technologies and solutions that will enable companies to improve efficiency and competitiveness. Also, visitors will witness a wide range of innovative products & services offered by some of the leading manufacturers and suppliers. One of the challenges faced by the industry is lack of government support. ProMACH 2010 will make an attempt to reach out to the government and bring to its notice vital strategies and regulations to facilitate innovations in the industry. This will also help in increasing the FDI in the sector. Thus, the expo will cover all aspects of the segment and is likely to help stakeholders move onto the next level.

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EVENTS CALENDAR

National

Pune

Ahmedabad

Indore

Chennai

Maharashtra Nov 19-22, 2010 Auto Cluster Exhibition Ctr, Chinchwad

Gujarat Dec 10-13, 2010 Gujarat University Exhibition Hall

Madhya Pradesh Jan 7-10, 2011 Maharaja Shivajirao School Grd, Chimanbaug

Tamil Nadu Mar 11-13, 2011 Chennai Trade Centre

Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier industrial trade fair on products and technologies related to Machine Tools, Hydraulics & Pneumactics, Process Machinery & Equipment, Automation Instrumentation, Packaging & Auxiliaries, IT Products, Electrical & Electronics, Material Handling and Safety Equipment.

Mumbai Maharashtra February 17-19, 2011 Bombay Exhibition Centre

Concurrent Shows

One of the largest advanced design and manufacturing events in India featuring Machine Tools, Hydraulics & Pneumactics, Process Machinery & Equipment, Automation Instrumentation, Packaging & Auxiliaries, IT Products, Electrical & Electronics, Material Handling and Safety Equipment.

Asia Coat+Ink Show The exhibition will showcase the latest innovations & products for coating industry, and will provide an international platform to all suppliers of pigments, resins, oils, chemicals, machinery & equipment and manufacturers of inks & coating to explore new business opportunity; September 30-October 03, 2010; at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai For details contact: Koelnmesse YA Tradefair B-501/502 Kemp Plaza, Mind Space Chincholi Bunder, Off Link Road Malad (West), Mumbai 400064 Tel: 022-4210 7866, Fax: 022-4003 4433 Email: s.rajawat@koelnmesse-india.com Website: www.asiacoatandink.com

PROMACH 2010 An exclusive exhibition for the process plant & machinery industry; October 01-04, 2010; at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bengaluru For details contact: Bangalore International Exhibition Service 10th Mile, Tumkur Road, Madavara Post Bengaluru 562 123 Tel: 080-6583 3234 Email: dayanand@bies.co.in

India Chem 2010 The 6th edition of this international exhibition will have on display a wide

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range of products, services & technologies concerning chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, process plant machinery and control & automation system; October 28-30, 2010; at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai For details contact: Manoj Mehta, Assistant Director Trade Fair Secretariat Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Federation House, Tansen Marg New Delhi 110 001 Tel: 011-2373 8760, Fax: 011-2335 9734 Email: manojmehta@ficci.com Website: www.indiachem.in

Indian Petrochem Conference 2010 Annual petrochemicals conference providing an exclusive forum for interaction between the global petrochemical fraternity; November 1819, 2010, Renaissance Hotel, Mumbai For details contact: Elite Conferences Pvt Ltd 606, Bhagyalaxmi, Kennedy Bridge Mumbai 400 004 Tel: 022-2385 1430, Fax: 022-2385 1431 Email: info@eliteconferences.com

IPVS 2010 Industrial trade fair for pumps, valves and systems; December 09 â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11, 2010; at Chennai Trade & Convention Centre, Chennai

For details contact: Orbit Tours & Trade Fairs 201, Navyug Industrial Estate T J Road, Sewri (W) Mumbai 400 015 Tel: 022-2410 2801, Fax: 022-2410 2805 Email: info@pumpsandsystemsindia.com

Everything About Water Expo 2010 An international exhibition and conference on water & wastewater management; January 06-08, 2011; at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai For details contact: Aarti Chopra EA Water Pvt Ltd A1/152, IGNOU Road, Neb Sarai New Delhi 110 030 Tel: 011-4310 0500, Fax: 011-4310 0599 Email: aarti@ewgroup.in

PVC - PUMPS VALVES & COMPRESSORS EXPO 2011 The event will display the latest innovations in PVC pumps, valves and compressors for various industries; May 06-08, 2011; at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai For details contact: Conventions & Fairs (India) Pvt Ltd E 519, Floral Deck Plaza Central MIDC Road, Opp SEEPZ Andheri (East), Mumbai 400 093 Tel: 022-2839 8000, Fax: 022-2839 0502 Email: conventions@mtnl.net.in

EVENTS CALENDAR

International AGROCHEMEX 2010 An annual symposium and exhibition for the global agrochemical industry; September 20-22, 2010; at Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center, Shanghai For details contact: China Crop Protection Industry Association Room 913, Building 16 Anhuili, 4th Area, Chaoyang District Beijing 100723, China Tel: +86 (10) 84885918 Fax: +86 (10) 84885255 Email: ccpia_lijuan@126.com

ICIF China 2010 An international chemical industry fair; September 21-23, 2010; at Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai, China

Australia 11, National Circuit Barton ACT 2600, Australia Tel: +61 02 6270 6539 Fax: +61 02 6273 2358 Email: jarmstrong@engineersaustralia.org.au

Pumps & Valves 2010 An exhibition on pumps, control valves and seals in the process industry; October 13-15, 2010; at Antwerp, Belgium For details contact: Fairtec Autolei 337 2160 Wommelgem / Antwerp Belgium Tel: +32 (0)3 354 08 80 Fax: +32 (0) 354 08 10 Email: info@fairtec.com

