Grasim’s Nagda SFD plant bags ET Award

Grasim Industries
Ltd – the flagship
company of the $
46-billion Aditya Birla
Group – has been
awarded “The Economic
Times Promising Plants
2021” in India for its
Nagda SFD plant.

The Economic Times
Promising Plants 2021
is an ET Edge initiative
put together with The
Machinist magazine and
the ET Polymers
Magazine to recognise, highlight and felicitate plants/
factories which have not only scaled excellence but are
serving as a source of inspiration to its peers and other
industries in the country; and most of all, working
towards the vision of ‘Make in India’.

The editorial team considered the plant’s firm
commitment towards environmental and social issues in
the community in and around the plant along with
excellence in water management, a pledge toward
zero-liquid discharge, commitment towards sustainability
and towards the socio-economic development of Nagda
through the building of hospitals/schools and other
developmental infrastructure.

On receiving the award, in a virtual ceremony held on
30 July 2021, Dilip Gaur, Managing Director, Grasim
Industries Ltd, dedicated the award to all employees and
stakeholders of the Nagda SFD plant. Gaur said, “The
award is a recognition for our dedication to sustainability,
excellence in water management, our pledge to zeroliquid
discharge, and, most importantly, our commitment
to the socio-economic development of Nagda through
improved healthcare, education, and infrastructure
development for a better quality of life for all.”

Incorporated 10 days after Indian independence,
Grasim Industries Ltd has been one of the pioneers of ‘Make in India’ success stories.