ASHAPURA GROUP OF COMPANIES

The company manufactures and processes Bleaching Clay at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities at the following locations:

This plant is the world’s second largest single location facility for manufacturing Bleaching Earth.

Ashapura Volclay Limited (AVL), through a Technology License Agreement with Mizusawa, is able to use the trade name ‘Galleon’ and world class Filterless Technology to process Bentonite. Galleon Earth is widely used as a refining agent for various animal and vegetable fats and oils, fatty acids, lubricating oils and waxes. Galleon Earth has excellent adsorbing properties and is currently available in two grades - V2 and V2 Super.

AVL’s indigenously manufactured bleaching clay has found wide acceptance in both Indian and overseas markets since it is able to customize grades to meet specific demands of the edible oil refineries. The company doubled its capacity to 50,000 MT in 2006, and is contemplating another expansion to meet the increasing market demand.

The product is backed by a worldclass R&D Centre, large reserves of captive mines, qualified & technically competent personnel. The plant is HACCP & ISO Certified.

The product is DIOXIN free and complies to FEDIOL standards.
Clay Catalyst: This unit also produces the ‘ACTAL’ brand Clay Catalyst which finds application in the Petrochemical Refining industry. We are one of the three approved producers of this catalyst worldwide. The product is being successfully used in major Oil & Petrochemical refineries across the world.

Dharur Plant, Andhra Pradesh, India
Having pioneered and established the Bentonite based Bleaching Clay plant at Kutch, Ashapura has successfully replicated its success in the Soft Oil based Bleaching Clay segment at Dharur in Andhra Pradesh. Apart from accesses to the primary raw mineral Attapulgite, the location of the plant gives a logistical edge for exports to the world’s largest Palm Oil producing and refining countries in South East Asia.

The product has been successfully accepted by the major oil refiners in the country and overseas. The product is sold in the market under the brand name “CLEARFLOW’’.

Ashapura AMCOL NV (Antwerp, Belgium)
Given the strategic importance of Europe as a market for Ashapura’s product basket, the company has set up a Mineral Processing Complex at Antwerp as a 50:50 Joint Venture with AMCOL International Corporation. The processing facility has the capability of processing three products namely Bentonite, Bleaching Clay and Kaolin, which would be exported from India in a semi-processed form.

Antwerp facility today serves all the major oil refiners of Europe and has greatly added value in terms of inventory management and quality control to the refiners by making available a cost-effective and quality product at their doorstep.

All the BE grades from the Ashapura plants, backed by a strong sales and technical support team, are available ex-stock at this facility.

MPA Hudson, Selangor, Malaysia
Malaysia is a very large and important production centre for edible oils. Ashapura has a 25% stake in Hudson MPA Snd. Bhd. (Hudson), a reputed Bleaching Clay manufacturer in Malaysia. The company imports Attapulgite and Bleaching Clay from Ashapura, India, and processes it further for its eventual marketing in Malaysia and neighbouring countries.

Click on the following for more details:
1) Brochure

2) Specification Sheets
(This will include all grades i.e V2, V2 Super, CF, CS Super, Actal 20, and Actal 20x)

3) Regional Contacts
(This will show location/branch wise contact details)


	Higher Bleaching Rate: Effective removal of chlorophyll, carotenes and other colouring pigments.
	Minimal Oil Retention: Quick easy settling and filtration results in less oil loss for the customer and higher throughput .
	Lower Dosage: Higher active surface area results in improved bleaching capacity using less quantity of clay.
	Higher Absorbing Capacity: Effectively removes soap content, phosphatides, peroxides and heavy metal traces due to large pore diameter, pore volume and surface area.
	Toxin Free: Contains no mineral acids that can damage the oil.