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ICC Annual Awards 2022

we have developed a best-in-class
training modules on safety and environ-
ment. The first programmes were rolled
out earlier this year and were well
attended. We plan to expand the scope
to include other topics,” Mr. Goculdas
informed.

He also highlighted the need to
work on changing the image of the
industry. “The perception of the indus-
try among the general public is not
that positive. This calls for a concerted
effort from the industry, academia,
government, and individuals. This
should be the number one priority in
terms of what we need to do as ICC and
as chemical industry,” he pointed out. lighted the need for active engagement “One is insight – including under-
among all stakeholders in working to- standing the mechanism & kinetics of
Government support wards expeditiously increasing domes- the reaction and rate-controlling step.
In a virtual address, Mr. Bhagwanth tic capacities & capabilities to cater to Then, understanding the fluid mecha-
Khuba, Minister of State of Chemi- rising demand and tackle growing im- nics in the equipment in which the
cals & Fertilizers, underlined the pivotal ports. separations and reactions take place, and
role played by the chemicals and petro- finding the relationship between the
chemicals industry in India’s economy. Prof. J. B. Joshi, former Director of rate-controlling step and fluid mecha-
UDCT (now ICT), pointed out that the nics. That is the origin of innovations –
“The government has taken vari- competitiveness of the Indian chemi- the second step. Intensification and
ous initiatives to reduce dependence cals sector is impacted by the higher implementation are the third and the
on imports by way of creating better cost of production to the tune of 10 to fourth steps aided by artificial intelli-
infrastructure, ease of doing business, 15%. The objective should be to re- gence for optimisation of the process.
and a PLI scheme for chemicals, which duce this gap and this can be achieved And my experience is that the gap in
is in the advanced stage. The govern- through process improvements and cost of production can be eliminated
ment is committed to make domestic intensification, he said, and listed the and we can become globally competi-
manufacturing globally competitive, five-step process to achieve this. tive,” he said.
create global champions in chemical
manufacturing, boost exports and cre-
ate jobs,” he said.

He further said, “The chemical in-
dustry is currently valued at $210-bn
and it is expected to grow at an accele-
rated pace to reach $300-bn by 2025.
I am very confident that the chemicals
and petrochemical sector can trans-
form India into a global manufacturing
hub in synchronisation with our Prime
Minister’s vision of ‘Make in India and
Made for the World’.”

Mr. Susanta Kumar Purohit, Joint
Secretary – Chemicals, DCPC, high-

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