Mumbai, 1 August 2023 – LANXESS India has won the prestigious FICCI Chemicals and Petrochemicals Award 2023 for Sustainability – Excellence in Safety. This esteemed recognition is a testament to our unwavering commitment towards maintaining highest standards of safety across all our operations.
The Sustainability – Excellence in Safety award is presented to companies that demonstrate outstanding commitment towards ensuring the well-being of their employees, customers and the community at large. It acknowledges organizations that go above and beyond to implement effective safety protocols and continually
innovate to create safer work environment.
Balaram Khot, Whole-Time Director & Head of PTSE, Rajiv Gaur, VP – Head of Procurement & Logistics and Bharat Meesala, Senior Manager, PTSE – Occupational Safety, Xact, Responsible Care & Trade Compliance received the award on behalf of LANXESS India at an event held in New Delhi on 27 th July 2023.
The award recognizes LANXESS’ initiatives and efforts undertaken towards creating a safer and sustainable environment for all its employees. By instilling a safety-first mindset throughout the organization, LANXESS India has successfully managed to minimize accidents, incidents and near-misses across its operations.
Commenting on the success, Namitesh Roy Choudhury, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, LANXESS India said, “Safety is not just a priority, it’s a core value and an integral part of LANXESS’ culture. We as an organization are committed to maintaining workplace safety and through regular safety audits, risk assessments & comprehensive training programs, we continuously improve the safety standards in our operations. We are honoured and thankful to FICCI for this recognition. It only inspires us to keep raising the bar for safety standards and processes within the industry.”
About LANXESS
LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 8.1 billion in 2022. The company currently has about 13,200 employees in 33 countries. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives and consumer protection products. LANXESS is listed in the leading sustainability indices Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World and Europe) and FTSE4Good.
