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led to the development of a new tray “This innovation led to a 15% said Mr. Patil. The frequency of caustic GREEN CREDENTIALS
design for amine absorbers, which was increase in LPG throughput while drainage operations was signifi cantly
implemented in two commercial units maintaining sulphur specifi cations and reduced from every 2-5 days to over BPCL, Cetex Petro and Ultramarine & Pigments get
in October 2023. eliminating amine carryover issues,” two months.
environment recognition
LEADING BY EXAMPLE
Bharat Petroleum Corporation
Bayer Vapi, Cabot Sanmar bag health & safety Ltd. (BPCL), Kochi Refi nery, Cetex
Petrochemicals and Ultramarine &
awards Pigments were named winners of
the ICC award recognising effi cient
Gujarat-based Bayer Vapi, which management of environment.
operates the single largest synthetic
pyrethroids production facility of BPCL’s Kochi Refi nery in Kerala,
Bayer, and Cabot Sanmar, the fumed has taken up innovative environ-
silica joint venture of USA’s Cabot and ment upkeep initiatives to protect
Sanmar Group, based in Tamil Nadu, and improve its surrounding environ-
bagged the ICC awards for excellence ment and society. Mr. Mahesh C.D.,
in management of health & safety. Deputy General Manager (Petchem),
BPCL, gave details about these initi-
At Bayer Vapi, a Responsible Care atives including maintaining one of
logo holding company, all processes, Kerala’s largest rainwater harvesting
plants, and equipment are designed ponds, developing areas like Butter-
so that safety risks are reduced to a fl y Park, Rainbow Park, and Eco Park
level as low as reasonably practical, inside the refi nery premises, solar
to avoid unjustifi able risks to people power units, fl are gas recovery systems
and the environment. and waste & water treatment systems, ICC Award for Excellence in Management of Environment being presented to
Ultramarine & Pigments.
among others.
According to Mr. Atul Sawant,
Head HSE, Bayer Vapi, the focus of Bayer Vapi receiving the ICC – Vinati Organics’ Award for Excellence in Management of Manali-based Cetex Petrochemi-
health & safety initiatives at the com- Health & Safety. cals has been focussed on consistently
pany is on continuous improvement exceeding mandatory regulations and
and on moving from a reactive-defen- setting higher standards in its ope-
sive approach to proactive-predictive rations with regards to environment
model. protection. The company’s key envi-
ronment-related initiatives include a
Cabot Sanmar, also a Responsible multi-fuel boiler utilising hydrogen
Care logo holder, boasts of a well- byproduct, a fl are gas recovery sys-
established safety system for handling tem biomass boiler for steam genera-
and storing hazardous chemicals and tion, a spent acid recovery unit and
a robust safety management system in water treatment system for reducing
close coordination with the technology freshwater consumption.
provider. The company has maintained
a structured corporate-driven safety Tamil Nadu-based Ultramarine &
team, responsible for policy making, Pigments, which specialises in manu-
guideline framing, and implementing facturing of inorganic pigments,
strategies to continually improve oc- detergents and cosmetic grade sur-
cupational health, safety, and employee factants, focuses on products and Cetex Petrochemicals receiving the ICC Award for Excellence in Management of
well-being, according to Mr. N. Mani- services that are safe to use and safe Environment.
kandan, the company’s General Man- to produce. The company operates water consumption by replacing provised process fi lter and installing
ager – Operations. Cabot Sanmar receiving the ICC Award for Excellence in Management of Health & Safety. zero-discharge facilities and reduces conventional fi ltration through an im- water recovery system.

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