Jubilant Ingrevia Limited, a global integrated life science products and innovative solutions provider serving diverse industries and sectors has announced its inclusion as a member of the elite Global Lighthouse Network (GLN) of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

WEF has recognised Jubilant Ingrevia Limited’s Bharuch manufacturing facility as a Global Manufacturing Lighthouse, the only Indian company to achieve the same in this cohort.

The WEF’s GLN is a community of 172 industry leaders pioneering the use of cutting-edge Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies in manufacturing. Hundreds of applications are screened every year and just a small share are designated as Lighthouses by an independent panel of experts.

On this landmark achievement, Deepak Jain, CEO & MD at Jubilant Ingrevia, said, "We are excited to be part of the WEF Global Lighthouse community. At Jubilant Ingrevia, we have invested significantly over the last few years to transform our plants digitally and the impact of these efforts is clearly visible across efficiency, environment and safety parameters in our plants.  We are thankful to WEF for their continuous partnership in this journey."

"Lighthouses are breaking through the AI hype, and raising the bar for digital transformations," said Kiva Allgood, Head of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, World Economic Forum. "These sites are weaving advanced technologies into their operations, not just to enhance productivity, but to create a sustainable and inclusive future for their workforce and the broader community."

Jubilant Ingrevia's Bharuch site manages complex chemical manufacturing processes at scale. It hosts Asia's largest Acetic Anhydride production facility with the world's largest merchant capacity, fully managed and operated by less than 40 people. The site also manufactures products for other businesses of the company such as CDMO and Nutrition.

The company deployed 4IR technologies at its Bharuch manufacturing facility and reskilled several of its employees to make them ‘digital-ready’. Through 30+ integrated use cases, leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, IoT-based digital twin and predictive platforms, it reduced the overall process variability by 60% and substantially increased production volumes. It also increased its workforce productivity by over 20% and reduced Scope-1 emissions by over 20%.

Jubilant Ingrevia continues to leverage 4IR capabilities. In the next three years it aims to further reduce emissions by 20% and institutionalise digital interventions across all its plants.