Tuticorin : Sterlite Copper has bagged the The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) appreciation award for its outstanding contribution in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, Former President of India presented the appreciation plaque to Mr.R.Rajasekarapandy, Head – CSR and Mrs.Suganthi Chelladurai, Associate Manager – CSR in the CSR Summit-cum-Excellence Awards 2012-13 held at New Delhi.  

The award is a recognition of Sterlite’s community welfare programmes which takes ownership of several aspects like Health, Education, Women Empowerment, Livelihood and Rural Infrastructure in Thoothukudi.

The theme of the ASSOCHAM CSR Summit cum Excellence Awards was "Empowering Sustainability - Promoting Responsibility" which discussed the holistic perspective of CSR in the country with insights from various stakeholders. 

 “Sterlite Copper has woven social responsibility into its business fabric right from its inception in 1996-97. The company believes that business objectives should include overall development of communities around its surrounding areas. The aim has always been to go beyond mere 'corporate social responsibility' to understand the real needs and genuine concerns of the people and provide the necessary stimulus to not only address these issues but ensure social involvement, acceptability and sustainability,” said Mr.R.Rajasekarapandy on receiving the award. He also added that more than 2.5 lakh people are getting impacted by Sterlite’s community welfare initiatives every year in Tamil Nadu.

Mr.Sanjay Karn, Associate Vice President - Corporate Affairs, Sterlite Copper and Mr.Rajkumar Dhoot, MP & President, ASSOCHAM were also present during the event.

Photo Cut Line : Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, Former President of India presenting the appreciation plaque to Sterlite Copper during the ASSOCHAM CSR Summit cum Excellence Awards 2012-13 at New Delhi.

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L.N.Balakrishnan Head - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

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Sterlite Copper wins ASSOCHAM Appreciation Award

Tuticorin : Sterlite Copper has bagged the The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) appreciation award for its outstanding contribution in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, Former President of India presented the appreciation plaque to Mr.R.Rajasekarapandy, Head – CSR and Mrs.Suganthi Chelladurai, Associate Manager – CSR in the CSR Summit-cum-Excellence Awards 2012-13 held at New Delhi.  

The award is a recognition of Sterlite’s community welfare programmes which takes ownership of several aspects like Health, Education, Women Empowerment, Livelihood and Rural Infrastructure in Thoothukudi.

The theme of the ASSOCHAM CSR Summit cum Excellence Awards was "Empowering Sustainability - Promoting Responsibility" which discussed the holistic perspective of CSR in the country with insights from various stakeholders. 

 “Sterlite Copper has woven social responsibility into its business fabric right from its inception in 1996-97. The company believes that business objectives should include overall development of communities around its surrounding areas. The aim has always been to go beyond mere 'corporate social responsibility' to understand the real needs and genuine concerns of the people and provide the necessary stimulus to not only address these issues but ensure social involvement, acceptability and sustainability,” said Mr.R.Rajasekarapandy on receiving the award. He also added that more than 2.5 lakh people are getting impacted by Sterlite’s community welfare initiatives every year in Tamil Nadu.

Mr.Sanjay Karn, Associate Vice President - Corporate Affairs, Sterlite Copper and Mr.Rajkumar Dhoot, MP & President, ASSOCHAM were also present during the event.

Photo Cut Line : Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, Former President of India presenting the appreciation plaque to Sterlite Copper during the ASSOCHAM CSR Summit cum Excellence Awards 2012-13 at New Delhi.

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L.N.Balakrishnan Head - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

ln.balakrishnan@vedanta.co.in Tel:  +91 461 424 2926

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Sterlite Copper bags Water Efficient Unit Award

Tuticorin : Sterlite Copper has won Water Efficient Unit award during the 9^th National Award for Excellence in Water Management 2012 organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre at Jaipur recently.

Ms.K.S.Parama Kalyani, Associate Manager, Energy and Water and Mr.Ram Sandhipam Adhikaray, Associate Manager, Smelter Planning, Sterlite Copper received the certificate of merit and award from Dr.Purushottam Agarwal, Principal Secretary – Public Health Engineering Department & Ground Water, Government of Rajasthan during the event. The objective of the award scheme was to recognise excellence in water management in industries and facilitate sharing of information by excellent water efficient companies.

