The Rs 4500 + cr, Emami Agrotech Limited (erstwhile Emami Biotech Limited) is a part of the Rs. 8000 cr Emami Group of Companies based in Kolkata, India. Emami Group is spearheading the process of developing Haldia in West Bengal as India’s biodiesel hub through Emami Biotech Limited . Set up in 2006, Emami Biotech Ltd.is a friend of the earth.
The company has set up a state-of-the-art 300 tonnes per day multi-feed stock bio-diesel plant at Haldia, the largest and the first of its kind in eastern India, at a cost of Rs. 150 crore, in technical collaboration with Desmet Ballestra of Italy. Conforming to stringent European Union Standard (EN14214) norms as well as the benchmark standards set by BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards), Emami’s biodiesel promises to fulfill the energy needs of the country and also protect the environment.
Apart from bio diesel, the company has also set up 2300 TPD edible oil plant at Haldia.
Another oil refinery in Krishnapattam in Andhra Pradesh with a capacity of 1400 TPD has also been set up.
With an integrated capacity of 12.25 lakh tonnes per annum the company expects the new edible oil refinery will increase production multiple times and thus will meet the demand for the product which is rising with every passing day.
