One of India’s largest leading agri input solution providers Coromandel International Limited commissioned a Sulphuric acid plant and Desalination plant in Visakhapatnam on 18 October 2023. The Company’ Executive Vice-Chairman Mr Arun Alagappan inaugurated the company’s third Sulphuric Acid Plant at its fertilizer complex.
The plant has been set up with an investment of INR 400 Crores with the production capacity of 1,650 metric tonnes per day. With this, Coromandel’s Sulphuric acid capacity will increase to 11 lakh tonnes per annum from 6 lakh tonnes per annum.
India is the 3rd largest importer of Sulphuric acid globally, importing nearly 20 Lakh tonnes of acid per annum. With the commissioning of Coromandel’ new sulphuric acid plant, our nation’s import dependence will go down by 25-30%.