Sterlite was adjudged water conserving unit amongst stiff competition from Tata Steel Limited, ITC, Essar Steel Limited, Mahindra & Mahindra, Larsen & Toubro Limited etc.

“The award was in recognition to the company’s excellence in reduction of specific water consumption, waste water treatment system, zero discharge and awareness on water conservation among employees,” said Mr.P.Ramnath, Chief Executive Officer, Sterlite Copper on the award.

Photo Cut Line: Ms.K.S.Parama Kalyani, Associate Manager, Energy and Water and Mr.Ram Sandhipam Adhikaray, Associate Manager, Smelter Planning, Sterlite Copper receiving the Water Efficient Unit Award from Dr.Purushottam Agarwal, Principal Secretary – Public Health Engineering Department & Ground Water, Government of Rajasthan.

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Sterlite Copper distributes course completion certificates to students under Coastal Livelihood Project

Tuticorin : Sterlite Copper distributed the course completion certificates to the students who had successfully undergone vocational training under Sterlite Coastal Livelihood Project in a function held at Hotel Bell here on Tuesday.

Mr.P.Ravindran, Chief Mechanical Engineer, VOC Port Trust presented the course completion certificates to 32 students who have undergone vocational training in beauty care and forklift operation and maintenance.

Under Sterlite Coastal Livelihood Project (CLP), vocational training is being provided in eight identified trades to the students in partnership with four training institutes. Sterlite spends Rs 14 lakh towards this project every year. SIIL is implementing CLP for the last six years with an objective of providing alternate employment opportunities for the coastal youth. Last year, 86% of the students were employed and their average monthly income is Rs 3500. 220 students from the coastal villages of Tuticorin are getting benefitted through this programme every year. The project has increased the employment opportunities for the youth in the district.

Mr.P.P.Markhs, Head – Logistics, Mr. R.Rajasekarapandy, Head – Corporate Social Responsibility, Sterlite Copper and directors of various training institutes were present during the event.  

Cut Line : Mr.P.Ravindran, Chief Mechanical Engineer, VOC Port Trust handing over a  course completion certificate to a student of Sterlite Coastal Livelihood Project

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L.N.Balakrishnan Head - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

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This press release contains “forward-looking statements” – that is, statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “should” or “will.” Forward–looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us, uncertainties arise from the behaviour of financial and metals markets including the London Metal Exchange, fluctuations in interest and or exchange rates and metal prices; from future integration of acquired businesses; and from numerous other matters of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive or regulatory nature. These uncertainties may cause our actual future results to be materially different that those expressed in our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.   

Sterlite Copper places safety check points to trace trucks carrying copper anodes

Tuticorin: Sterlite Copper has commenced operation of safety check pointsoffices over a stretch of 750 km between Namakkalin TamilnaduandJhalki in the Bijapur district of Karnataka, to ensure safety of the trucks that pass through this area carrying copper anodes to Silvassa and finished products to Indore and Jaipur.

In a function held recently at Rasipuram, Mr.K.Nallathambi, President, Tamil Nadu State Lorry Owners’ Association inaugurated the first safety point at Rasipuram in the presence of Mr.P.P.Markhs, Head – Logistics, Sterlite Copper. The aim of the initiative is to strengthen the tracking and safety system of each vehicle which passes the hijack prone stretch of 750 km.

“Eight safety points have been placed between Namakkal and Jhalki which covers 750 kms. A team will be present at all the safety points on a 24*7 basis to check whether the vehicles carrying the anodes report at all the safety points,” Mr.P.P.Markhs said. He also added that if any problem arises between two check points, the team present in the check points will move towards each other to check the whereabouts of the vehicle. The initiative was taken by Sterlite in addition to placing of GPS devices, in order to reduce the response time, in case of any untoward incidents in this stretch.

Speaking at the function, Mr.K.Nallathambi thanked Sterlite for showing care towards the truck owners and drivers. He also added that he hoped the safety points would prevent happening of such untoward incidents in future.

Mr.Subburaj, President, Thoothukudi City Lorry Booking Agents Association and Mr.Harsh Gandhi, Chartered Logistics Limited were also present during the event.

