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DCPC conducts safety training programme in Chennai

The Department of Chemicals and series of 48 training programmes being safety & health at work; process safety
Petrochemicals (DCPC) conducted its organised by the Department on Indus- management; advance risk assessment
4th training programme on ‘Chemical trial Chemical Safety aiming to cover techniques; toxicology; hazard identifi -
and Petrochemical Industrial Safety’ at 2,393 MAH units across the country. cation techniques; emergency prepared-
Chennai from January 23-24, 2025 at ness; role of ICT and other technologies
Institute of Petrochemicals Technology Technical Experts from CSIR- in chemical safety; Global Harmonised
(IPT) – Chennai, a centre of the Central Central Leather Research Institute System, loss statistics & loss preven-
Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & (CSIR-CLRI), Anna University, Dr. tion; hazardous waste management;
Technology (CIPET), with a focus on MGR Educational and Research Insti- labelling of chemicals and Safety Data
Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units tute, Thirumalai Chemicals and various Sheets; & fi re and explosion safety.
in chemical and petrochemical sector. consulting fi rms delivered lectures on
various aspects related to safety, environ- To give participants a hands-on
This programme witnessed par- ment & hazardous waste management. experience, a mock drill was also con-
ticipation of 113 representatives across ducted in coordination with Kothari
65 MAH industries, and was part of a Thematic areas covered included Petrochemicals.

Cosmo First breaks ground on new facility in Maharashtra
Cosmo First, a leading manufac-
turer of specialty fi lms for packaging,
labelling, lamination and other appli-
cations, recently conducted a Bhoomi
Pujan (groundbreaking) ceremony
at Auric City, Bidkin in Chhatrapati
Sambhajinagar (erstwhile Aurangabad)
district in Maharashtra.

The Auric (Aurangabad Industrial
City) project is a part of the Delhi-
Mumbai Industrial Corridor wherein
Bidkin and Shendra are the two nodes
where infrastructure has been created to
attract investments. Cosmo Films had
acquired 170 acres in Bidkin for over
Rs. 1,000-crore.The ceremony was able value for our stakeholders while through employment generation and
attended by Mr. Ashok Jaipuria, contributing to the local economy community development.”
Ms. Yamini Jaipuria, Mr. Pankaj Poddar
and the Cosmo First leadership team. CIL signs MoU with Curtin University for critical
minerals research
Commenting on the company’s
expansion, Mr. Poddar, said, “By esta- Coal India Ltd. (CIL) has signed an of Understanding (MoU) was formalised
blishing our presence in Auric City, agreement with Curtin University in at Curtin University in Perth, highlighting
Bidkin, we are not just expanding our Western Australia to explore research both entities’ commitment to advanc-
operational footprint but also reinforc- and development (R&D) opportunities ing research in these key sectors, CIL
ing our commitment to Maharashtra’s in critical minerals. The collaboration announced on the social media platform, X.
industrial development. This new faci- will also focus on knowledge sharing in Previously, CIL had signed a non-binding
lity represents our vision for the future areas such as decarbonization and re- MoU with IREL (India) Ltd. to work
and our dedication to creating sustain- source technologies. The Memorandum together on critical mineral development.

144 Chemical Weekly February 11, 2025

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