Alufluoride Ltd

History of Alufluoride Ltd

Alufluoride Limited (AL) was incorporated as a private limited company in November, 1984 and subsequently converted into a public limited in October, 1992. It was promoted by V S Prasad and K Ramachandra Reddy. The Company is a leading manufacturer of Aluminium Fluoride. The annual capacity of production is 15,000 million tons. AL commissioned its Aluminium Fluoride Plant in 1995, based on an agreement between AL and Coromandel International Limited (CIL). As per the original agreement, CIL is to supply 4,000 TPA of Hydrofluosilicic Acid (FSA) exclusively to AL. However, since inception, CIL was unable to supply the contracted quantity, and therefore the balance FSA is being procured from Odisha. The company set up a manufacturing plant having a 3500 tons per annum of Aluminium Fluoride at Visakhapatnam, AP with the technical know-how from Navin Fluorine Industries (NFL), a division of Mafatlal fine spinning and manufacturing Co. The plant converts fluorine pollutants discharged from the phosphoric acid fertliers plant of Coromandel, Visakhapatnam into Aluminium Flouride. The company came out with a public issue in Jul.'94 to part-finance this project. In view of increased AlF3 demand and availability of additional FSA, the Company expanded its AlF3 production facilities to 12,000 TPA in the 1st phase 16,000 TPA in the 2nd phase and is now enhancing capacity to 18,000 TPA. The Company installed a 3 MW Solar plant at Visakhapatnam District, AP and the total 3 MW ...Solar project was put to operation from 21st August 2020 and adjustment of Solar power to the plant operations/third party sales allowed by Andhra Pradesh State Load Dispatch Centre (APSLDC) from 11th January 2021. The Visakhapatnam Aluminium Fluoride Plant expansion was completed, which started commercial production of the expanded plant with effect from 1st May 2021. The Company's 3 MW Solar plant was completed, and the solar power generated from this plant was adjusted for captive consumption with effect from 11th January 2021. The Company incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary Company by name ALUFLUORIDE INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. in Singapore (AIPL) on 20th September 2021. As the Company has withdrawn from the AlF3 Project in Jordan because of the uncertain political situation in the Gaza area as well as neighboring countries in the Middle East, it is currently exploring the setup of an Alumina Hydrate (a key raw material for producing AlF3) manufacturing facility. In addition, the Company is evaluating other overseas and domestic projects.