Nuberg EPC, the leading Indian Global EPC, and turnkey project management company announced that it has been awarded the prestigious 250-tpd chlor-alkali plant project in Karaikal, Puducherry, India. The project is owned by Chemfab Alkalis Limited, a leading chemicals manufacturer in India. This project will be Nuberg EPC's first greenfield caustic soda project delivery in India.

Nuberg EPC shall be executing this project based on the latest bi-polar membrane-based electrolysis system technology. Bipolar Membrane Cell Technology Electrolyzer is environmentally safe, widely used, and is in continuous evolution worldwide. With this, the plant can be easily upgraded to the latest developments in the future, and it will need a small maintenance area. The plant is expected to be ready for production in 22 months. The company is taking up the project on engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) service-based contract.

The 250-tpd chlor-alkali plant projects in Karaikal, Puducherry will produce caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, sodium hypochlorite, anhydrous sodium sulphate, and soda ash lye that can be used by the textile industries, aluminum industries, paper, and pulp industries, water industries, etc.

On being awarded the project, Mr. A. K. Tyagi, MD, Nuberg EPC said, “This project serves as a prime example of the successful combination of Nuberg EPC’s global project execution expertise and local knowledge to offer a complete engineering, procurement, and construction management. We are thankful to Chemfab Alkalis Limited for entrusting this EPCM project to our engineering capabilities and EPC services and solutions.”

Nuberg EPC has in the recent past bagged prestigious projects worldwide and currently executing projects like caustic soda plant project for Lineer Kostik Soda Sanayi Anomin Sirketi in Turkey, sulfuric acid project for Sprea Misr in Egypt, sulfuric acid plant project for Awash Melkassa Chemical Industry in Ethiopia, sulfuric acid plant project for International Company for Chemical Industry (ICCI) in Egypt, H₂ peroxide plant for Uzbekistan H₂ JU LLC in Uzbekistan, H₂ peroxide plant project for Koruma Klor Alkali San. Vetic A.S in Turkey. And in India, Nuberg EPC is executing bio-ethanol plant for Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) in Panipat, NPK Plant for the Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) in Kochi, and sulfur recovery unit (SRU) plant & H₂ fuel dispensing plant for IOCL in Vadodara, Gujarat.

Nuberg EPC’s proven global execution experience and in-house strengths of driving technology-oriented projects have already made her a global leader in executing turnkey projects worldwide. Nuberg EPC has done more than 25 Greenfield chlor-alkali projects and is recognized as the world’s no. 2 EPC company for Chlor-Alkali projects worldwide. The company has also set up and commissioned multiple plants in the chemicals & fertilizers, hydrocarbon, steel, and nuclear & defense industries globally. Being a responsible global corporate citizen, Nuberg EPC is committed to innovating world-class technologies and processes. The company is actively delivering projects globally leveraging its Indian strengths and is expanding its footprints in H₂ – green, grey, and blue; 2G & 3G ethanol, water electrolysis, water soluble fertilizers, and next generation nutrients, in addition to traditional strengths.