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Herbicide Intermediate — Commercial Scale-Up

Project scenario: pilot to commercial scale-up

Customer Requirement

Customer required transition from pilot (50 L) to commercial manufacturing (5,000 L) for a herbicide intermediate.

Technical Challenge

Complex multi-step synthesis with tight purity requirements and strict EHS compliance.

Chemistry

Condensation, reduction, crystallization, vacuum distillation.

Required Equipment

Glass-lined reactors (1 KL, 5 KL), vacuum distillation system, centrifuge filtration.

Facility Selection

Dahej facility selected for high-vacuum distillation capability and complex chemistry platform.

Scale-Up

Three-month pilot program from 500 L to 5 KL with process optimisation.

Manufacturing

Commercial batch manufactured at 90% yield; production cycle 18 days.

Quality

COA validation, batch documentation, full traceability and SDS prepared.

Result

Customer moved to an annual supply agreement; six or more batches completed successfully.

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