APTDC has been working in the area of granite industry sector for the past 3 years and has been interacting with industry, institutes, experts and relevant national & international technology developmental institutes.

The APTDC understanding for overall technology upgradation of the sector covers :

o Optimum utilization of granite resources of the nation, by increased material recovery through scientific quarrying
o Reduction of process wastage by better equipment / spares, calibration, maintenance etc.
o Productivity Improvement – through reduction in cycle time by better & cost effective abrasive materials
o Energy conservation (10 % - 15% saving is demonstrated)
o Water / Coolant recycling & proper disposal
o Gainful utilization of waste - boulders / stones / slurry

Energy Conservation It is to be noted that, the motor gets loaded only after certain depth of cut and there is every possibility to conserve energy. APTDC has demonstrated, conservation of over 12% of electrical energy in cutting of granite boulders using Ø 2 meter circular saw (blanks) in a granite cutting & polishing industry at Tadipatri, Ananthapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

Gainful Utilisation of Granite Slurry

Scientific / Systematic disposal of Granite slurry is a problem world wide. This inert material is responsible for preventing percolation of water, even rain water and prevents growth of even grass in the effected lands.

Though this material resembles fine sand, was never used for various reasons.

APTDC carried out its developmental effort, got the slurry analysed, identified an industry partner and developed a cement based wall tile, where in 60% of the sand is replaced with granite slurry. Efforts are on for testing of the samples & fine tuning of the technology & product.

Currently APTDC is executing an assignment, supported by BMTPC (Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council , Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Govt. of India), for its activity in gainful utilization of Granite slurry.
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APTDC - Recycling of Plastics - R PET

Objective:

To demonstrate a State of the art PET Recycling plant & its Techno commercial viability, considering the currentPost-consumption PET- disposal, collection, segregation, transportation & supplies.Also to bring about awareness among users & industries on recycling of PET

The details of the APTDC assisted PET recycling project

Entrepreneur: Mr. P S Anil Kumar

Name of the Company: Jayanarayana & Sons Engineers Pvt. Ltd

Brand: Ajay PET

Project Financiers: Andhra Pradesh State Financial Corporation

Address For communication: Export Promotion Industrial Park, Pashamylaram. Hyderabad

Current PET disposal & collection methods in India:

Very less effort has been made to create awareness and a systematic network for disposal and collection of used PET bottles.Similar is the case with many other plastics being used & disposed off. This unorganized disposal of plastics has created wrong perceptionto environment protection / safe guarding agencies about Plastics which are environment resource conserving materials.

PET appears to be available in free form as used bottles on roads, but collection & converting to a usable from is a major constraint.We are the only company looking for a business solution in the state of Andhra Pradesh. On the other hand, the PET processing industries.sell their process waste to collection agents bypassing waste recycling companies leading to price escalation. This in turn leads to in-sufficient.Availability of quality materials to the reprocessing industry.

Past occurrences indicates that if this kind of situation is not eased out the recycling technology innovations will fade.

With tremendous effort the entrepreneur is able to procure road side waste bottles and scrap to meet part of raw material requirement.Simultaneous interaction with PET processors & PET product user industries for lifting scrap at regulated time span, at a substantially better price.Are yielding positive & reinforcing results.

The onus lies on us to find options and developing our own systems and practices. With the assistance of CII & APTDCNetwork, the entrepreneur has indigenously developed part of the machinery thereby achieving financial leverage.The company now has an established network for sourcing PET waste in the state of Andhra Pradesh and other locations in India.The company has also been awarded an ISO 9001 2000 certification.

Effort & Achievement:

Considering the quantities of PET being processed in India, the associated environmental problems and considering the opportunity for a recycling project, APTDC entered in to this field, in the year 2002.                                              After carrying out substantial survey, APTDC is convinced on promotion of a technically & commercially viable PET Recycling project and extended concept to commissioning R PET project iincubation services.

This first of its kind project in India with state of the art technology & equipment from Europe coupled with indigenized Machinery has a recycling capacity of 2000 TPA, with an approximate budget outlay of Rs.200 lakhs.

Efforts have been made to understand the problem of material, the project & its potential, technology, equipment, Possibility of indigenization of part of the equipment to make the project economically viable. A mixed feedback from various corners of the industry on entering this field and on the viability of the project havent deterred us.

By virtue of hands on experience in executing innovative projects and having great confidence in the expert partners of CII APTDC and the commitment of the entrepreneur, we have marched ahead and the project has been executed.

Thanks to this venture, R PET material, of a quality, almost equivalent to the virgin material, is available at 60% of original cost.The end product is constantly tested by CIPET, Hyderabad to maintain the quality and technical specification of the product and researching for continuous improvement.

Current status :

APTDC has supported the company in breaking the ice on Recycled PET material and getting the attention of PET processing industry across the country.

Now the company is supplying R PET to different customers at Delhi, Indore, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai etc., for non food grade applications like Bottles, Jars, Sheets, Fiber, strap, zip fasteners etc.

APTDC, is continuing its efforts to establish successfully working PET recycling industries in the country thru a collective approach.Involving experts, machinery manufacturers & users of PET. Interactions with experts confirms that we have capabilities for alloying R PET with other materials and make products, of longer lifecycle.

APTDC is attending to various inquires from New Delhi, Mumbai, Faridabad etc., in promoting this line of industry in the country.