Varroc Elastomers Pvt. Ltd. was honoured with the “Environmental Youth of the Year” Award at the Clean & Green India 2016 Award function held in Delhi recently. The Award is in recognition of the green initiatives implemented under the stewardship of Mr. Srikanth Pothapragada, Executive Director, Varroc Elastomers, for its automotive rubber component plant in Aurangabad.
These awards recognize achievers, innovators and suppliers who have contributed significantly towards sustainability in India with new innovations, cutting-edge technology and products & services providing a quality business platform that will accelerate development and growth in the country.
Commenting on the achievement, Mr. Srikanth Pothapragada said: “We are honored to receive the Clean & Green India Award. It is indeed a very big achievement for Varroc Elastomers. We implemented the Lean and (total productive maintenance) TPM methodology to make the processes safer, dust free and operator friendly. This further helped us to reduce our plant operations in size, enabling us to use the area for tree plantations thereby making our plant one of the greenest manufacturing plants across the region. One of the main ingredients of rubber compound is carbon black, which is very fluffy and polluting. We are one of the very few manufacturing companies in India to have dust free mixing line wherein one can have his lunch, whereas in other such industries one can’t stay for a few minutes.
He added: “A clean green and safe environment has made our employees proud, happy and have a healthy living. Also, our customers who are advocates of sustained manufacturing have started appreciating our initiatives. Government initiatives like Swacha Bharat Abhiyaan, Make in India, etc., encourage companies to put more efforts in building a better tomorrow”.
Following the Swachha Bharat Abhiyan and for successful implementation of such policies Varroc has adapted global innovative methods towards building a sustainable, clean and green nation. The company has heavily invested in state-of-the-art equipment, technologies, manpower and systems to achieve the highest level of quality, competitive cost and timely deliveries. With the cutting-edge research and development centres, the company creates innovative engineering solutions to overcome the challenges of tomorrow.
This prestigious Award was instituted by Clean & Green India jointly with SingEX, Singapore, and Franchise India, and co-promoted by Times Now and supervised by Earnest & Young. It helped industry leaders engage in discussions on infrastructure investment opportunities, green infrastructure and challenges in India.