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Chemours opens innovation center Shaurya Chakra for ONGC

in Delaware Energy Soldier CN Rao

he Chemours Company (Chemours) a global NGCian Challapilla
Tchemistry company with leading market positions ONarasimha Rao has been
in Fluoroproducts, Chemical Solutions and Titanium posthumously awarded the
Technologies, inaugurated its new innovation center, The Shaurya Chakra for his act
Chemours Discovery Hub, on the University of Delaware's of gallantry in ensuring the
Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) safety of lives and protecting
Campus. The state-of-the-art facility now houses more the larger interest of the
than 300 of the company's top researchers and scientists, Energy Maharatna during
consolidating most of the company's U.S. innovation the major fore at Uran.
efforts into one location to maximize collaboration and On 3 September 2019,
efficiency. The Chemours Discovery Hub is one of the Mr C N Rao rushed to the site after receiving report of
largest R&D centers in the state of Delaware and one of a strong hydrocarbon smell near De-mineralized Water
the largest R&D facilities within the chemical industry. Plant in Uran Plant. Nation First – was the thought in
The Chemours Discovery Hub is 312,000-square feet,
contains more than 130 individual laboratories and was the mind. Three CISF colleagues were already present
built over the course of 24 months without a single lost- there. Undermining his personal safety, he acted swiftly
time safety incident.At the Discovery Hub, Chemours will to mitigate risk to the lives of the people and property
deepen its research partnership with the University of of one of the biggest Hydrocarbon processing facilities
Delaware and perform experiments alongside professors of ONGC. Unfortunately, while Mr C N Rao along with
and students to develop new applications for its products. three CISF soldiers were addressing the problem, a fire
Additionally, the company will use its facility to attract broke out. The fire proved fatal to the brave energy
and recruit potential interns, co-ops and employees."This soldiers. Late Mr Challapilla Narasimha Rao, General
is about so much more than a new R&D facility; it's Manager (Production), was born in Kuddigam Srikakulam
about our company's investment in young minds who will in Andhra Pradesh. he commitment of Mr Rao and
be introduced to chemistry at the Discovery Hub, our exceptional work abilities earned him many accolades
continued investment in Delaware, and our investment in and merit awards in the company. To name a few, he
an innovation pipeline that will empower our customers received CMD group awards as a member of Corporate
Crisis Management team for commendable contribution
in controlling Blow-out in & around Well Balol #45
& Well SK#12, merit award for speedy inspection of
safe operations of 248 wells post GAIL pipeline blast
and many more.He is survived by his parents Mr C S N
Murthy (84 years) and Mrs Suryakantam (79 years), wife
Mrs Padmalata and two sons Shivapraveen (24 years)
and Satya Praneet (19 years).His supreme sacrifice will
remain an inspirational narrative in the annals of the
Indian Energy industry. Maharatna ONGC is the largest
crude oil and natural gas Company in India, contributing
and change the world for the better," said Mark Vergnano, around 75 per cent to Indian domestic production.
president and chief executive officer of Chemours. "The Crude oil is the raw material used by downstream
Chemours Discovery Hub is a living symbol of the company
we are becoming – open, collaborative, imaginative, companies like IOC, BPCL, and HPCL (subsidiary of
and focused on the future. We are thrilled to see what ONGC) to produce petroleum products like Petrol,
innovations our team will dream up in this building, all Diesel, Kerosene, Naphtha, and Cooking Gas-LPG. This
within the creative environment of a public university." largest natural gas company ranks 11th among global
energy majors (Platts).

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