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Bulk chemical requirements are coming up all over India

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From 1,600 tonnes of hydrochloric acid to catalysts and industrial gases

Here is what is coming up

Acids and alkalis

Hydrochloric acid. A unit in West India needs 1,000 tonnes of hydrochloric acid (30–31%, IS 265) over one year. The acid will be drawn in lots of 20 to 30 tonnes, each delivered within seven days of the call-off, so the supplier needs tankers ready near the plant. The contracting is going to happen by mid-November. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Hydrochloric acid and caustic soda lye. A production complex in North India needs 600 tonnes of hydrochloric acid and 300 tonnes of 47.5% caustic soda lye, delivered within seven days of order. Local manufacturers in the buyer's state get a price preference. The contracting is going to happen in early November. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Caustic soda lye. A unit in South India needs 340 tonnes of caustic soda lye (100% NaOH basis, IS 252, ISI-marked) over the next year, called off as needed in tanker lots of 10 to 15 tonnes, each within 10 days. The contracting is going to happen by the end of this month. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Another unit in West India has tendered for 850 tonnes of caustic lye (100% basis) over a year, with each lot due at site within 48 hours and the order split among three suppliers. The deal is being finalised. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Soda ash. A unit in South India is buying 700 tonnes of soda ash in 25 kg bags on an annual rate contract, each dispatch within 15 days, split 60:40 between two suppliers. The deal is being finalised. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Catalysts and additives

TGTU catalyst. A unit in Central India needs 34,760 litres of catalyst for its tail gas treatment unit, delivered within 90 days. The contract will be judged on price loaded by the guaranteed catalyst life. The contracting is going to happen by mid-November. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

FCC catalyst. A unit in West India has floated a global tender for fresh FCC/RFCC catalyst on a four-year rate contract, extendable by a year, with each call-up delivered within six weeks. Only catalyst manufacturers with in-house R&D qualify. The requirement is open now. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Antioxidant P-EPQ. Units in North and East India want the phosphonite antioxidant for polypropylene on a two-year rate contract, each call-up within four weeks. Food-contact and REACH compliance is required. The requirement is open now. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Coal combustion catalyst. A unit in North India wants a coal additive for boilers burning about 1,50,000 tonnes of coal a year, on a one-year supply-and-dosing contract that starts within seven days of the order. The requirement is open now. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Sulphur guard catalyst. A unit in North-East India tendered for 3,900 litres of sulphur guard catalyst with 700 litres of ceramic support balls, for delivery within 120 days. The deal is being finalised. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

HT CO shift catalyst. A unit in West India needs 51 m³ of high-temperature CO shift catalyst within 90 days, with a four-year performance guarantee. The deal is being finalised. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Industrial gases

Oxygen, acetylene and argon. A company in North India wants 2,000 m³ of oxygen, 3,000 m³ of dissolved acetylene and 4,000 m³ of argon over one year, in call-offs of 20 to 40 cylinders per gas, each within five days. The contracting is going to happen in early November. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Argon. A unit in West India needs 3,500 m³ of argon (IS 5760), in cylinders or liquid, within 90 days. The contracting is going to happen by the end of this month. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Carbon dioxide. A company in West India wants 4,840 kg of industrial CO2 in 22 kg cylinders, plus refills of around 145 smaller cylinders, over 12 months with each dispatch within 15 days. The requirement is open now. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Liquid nitrogen. A unit in North-East India wants an emergency backup supply of 30 to 40 kilolitres a day of liquid nitrogen on a two-year rate contract, delivered within 24 hours of a call. Suppliers need storage within 500 km. The deal is being finalised. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Refrigerants

R-22. A unit in East India needs 3,665 kg of R-22, with supply spread over up to two years. A deal is expected in early November. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

R-134a, R-22, R-407C and R-32. A production complex in West India wants 1,102 kg of R-134a, 915 kg of R-22, 96 kg of R-407C and 60 kg of R-32 over 12 months, each dispatch within 15 days. The requirement is open now. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Another unit in West India tendered for four 61 kg cylinders of R-22 and 90 kg of R-407C. The deal is being finalised. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Water treatment and oilfield chemicals

Cooling water treatment chemicals. A company is buying seven cooling water products, the scale and corrosion inhibitor and biocide family, for sites across several states. The tender totals 4,70,500 units for delivery within 180 days and is evaluated site by site. Only vendors already enlisted with the buyer can supply. The requirement is coming up by mid-November. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Disodium EDTA. A manufacturing unit in South India needs 500 kg of technical-grade disodium EDTA in 25 kg bags within 30 days. The requirement is coming up in early November. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Ammonium bisulphite. A company in West India tendered for 130 tonnes of ammonium bisulphite solution in three tranches over about seven months: 35 tonnes first, then 50, then 45. The deal is being finalised. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Ammonium bifluoride. A company in West India wants 15.5 tonnes of ammonium bifluoride across two supply bases within 20 days. The deal is being finalised. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Oils, coatings and fire-fighting foam

Transformer oil. A company in North India is buying IS 335 Type II transformer oil in an order estimated at over ₹15 crore, for delivery within 90 days. The order may be split among three suppliers, and suppliers can offer part quantities. A deal is expected in early November. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

AFFF foam concentrate. A unit in West India needs 5,000 kg of AFFF fire-fighting foam (IS 4989) within 30 days. The requirement is coming up by mid-November. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Paints and primers. A unit in South India wants about 650 litres of enamel, phenolic paint, zinc phosphate primer and epoxy thinner within 15 days. The contracting is going to happen by the end of this month. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Speciality and smaller lots

Emulsifier for thiamethoxam. A unit in North India tendered for 2 tonnes of emulsifier for its thiamethoxam formulation. The deal is being finalised. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Reference fuels. A unit in North India wants 278 kg of ASTM n-heptane and 1,120 kg of iso-octane within 56 days. The deal is being finalised. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Silica gel. Two units in Central and North India want indicating silica gel (IS 3401): about 650 kg in 25 kg packs within 30 days for one, and 42 packs for the other. One deal is expected by mid-November; the other is being finalised. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Laboratory chemicals. A unit in South India tendered for 41 laboratory chemicals within 60 days. The deal is being finalised. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Lithium hydroxide monohydrate. A unit in North-West India needs 80 bottles of AR-grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate. The contracting is going to happen by mid-November. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Ruthenium nitrosyl nitrate. A company in South India needs 1 litre of ruthenium nitrosyl nitrate. The contracting is going to happen in early November. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

Aluminium metal cleaner. A manufacturing unit in South India needs 50 kg of an alkaline metal cleaner for aluminium. The contracting is going to happen by the end of this month. Buyer details and how to sell are attached in the Report below

All 33 requirements in one Excel file, with the buyer's name, plant and buying office; tender number and portal; exact closing dates; full technical specification and packing; eligibility, turnover and experience criteria and EMD; delivery and contract terms; and the original tender documents.

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