Photo Cut Line: Mr.K.Nallathambi, President, Tamil Nadu State Lorry Owners’ Association speaking during the inauguration of one of the safety points at Rasipuram.

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L.N.Balakrishnan Head - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

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Sterlite Copper lays road at Milavittan at a cost of Rs 1.13 Crore

Tuticorin: Sterlite Copper has laid a road for a stretch of 2.67 kms from Madurai bypass towards Milavittan village at a cost of Rs 1.13 crore.

Mr.S.T.Chellapandian, Honourable Minister for Social Welfare formally handed over the road to the Milavittan villagers in the presence of Mr.P.Ramnath, Chief Executive Officer, Sterlite Copper and Ms.Gokila, Councillor, Milavittan in a function held on Saturday.

Sterlite carried out the road laying work under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme on the request of the villagers. The road which serves as a route to reach Milavittan village from the highway had become almost impossible to use due to the presence of gaping potholes. The motorists found it hard to use the road for the last four years and even the students of the village used train service to reach Tuticorin because of the poor condition of the road.

Sterlite Copper laid the 2.67 km road with necessary road safety signage, caution boards, speed breakers and road markings. The width of the road has also been increased so that two four wheelers on both the sides can use the road simultaneously. The project was one of the major CSR programmes initiated in this year.

Speaking on the occasion, “The road laying work was initiated as part of our model village project and we have initiated several projects to make it a model village,” said Mr.P.RamnathCEO, Sterlite Copper. He informed that Sterlite has spent more than Rs 3 crore towards community welfare initiatives at Thoothukudi in the current financial year.

Mr.Suresh Bose, Head – Human Resources, Mr.D.Dhanavel, General Manager – Projects, Mr.R.Rajasekarapandy, Head – CSR, Sterlite Copper and Milavittan villagers were present during the inauguration ceremony.

Photo Cut Line: S.T.Chellapandian, Honourable Minister for Labour Welfare inaugurating newly laid road by Sterlite Copper at Milavittan on Saturday.

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L.N.Balakrishnan Head - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

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Sterlite Copper’s Child Friendly Villages Project benefits 200 children

Tuticorin: Master.Bhoopathy’s first birthday was celebrated in a grand manner at A.Kumareddiyarpuram of South Veerapandiyapuram panchayat to mark the occasion of 200^th child getting benefitted out of Sterlite Copper’s ‘Child Friendly Villages’ project.

Sterlite’s ‘Child Friendly Villages’ project was started in four villages including Vadakkusilukkanpatti, Milavittan, Inigo Nagar and South Veerapandiapuram in Thoothukudi district in view to enhance the standard of living among the people. 200 children have been benefitted by this initiative till date.

Child friendly village concept was initiated as the first step towards developing the village as a role model.

Focus of the Project is to

·         Help to mark the weight of the newborn child in the village. Locate the children with very low birth weight and take necessary steps to improve their nutritive value.

·         Help to obtain birth certificates for the infants

·         Celebrate the first birthday of all the newborns in the village

·         Attain 100 per cent vaccination among the children in the village

·         Help all the children to get education

·         Abolish child labour in the village

·         Distribution of vegetable seed kits to develop backyard kitchen garden

Speaking on the occasion, “Emphasis is given to improve the health of mother and child in rural areas. The birthday celebration is used as a platform to create awareness on the project objectives which has been widely received and accepted by the community,” said Mr.R.Rajasekarapandy, Head – Corporate Social Respononsibility, Sterlite Copper.

“We are very happy that a big company like Sterlite has come forward to celebrate the birthday of our child,” said Ms. Shanmugalakshmi, mother of Master.Bhoopathy

Photo Cut Line: The first birthday of Master.Bhoopathy, a beneficiary of Sterlite’s Child Friendly Villages project is being celebrated at A.Kumareddiayarpuram on Sunday.

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L.N.Balakrishnan Head - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

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Anil Agarwal, Chairman, Vedanta Group honoured as the ET Business Leader of the Year 2012

Tuticorin: Anil Agarwal, founder chairman of Vedanta Group, one of the world’s largest diversified natural resources groups, has been honoured with the coveted Economic Times Business Leader of the Year 2012 Award. The award was presented by the Hon. Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh in Mumbai. Sterlite Copper is a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc, a diversified and integrated metals and mining group.

