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Chemistry for
Sustainable Growth
B. Water Conservation C. Circular Economy
Both synthetic and natural Soda Ash Circularity is one of the core principles of Company’s growing thrust on Salt HDS in increasingly being used in The Fermentation Platform also has
processes are water intensive. green chemistry. In addition to renewable circularity. It consumes 100% fly ash In addition to being a key food ingredient, automotive tyres for green labelling. the potential to produce industrial
energy, Tata Chemicals also focusses generated during burning of fuel. It It is known to improve safety and materials and nutraceutical products,
Tata Chemicals is one of the on recycling waste and by-products recycles 100% of off spec / rejected Salt is a versatile starting material for performance of automotive tyres and replacing conventional unsustainable
pioneers in conserving water in to harness sustainable chemistry for Calcium Carbonate generated at the industrial chemicals. It is a key feedstock increase fuel efficiency by ~7% and non-renewable products
Soda Ash and other manufacturing propelling green growth. lime kiln. It also uses Calcium Chloride for synthetic Soda Ash, Caustic Soda and
processes. Its main manufacturing in the effluent stream as a feedstock Chlorine Derivatives. Tata Chemicals is investing in
complex in Mithapur is already net Tata Chemicals’ cement plant at for cement manufacturing While Solar Salt is considered carbon sustainable green chemistry for
freshwater neutral neutral, its productivity, over the past producing HDS from a renewable
Mithapur is an example of the
decade, has been impacted due to feedstock, Rice Husk. India has the Collaboration with Customers &
changes in the rainfall patterns and potential to become a global supplier Supply Chain Partners
temperatures, in India and globally of HDS produced from Rice Husk
Tata Chemicals is proactively engaging
2. Pivoting towards sustainable applications and green chemistry for growth Tata Chemicals is committed to Tata Chemicals plans to increase HDS with customers, suppliers, academia
increase its Solar Salt capacities to capacities by 50 KT in next 3 to 4 years
Even though it is a part of the problem, chemicals system to grow its annual derivatives. While the conventional and other supply chain partners to
the Chemicals Industry is, notably, also a production volumes 2.5 times and create application of these products has a stable support the capacity expansion of ensure inclusive transition to a greener
significant solutions provider, contributing 11 million new jobs globally by 2050. outlook, growth is mainly driven by Soda Ash and Edible Salt tomorrow.
to the development of a sustainable new applications linked to sustainability Tata Chemicals plans to increase its Product & Process Innovation –
global ecosystem. The global transition Tata Chemicals' core portfolio comprises drivers. The Company aims to build Edible Salt capacities by 1.5x in next 5 Fermentation Platform investment in new technologies and
to a circular and net-zero-emissions Soda Ash, Salt and Bicarb, with adjacent leadership in these new applications by to 7 years processes along with academia, based
economy is an opportunity for the products of Silica, Bromine and Chlorine substantially investing in these products. In line with its green growth agenda, on the principles of green chemistries.
Tata Chemicals is exploring and investing
in tomorrow’s technologies aligned to (Refer to 'Innovating for Green Chemistry'
the principles of green chemistry, i.e. - page 32)
renewable feedstock, sustainable green Customer Collaboration – process
Silica
Soda Ash Carbonate, a key active material used India over the next five years. Silica is a versatile product used as an chemistries and eco-friendly applications. modifications and technology
Tata Chemicals is the third largest producer in the manufacturing of EV batteries Tata Chemicals’ Carbon Capture ingredient and intermediate in industrial, It has already begun its green exchange for new products and
of Soda Ash globally with installed Share of newer sustainable application unit is able to generate Pure Carbon food, pharmaceutical and personal care chemistry journey by investing in the processes, based on the life cycle
capacities of 4.36 million MT. While, overall, segments of Soda Ash will increase Dioxide (~99.99% purity), enabling applications. While the overall category Fermentation Platform. Its current assessment of the products
*
long-term growth (CAGR) is projected from ~11% in 2022 to > 20% by 2030 it to directly produce high grade is projected to grow at ~5% globally, its product, Fructooligosaccharide, is Supply Chain Solutions – sharing
at ~3% globally and ~6% in India, new carbon neutral Sodium Bicarbonate. specialty variant, Highly Dispersible Silica increasingly being used as a prebiotic of best practices with suppliers and
application segments fuelling faster growth The current global capacities of Conventional applications of Sodium (HDS), is projected to grow at >10%. and alternative sweetener logistics partners to transit to low
are Solar Glass and Lithium Carbonate, in Soda Ash (~65 million MT) will not Bicarbonate include food, feed and carbon sustainable value chain
pharmaceuticals, while its new
be adequate to service the growing
addition to conventional applications.
demand driven by sustainable sustainable applications include:
Global solar power capacities are applications and will need to add Industrial flue gas treatment to
estimated to grow at ~250 GW for the incremental capacity of ~16 million MT reduce emissions. This segment is
next 5 years, translating into ~1 by 2030 estimated to grow by ~4% globally
- 1.5 million MT consumption of Soda Tata Chemicals plans to double its and ~10% in India
Ash annually on account of Solar Soda Ash capacities in a phased
Glass alone. Additionally, glass is also manner to service growing demand Applications in cattle and poultry
increasingly being used in construction feed to increase productivity. In
to ensure better energy management addition, it also helps in reducing
methane emissions in cattle
Driven by sustainable mobility, EV
batteries are estimated to grow Bicarb Tata Chemicals plans to increase its
> 20% over the next 5 to 7 years. Soda Sodium Bicarbonate is projected to Bicarb capacities by 2.5x in next 5 to
Ash is used to manufacture Lithium grow at ~3% globally and ~7% in 7 years
*Sustainable Application Segments include – Solar Glass, Lithium Carbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate
Location: Mithapur Plant
Picture Credit: Chirag R. Parmar
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