For details contact: China National Chemical Information Center (CNCIC) No. 53, Xiaoguanjie Anwai, Beijing 100029, China Tel: +86 10 64444114 Fax: +86 10 64415052 Email: market@cncic.gov.cn

CHEM-MED 2011

Chemical Industry 2010

For details contact: Fiera Milano Tech Via Gattamelata 34 20149 Milano MI, Italy Tel: +39 (0)2.3264282 Fax: +39 (0)2.3264284 Email: segreteria@fieramilanotech.it

An international exhibition of chemical industry; September 27 – October 02, 2010; at International Fair Plovdiv, Bulgaria For details contact: International Fair Plovdiv 37, Tzar Boris III - Obedinitel Blv 4003, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Tel: +359 (0) 32 903 600 Fax: +359 (0) 32 902 432 Email: fairinfo@fair.bg

APCCHE Congress & Exhibition 2010

The exhibition will showcase products, technologies, processes & equipment for the chemical industry, and will offer a platform to discuss latest trends in chemical & pharmaceutical raw materials; October 26-28, 2010; at Fiera Milano City, Milano

DYE+CHEM Asia International Expo 2010 An exclusive international exhibition on all kinds of dyes and fine & specialty chemicals for the South & South-East Asian industry; November 10-13, 2010; at Singapore Expo, Singapore

The 13th Asia Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering (APCCHE) congress with a theme of ‘Innovation and sustainability in new chemical engineering era’; October 05-08, 2010; at Howard International House, Taipei, Taiwan

For details contact: CEMS India Pvt Ltd 74, Satya Niketan, Ground Floor New Delhi 110 021 Tel: 011-2410 5201-4 Fax: 011-2410 5205 Email: cems@cemsindia.com

For details contact: Asian-Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering

CIL Indonesia 2010 An exhibition showcasing new trends in chemical & process engineering,

instrumentation and laboratory equipment; December 01-04, 2010; at Jakarta International Expo, Indonesia For details contact: Allworld Exhibitions 12th Floor, Westminster Tower 3 Albert Embankment, London, The UK Tel: +44 (0) 20 7840 2100 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7840 2111 Email: info@oesallworld.com

Iran Chem Tech 2011 An exhibition devoted to materials and equipment & machinery for the chemical industry; February 07-10, 2011; at Tehran Permanent Fairground, Tehran For details contact: Gohargodaz No.28 Sharifi alley North Razan st. Mirdamad blvd Tehran 19119 Iran Tel: +98 21 22 22 52 05/22 92 30 88 Fax: +98 21 22 92 26 83 Email: info@gohargodaz.com

InformexUSA 2011 An expo that provides a meeting point for buyers and sellers of high-value chemicals; February 07-10, 2011; Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, The US For details contact: United Business Media Industrieweg 54, PO Box 200 3600 AE Maarssen The Netherlands Tel: +31 34 65 59 444 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7921 8059 Email: jblack@cmpinformation.com

CIPPE 2011 An exhibition for petroleum & petrochemical technology and equipment; March 22-24, 2011, N e w China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, China For details contact: ITE Group Plc 105 Salusbury Road London, NW6 6RG, The UK Tel: +44 (0) 20 7596 5000 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7596 5111 Email: enquiry@ite-exhibitions.com

The information published in this section is as per the details furnished by the respective organiser. In any case, it does not represent the views of Chemical World

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Technology Offered As part of our endeavour to spread the technology culture, this section provides a means to promote and facilitate exchange of select technologies. We strive to bring together suppliers of such technologies with suitable users for negotiations and industrial collaboration. Activated carbon An Iranian firm is willing to offer activated carbon from coconut shells. Areas of application Food processing, pharmaceuticals, etc Forms of transfer Technology licensing

Cresyl phosphate / tri phenyl An Indian firm is offering consultancy for manufacturing plasticisers. Area of application Photo films, chemicals, plastic industry, etc Forms of transfer Consultancy

Ethanol An Iranian company is offering ethanol from molasses using the fermentation of sacharomyces cerevisiae. Ethyl alcohol is widely used for making many organic chemicals. Areas of application Chemical industry, energy industry Forms of transfer Technology licensing

Furfuryl alcohol technology An Indian firm offers technology for producing furfuryl alcohol from furfural by liquid hydrogenation as well as vapour hydrogenation, with a capacity of 6,000 tpa to 24,000 tpa. Areas of application Furan polymers, sealants & cements,

urea-formaldehyde, & phenolic resins and foundry cores Forms of transfer Consultancy, technical services, technology licensing

Phosphate esters An Indian firm is offering technology for manufacturing phosphate esters like tri butyl phosphate. Area of application Specialty chemicals Forms of transfer Joint venture

Sodium hydrosulfite An Iranian company is willing to manufacture sodium hydrosulfite using chemical compounds. It is widely used as a stripping agent in dyes and in chemical industry. Areas of application Chemical industry Forms of transfer Technology licensing

Sodium sulfide An Iranian firm is willing to offer sodium sulfide, which is used mainly in textile industry, paper mill, artificial silk and curriery. Areas of application Leather industry, textiles, curriery industries, paper mills, etc Forms of transfer Turnkey

Synthesis routes for organic chemicals An Indian firm is offering consultancy in design of synthesis routes for organic chemicals. Areas of application Pharma industry, speciality chemicals, plant protection chemicals, etc Forms of transfer Consultancy

