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ONGC Conferred With AIPMA Award In CSR B ASF Ex pa nds

For Its Assam Hospital Capacity In Chennai

ASF Catalysts India Pvt Ltd
B(“BASF or Company”) will
expand its mobile emissions catalysts
production plant in Chennai, India.
This double-digit million Euro
investment will nearly double the
company’s catalysts production
capacity for the heavy-duty on- and
off-road segment. Investment will
nearly double the Company’s catalysts
production capacity for the heavy-duty
on- and off-road segment in IndiaThe
completion of the expansion is planned
in the fourth quarter of 2022.“This
expansion positions BASF to further
meet OEMs’ increasing demand for
high-performance and cost-effective
n recognition of its efforts to give providing best medical facilities at low emissions control solutions in India,”
Iback to the society and bring about cost. The project started in March 2017 said Stephan Hermes, Vice President,
positive change, Energy Maharatna and is expected to be completed in three Mobile Emissions Catalysts, Asia
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation phases at a cost of Rs 313 crore. Once Pacific. “It also demonstrates our
Limited (ONGC) has been conferred completed, the hospital is expected to strong commitment and contribution
with the AIMA (All India Management benefit more than one lakh patients every to the Indian Government’s endeavors
Association) Project Excellence Award year. The first phase of the hospital with for cleaner air in the region.” BASF’s
in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 67 operational beds was inaugurated on 1 Chennai catalysts site produces a full
for its 300-bed Swargdew Siu-Ka-Pha March 2019. Medical services including range of automotive emissions catalyst
Multi-Speciality Hospital in Sivasagar internal medicine, pediatrics, general solutions for passenger vehicles,
district of Assam. The Oil Major ranked surgery, ENT, orthopedics, gynecology, commercial vehicles, off-road vehicles
first in ‘CSR non-COVID category’ at pulmonary, ophthalmology and dialysis and motorcycles. This investment
the 8th Business Responsibility Summit are already being rendered at the hospital.
and Project Excellence Contest and So far more than 9000 dialysis and
Award held during 5-6 August 2021. more than 39000 general patients have
Notably, ONGC was recently also benefitted from the services of hospital.
conferred with National HRD Network The construction of second phase of the
and New Delhi Institute of Management hospital with 150 beds is underway and is
(NHRDN - NDIM) People Excellence expected to be completed by the end of
Award 2021 in CSR for the multiple- 2021.The award was conferred by AIMA,
speciality hospital in Sivasagar. The a national apex body of the management
AIMA award aims to honor companies profession in India, which works closely
and civil society organizations doing with Industry, Government, Academia
outstanding CSR work and showcase and students to further the cause of
exceptional COVID and non-COVID the management profession. It has will further boost BASF’s capabilities
related projects. The Sivasagar multi- a membership base of over 38,000 to support increasingly stringent
specialty hospital is a state-of-the-art members and close to 6,000 corporate/ requirements with the implementation
hospital with the latest modern facilities, institutional members. of stricter emission regulations.

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