Awards and Recognition

Group Awards

• N Sankar, Chairman, The Sanmar Group was conferred a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the ‘Vinyl India 2012’ international conference. The award came in recognition of his pioneering spirit and efforts in the promotion of a wide range of industries in India and abroad and his immense contribution to the growth of the PVC industry.
• The Sanmar Group was conferred an ‘Award for Institutional Building’ by the Employer Branding Institute in February 2012. A ‘Women at work Leadership Award’ was presented to Ms Sarada Jagan.
• The Sanmar Group was conferred the “Organisation with innovative HR Practices” by the Employer Branding Institute during the 6th Employer Branding Awards (Southern Regional Round) held on 10 December 2011.
• N Sankar, Chairman, The Sanmar Group was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Entrepreneur Award at TiECON, Chennai 2010.

Chemicals

• Chemplast Sanmar’s fourth Sustainability Report (2012) 'Five Elements Towards A Cleaner World' was assured by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and it is a 'GRI Checked' Application Level A+ report.
• Mettur (Plant II), (Plant III) and Cuddalore manufacturing plants of Chemplast Sanmar won the Safety Appreciation award from the National Safety Council for the year 2012. Mettur Plant II was awarded three first prizes for highest reduction in accident rate, lowest weighted accident frequency rate and for the longest accident free period among factories which have worked for not less than 10 lakh man hours. Chemplast Sanmar Mettur plant III was awarded the third prize for its safety performance. Cuddalore plant was awarded two first prizes for lowest weighted accident frequency rate and for the longest accident free period among the factories which have worked for not less than 2.5 lakh man hours. These prizes were presented by the Government of Tamil Nadu in a function held on 19 December 2012 at Chennai.
• Sanmar Speciality Chemicals, Berigai, Tamil Nadu won the 2009 National Safety Award, for its outstanding safety performance based on Accident Free Working Year, which was presented in the year 2011 in New Delhi, by the Government of India.
• Chemplast Sanmar Third Sustainability Report "Every Drop Counts" was assured by Deloitte and verified and rated A+ by GRI, for the year 2011.
• Mettur (Plant II), Karaikal and Cuddalore manufacturing plants of Chemplast Sanmar have won the International Safety Award from the British Safety Council, for the year 2011.
• Chemplast Sanmar, Karaikal won the First Prize for Industrial Garden from the Government of Puducherry during the year 2011. This is the seventh time that Chemplast Karaikal is winning this award since 2002.
• Chemplast Sanmar won two awards at the seventh National Award for Excellence in Water Management organised by the CII at Hyderabad in 2010. The company won the "Innovative Case Study" and "Excellent Water Efficient Unit" awards for the successful case study of Zero Liquid Discharge at Mettur.
• Chemplast Sanmar’s second Sustainability Report "Back to the Roots" was assured by Deloitte and verified and rated A+ by GRI for the year 2008.
• Chemplast Sanmar qualified for the CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2008 - Received Commendation Certificate for significant achievement in Sustainability Practices in the large business category.

Engineering

• Sanmar Foundries, Viralimalai, Tamil Nadu, BS&B Safety Systems (India), Karapakkam, Tamil Nadu and Tyco Sanmar, Viralimalai, Tamil Nadu won the 2009 National Safety Award, for their outstanding safety performance based on Lowest Average Injury Frequency Rate, which were presented in the year 2011 in New Delhi, by the Government of India.
• Xomox Sanmar, Viralimalai, Tamil Nadu, BS&B Safety Systems (India), Karapakkam, Tamil Nadu and Sanmar Foundries, Viralimalai, Tamil Nadu won the 2009 National Safety Award, for their outstanding safety performance based on Accident Free Working Year, which were presented in the year 2011 in New Delhi by the Government of India.
• Xomox Sanmar, Viralimalai, Tamil Nadu and Tyco Sanmar, Viralimalai, Tamil Nadu were the RUNNER-UP at the National Safety Award for the year 2009, for their outstanding safety performance based on Lowest Average Injury Frequency Rate and Accident Free Working Year respectively, which were presented in New Delhi by the Government of India.
• Flowserve Sanmar won the International Safety Award from the British Safety Council for the year 2011.
• Flowserve Sanmar won the Second Prize in the Manufacturing (Medium Scale) Category at the CII (Southern Region) 5S Excellence Award 2011.
• Xomox Sanmar bagged the Supply Chain Leader Award 2010 by Logistics 2.0 for its No.1 ranking in supply chain management by CMIE.
• Flowserve Sanmar won the CII Southern Region Excellence Award in Environment, Health & Safety for the year 2010.

Shipping

• “Sanmar Majesty” was selected as the best Chemical tanker for the year 2010 by Sterlite Industries Limited of the Vedanta Group.