Transformer oil unit An Indian company is willing to offer consultancy for making a transformer oil unit with domestic coal from its wastes. Area of application Transformers Forms of transfer Consultancy, technical services

Wasteless processing techniques An Indian company is willing to offer consultancy for waste-less processing techniques for the chemical & packaging industries. Area of Application Packaging industry, transformer oil manufacturing industry, chlor alkali projects Forms of transfer Consultancy, technical services

Share Your Technology Propositions The mission of Chemical World is to spread the technology culture. We offer you an opportunity to participate in this endeavour by publishing the best technology ideas. Technology developers/sellers are invited to furnish the techno-commercial details (with environmental benefits, if any) for publication in the Technology Transfer column of Chemical World. R&D organisations, technical consultancy organisations and individuals assisting small and medium enterprises may send the relevant literature, indicating the scope & services and the areas of specification. Contact: Chemical World Infomedia 18 Ltd, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Wing, Ruby House, J K Sawant Marg, Dadar (W), Mumbai 400 028. Tel: 022-3024 5000, 3003 4672, Fax: 022-3003 4499, Email: chemedit@infomedia18.in

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Technology Requested Calcium carbonate

Lime plant

A Saudi Arabian company needs the technical know-how for producing calcium carbonate from limestone. Areas of application Industries like chemical, textile, etc Forms of transfer Others

A group of businessmen in Zambia is interested in setting up an 800 t/d of quick lime and 200 t/d of hydrated lime plant. Areas of application Mining Forms of transfer Others

Glyoxal An Indian company is looking to switch the production technique for manufacturing 40 per cent glyoxal from its existing acetaldehyde based method to the MEG based glyoxal production. Area of application Pharma & textile Forms of transfer Others

Inorganic chemicals An Indian company is interested in seeking the technology & process know-how for production of potassium nitrate, chromium acetate, and magnesium hydroxide suspension. The company already produces inorganic chemicals and wants to add several other items. Areas of application Chemical industry Forms of transfer Others

Lime An Indian company seeks to adopt new cost-effective technologies, which can reduce carbon emissions and earn carbon credits, for manufacturing lime. Area of applications Quick lime and hydrated lime Forms of transfer Others

Manufacture of sodium hydrosulfite A company based in Pakistan is interested in establishing a joint venture for the manufacture of sodium hydrosulfite in Pakistan with either a Chinese or European manufacturer, who has the technological know-how and expertise in the field. Areas of application Industries like textile, paper and food Forms of transfer Others

Quaternary ammonium chloride An Indonesia-based company, is planning to diversify into manufacturing of quaternary ammonium chloride. It is seeking technology along with the supply of critical plant and machinery for the manufacture of the chemical 3-chloro-2hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride that is produced from epichhlorohydrin. Areas of application Chemical industry Forms of transfer Technical knowhow, consultancy

Small-scale environmentfriendly chemical technology An Indian company is looking out for an economically viable smallscale environment-friendly chemical

technology useful in the textile sector as well as in pharmaceutical sector. Area of application Textile and pharmaceutical industry Forms of transfer Others

Solvent dyes An Indian company has recently installed a manufacturing capacity of 2,400 mtpa and is looking to diversify its product range by including various solvent dyes in its product portfolio. The company is seeking process consultancy for this project. Areas of application Plastics, petroleum, solvents, etc Forms of transfer Others

Sodium silicate and activated carbon A company from Thailand requires technology for manufacturing sodium silicate and activated carbon from rice husk & rice husk ash. Areas of application Manufacturing and construction industry Forms of transfer Others

Treatment of pollutants discharged during PTA production A Chinese organisation is looking for a recycling and pollution-free treatment technology to tackle the wastewater, exhaust gas, waste slag and noises generated in PTA production, thereby shifting from reduction of pollutant discharge to zero-discharge. Areas of application Chemical industry Forms of transfer Consultancy, technical services, etc

Information courtesy: Dr Krishnan S Raghavan, In-Charge, Technology Transfer Services Group, United Nations Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT), APCTT Building , C-2, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi 110 016, Tel: 011 - 2696 6509, Fax: 011 - 2685 6274, Email: krishnan@apctt.org, Website: www.apctt.org

For more information on technology offers and requests, please log on to www.technology4sme.net and register with your contact details. This is a free of cost platform provided by APCTT for facilitating interaction between buyers and seekers of technologies across the globe. After submitting technology offer or request to this website, you are requested to wait for at least two weeks for receiving a response from a prospective buyer / seeker through this website, before contacting APCTT for further assistance.

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BOOK SHELF

Name Reactions Author : Jie Jack Li Price : ` 4,876.95

The fourth edition of this book contains major improvements over the previous three editions. The current edition accommodates at least two to three practical applications in synthesis for each name reaction. The references are updated to 2009. Several new name reactions and reagents are included to reflect the evolving organic chemistry. This book is a collection of detailed reaction mechanisms and synthetic applications focussing on their mechanisms. It covers over 300 classical as well as contemporary name reactions. Each reaction is delineated by its detailed step-by-step, electron-pushing mechanism, supplemented with the original and the latest references, especially review articles. The quintessence of hundreds of name reactions is encapsulated in a concise format. Thus, it is not only an indispensable resource for undergraduate and post graduate students for learning and examinations, but also a good reference book for all chemists interested in name reactions.

