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PERVASIVE PRESENCE

New study highlights presence of microplastics

in Indian salt and sugar brands

A study conducted by the environ- focused manner. We also aim to trigger
mental research organisation, Toxics policy action and attract researchers’
Link, has found presence of microplas- attention to potential technological
tics in all tested Indian salt and sugar interventions that could reduce exposure
brands – whether big or small, packaged risks to microplastics.”
or unpackaged.
Toxics Link’s Associate Director
The study, titled “Microplastics in Mr. Satish Sinha added, “Our study’s
Salt and Sugar” tested 10 types of salt – fi nding of substantial amounts of micro-
including table salt, rock salt, sea salt The highest levels of microplastics plastics in all salt and sugar samples
and local raw salt – and fi ve types of were found in iodised salt, in the form is concerning and calls for urgent,
sugar purchased from both online and of multi-coloured thin fi bre and fi lms. comprehensive research into the long-
local markets. term health impacts of microplastics
Toxics Link’s Founder-Director on human health.”
The study revealed the presence of Mr. Ravi Agarwal said, “The objective
microplastics in all the samples, in vari- of our study was to contribute to the The concentration of microplastics
ous forms, including fi bre, pellets, fi lms existing scientifi c database on micro- in the salt samples ranged from 6.71
and fragments. The size of these micro- plastics so that the global plastic treaty to 89.15 pieces per kilogramme of dry
plastics ranged from 0.1-mm to 5-mm. can address this issue in a concrete and weight, the report said.

WIND TURBINES

Inox Wind bags 51-MW order from Everrenew

Inox Wind Ltd. (IWL), a leading The project will be executed in boration with Inox Wind will help us
wind energy solutions provider, has Tamil Nadu. “We are glad to witness deliver on our project commitments as
bagged an order from Everrenew the strong preference for our turbines we aim to drive the adoption of renew-
Energy Pvt. Ltd., for IWL’s latest 3-MW and services by project developers and able energy in the commercial & indus-
wind turbine generators (WTGs). we continue to make our contribution as trial (C&I) segment and assist companies
Additionally, IWL will provide post- India surges ahead to achieve its renew- in their energy transition journey over the
commissioning multi-year operations & able capacity targets,” said Mr. Kailash coming years,” added Mr. R. Venkatesh,
maintenance (O&M) services. Tarachandani, CEO, IWL. “Our colla- CEO, Everrenew Energy.

Anupam Rasayan posts lower Q1 net profi t

Surat-based custom synthesis and as compared to Rs. 52.3-crore in same This coupled with our polymer and
speciality chemical player, Anupam year-ago period. pharma segment ramping up, we expect
Rasayan India Ltd. has announced its our revenue growth to come back from
fi nancial results for the fi rst quarter Speaking on the results, Mr. Anand H2FY25”. He further said, “We expect
ended June 30, 2024. The company’s Desai, Managing Director, Anupam all our plants to be commercialised this
consolidated total revenue for Q1FY25 Rasayan said, “Agrochemical industry year. With the new capacity, ramp-up of
was at Rs. 260-crore, down from is facing signifi cant headwinds since the recently launched fl uorinated mole-
Rs. 399-crore in the same quarter of the last one year. We anticipate this trend to cules and LOIs & contracts we had
previous fi scal. Net profi t was down by persist until the end of H1FY25, after signed, we expect robust growth over
over 76% at Rs. 12.2-crore in Q1FY25 which we expect demand to strengthen. the medium term.”

136 Chemical Weekly August 27, 2024

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