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CAUSTIC SODA

Grasim - Caustic SODA

In 2016, Grasim’s merger with Aditya Birla Chemicals India Ltd. (ABCIL) helped catapult the company’s caustic soda capacity from 452 KTPA to 884 KTPA making it the largest producer of caustic soda in India back then. Today, Grasim’s total caustic soda capacity is 1,147 KTPA. In FY19, the chlor-alkali business achieved 1 million tonnes of caustic sales entering the ivy league of top 10 businesses in the sector globally.

8 caustic soda manufacturing units across India
1,147 KTPA total caustic soda capacity
123 KTPA capacity epoxy plant
1 million tonnes of caustic sales

The business uses cost-effective membrane cell technology and is largely self-sufficient in power. For gainful utilisation of chlorine, the business has portfolio of chlorine derivatives like Stable Bleaching Powder (SBP), Polyaluminium Chloride (PAC), Chlorosulphonic Acid (CSA), Chlorinated Paraffin Wax (CPW), Calcium Chloride (CaCl) and Aluminium Chloride (AlCl)