This is a comprehensive book on heterogeneous catalysis that provides an up-to-date overview of the current status and advances being made in this rapidly growing field. Each chapter is devoted to important topics such as high throughput micro-reactor and synthesis equipment technologies, analytical approaches, experimental design and testing strategies and fully integrated work-flows for materials discovery. The text is supported throughout by numerous tables, illustrations, graphs and photographs of synthesis and reactor equipment. Besides, it describes state-of-the-art synthesis and screening techniques for high throughput experimentation in chemical catalysis, with a focus on technology developed over the last 2-3 years. This book also covers reactor technology and integrated synthesis and screening workflows, experiment design and search strategies, detection schemes and applications to liquid and gas phase heterogeneous catalysis, fuel cell electrocatalysis and homogenous catalysis. This book is useful for the advanced level students, the catalytic or solid-state chemists in industrial and academic R&D & engineers specialising in reactor technology, detection schemes and automation.

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PRODUCT UPDATE

Agitator seals

Alumina ceramic plates

Technomech Engineering offers agitator seals of series ‘SMS 5000’. These are specially designed for agitators, reactors, mixers, autoclaves, dryers etc. Special seals have been designed for handling glass-lined reaction vessels. Arrangements of double mechanical seals and dry seals depend on temperature, pressure, nature of fluids etc. For higher temperature application, the seal assembly has jacketed chamber to circulate chilled water to bring down the temperature. Also, normally chilled/plain water is passed through the cooling coil of thermosiphon to bring down the temperature of compatible barrier fluid circulated in seal housing to maintain the continuous cooling. Bottom portion of seal housing is also designed with heat trapping jacketed cooling to reduce the temperature around the bottom seal face. For highpressure application, balance seals are used. The total assembly is precisely inspected and assembled in factory. Operating limits o are: temperature –30-300 C, pressure 75 bar (max) and shaft diameter 25-150 mm.

Mangalam Industrial Products offers wear-resistant alumina ceramic plates. These are used for lining of hoppers, bends, ducting, chutes, piping, and passing abrasive materials like coal, slurry, minerals, sand etc. The abrasive material eats away the metal and hence lining with wear resistant plates is used for lining to increase body life. The plates are made from 80-85 per cent Al2O3, having specific gravity of 3.2 and hardness of 8 on Moh’s scale. This is supplied in dark brown colour and in various sizes & thickness. Other shapes and sizes can be made. Products are subject to standard tolerances.

Technomech Engineering Mumbai - Maharashtra Tel: 022-2678 9468, Fax: 022-2678 9468 Email: technomech.seals@gmail.com

Non-return valve/check valve Chemical & Industrial Engineers offers a wide range of swing check and non-return valves. The versatile types are swing check for horizontal mounting and vertical mounting with bottom to upward direction. Valves are rigid in construction and come in sizes from 2” to 16” in flanged connection and ¼” to 2” in screwed connection. The disc is stellited, which avoids the dent formation and valves are totally leak-proof for backpressure test. Disc can open fully and hence the pressure drop across the valve is negligible. For corrosive application, the valves can be manufactured in PVC, PP and HDPE. Valves are manufactured in lead/rubber linings, flanged as per ANSI, BS, DIN and IS for pressure up to 200 kg/cm2. Chemical & Industrial Engineers Mumbai - Maharashtra Tel: 022-2882 2740, Fax: 022-2889 4849 Email: cie1@rediffmail.com

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Mangalam Industrial Products Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-2754 5912, Fax: 079-2747 8404 Email: info@mangalamceramics.com

Temperature/RH/CO2 meter Auro Electronics offers temperature/RH/CO2 meter from Spectrum Technologies, Inc. This instrument monitors indoor air quality and CO2 levels in greenhouses. Handheld meter measures and displays temperature, relative humidity (RH), and CO2 simultaneously. Specifications include: CO2: 0-2,000 ppm, accuracy: ±5 per cent; temperature: -10-60ºC, accuracy: ±0.9ºF (±0.9ºC); and RH: 0-99.9 per cent, accuracy: ±3 per cent. Auro Electronics (India) Pvt Ltd Ambala Cantt - Haryana Tel: 0171-263 0970, Fax: 0171-263 0970 Email: auroindia@gmail.com

Rust preventives Ashok Industry offers ‘Corobit-410’, a water-soluble rust preventive, used for protection of ferrous parts and components from rust and corrosion for periods ranging from one week to six months. This can be diluted from two parts to 40 parts with water depending on the protection period required. It does not harm rubber, polymers or painted surfaces and the film/coating need not be removed or is easily removable with water if so desired. ‘Corboit-410’ is available in 5, 30 and 205 ltr packing. Ashok Industry Mumbai - Maharashtra Tel: 022-6150 4150, Fax: 022-6150 4151 Email: sales@ashokindustry.com

PRODUCT UPDATE

Radar transmitter systems Diversified Technologies offers a full line of reliable, solid-state radar transmitter systems to drive Klystrons, TWTs, IOTs and magnetrons operating from UHF to W band. These systems incorporate switching power supplies, solid-state pulse modulators, and controls that provide from 10 to 50 per cent greater power efficiency and higher reliability than vacuum tube-based systems. Featuring full pulse flexibility from 50 ns to 10 ms pulse frequencies, depending upon application, these modular, all solid-state systems are suitable for new and retrofit radar installations. Providing >99 per cent switching efficiency, <500 ns switching times, and pulse frequencies up to 100 kHz, depending upon load, these radar transmitter systems are easy to install. Stackable from 11 to 66 kV, they have a single controller that can drive one or two switches in a push-pull configuration, yielding fast fall time for a capacitive load. Diversified Technologies Inc Massachusetts - USA Tel: +781-275-9444, Fax: +781-275-6081 Email: kempkes@divtecs.com

