Alkali BulletinAlkali Bulletin(For Restricted Circulation) May 2019Volume XLI No. 05

Dear Reader,

The new government was sworn in on 30th May, a week after results gave the ruling party a clear majority and its alliance, a larger win. Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda returned as Union Minister in the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, a position he last held in the previous government. Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya also returned as Minister of State in this Ministry, with additional independent charge in the Ministry of Shipping. The two Ministers have been very supportive of the industry and took personal interest in the development of the chemicals & petrochemicals industry. With their return, the industry can expect continued support and encouragement. AMAI extends its heartiest greetings to Shri Sadananda Gowda and Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya and renews its commitment to work with the government for the growth of the industry & the economy.

The new government also created a new Jal Shakti Mantralay by bringing together two erstwhile ministries as separate departments under it: the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, and the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. There were many activities and programmes that were overlapping between the two erstwhile ministries. Their coming together under a common ministry of Jal Shakti will bring a synergy in water resource management. This also highlights the importance the government attaches to water issues and the need for an integrated approach. Large parts of the country are water stressed and the government’s target to provide piped drinking water to all rural households is a work in progress. Water management with emphasis on harvesting rainwater, recycling wastewater and efficient treatment and distribution will receive priority under the new ministry. India has about 4% of water resource of the world which should be adequate for the needs of its population. However large parts of the country have uneven distribution and face acute water shortages. According to an estimate, 90% of water discharged in rivers after treatment do not meet environmental norms. About 65% of the rainwater flows into the sea. With depleting groundwater and poor quality of water from other sources, availability of treated and potable water will be a priority for the new ministry. Chlorine, produced by the chlor-alkali industry, is already being used extensively for water treatment and will continue to contribute in achieving the UN SDG 2030 that includes universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation.

A White Paper on the impact of FTAs on the Indian petrochemical industry was brought out by FICCI in association with Mott MacDonald. India has signed trade agreements with many countries and many more are in various stages of negotiations. Among the major FTAs operationalised are with ASEAN, Japan and Korea which have adversely affected the Indian chemicals & petrochemicals industry. As the report says, “The focus of these agreements had been reduction / elimination of tariffs without adequate attention paid on other factors impacting trade. As a result, in most of the cases, Indian export to these countries had gained relatively less as compared to import thus widening the trade gap.” The government has announced its intention to examine the extent of impact of past FTAs before committing tariff concessions in trade agreements under negotiation. The industry hopes that its interests will be adequately protected.

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I. ARTICLES & FEATURES

Allocation of Portfolios among the Members of the Union Council of Ministers 7

Contractor Safety Schedules – A Perspective – Mr. Subhash Tandon, Advisor Technical Services, AMAI 11

Corrosion Inhibitors - Dr. S.K. Chakravorty, Consultant Plant Engineering 15

Burden of Relief: The cost of letting Captive Plants off Green Power Grid 23

Containing Emissions - New Technologies to curb PM and Mercury Levels 25

No Bricks in the Wall - Maximising Utilisation of Fly Ash 26

Cleaning India’s Polluted Rivers 27

Dynamics in China’s Chemical Industry & Lessons for India 30

US Sanctions on Iran and Impact on Indian Economy 32

27th Training Workshop on “Safe Handling of Chlorine” at Grasim Industries Ltd., Renukoot 35

Incident Report No.108: 40 Labourers Hospitalised - Chlorine Gas leakage in Surat, Gujarat 38

Beacon-Messages for Manufacturing Personnel 39

II. NEWS DIGESTGeneral

Export promotion via e-commerce on the cards 41

Commerce Ministry proposes major export promotion scheme to boost shipments 41

DPIIT proposes incentive package to woo investments 41

Specialty chemicals market to grow at 12-13 pc CAGR over next five years 42

Research underway to produce biodiesel from biowaste 42

Exports growth slides to 4-month low in April; trade gap at 5-month high 43

Rs. 500 crore NTPC plant to help Delhi turn trash into power, bio-CNG 43

India’s oil import dependence jumps to 84% 43

Are Indian Tariffs Really High? 44

Positive sentiment continues for mfg sector in Q4, capacity utilisation up at 80%: FICCI survey 44

India’s FTAs have hurt its domestic petrochem sector, says FICCI report 45

Graphite India unit in Bengaluru to shut down 45

India, Iran may hold next round of negotiations for trade agreement in May 45

Chemicals and Petrochemicals

BP, Nouryon and Port of Rotterdam partner on green hydrogen study 46

Need for chlorine utilisation in chlor-alkali sector 46

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Viscose, chemicals drive Grasim profit to `1,145 crores ` 46

Demerger of consumer arm to be positive for Tata Chem 47

Reliance Industries looks to strengthen petrochem business 47

Tata Chem Q4 net profit up 26% to Rs 450 crores 47

DCM Shriram Q4 profit jumps nearly 6-fold to Rs. 293 crores 47

III. NOTIFICATIONS/PRESS RELEASES/ MEMORANDA

Notification dated 07th May, 2019 by Dept. of Commerce, DGTR, Ministry of Commerce & Indusry, 49 GOI on Extension of time for filing exporter’s/ importer’s/ user’s questionnaire response in the Anti-Dumping investigation concerning imports of “Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) – Whether or not further processed into compound” from Korea RP and China PR

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Warning signs are posted to remind people about specific equipment and process hazards in an area.

Warning signs may also specify things that cannot be safely done in a process area or with a piece of equipment.

Signs in a process area often list requirements for personal protective equipment (PPE) and other safety information. Warnings and PPE requirements may also be included in operating and maintenance procedures, or in work permit documents.

If there are too many signs or procedure warnings, some may be overlooked and an incident may occur.

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Surrounded by warning signs?

What can you do?

The two photographs on the right were taken at an airport. The device is a personnel lift (elevator), used to raise workers to a task. There are 24 warning labels on this platform. How many do you think the operator reads? No doubt all these warning signs have their point and serve a good purpose. But, one may wonder if so many warnings are actually distracting, or so overwhelming that nobody pays attention to them.

Do we ever get overloaded with communications? Yes! In the process industries it could be that warning sign that you walk by and don’t bother to read, or the caution in a procedure that you don’t notice.

Did you know? Always read the warning signs before entering a process area

or using a piece of equipment, to remind yourself of what should be done, and also of what should not be done.

Read and understand the safety and PPE requirements in operating procedures, maintenance procedures, or work permit documents. Follow these requirements, and ask for help from your supervisor if you do not understand the requirements.

If you think that a written procedure or a signboard contains too many warnings which may distract readers from what is essential, report this to your supervisor.

Are signs in the right places and in the right number? Are they effective reminders? Are the signs accurate?

Suggest opportunities to improve warning signs or warnings in procedures. For example, there are 24 warning labels for the platform in the picture above. Could some of these 24 warning labels be combined? Grouped? Prioritized? Are they all necessary?

Read the May 2013 Beacon for more examples of poor signs.

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