The Economic Times Business Leader of the Year Award Is a part of the ET Awards for Corporate Excellence, given annually by Economic Times, world’s second largest read financial daily. The Business Leader of the year award “seeks to honour a leader who has clearly demonstrated a strategic direction for success, and pursued a vision”

On receiving the honour, Mr. Anil Agarwal, said, “It is a great honour and I feel humbled for having been chosen to receive this recognition. I thank the jury and the Economic Times for giving me this award.  This award is a recognition of the Indian entrepreneurial spirit which has delivered world class projects in infrastructure and resources. India has one of the largest deposits of natural resources in the world. Exploration and development of these resources in a sustainable manner has the potential of creating mass employment, eradicating poverty and making India a self-sufficient economy.”

The Economic Times feted Mr. Agarwal for having driven “growth in trying times”. They also acknowledged that his “growth story is different from typical first-generation entrepreneurs” because he was able to “expand in India and overseas with money raised in global markets”. That set him apart from other Indian entrepreneurs who have expanded in India with domestic capital.

The ET Business Leader of the Year Award is yet another recognition of Mr. Agarwal’s achievements. He has also been feted with the prestigious E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2008, and Mining Journal’s coveted Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2009. He was featured by the Forbes Magazines as one of the “48 heroes of Philanthropy” in the world. 

Photo Cut Line: (Photo Courtesy – Economic Times) Hon. Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh presenting the coveted Economic Times Business Leader of the Year 2012 Award to Mr.Anil Agarwal, Chairman, Vedanta Group in Mumbai.

For further information, please contact:

L.N.Balakrishnan Head - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

ln.balakrishnan@vedanta.co.in Tel:  +91 461 424 2926

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Sterlite Copper distributes free educational kits to girl students

Thoothukudi: Sterlite Copper distributed free educational kits to 5035 girl children in a function organised at RC Primary School here on Saturday.

On behalf of Sterlite Copper, Mr.N.J.Kumaresh IRS, Additional Commissioner of Customs, Thoothukudi distributed the educational kits to girl children in the presence of Mr.Sridhar Narasimhan, Vice President, Finance, Sterlite Copper. 

Sterlite launched the Ilam Mottukal Project in July 2012 to improve the quality of lives of the community around them. For this project, Sterlite Copper will support the education of 5035 girl children from 72 Government schools in Tuticorin.

“Realising that girls are marginalised in the society, we felt the need to provide girl children with a good and healthy childhood. Through this project, we seek to provide girls with the opportunity to study and grow to achieve independence in thought and action. Our project ‘Ilam Mottukal’ will help in the holistic development of these girls,” said Mr. Sridhar Narasimhan, Vice President - Finance, Sterlite Copper.

Additional academic support, material support, social and moral support are the key components in the programme. Academic special classes will be conducted for 1.5 hours beyond school time which will help to bridge the learning gaps and enable children to reach their grade specific competency level in school. The classes will be conducted by 160 trained tutors selected within the community with the vision that they would be the local resource to act as friends and mentors to the children.

As the first phase of the project, education kit comprising school bag, undergarments, shoes, socks, stationery, notebooks, umbrella, etc was handed over to 5035 girl children. Sterlite has allotted Rs 1.4 crore for this initiative.

Mr. Mukul Agarwal, Head – Indirect Taxation, Mr.R.Rajasekarapandy, Head – Corporate Social Responsibility, Sterlite Copper, Sr.M.Josephine, Correspondent, RC Primary School, Threspuram and students were also present during the event.

Photo Cut Line: Mr.N.J.Kumaresh IRS, Additional Commissioner of Customs, Thoothukudi distributing the educational kits to girl children in the presence of Mr.Sridhar Narasimhan, Vice President, Finance, Sterlite Copper. 

For further information contact:

L.N.Balakrishnan

Head – Public Relations, Sterlite Copper – 0461 4242926 / 8220054110 / 8220054114

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This press release contains “forward-looking statements” – that is, statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “should” or “will.” Forward–looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us, uncertainties arise from the behaviour of financial and metals markets including the London Metal Exchange, fluctuations in interest and or exchange rates and metal prices; from future integration of acquired businesses; and from numerous other matters of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive or regulatory nature. These uncertainties may cause our actual future results to be materially different that those expressed in our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements. 