Air heater blower Sasmith Engineering Corporation offers air heater blower units of various capacities. The equipment is available for different capacities ranging from 500 to 50,000 CFM of airflow. The temperature of air can be raised from ambient temperature to 120oC in normal cases. Higher capacities are available on request. Air heaters are also available with hot water or thermic fluid oil. The heater section is being pressure-tested hydrostatically for leak-free operation. Various types of extended surface tubes are being used as heat transfer elements, depending on the temperature and pressure of the application. The material of construction is carbon steel or stainless steel. The airside flanges can be made suitable for online connection with duct flange in circular or rectangular shape as per customer needs. The impeller of the blowers is statically and dynamically balanced for vibration-free operation. The shaft cooling is provided for hightemperature application. The data like airflow rate, air pressure, air temperature required, heat source etc, are required for design purpose. Accessories like blowers, electric motor, airflow control valves, air filters, temperature indicators, steam trap, steam flow valve, etc are provided as optional components. Sasmith Engineering Corporation Thane - Maharashtra Tel: 022-2173 1355, Fax: 022-2173 1356 Email: sasmith@mtnl.net.in

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PRODUCT UPDATE

Gear pump Maag Pump Systems India offers V-series gear pump for handling high viscosity media in the chemical/ industrial applications. This is a discharge pump with special inlet geometry. It is ideal for all plant operators with difficult applications at low inlet pressures (vacuum) and high levels of viscosity (up to 4 million mPas), for eg, resins, fats, silicones, sucrose, esters or prepolymers. It can be used at temperatures up to 350Â°C. The inlet geometry ensures even filling of the gears at low pressure to safeguard continuous production flow. These pumps are available in two versions. The gear pump with round inlet geometry is offered as variant one. On the second variant, the pump connection flange is omitted and the gear pump is directly connected to the reactor (sandwich design). This solution is particularly optimised for reactors under vacuum. The reduced distance between the reactor and the gear pump makes it possible to work at a low NPSH value. Applications are in extractions from vacuum, thin film evaporator applications, to handle high viscous liquids (paste, grease, honey etc), low viscous liquids than water (but not for water), distillation process applications, drug intermediates applications, residue transfers from reactors and speciality chemicals & polymers. Maag Pump Systems India Navi Mumbai - Maharashtra Tel: 022-2789 3645, Fax: 022-2789 4407 Email: satyagarinapally@maag.com

Acrylic body rotameter Flowtech Instruments Services offers acrylic body tube variable area flow meters (rotameters). These are intended for general in-line metering applications (for gas & liquid) where operating conditions are with the limitations of acrylic body metering tubes. These are operated as per the principle of variable area. The float moves freely up and down the tapered acrylic body tube with fluid flow from bottom to top. The float takes up a position where buoyancy forces and the float weight are balanced in proportion to flow rate. The vertical position of the float as indicated by scale is the measure of the instantaneous flow rate. Design features include: tube made from solid acrylic block, externally adjustable packing glands, connections can be rotated 360o at 90o, and scale length of 180-200 mm. Performance features include: accuracy Âą2 per cent FSD, maximum operating temperature rating 50oC, repeatability 0.5 per cent, and connections flanged/screwed/ triclover joint or hose nipple. Flowtech Instruments Services Vadodara - Gujarat Tel: 0265-650 8171, Fax: 0265-263 6795 Email: flowtechinstruments@yahoo.com

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PRODUCT UPDATE

MID online sensor MRK Engineers offers non-contact MID online sensor. The MID is a two-piece interface noncontact temperature measurement system with miniature sensing head and separate electronics. The sensor is small enough to install anywhere, yet it performs as larger systems. The sensor is designed for applications where the target temperature is in the range of 0-500oC. It is housed in a rugged stainless steel enclosure to ensure long-term performance even in harsh industrial environment with ambient temperature up to 85oC. Although the MI is small in size, it still has the features one needs with a choice of 2:1 or 10:1 optics and user-selectable output signal. The miniature size and low cost makes it ideal for installation at multi-points along the process. This is accurate, easy to install and affordable. MRK Engineers Chennai - Tamil Nadu Tel: 044-2478 0314 Email: ramakrishnan25@hotmail.com

Particle size & shape analyser TTL Technologies offers the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;DIPA 2000â&#x20AC;&#x2122; particle size and shape analyser from Donner Te c h n o l o g i e s . This instrument combines two complementary measurement techniques by integrating laser and video channels. It provides complete sample information on particle size distribution and numerous particle shape parameters. This analyser has a wide measurement range of 0.1-5000 Âľm. High analytical resolution (analysing each sampled particle individually) and real time sample visualisation capabilities are its important features. In addition to its advanced hardware capabilities, this analyser uses state-of-the-art groundbreaking software, that allows comprehensive data analysis and report generation among many other useful features. It can be fitted with a variety of modular measurement cells allowing user-friendly measurement of many different types of materials within the same instrument. Other unique accessories provide efficient and easier material handling and/or sample preparation. TTL Technologies Pvt Ltd Bengaluru - Karnataka Tel: 080-2525 1859, Fax: 080-2529 1285 Email: analyticaldirect@ttlindia.com

