Strategic partnerships between chemical producers & logistics providers key to sustainable & safe operations

摘要

The dangers posed by poor management of chemical logistics were brought sharply into focus last week with the leakage of ammonia from a tanker that tried to squeeze under a railway over-bridge in Punjab. This was not an isolated instance; several accidents occur on Indian roads, and many do not even get reported. As a consequence, with little or no learning, the industry is prone to repeat the mistakes. This is costing the chemical industry dear in loss of reputation -amongst the government and the regulators, and just as importantly amongst the lay public. Not to mention the economic loss, the immeasurable toll on human lives and drastic impacts on the environment.