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LANXESS India was honoured with multiple awards by the the Indian Chemical Council (ICC) recently. The ICC Awards function was held virtually on September 25, in the presence of Chief Guest Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi, IAS, Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Government of India and Purnendu Chatterjee, Founder & Chairman, Haldia Petrochemicals & The Chatterjee Group.
LANXESS India, based in Thane, was recognised for its commitment and outstanding performance specifically in the areas of Environment and Human Resource Management under the ‘Large Companies’ category. It also won the Certificate of Merit for Best Compliant Company for two codes under Responsible Care - Process Safety Code & Distribution Code. Additionally, based on the Nicer Globe Initiative of ICC for Transportation Safety, two of the top three drivers who were engaged by LANXESS were awarded as the ‘Best Drivers’ for their disciplined performance towards road safety.
The Responsible Care Award by ICC recognised the organisation’s ongoing efforts in maintaining high Process Safety and Distribution standards through effective site management.
Commenting on the success, Neelanjan Banerjee, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, LANXESS India who was recently appointed the Vice Chair of the National Chemicals & Petrochemicals Committee of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) for 2020 – 21 and also Head of the sub-committee on Safety and Sustainability at CII, said, “This is an extremely proud moment for us as we have been continually striving to set newer benchmarks in the areas of business processes and efficiencies with special focus on environmental topics and safety. We are privileged and honoured that our efforts in these areas have been acknowledged by ICC.”
Wins following awards for the year 2019:
· Best Company for Management of Environment
· Best Company for Human Resource Management
· Certificate of Merit for Best Compliant Company under Responsible Care - Process Safety Code & Distribution Code
· Under the Nicer Globe Initiative of ICC, two drivers contracted by LANXESS awarded as 'Best Drivers'
