Industry News
Castrol India Brings Truck Aasana to Navi Mumbai
Castrol India in association with Te Yoga Institute, recently conducted a training programme of Truck Aasanas for the truck driver community in Navi Mumbai. Tis programme focuses on the health of truck drivers by encouraging them to use simple yoga postures during their trips to stay ft and healthy. This initiative, as part of the Transform Truckers Abhiyaan, a Zee Media initiative and sponsored by Castrol, will be further conducted across 10 cities in the country to further spread the message of health and well being amongst truck drivers.
A study by Castrol India brought to light the stressful lifestyle of long distance commercial drivers. It found that over 50% of Indian truckers face driving related health issues such as lack of sleep, back and joint pain, neck pain, etc. Commenting on the activity, Mr. Kedar Apte, Vice President – Marketing, Castrol India, said, “Te trucking industry is a significant contributor to our nation’s economic growth and prosperity, and truck drivers are a vital force in moving the nation forward.”
Quaker Chemical Opens New Plant in Dahej, India
Quaker Chemical Corporation recently held the grand opening of its state-ofthe-art manufacturing facility in Dahej, India. Te site will be used to produce rolling oils and metalworking fluids for the steel and metalworking market in India, the Middle-East, and east Africa.
“We are very proud of this achievement – the opening of a special facility in a special place. This major milestone is happening as Quaker celebrates more than 20 years in India” said Gulshan Kumar Sachdev, Managing Director, Quaker Chemical India. Te newly built plant incorporated unique features in its design, such as high efficiency induction motors to reduce energy, a water condensation recovery system, and waste water treatment technology that supports Quaker’s environmental goals.
“Quaker is truly proud to add this new production capability for the beneft of our regional customers. In particular, this site strengthens Quaker’s supply chain in western India, the Middle East, and eastern Africa,” said Wilbert Platzer, Vice President Global Operations, EH&S and Procurement.
