OREANDA-NEWS. Tata Chemicals' (TCL) Mithapur plant in Gujarat recently bagged the FICCI Chemical and Petrochemical Award for Efficiency in Water Usage in the Chemical Sector. The award was conferred for Mithapur plant's commitment to sustainability, for revamping its entire technology of water usage - by conserving fresh water, substituting fresh water with sea water and reusing the same water for different purposes, thereby reducing fresh water requirement significantly. The Mithapur chemical complex has successfully eliminated dependence on ground water. Water conservation, reuse and recycling is the key to TCL's sustainability manufacturing over the years.

Speaking on this achievement, Zarir Langrana, COO, chemicals (India), chemicals business, said, “Tata Chemicals has a clear and focused stand of business strategy of 'avoid, reduce and reuse' that governs its business operations, with a strong emphasis on resource optimisation. Water is an indispensable resource at Mithapur and owing to the paucity of water due to the arid climate in this region, Tata Chemicals has upgraded its technology so as to reduce dependency on external fresh water resources. The operations at Mithapur have been revamped to enable substitution of fresh water with sea water for operational purposes, and further optimised for reduction and recycling. This has significantly reduced water stress in the region and decreased our water footprint. This award is recognition of our team's efforts at the Mithapur plant and reinforces our philosophy of 'serving society through science'. Receiving the prestigious FICCI award strengthens our commitment towards water conservation and its embedded goal of sustainability.”