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PRODUCT UPDATE

Fine bubble diffusers Eimco Water Technologies offers high efficiency fine bubble ‘Aerostrip®’ diffusers from Aquaconsult, Austria. These diffusers have life expectancy of 10-15 years or even higher in some cases. The mechanical stability of polyurethane membrane used in the ‘Aerostrip®’ diffusers is superior to that of EPDM or silicone-based membranes. Standard oxygen transfer efficiency (SOTE) of 30 per cent at just 2 m submergence or standard aeration efficiency (SAE) of 3-6 kg O2/kWh is achievable. Eimco Water Technologies Surat - Gujarat Tel: 0261-246 5972-73, Fax: 0261-246 2997 Email: hiren.trivedi@glv.com

Drain cleaning & diagnostic equipment D B Shah & Brothers offers drain cleaning & diagnostic equipment from RIDGID, USA. These diagnostic equipment are used in applications where there is big amount of bends and traps. It is in such places where ‘RIDGID’ camera equipment and line locators are used. They even come with recording facility (depending on model chosen). The camera equipment are used in industries ranging from auto to construction and plumbing. The line locators are used to locate buried utility lines (including electric, water, gas, oil, fibre optic cable and sewer lines). D B Shah & Brothers Kolkata - West Bengal Tel: 033-2243 2404, Fax: 033-2243 2077 Email: dbshahis@gmail.com

Flame arrester Pressure & Flow Control Industries offers ‘Pre’con Free Vent’ flame arrester. This is designed to protect the tank by preventing the flame propagation and explosion in the tank. The flame arrester element dissipates the heat of flame below the ignition point of the vapour. ‘Pre’con Free Vent’ allows free venting and protects from fire hazards. It prevents flame transmission by absorbing and dissipating the heat using crimped ribbon corrugated spiral wound flame bank. Pressure & Flow Control Industries Vadodara - Gujarat Tel: 0265-264 3838, Fax: 0265-264 5727 Email: info@preconvalves.com

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PRODUCT UPDATE

Aluminium profile sections Kirpekar Engineering offers a variety of aluminium profile sections along with all the connecting accessories a designer requires. These sections and profiles allow the designer the various options and possibilities of frames to be manufactured for industrial applications like Fifo storage racks, display boards, enclosures, machine guards & fencing, robotic and automation systems, conveyors, worktest & assembly line benches and tables, assembly in packaging machines, etc. These specially extruded aluminium profiles are designed and manufactured with close tolerances and maximum strengths with anodised to a depth of 15 micron ensuring the structures are accurate and resistant to corrosion, hence long life and these can be used for any application. The standard sizes available are 30 x 30, 40 x 40, 40 x 80, 80 x 80 and 80 x 160. Kirpekar Engineering Pvt Ltd Pune - Maharashtra Tel: 020-6674 1600, Fax: 020-6674 1601 Email: sales@kirpekarengg.com

Sewage treatment plants Ti Anode Fabricators offers sewage treatment plants using electrolytic techniques. Electrolysis has proven effective in the removal of contaminants from water by destabilising and by electro-coagulating the suspended organic and inorganic solids within the sewage waste. This electrochemical sewage treatment system is noiseless, clean and significantly reduces COD, BOD, turbidity, suspended solids, colour, odour and pathogenic bacteria count. The electrolytic sewage water treatment system is environmental, user & operator-friendly and compact in space. These electrolytic STP comprise the electro-coagulation, electro-oxidation, filtration and electro-chlorination. This system is unique, non-biological, and chemically free. Advantages of this system include: no need of sludge management, less space, barest civil construction, no CO2 emission. It gives more than 95 per cent elimination of oil & grease, SS, COD and BOD. Ti Anode Fabricators Pvt Ltd Chennai - Tamil Nadu Tel: 044-2278 1148, Fax: 044-2278 1362 Email: info@tianode.com

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Fluoropolymer-lined valves, pipes & fittings Supremo Line & Control offers fluoropolymer FEP, PFA, PTFE-lined SGI/WCB/SS pipes, valves & fittings using DuPont’s technical know-how and raw material for appropriate application of the resin for successful results with international quality for chemical industry. Important features include: low coefficient of friction, chemical inertness, non-toxic approved by international food & drugs regulatory authorities, noninflammable, self-sealant, good weathering resistance, zero water absorption, etc. Supremo Line & Control Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-2220 5282, Fax: 079-2220 5181 Email: supremoproduct@gmail.com

Rotary gear pumps Dev Engineers offers ‘DGP-SS’ series positive displacement stainless steel rotary gear pump with investment cast CF 8M casing. It covers 316 gears & shaft and Teflon-coated dry running sintered PTFE coated bush bearings. These pumps are available in nine sizes from ¼” to 2½” with 12 capacity of ranges. These pumps are ideal for handling corrosive, hygienic abrasive viscous liquid for loading/unloading transfer and pressurising application. Dev Engineers Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-2640 3839, Fax: 079-2640 3839 Email: devpumps@dataone.in

IR laser thermometer MRK Engineers offers non-contact IR laser thermometer/indicator. IR sensors have adjustable emissivity setting usually from 0.1 to 1.0. These are available with wide temperature ranges, for different target distance, programmable minimum/ average/differential temperature, high/low alarm and recall facility of last reading. These lightweight and easy-to-carry IR thermometers work on 9 V battery. MRK Engineers Chennai - Tamil Nadu Tel: 044-2478 0314 Email: ramakrishnan25@hotmail.com

