Medical and Health, Drug & Pharma

ZCL Chemicals is planning an expansion of its pharmaceuticals intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturing unit from 304.9 TPA to 790 TPA at Ankleshwar, dist. Bharuch, Gujarat on 35,595 sq. mtrs. The estimated cost of the project is Rs. 400 million. Jyotiom Chemicals Research Centre is the environmental consultant. Environmental & pollution clearance have been received. Work on the project is expected to commence in September 2017 & is planned for completion in March 2018. According to MoEF sources, the products are thrio pypridil amide, ritalinic acid, 4 - benzyloxy -3- nitrophenylace bromide, clozapine, etc. After expansion, total waste water generation will be 140 KLD. 85 KLD will be recycled in RO plant and remaining 55 KLD will be discharged to FETP. After expansion, there is generation of ETP sludge (550 TPA), carbon waste (50 TPA), distillation residue (105 TPA), discarded containers (43,800 nos./yr or 350.04 TPA), distillation residue from contaminated organic solvents (7 TPA), used/waste oil (10 TPA), contaminated solvents not fit for originally intended use (2,000 TPA), spent solvent (613 TPA), wastes or residues containing oil (0.5 TPA), off specification products (5 TPA) and date-expired products (5 TPA). [Info as of: Jul. `17]

India \ Gujarat