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RECOGNITION

Dow India, Himadri Speciality Chemical among winners
of Golden Peacock Awards

Dow Chemical International Pvt. CEO & Country President, Dow India. the 80% benchmark required to qualify
Ltd. (Dow India) said it has won the for this honour. Presented by the
‘Golden Peacock Award for Eco-Inno- Meanwhile, Himadri Speciality Institute of Directors (IOD), India, the
vation 2025’ for its post-consumer Chemical Ltd. bagged the ‘Golden Golden Peacock Awards are among the
recycled PE resin – Reveloop. Peacock Occupational Health & Safety most respected accolades. In 2025, the
Award 2025’ in recognition of its awards secretariat received over 573
“This recognition is a testament to commitment to workplace safety and responses, across categories. The rigor-
the passion and commitment of our health excellence. Himadri’s adhe- ous selection process involved a three-
teams, who are dedicated to advanc- rence to global safety standards and its tier assessment, by sector experts in
ing sustainability through cutting-edge consistent performance in occupational environment, health & safety, energy,
innovation,” said Siddhartha Ghosal, health and safety enabled it to surpass and climate change.

GREENER OPERATIONS
Hindustan Zinc records 6.7-lakh tonnes GHG emission

savings in FY25

Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (HZL) has FY28. The company has also signed sustainable company in metals & mining
recorded 6.7-lakh tonnes CO e green- power delivery agreements for round- sector by S&P Global Corporate Sustain-
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house gas (GHG) emission savings in the-clock renewable energy up to ability Assessment 2024, the company
FY25 surpassing its Sustainable Deve- 530-MW. It also continues to invest in recently announced its ambitious 2030
lopment Goals (SDG) 2025 target of innovative energy-effi ciency projects Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
5-lakh tCO e. such as revamping of all the turbines in The goals cover ambitious targets span-
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its captive power plants, improvement ning various thematic areas such as
In FY25, HZL consumed 636-mil- of cellhouse effi ciency, installation of climate change, water stewardship,
lion units of renewable power, sourced variable frequency drives across ope- biodiversity conservation, responsible
through a combination of captive gene- rations, and switching to alternate fuel sourcing, circular economy, safety &
ration and power imports. sources, resulting in energy savings and wellbeing, workforce diversity and social
reduced carbon emissions across its impact. The company has committed to
HZL sourced about 13% of its value chain. achieving 50% reduction of Scope 1
total power mix from renewable sources and 2 emissions and 25% reduction of
in FY25 and targets sourcing 70% by Recognised as the world’s most Scope 3 emissions from the 2020 baseline.
AGROCHEMICALS
CCI approves Coromandel’s acquisition of NACL

Coromandel International Ltd. Ltd., Mrs. K. Lakshmi Raju, and Bright CIL offers diverse products and
(CIL) has announced that the Compe- Town Investment Advisor Pvt Ltd., services across the farming value chain
tition Commission of India (CCI) has under a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA). and operates through business verti-
approved its proposed acquisition of a As part of the overall transaction, CIL cals like crop nutrition (fertilisers and
majority stake in NACL Industries Ltd. will also acquire an additional 11,000 specialty nutrients); crop protection
equity shares – 5,500 each from public (insecticides, fungicides, herbicides,
The deal involves the purchase shareholders Krishi Rasayan Exports etc); active ingredients; and retail
of approximately 10.69-crore equity Pvt. Ltd. and Agro Life Science Corpo- outlets. NACL supplies insecticides,
shares, representing 53.13% of NACL’s ration – through separate agreements fungicides, herbicides and plant growth
paid-up capital, from KLR Products signed in March 2025. regulators.

134 Chemical Weekly July 22, 2025

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