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Seatless & glandless valve A B Panchal & Company offers seatless and glandless valve (pinch valve), a modified version of laboratory pinch cock. The fluid passing through the valve does not come in contact with either the body covering or any other metal parts of the valve, except the sleeve. Hence, the body and other metal parts are safe from the corrosive action of the fluid. The flow through the valve is straight and full as that of a pipeline, when the valve is fully open. Further, the collar of the sleeve eliminates gasket. The valve is simple hand wheeloperated of rising wheel type. Therefore, the operation of the valve is simple as other wheel-operated valves. The stoppage in-between allows the desired throttling. Thus, the valve offers positive control over flowing media. Pinch valve finds application in handling corrosive slurry, abrasive media, liquid with solid suspensions, etc, which are difficult to handle with seat valve. The flange of the pinch valve can be supplied in accordance to BS, DIN, ASA & IS dimensions. A B Panchal & Company Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-2562 0629, Fax: 079-2562 1027 Email: sales@abpcovalves.com

Bag filter system Filter Concept offers bag filter system designed for optimum filtration performance. This system is useful for filtering large volumes of high viscosity liquids. Bag filter is constructed of filter housing, filter bags, internal cage to support bags, positive sealing arrangement & choice of end connections. With the internal supports, bags will not burst due to high differential pressure build up during operation. Unfiltered fluid enters the housing and is distributed evenly around the filter bags. Filtration takes place from inside to outside. Solids are collected on the inside of filter bag for easy removal. The filtered fluid then exits through the outlet pipe. Features include: high flow rates; low pressure drop; high dirt holding capacity; positive sealing arrangement to avoid bypassing; suitable for PP collar, rigid ring & snap band bags; easy to operate & low maintenance; low downtime; and flow rate up to 2,000 m3/hr. Applications are in pharmaceuticals, petroleum derivatives, water treatment, coolants, paints & inks, food & beverages, bore well water, dairy, dyes & intermediates, RO prefiltration, processing chemicals, etc. Filter Concept Inc Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-2754 0069/1602, Fax: 079-2754 0801 Email: support@filter-concept.com

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Spanker International offers Rollflex rapid auto roll doors. These doors come in size up to 6,000 (H) x 6,000 (W) with strong aluminium extruded door structure, clear matt anodised for corrosion protection. Inline safety beam reverses door immediately if the beam is disturbed. Pneumatic safety strip is available as option for auto reverse of bottom bar. It has opening speed of 1.5 m/sec with single phase, 230 V AC (10 A) power input and 0.9 m/sec with three-phase 415 V AC (10 A) power input. It has dedicated controller to accept all modern activation control and safety features. The door panel is manufactured from polyester reinforced fire retardant PVC, coated with UV absorbers including a clear PVC safety vision panel. A variety of panel design options are available. PVC panels are interchangeable and individual panel can be replaced if required. Vertical brushes are provided for optimum sealing of the panel. Bottom rubber seals the gap on the floor to meet floor irregularities.

Acmevac Sales offers rotary vacuum pumps, series LVV. These are sliding vane, oil-lubricated type pumps. Design of the lubricating system positively feeds minimum quantity of oil to important points. Oil from the exhaust is baffled, collected and returned to the oil chamber. Heat-treated fibre vanes are used in these pumps in place of steel vanes. Advantages of these pumps are: silent running & negligible wear on stator, end covers and rotor slots. These pumps are driven by V-belt to give vibration-free and are fan-cooled. The complete unit with motor and base plate is suitable for mounting inside the equipment. All the models in LVV series can be modified to suit specific requirements.

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High-vacuum oil-seal rotary pumps Joyam Engineers & Consultants offers high-vacuum oil-seal rotary pumps. These are oil-immersed rotary vane type pumps. The inbuilt non-return valve prevents the back flow of air. Manufactured from graded material, all moving parts are precisely machined, ground and assembled with close tolerances. This results in increased efficiency and long trouble-free operation. These pumps develop maximum vacuum of 0.05 mm of hg in single-stage and 0.005 mm of hg in doublestage. Pumps operate at 500 rpm with the help of ‘V’ belt. These pumps are widely used in solvent extraction & recovery, sugar, oil refineries, distilleries, food processing, chemical, pharmaceutical, fertiliser, paper, textile, tube light & general lighting, printing etc. These pumps are suitable for various processes like vacuum filtration, distillation, vacuum crystallisation, vacuum impregnation, vacuum metallurgy, thin film coating, vacuum drying, dehydration, evaporation, deodourisation, de-gassing, moisture extraction, vacuum condensation, conveying, venting, etc. They have simple & rugged construction, trouble-free operation and low maintenance. Joyam Engineers & Consultants Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-2656 9533, Fax: 079-2642 3061 Email: joyam@wilnetonline.com

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Strainers Chemical & Industrial Engineers offers a wide range of strainers, which find applications in process and chemical industries for filtration purpose. Rigid construction and full port filter elements are features of the strainers: both Y-type as well as basket type. General materials are: CI, SS-304/316, MS, cast steel etc, with SS-304/316 brass filtering elements. The size offered can be from ¼” to 2” in screwed connection and 1” to 12” in flanged connection Class 150# and 300# rating. Full port o and sloped to 45 reduces the pressure drip and bolted cover with drain plug. For special application, bleed valve is provided optional to the drain plug. Hinged type cap/cover provided remains attached to the body. Flange connection conforms to BS, ANSI, PN-10, DIN, JIS and IS specifications. Filtering elements are rigid in construction and appropriate mesh is selected and used as per the micron sizes. Chemical & Industrial Engineers Mumbai - Maharashtra Tel: 022-2882 2740, Fax: 022-2889 4849 Email: cie1@rediffmail.com

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Acoustic hoods........................................... 53

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Polypropylene process pumps .......................... 73

