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Commercial production begins at Epichlorohydrin (ECH) plant in Vilayat, Gujarat

Commercial production has commenced at the Epichlorohydrin (ECH) plant at Vilayat, Gujarat, with effect from 21st October 2026.

By ScoutQuest · Wed 21 Oct 2026, 2:54 PM IST · 1 min read

Installed Capacity: 50K Tonnes Per Annum (TPA)
Commercial Production Start Date: 21st October 2026
Plant Location / Product: Epichlorohydrin (ECH) plant at Vilayat, Gujarat

What the company announced

Commercial production has commenced at the company's Epichlorohydrin (ECH) manufacturing plant at Vilayat, Gujarat.
The start date given is 21st October 2026, described as "today" in the update.
The plant has an installed production capacity of 50K Tonnes Per Annum (TPA), which is 50,000 tonnes a year.

What is ECH

Epichlorohydrin is a chemical produced as part of the chlor-alkali derivatives chain. The update places the new plant within the company's downstream chlor-alkali derivatives portfolio.

The company's own words

The commencement of commercial production "marks a significant milestone in the Company's growth strategy".
It "further strengthens its downstream chlor-alkali derivatives portfolio".

How to read this

"Commercial production" means the plant is now operating to make and sell its output, not merely being set up.
The one hard number in the update is the capacity: 50K Tonnes Per Annum (TPA). That tells you the size of the plant, not how much it will actually produce or sell in a given year.
The update is an information update to the stock exchanges and carries no financial figures such as project cost, revenue or margins.

What this is

A capacity becoming operational is typically read as a step in expanding the product portfolio, and the company has presented it as part of its growth strategy. The actual commercial effect on the business rests on how much of the capacity is used and at what prices the product sells, which this update does not cover.

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