our milestones
14th October 1983
01
January
2015
1988 - 2000
- Commenced Soda Ash Production with 4.2 Lakh MTPA which was further increased to 5.25 Lakh MTPA
- Commenced Edible Salt Production and launched ‘Sapan’ salt
01
January
2015
2001 - 2008
- Soda Ash capacity increased to 8.5 Lakh MTPA
- Entered Spinning business with 65 K spindles subsequently increased to 140 K
- Commissioned Home Textile plant with 36 mn meters processing capacity and 96 airjet looms
- Commissioned Refined Sodium Bicarbonate plant
01
January
2015
2009 - 2015
- Spindles capacity increased to 175 K, Installed 3320 rotors in spinning
- Launch of ‘i-FLO’ salt and ‘i-Flo Honey’
- Home Textiles Air jet looms capacity increased to 162
01
January
2015
2016 - 2018
- Soda Ash production capacity increased to 9.75 Lacs MTPA
- Doubled Sodium bicarbonate capacity to 60 K MTPA
- Added TFOs for value added yarn and Air jet spinning
- Home textiles, processing capacity increased to 45 Mn meters with total 190 Air jet weaving looms
01
January
2015
2019 - 2020
- Soda Ash production capacity to be increased to 11 Lacs MTPA tons / year by FY2019
- GHCL will be the single largest manufacturer of soda ash in India at a single location
- Increase Soda Ash production by another 1.25 Lacs MT by Mar’20
- Envisaged Rs. 150 Crore capital allocation for Volume growth and modernization in spinning
01
January
2015
2021 - 2022
- Divestment of Home Textile Business
- Refined Bicarb production capacity increased to 75 K MTPA
- 60 K MTPA production facility to be commissioned by Oct’22
- 20 MW Solar power projects commissioned in FY22 of which 10 MW commissioned in January 2022 + 10 MW commissioned in March 2022 to enhance Yarn Division’s Renewable energy portfolio
- Soda Ash Greenfield project will be operational with 5,00,000 tons/year
01
January
2015
2022 - 2023
- Enhancing the capacity of yarn division by 40000 spindles during 2022-23, commissioning is expected in June 2022
- Upcoming Solar power projects in 2022-23
- 10MW solar plant in July-22
- 2 MW roof top solar power plant by Sep 22
- 10 MW solar plant by March 23.
- Once these plants are commissioned the yarn division will be producing 69.2 MW of renewable power which will fulfil 80% of its power requirements.