Protecting the environment is central to our
business. We make significant investments in
environment management and are committed to
continually strengthen our energy efficiency
and environmental performance in order to achieve
sustainable development.
Attesting our environmental credentials are
the numerous awards our units have won for energy
conservation, environment and safety. To be
sure, good environment management makes sound
business sense.
Our proactive initiatives
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Choosing the right technology for our
greenfield projects to ensure energy efficiency. |
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Enhancing
material efficiency, process / equipment
productivity backed by pollution prevention
practices and adoption of cleaner technologies
for brownfield projects. |
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Waste
Management System for systematic collection
of scrap and safe storage / disposal and
re-use of wastes. |
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Continuous
efforts to conserve resources, minimise
and recycle wastes. |
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Controlling emissions through dry scrubbing
and electrostatic precipitators and discharge
through appropriate effluent treatment
plants. |
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Rehabilitation
through afforestation of mined areas and
rehabilitation of waste disposal sites
by greening, e.g. fly ash mound and abandoned
red mud dump. |
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Promoting
industrial recycling of waste like spent
pot lining, fly ash, spent caustic, etc. |
Our pledge to protect
We are committed to working with our stakeholders
to realise social, environmental and economic
benefits for the communities around the world.
We achieve this by using our technological
skills in product design and innovation as
well as through long-term partnerships to
integrate sustainability into all aspects
of our business.
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Copper
smelting dates back
to 5000 BC. More than
95 per cent of all copper
ever mined and smelted has been
extracted since 1900. |
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