Sustainable Development Goals: Birla Cellulose’s Kharach Unit in Gujarat successfully achieves EU BAT

• Closed-loop technologies have been deployed to minimize CS₂ and H₂S (Hydrogen Sulphide) emissions by recovering CS₂ and elemental sulphur from H₂S
• It was also ranked #1 in the recently released Canopy’s Hot Button Report 2023 for its sustainable forestry practices and innovations in NextGen solutions

NE BUSINESS BUREAU

AHMEDABAD, JAN 9

Birla Cellulose’s Kharach plant in Gujarat has successfully commissioned CAP (Carbon-disulphide Adsorption plant) CS₂ recovery system from exhaust gases and has achieved EU BAT status, says a company release.

Closed-loop technologies have been deployed to minimize CS₂ and H₂S (Hydrogen Sulphide) emissions by recovering CS₂ and elemental sulphur from H₂S. The target to recover 90-95% of Sulphur has been achieved.

This development was further validated through an independent assessment conducted by BluWin Ltd., UK for all the parameters as stipulated in EU BAT BREF for viscose fibre manufacturing.

HK Agarwal, MD Grasim Industries & Business Director, Birla Cellulose said, “This is a noteworthy milestone in line with global best practices and a step forward towards achieving global leadership in sustainable practices in the MMCF industry.”

Birla Cellulose’s Vilayat plant, which is one of the largest VSF producing sites in the world is already EU BAT compliant site, setting global benchmarks in many parameters such as sulfur recovery and water consumption for fiber production.

Birla Cellulose was also ranked #1 in the recently released Canopy’s Hot Button Report 2023 for its sustainable forestry practices and innovations in NextGen solutions and continues to receive the highest rating of ‘Dark Green Shirt’ for the fourth consecutive year.