MRPL bags Greentech Environment and Sustainability Summit Award 2025

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. has bagged the '24th Global Greentech Environment & Sustainability Summit Awards 2025'in the 'Environment protection' category.
The recognition by Greentech Foundation is given for its commitment to environmental protection and sustained efforts to minimise ecological footprint, said a release. General Managers Prasanna Kumar T. and Nirankar Singh received the award on behalf of the MRPL team during a ceremony in New Delhi recently.
MRPL's key projects, including the utilisation of RLNG (Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas) as cleaner fuel, installation of in-house developed de-odour unit at effluent treatment plant (ETP), installation of wet gas scrubber for reducing particulate matter beyond compliance, utilisation of treated city sewage water in refinery operations, utilisation of ETP oily sludge at delayed coker unit (DCU) to create useful product etc., , have helped it to adapt a balanced approach towards Business Excellence and Environmental Performance, the release said.

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