OUR EUMIND GROUP ECOLOGICAL COMPANIES HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO INTERVIEW HONOURABLE MR SUBODH GURJAR OF VASU CHEMICALS. WE COULDN’T VISIT THE FACILITY DUE TO THE CURRENT PANDEMIC. BUT WE HAD the IMMENSE PLEASURE OF HOSTING THIS INTERVIEW ON A VIRTUAL PLATFORM. HERE ARE THE EXCERPTS.
1. WHO FOUNDED THE ORGANISATION ? WHEN AND WHERE DID IT START? -- THE ORGANISATION WAS INCORPORATED BY DR YASHWANT JHAVERI, IN ANDHERI MUMBAI IN 1977.
2. WHAT IS THE COMPANY PROFILE? WHO ARE THE CUSTOMERS? -- THE COMPANY OFFERS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT. the COMPANY HAS A FULL LINE OF PRODUCTS FOR VARIOUS APPLICATIONS IN ALL INDUSTRIES WHERE WATER IS USED. THE COMPANY HAS LEADERSHIP POSITION IN COOLING WATER TREATMENT AND RELATED SERVICES. THE MAIN CUSTOMERS OF THE COMPANY INCLUDES – REFINERIES, LARGE PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEXES, POWER PLANTS, INTEGRATED STEEL PLANTS , FERTILIZERS , CHEMICALS AND VARIOUS INDUSTRIES WHICH USE A LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER.
3.HOW DOES THE COMPANY CATER TO THE NEEDS OF VAST VARIETY OF CUSTOMERS? -- THE COMPANY HAS ESTABLISHED OFFICES AND SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AT MANY IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL CENTerS ALL OVER INDIA AND IN MANY OTHER COUNTRIES. THE COMPANY HAS ITS HEAD OFFICE IN MUMBAI AND 5 OTHER BRANCH OFFICES OVER INDIA. MOREOVER ,THE COMPANY HAS 50 MORE LOCATIONS IN INDIA ,IN WHICH THEY HAVE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES WHO HELP CUSTOMERS FOR EFFECTIVE USE OF PRODUCTS. THE COMPANY ALSO HAS SERVICE PARTNERS AND SOME SERVICES are OUTSOURCED THROUGH SUCH AGENCIES.
4. HOW MANY RESEARCH UNITS does THE COMPANY HAVE AND WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED? -- THE COMPANY HAS MAIN R & D CENTRE ALONG WITH THE MANUFACTURING UNIT NEAR PALGHAR IN MAHARASHTRA.
5. WHAT KIND OF RESEARCH IS REQUIRED? -- NATURE AND APPLICATION OF WATER USED IN INDUSTRIES ARE ALWAYS CHANGING. THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THE COMPANY’S CUSTOMER USES ARE ALSO CHANGING. THUS , THE WAY WATER IS USED IN COMPANY’S CUSTOMER PROCESS IS ALSO CHANGING. THiS REQUIRES NEW APPROACHES AND DIFFERENT PRODUCTS NEED TO BE FORMULATED FOR THESE NEWER APPLICATIONS. THE COMPANY’S R & D IS MAINLY WORKING ON DIFFERENT FORMULATIONS. R & D ALSO DEVELOPS NEW PRODUCTS WHICH ARE MORE ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY.
6. WHAT IS THE ECOLOGICAL POLICY OF THE COMPANY? -- THE COMPANY HAs a WELL DEFINED POLICY IN ALL THE AREAS OF ITS WORK – ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, HSE POLICY AND ALL EMPLOYEES AND PRODUCTS DEVELOPED MUST COMPLY WITH THE POLICIES. THE COMPANY HAS ALSO PLANTED MANY TREES ON THE FACTORY PREMISES . COMPANY HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A VEGETABLE GARDEN WITHIN ITS PREMISES AND THE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES GROWN THERE ARE USED IN CANTEEN OF THE FACTORY.
7. HOW DOES THE COMPANY TRY TO SAVE AND CONSERVE IT’S RESOURCES AND ENERGY? HOW DOES IT HELP IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? -- THE MAIN BUSINESS ACTIVITY OF THE COMPANY IS TO SAVE WATER FOR THE CUSTOMERS ,REDUCE THE USE OF WATER AND FIND MORE EFFICIENT WAYS TO USE RECYCLED WATER REPLACING THE USE OF FRESH WATER FOR MANY INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. WHILE DOING SO , A LOT OF WATER IS SAVED AS WELL AS ENERGY IS ALSO SAVED FOR THE CUSTOMERS. IN COMPANY’S MANUFACTURING PLANT, THE EQUIPMENT IS SO ORGANIZED AND LAID OUT THAT THE MAXIMUM FLOW OF CHEMICALS HAPPENS BY GRAVITY AND VERY LITTLE AMOUNT OF PUMPING ENERGY IS USED THUS CONSERVING ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. THE WASTE WATER OF THE MANUFACTURING UNIT IS TREATED PROPERLY AND PART OF IT IS USED FOR GARDENING AND TREES.
8. WHAT METHODS ARE ADOPTED FOR WASTE DISPOSAL? ARE THEY ECO FRIENDLY? -- THERE IS MINIMUM OF WASTE GENERATED. THE SOLID WASTE WHICH IS GENERATED IS GIVEN TO AN AUTHORISED CONTRACTOR FOR TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL PERIODICALLY. THE GENERATED WASTEWATER IS TREATED AND REUSED FOR GARDENING AND TREES. CHEMICAL DRUMS OF RAW MATERIALS ARE RECYCLED.
9. WHAT CONcrete MEASURES THE COMPANY HAS TAKEN TO MAKE IT MORE ECO FRIENDLY? -- THE COMPANY’S MANUFACTURING PLANT IS VERY ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY AND DOES NOT GENERATE A LOT OF SOLID WASTE OR GASEOUS WASTE. THE COMPANY DO NOT NEED BOILER FOR ITS MANUFACTURING PROCESS. SO , THERE IS NO BURNING OF FUELS. COMPANY HAS OSHO REGISTRATION AND IS ACCREDITED WITH ISO 14000 ENVIRONMENT AUDIT EVERY YEAR . WASTEWATER GENERATED IS RECYCLED AND REUSED AFTER PROPER TREATMENT. IN ADDITION TO THE SAME, NEWER AND NEWER PRODUCTS ARE DEVELOPED BY THE COMPANY TO HELP CUSTOMER SAVE WATER AND USE LESS WATER , THUS THERE IS A HUGE CONTRIBUTION TO SAVE WATER . HELPING THE WORLD TO BE A BETTER PLACE FOR EVERYONE. THIS ALSO REDUCES WATER POLLUTION.
10. WHAT ARE THE PLANS OF THE COMPANY? -- THE COMPANY WANTS TO EXPAND ITS BUSINESS BEYOND INDIA AND IS CONTINUOUSLY WORKING TO EXPAND BUSINESS IN OTHER COUNTRIES AND REGIONS. COMPANY IS ALSO DEVELOPING MANY PRODUCTS FOR VARIOUS APPLICATIONS WHICH ARE MORE ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY.