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SOLAR POWER UTILISATION

Henkel partners with CleanMax for carbon-neutral

manufacturing

Henkel Adhesives Technologies mitment to sustainability. While the
India Pvt. Ltd. (Henkel India) has part- company’s manufacturing processes
nered with CleanMax (a Brookfi eld- in Chennai are entirely carbon neutral,
backed company) to achieve its goal its manufacturing processes in Rudra-
of reducing absolute emissions in its pur have also been converted to green
operations. This partnership is a signi- electrical energy. This new PPA will
fi cant step to boost solar power utili- enhance solar power usage in its Kur-
sation resulting in additional annual kumbh and Thane manufacturing sites,
CO savings of over 4,500 tonnes in aligning with Henkel’s sustainability
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the company’s Kurkumbh and Thane Bappa Bandyopadhyay, India Head of Opera- strategy.
tions & Projects, Henkel India, shaking hands
manufacturing sites. This is equiva- with Mr. Akshai Raja, Head Business Develop-
lent to planting about 300,000 trees ment (West India), CleanMax. For Henkel, its primary climate
annually. power and substantially lowering change mitigation focus is on its own
CO emissions, we are making a deci- production processes where it has set
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A Single User Group Captive Solar sive move towards a more sustainable for itself ambitious timelines and abso-
Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) has future. The power purchase agreement lute reduction targets to be achieved by
been formalized between Henkel India demonstrates how we can drive tangi- 2030. To do so, it is focused on continu-
and CleanMax. The captive power ble progress in achieving our ambi- ally improving its energy effi ciency and
project is being set up in a solar farm tious targets,” said Mr. S. Sunil Kumar, to use energy from renewable sources.
located in Maharashtra, to be owned Country President, Henkel India. The company will also set a Net-Zero
and operated by CleanMax. pathway for its Scope 3 emissions, in
Henkel India’s adhesive operations line with the Science-based Targets
“By increasing our use of green already demonstrate a strong com- initiative (SBTi).

AGROCHEMICALS
Super Crop Safe bags 46 registrations from CIB

Super Crop Safe Ltd., a leading manufacturer and trader of agrochemicals, has announced that its product portfolio has
expanded manifold as it has got 46 new registrations of molecules from the Central Insecticide Board (CIB). The company
is also planning to apply for another 15 new generation molecules.

“Now, company is back on growth path and you will be able to see the growth in next two quarters,” Mr. Ishwar B.
Patel, Chairman & CEO, said. He further added that “the company is in talks with two big companies for marketing of its
organic products in India.”

Insecticides India launches new maize herbicide

Insecticides India Ltd. (IIL) has launched Torry Super, a post-emergence herbicide designed to redefi ne weed control
while ensuring crop safety.

“This innovation highlights our commitment to equipping farmers with top-tier products that boost productivity and
promote sustainable farming practices. We are confi dent that Torry Super will help maize farmers get good productivity,”
stated Mr. Rajesh Aggarwal, Managing Director, IIL.

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