Sterlite Copper initiates second phase of total sanitation project at Milavittan

Thoothukudi : Sterlite Copper has initiated the second phase of the total sanitation project at a cost of Rs 25 lakh at Milavittan village in the district. Bhoomi pooja marking the commencement of the construction of the individual household toilets at Milavittan was held in the presence of Mr.D.Dhanavel, Head – Projects, Sterlite Copper.

Under the total sanitation project, individual household toilets will be constructed to the villagers who are in need of the same. The cost of each toilet will be Rs 36500 and Sterlite has earmarked Rs 25 lakh for the second phase of the project. According to a UNICEF survey, 58% of the world’s population practicing open defecation lives in India.

The project will be implemented by Sulabh International, a reputed NGO which had undertaken a lot of sanitation activities across the country.

During the first phase, 60 toilets were constructed in the village and people have started using the same. More than 250 families in the village will be benefitted through this project. The project has been taken up by Sterlite as part of its Model Village Project to make Milavittan as a role model to other villages in the district.

As part of the company’s total sanitation programme, Sterlite has constructed around 210 household toilets in various villages in the district. The main objective of the project is to achieve total sanitation in Milavittan village by 2014.

In addition to this the company has provided household drinking water tap connection to all the families in Milavittan village at a cost of Rs 10 lakh. The company has also constructed an underground water storage sump with 1,50,000 litre capacity at a cost of Rs 6.5 lakh under Namakku Naame Thittam to meet the drinking water need of the villagers.

R.Rajasekarapandy, Head – Corporate Social Responsibility, Sterlite Copper, Sterlite self-help group members and villagers were present during the event.

Cut Line : Bhoomi pooja for construction of household toilets being held at Milavittan on Monday.

For further information, please contact:

L.N.Balakrishnan Head - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

ln.balakrishnan@vedanta.co.in Tel:  +91 461 661 2926

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This press release contains “forward-looking statements” – that is, statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “should” or “will.” Forward–looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us, uncertainties arise from the behaviour of financial and metals markets including the London Metal Exchange, fluctuations in interest and or exchange rates and metal prices; from future integration of acquired businesses; and from numerous other matters of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive or regulatory nature. These uncertainties may cause our actual future results to be materially different that those expressed in our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.

Sterlite Copper starts despatch of copper anodes via mechanised sailing vessel

Thoothukudi:The maiden voyage of MSV. Esther Rajathi, the mechanised sailing vessel carrying copper anodes of Sterlite Copper was flagged off by Mr.S.Natarajan, Deputy Chairman, V.O.ChidambaranarPort Trust in the presence of Mr.P.Ramnath, Chief Executive Officer, Sterlite Copper here on Saturday.

This is the first time copper anodes are being transported via mechanised sailing vessel in the country. The vesselstarting its journey towards Mumbai carrying 350tons of copper anodes from Thoothukudi Old harbour (Zone B) will reach the destination on 12^th October 2012. The copper anodes are being sent to Sterlite’s refinery plant at Silvassa in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli where they get refinedinto copper cathodes.

“This is the first time in the history of Sterlite, copper anodes are being transported by this mode. It is now an alternate mode of transport for us other than trucks. I am sure that this will be benefiting the sagging mechanised sailing vessel trade,” said Mr.P.Ramnath.

“We thank Sterlite Copper for supporting us in promoting our century old, traditional sea trade,” said Mr.S.Princeton Fernando, President, Coastal Mechanised Sail Vessel Owners’ Association (CMSVOA). He also commended Sterlite for taking efforts for improving the quality of lives of women from poor fishermen community through its community welfare programmes.

Mr.P.P.Markhs, Head – Logistics, employees of Sterlite Copper, port officials and office bearers of CMSVOA were also present during the event.  

Photo Cut Line: Mr.S.Natarajan, Deputy Chairman, V.O.ChidambaranarPort Trust flagging off the maiden voyage of mechanised sailing vessel carrying copper anodes of Sterlite Copper at Thoothukudi old harbour in the presence of Mr.P.Ramnath, Chief Executive Officer, Sterlite Copper.

