Clariant Chemicals (India) Limited, a leading specialty chemicals producer, has announced that the company's Roha site won the ‘Vasundhara Award - 2009 instituted by MPCB (Maharashtra Pollution Control Board) and Environment Department, Government of Maharashtra, in the “large scale industries” category, to recognize exemplary work carried out by Industries in Maharashtra. This award recognizes various sectors for sustainable development while achieving business, service functions & societal objectives. The award aims at setting role models to inspire others to follow them.

The award ceremony was held to coincide with World Environment Day on June 5, 2010. A trophy and cash award was handed over to Clariant and was received by Dr Satya Kumar, site head - Roha, Dr S Nakate, head-site ESHA and Vaibhav Naik, WWTP, Roha at the hands of Sachin Ahir - State Environment Minister (Govt. of Maharashtra).

“Setting a favourable carbon footprint is not a mammoth task if taken seriously at every level of production and after,” says Dr Satya Kumar, site head for Clariant, Roha, who states that Clariant’s systems not only conform to global norms but also ensure eco-friendly practices that go into its entire range of products, a natural by-product of the core values inherent in Clariant.

Peter Palm, VC & MD opines: “Pushing the bar to better the safe environment practices will always be integral to our vision and competence. Clariant India has received numerous accolades and awards for their practices. Our quality and safe practices are manifest in each product; be it in leather, paper, textile, cosmetics, etc.”

The Vasundhara Award is part of the MPCB’s efforts to ensure that the industries which are ‘ecofriendly’ and follow ‘green’ measures are rewarded.