Andhra Petrochemicals (APL) has signed
a technology licence and engineering supply agreements with Davy Process
Technology, London (Davy), for the expansion of its existing Oxo Alcohols Plant
at Visakhapatnam.
The Rs.320 crore expansion will
increase production capacity to a total of 73,000 tpa from the current
production level of 40,000 tpa. The facility will produce all the three products
- 2-Ethyl Hexanol, Normal Butanol and Iso Butanol simultaneously.