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L.N.Balakrishnan Head - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

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This press release contains “forward-looking statements” – that is, statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “should” or “will.” Forward–looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us, uncertainties arise from the behaviour of financial and metals markets including the London Metal Exchange, fluctuations in interest and or exchange rates and metal prices; from future integration of acquired businesses; and from numerous other matters of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive or regulatory nature. These uncertainties may cause our actual future results to be materially different that those expressed in our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.

Sterlite Copper bags Quality and Team Performance awards

Tuticorin : Sterlite Copper has bagged awards in CCQC (Chapter Convention for Quality Circles) State level competition organised by QCFI (Quality Circle Forum of India) at Madurai recently.

Sterlite won three gold and three silver awards for presentations on Elimination of Belt Cuts in ISA feeding system by installation of magnetic separator in Primary Smelter, Reduction of bleed consumption from 12.63 M³ to 4.2 M³, Reduction of water soluble P₂O₅ in hemi & di hydrate cake in Phosphoric Acid Plant, Continuous operation of Xray Fluorescence  by provision of Stainless Steel ring in Smelter lab, Elimination of fuel oil consumption in ISA Primary and Increasing the Sulphuric Acid loading rate from 89 M³/hr to 120 M³/hr with improved safety in Sulphuric Acid Plant under special case study category.

The company has also bagged first place in Skit and Poem competitions in the same event. The participants from Sterlite under each category received the awards from Dr.D.K.Srivastava, Executive Director, QCFI. 180 teams across various industries representing 80 organizations participated in the event which was witnessed by thousands of employees.

Qimpro Prize 2012. Sterlite also received the finalist award in the Qimpro Prize 2012, a convention organised at Mumbai to recognize excellence in team performance. 85 projects were validated under Process Improvement, Innovation and Green categories. Sterlite’s project was one of the 10 projects qualified under Process Improvement Category.  Mr.Suresh Lulla, Founder and Managing Director, Qimpro Consultants presented the award to Mr.S.Annamalai, Associate Manager, Precious Metals Business, Sterlite Copper.

Photo Cut Line : Sterlite team receiving the Gold Award from Dr.D.K.Srivatsava, Executive Director, QCFI during the CCQC state level competition organised at Madurai.

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L.N.Balakrishnan Head - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

ln.balakrishnan@vedanta.co.in Tel:  +91 461 424 2926

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This press release contains “forward-looking statements” – that is, statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “should” or “will.” Forward–looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us, uncertainties arise from the behaviour of financial and metals markets including the London Metal Exchange, fluctuations in interest and or exchange rates and metal prices; from future integration of acquired businesses; and from numerous other matters of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive or regulatory nature. These uncertainties may cause our actual future results to be materially different that those expressed in our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements. 

Sterlite Copper wins CII Kaizen Competition award

Tuticorin : Sterlite Copper has bagged a prestigious award in the Kaizen competition organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (Southern Region) on Wednesday.

The award was received by the Refinery team of Sterlite Copper from Mr.C.Narasimhan , Advisor, M/s.Sundaram Clayton Ltd in a function held at Chennai. 55 companies presented 121 Kaizen projects in the competition and the Refinery Operations project of Sterlite Copper won the award in the Process Industry category.

Kaizen (Japanese for "improvement" or "change for the better") is a philosophy or set of practices that focus on continuous improvement of processes in manufacturing, engineering, supporting business processes, and management. The Kaizen concept stimulates productivity improvement as an ongoing process in companies. The Kaizen Competition of CII Southern Region is organized every year to recognize and encourage member companies which give importance to continuous improvements through Kaizens.

“Over the years, organizations have been successfully practicing Kaizen for excellence. Many Indian organizations have realized that the basic imperatives to survive in today’s competitive environment need Kaizen-Continuous Improvement. It is a great honour for us to receive the award. It stands testimony to various positive standards shown by Sterlite on a continuous basis for continual improvement,” said Mr.K.Pankaj, Vice President, Operations, Sterlite Copper on the achievement.  

For further information, please contact:

L.N.Balakrishnan Head - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

ln.balakrishnan@vedanta.co.in Tel:  +91 461 424 2926

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