Grasim Industries’ is expanding viscose staple fibre capacity at Vilayat in Bharuch district of Gujarat. The capacity will be upgraded from 1,27,750 tpa to 2,55,500 tpa, captive power unit capacity from 25 MW to 55 MW and sulphuric acid capacity from 1,02,200 tonne to 1,82,500 tonne.
The project was accorded terms of reference (ToR) in 2017 and Grasim Industries inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop the project in the same year. In 2018, the project was granted environment clearance (EC) by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).
During the same year, the Rs 3,523 crore project achieved financial closure. Following which pre-construction activities were taken up. J M Environet is the environmental impact assessment (EIA) consultant. The project will provide employment opportunities to 1,200 people.
As per the latest information available with Projects Today, civil work at foundation level was underway. The completion of the project was scheduled for March 2020.