Lanxess India, the specialty chemicals company, won the IMC (Indian Merchants Chamber) Ramakrishna Bajaj national quality award 2010 in the ?manufacturing category?. This is the highest category of award for quality from an Indian industry body and has been conferred for Lanxess operations at its manufacturing site in Nagda in Madhya Pradesh.

The award was received by Neelanjan Banerjee, sr VP ? Basic Chemicals and sr. executive director, Lanxess India, at a ceremony held in Y B Chavan auditorium. The chief guest at the ceremony was Shri K Sankaranarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra who also handed over the award to the winners.

Last year, Lanxess India received the ?Outstanding Achievement Trophy? in the manufacturing category of the IMC Ramakarishna Bajaj Award 2009, which is only second in rank. Leading industry players like Godrej & Boyce manufacturing Company, Marico Limited, Sterlite Industries were also awarded in the manufacturing category.

The Lanxess Nagda operations are a part of the business unit basic chemicals which forms part of the advanced intermediates segment of Lanxess.

The products manufactured at the Nagda site are supplied to all the major markets globally, catering to more than 500 customers in more than 50 countries worldwide, servicing a wide range of application segments like agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, dyestuff, flavors and fragrances and coatings among others. The main products manufactured are benzyl chloride, benzyl alcohol, benzaldehyde, benzo trichloride, benzyl acetate, cinnamaldehyde, benzyl benzoate, thionyl chloride, sulphuryl chloride and sulphur dichloride.

The site has adopted state-of-the-art technologies for process and people safety, environmental protection and quality and is ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certified.

The site has delivered outstanding results with a constant focus on quality and customer satisfaction. Some of the key success factors are customer satisfaction, consistent product quality, people and asset productivity, growth through innovation and good corporate citizenship.

The company has also initiated many corporate social responsibility programmes in the area of education and development of children that benefit the local community in the region. In addition, enhanced communication, transparency and a large number of people initiatives has fostered teamwork, innovation and a performance-driven culture which have resulted in this coveted award.

Dr. Joerg Strassburger, managing director and India representative of Lanxess India said, ?This is indeed a proud moment for our site at Nagda and for Lanxess India. It speaks volumes about our efforts towards improving quality, maintaining safety and bringing about sustainable development. I sincerely thank IMC Ramakrishna Bajaj trust for recognizing our efforts through this award.?