GEA Process Engineering (India) Pvt Ltd builds India’s Largest HDPE Fluid Bed Dryer for Indian Oil Corporation Limited for Panipat Naptha Cracker Project
GEA Process Engineering (India) Pvt Ltd (GEA India) received an order from Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for supply of India’s Largest HDPE Fluid Bed Dryer for their Panipat Naptha Cracker Project.
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. is currently India's largest company by sales with a turnover of US $51 billion, the highest-ever for an Indian company, and profits of US $1.73 billion for fiscal 2006. IndianOil is also the highest ranked Indian company in the prestigious Fortune 'Global 500' listing, having moved up 18 places to the 135th position this year based on fiscal 2006 performance. It is also the 20th largest petroleum company in the world.
GEA Process Engineering (India) Private Limited, formerly known as L&T-Niro Limited, is now a part of GEA Process Engineering Division (P-Division), World Leader in liquid and solid processing technologies. GEA P-Division focuses on Liquid Processing, Membrane Filtration, Concentration, Drying, Powder Processing & Handling; Supplies customized and advanced Plant & Equipment with safe and reliable process controls. GEA P-Division is part of Process Engineering segment of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Germany.
The project will put India on the global map for its state-of-the-art technology at par with world standards and would add many firsts to its credit in the Indian Polymer sector. This is a major breakthrough for GEA India in building up the Largest and Most Modern plant in India. After having supplied over 200 Spray Drying plants, with this project GEA India will be the only company in India to build plant of such Magnitude. In the past we have supplied 24 TPH HDPE dryer at Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd (IPCL is now Reliance Industries Ltd)
The 42 TPH HDPE Niro Contact FluidizerTM dryer shall be based on the design and know-how from GEA - Niro A/S, Denmark.