Acrylic body rotameter..................................... 74

Falling film evaporator .............................. 35

Process heat exchangers .................................... 3

Agitated thin film dryer ................................... 35

Fertilisers............................................................ 9

Process reactors ................................................. 3

Agitated thin film evaporator........................... 35

Fine bubble diffusers ....................................... 76

PTFE-lined valves & pipe fittings......................... 7

Agitator seals................................................... 72

Fire tube-type package IBR steam boiler .......... 75

Pumps ............................................................. 73

Air blowers ...................................................... 53

Fittings ............................................................ 33

PVDF pumps .................................................... 73

Air breathing apparatus................................... 77

Flame arrester .................................................. 78

Radar transmitter systems......................... 73

Air heater blower............................................. 73

Float trap........................................................ FIC

Air pollution control equipment....................... 37

Fluoropolymer-lined valves, pipes & fittings ..... 78

Air receiver ...................................................... 37

Force circulation evaporator............................. 35

Alumina ceramic plates.................................... 72

Gas detectors ............................................. 57

Aluminium oxide ceramic composite............... BIC

Gear motor........................................................ 8

Aluminium profile sections .............................. 77

Gear pump ................................................31, 74

Analytical instruments...................................... 19

Gearbox............................................................. 8

Automatic condensate transfer pump............. FIC

Geared & flexible couplings ............................... 8

Bag filter system ........................................ 81

Geared motor .................................................. 23

Ball valves - Teflon-lined .................................... 7

GMP heat exchangers ........................................ 3

Bellow seal valve............................................. FIC

GMP reactors..................................................... 3

Self-adhesive tapes .......................................... 73

Bellows & dip-pipes ........................................... 7

Grinding media............................................... BIC

Self-priming mud pump .................................. 73

Blowers............................................................ 53

Headers ...................................................... 33

Self-priming sewage pump .............................. 73

Boilers.............................................................. 75

Heat exchangers ..................................15, 34, 41

Sewage treatment plants ................................. 77

Burners ............................................................ 75

Heating technology for chemicals ...................... 9

Short path distillation unit ............................... 35

Butterfly valves - Teflon-lined ............................. 7

Helical gearbox ................................................ 23

Silicone carbide heat exchangers........................ 3

Ceramic adhesive cement.........................BIC

High-vacuum oil-seal rotary pumps.................. 82

Simultaneous thermal analysis ......................... 11

Check valves - Teflon-lined................................. 7

Hot air & water generator ............................... 75

Skin mounted systems ..................................... 35

Chemical dosing pump .................................... 77

HPLC................................................................ 19

Sludge dryer .................................................... 35

Chemical pumps .............................................. 73

Hydrogenator/autoclaves.................................... 3

Spherical paddle chopper dryers ........................ 3

Chlorination plant............................................ 77

Import Express Worldwide ........................BC

Spiral-cum-helical gearbox ................................. 8

Chlorine gas cylinder........................................ 77

Industrial ceramic ........................................... BIC

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Chlorine gas mask ........................................... 77

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Chloroscope..................................................... 77

Informatics ...................................................... 19

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Ion exchange resins - Lewatit............................. 6

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IR laser thermometer ....................................... 76

Conical screw dryers .......................................... 3

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Cooling/heating technology for fertilisers ........... 9

Lined valves & pipe fittings ................................ 7

Cooling/heating technology for polymers........... 9

Micro milling beads ..................................BIC

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MID online sensor............................................ 75

Dairy equipment ........................................ 37

Mill lining blocks............................................. BIC

Dampers .......................................................... 37

Monoblock pumps........................................... 73

Differential scanning calorimetry ...................... 11

Multifuel-fired IBR steam boiler........................ 75

Dilatometry ...................................................... 11

Multiple effect evaporator ............................... 35

UPLC ........................................................... 19

Disc check valve .............................................. FIC

Non-metallic pumps................................... 73

Ventilators.................................................. 73

Drain cleaning & diagnostic equipment ........... 76

Non-return valve/check valve............................ 72

Vertical glandless pumps ................................. 73

Drives ................................................................ 5

Non-return valves............................................... 7

Vertical non-IBR oil-fired steam boiler .............. 75

Ducts ............................................................... 33

Particle size & shape analyser ................... 75

Water treatment products........................... 6

Entrepreneur magazine ............................. 64

pH meter ......................................................... 77

Water wall membrane panel IBR steam boiler ..... 75

Evolved gas analyser ........................................ 11

Pipes................................................................ 33

Worm gear ........................................................ 8

Exhibition - Engineering Expo ... 27-28, 61-62, 71

Pollution monitoring machines ........................ 57

Zirconia polycrystal ceramic .....................BIC

Rapid auto roll door ........................................ 82 Reactors........................................................... 37 Rising film evaporator...................................... 35 Rotary gear pumps ....................................73, 78 Rotary vacuum dryers ........................................ 3 Rotary vacuum pumps ..................................... 82 Rotocone dryers................................................. 3 Rust preventives............................................... 72 Sampling valves - Teflon-lined .................... 7 Scraped surface crystalliser............................... 35 Seatless & glandless valve ................................ 81

Strainers .......................................................... 82 Strainers - Teflon-lined....................................... 7 Technical ceramic......................................BIC Teflon-lined valves & pipe fittings ...................... 7 Temperature/RH/CO2 meter ............................. 72 Thermal conductivity analysis ........................... 11 Thermic fluid heater......................................... 75 Thermodynamic trap....................................... FIC Thermogravimetric analysis .............................. 11 Turbidity meter ................................................ 77 Turnkey projects ................................................ 3

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