Year 2008 has ended on a successful note for Sanmar. There has been a blitzkrieg of awards and recognitions and Sanmar lapped it all.
Chemplast Sanmar was awarded the Certificate of Commendation for Significant Achievement for its sustainability practices covering Economic, Environmental and Societal practices. Chemplast Sanmar qualified in the large business segment. The award was presented during the 3rd Sustainability Summit: Asia 2008 on 12 December 2008 at Hotel InterContinental, New Delhi.
Annual Report Category
The Group’s Annual Report, “Expanding Horizons”, won the Silver Award in the Annual Reports category. The Silver award also went to Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. The Gold went to Hikal Limited and the Bronze award was shared by Lupin Ltd, Financial Technologies Ltd and MCX (Multi Commodity Exchange of India).
Magazine Design Category
In the magazine design category, Sanmar’s Matrix received the Bronze award for the Matrix January, 2008 issue. The Bronze award also went to Grindwell Norton’s magazine, ‘Synergy’. The Gold went to Reserve Bank of India’s ‘Without Reserve’ and the Silver went to The UB Group’s ‘Pegasus’.
Sanmar Ferrotech’s (SFT) team K Manivannan & S Balaji bagged the runner’s up trophy at the Cast Quiz held on 24 November 2008. Two teams K Manivannan & S Balaji and S Venkatakrishnan & B Vijayachandran represented SFT at the programme. The SFT teams scored 1st and 2nd place in the technical written test. The selection process was tough with a Written Test, Casting Defect Identifi cation & Oral Question–Answer. Around 22 teams participated in the contest with teams from companies like Ennore Foundries, Nelcast Ltd., Audco India Ltd., and Southern Auto Cast Ltd., among others.
Ramkumar Shankar and Deepesh Nanda, the quiz experts from Sanmar, finished second in the BIM Quest organised by the Bharatidasan Institute of Management, Trichy. They brought back a trophy and a cash prize.
Ramkumar Shankar and Deepesh Nanda with the trophy and the prize.