Black Rose, Koei Chemical eye joint India amines project

MUMBAI (ICIS)–Indian specialty chemicals producer Black Rose Industries and Japan’s Koei Chemical are conducting a joint feasibility study on building a specialty amines project in India.

As part of the project, Black Rose will set up manufacturing facilities for the amine products while Koei Chemical will provide its proprietary technology for the production facilities, the company said in a bourse filing on 30 May.

“The parties are expecting to enter into definitive agreements and will proceed with the construction and installation of plant facilities once the overall feasibility is established,” it added.

Black Rose plans to set up the amine manufacturing facility at its chemicals complex at Jhagadia in the western Gujarat state, a company source said, but did not provide information regarding the product mix at the new plant or the project cost.

“We are excited to enter the field of specialty amines which play an important role for the future growth of the chemical industry in India,” Black Rose chairman Anup Jatia said.

Black Rose currently operates acrylamide and polyacrylamide plants at its Jhagadia complex.

Acrylamide is used in the production of polymers, wastewater treatment, and food processing while polyacrylamide is used in pulp and paper production, agriculture, food processing, mining, among others.