GACL partially restarts units at Dahej and Vadodara

TNN | Updated: Apr 4, 2020, 14:44 IST

AHMEDABAD: State-run Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) has partially resumed operations at its manufacturing facilities in Dahej and Vadodara.
The company took the decision to meet the requirements of various municipal corporations and other essential industries. The units have been restarted after obtaining necessary permission from the concerned authorities.
“The company has started partial operation of caustic soda, hydrochloric acid (HCl), phosphoric acid, sodium hypo and chlorine filling facilities at Dahej complex,” GACL on Friday informed the stock exchanges.
The state PSU has also begun manufacturing caustic soda at the Vadodara complex.
“The poly aluminium chloride (PAC) and hydrogen peroxide plants will start after a few days. Based on the requirement, the company may start operations at other plants,” added the company, which had completely shut down all its plants following the imposition of the nationwide lockdown to curb the Covid-19 outbreak.
GACL’s share on BSE surged 13% to close at Rs 253 on Friday as against its previous close of Rs 224.20.
Another state PSU, Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd (GSFC) had announced a few days ago that it will restart some of its plants at Vadodara from next week onwards.
GSFC has already restarted its manufacturing unit at its Sikka, Jamnagar, which produces DAP. “The other plants will be gradually started based on the situation prevalent given the Covid-19 pandemic,” the company has informed the exchanges.