OCTOBER - DECEMBER, 2019
Issue 37 | Vol - IV, 2019
CEO Speaks
My Dear Himadrians,
The Company has undergone a remarkable evolution in the past few
years as we’ve pursued our vision to become one of the world’s
most extensive value chains in the carbon segment.
The difference between success and failure is a great team. I thank each one of you
for your passion, contribution and dedication. We have walked together; we have
sweated throughout the stress and we will definitely make it!!
Walking through the transformational journey over these years, one of the most
profound changes over this time has been the richer understanding and deeper
commitment to “Sustainability Development Goals”, which have come into focus as
we have refined our views of what it means to be a leader.
Our next leap will be bigger and mightier with our new expansions in Advanced
Carbon Material and Speciality Carbon Black. The Company is powering its next
phase of growth by explicitly advocating for the comprehensive approach of the
relevant Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) through its innovations,
products and technologies, strongly contributing to the sustainability of the
Company.
This year is again an important one for all of us, as we are preparing ourselves to
strive towards vision of maintaining industry leadership and its sustainability for the
years to come. The very first step for the same is change in mindset. The growth
mindset is critical for our long-term success. Every one of us needs to do our best
work, lead and help drive cultural change.
To paraphrase a quote from Oscar Wilde — we need to believe in the impossible
and remove the improbable.
Let me share with you all a very famous story of two salesmen who were sent to
Africa by a British shoe manufacturer. The goal of their trip was to investigate this
new market, and to report their findings back to Headquarters on the potential of the
market.
 The 1st salesman came back with a rather dismal report, “There’s no
potential at all here, because nobody wears shoes.”
 The 2nd salesman came back with a rather different reply, “There’s
massive potential in Africa, because nobody wears shoes.”
When telling this story put your inflection on the “Nobody” as it helps to clarify that
in a single situation, there are often many ways to look at the outcome.
It’s your choice as to how you interpret any situation, whether you’re looking at it
positively with optimism, or as a challenge full of negativity.
To summarize it, I would like to say, “It is possible for ordinary people to choose to
be extraordinary.”
Our commitment is to work to extend our performance in areas where results are
already strong, while diligently addressing those aspects of our performance in
which we see the greatest opportunities for improvement. We are here to transform
the ideas into tangible concepts and new solutions.
Many companies aspire to be a global player and leader. But very few have all the
elements required: talent, resources, and perseverance. Himadri has proven that it
has all the three in abundance.
We are going through very difficult times , as you are aware the Indian economy
has reported very dismal growth rate of 5% for the last quarter , we can clearly feel
the impact on our sales volumes from our esteemed customers , it is the time we
should look back and ensure that all types of cost rationalisation measures are
immediately taken and strictly adhered to. Please, feel free to give your suggestions
to you HOD for any improvement you feel can help us to optimise our cost of
production. Always remember “Every penny saved is a penny earned “.
I would like to express our gratefulness to you all for your continued support and
loyalty to Himadri. We will do everything in our power to ensure that the Company
remains on its successful course.
My Festive Greetings to you all.
Anurag Choudhary
anurag@himadri.com
“A River cuts through Rock, not because of its Power, but because of its Persistence.” —
James N. Watkins.
Editorial
Dear Colleagues
The biggest Sporting News was in last April when Tiger Woods won a
Major: The Augusta Masters. The win was fifteenth in his glittering
career and the first after 2008 and when the Golfing world had given
up on him ever winning a Major again.
“Tiger Woods is totally, completely, unequivocally, and utterly done,” read one
Golf Digest in 2015.
His army of diehard supporters were waiting for this day patiently and when he
sank that putt on the 18th, there was a cheer at the famous course and in living
rooms like never before.
“I know some of you guys think I’m buried and done”, Woods said “I am still right
here.”
This has to be the greatest comeback story of all time. The trials and tribulations the
man has gone through, the injuries and the surgeries that he has undergone and
major surgeries at that and to come back after all that and win shows not just skill
but also a mind that has to be the strongest ever.
The first Back operation was in March 2014, the third to ease the pain a few weeks
later. He had 466 days away from competitive Golf before returning at the end of
2016.
One tournament into 2017 and he was withdrawing again with back spasms. That
April, Dr.Richard Guyer performed a spinal fusion on Woods at the Texas Back
Institute, which involved removing a damaged disc.
Justin Rose and Sir Nick Faldo said most people who had the sort of surgery that
Woods had would be unable to hit a ball again.
As always at the highest level, it is temperament that separates the men from the
boys and Tiger exemplifies that.
That Victory in Atlanta shows how this 43-year-old man is still generating an
interest beyond the collective wherewithal of the 11 men ahead of him in the world
ranking.
He used to get close but then falter and stumble on the final day. This must have
been frustrating for him and may have even made him question himself if he ever
was going to win a tournament leave aside a Major.
That might have been a little too much to expect but there’s no doubt that the
Golfing world is tremendously excited and energised by Tiger’s win at the Masters.
Many Articles have been written after the famous win and the accolades have
started pouring from eminent persons all round the world but for Tiger the biggest
Trophy would have been to see the tears of joy in his mother’s eyes and the tight
hugs his children gave him.
To Tiger Woods, the joyous scene by the 18th green confirmed that his career, if not
his life, has come “full circle”. In 1997, he hugged his father after his first Masters
triumph. Here, 22 years later, his children gave him tight hugs.
“I just couldn’t be more happy, more excited”. Tiger said “ I’m just kind of at a
loss for words. I cannot stress enough how much that meant to me when I was
having a hard time just moving. I could barely walk, couldn’t sit, couldn’t lay
down”.
Michael Jordan described Tiger Woods' Masters Comeback as the "Greatest Ever"
"I never thought he'd get back physically. No one expected him to be back the way
he is now. But he did it. To me it is unbelievable. He’s probably the only person
who believed he could get back.”
He had to put a lot of hard work in. But he took it head-on. He had to change his
game; he had also to change his perspective.
He is above the sport. Truth is Tiger doesn’t need Golf but Golf needs him.
Best Festive Wishes to you all and Happy Reading your Newsletter.
Santanu Chatterjee
schatterjee@himadri.com
“It is not important what other people believe about you. It is only important what
you believe about yourself " Rev.lke
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“MESSAGE OF THE SACRIFICE”
On the eve of creation, the Prajapati Brahma created with Brahma
Yajna, saying that with this Yajna they should be extended. This
Yajna is their best ‘Karma’-that is, if they perform such rituals,
they will benefit the most...”
This verse is the result of the ritualistic action of Vishnu. When
the Prajapati Brahma created, the proletariat advised them to
practice their rituals. Prajapati Brahma has done great things for
humanity by turning the people around and instructing them to do
good things for each other and turn them into human beings – in a
socialized way. The help of ten to do any great work, and when
the mind and energy of many are united, great work is done. Thus,
exchanging ideas each other , we learn not to be self-centered, but
to be social-centered, country-centric or cosmopolitan. In this part
Human Beings are different and superior to other animals although
there is an astonishing development of the power of solidarity
among those other animals; they too know to be teammates. It is
not just for the protection of others, but for paraphernalia).
Poet Kamini Roy is beautiful wrote –
Brahma has said-
This instruction of Brahma has gradually taken the form of
socialism and is a good indication of the formation of a republican
society by exchanging and sharing equally between the things
acquired. By doing so, human society will in the best way, not
deprived of others! There is no geographical boundary within this
system of Brahma. This is the only communion between the Gods
and Humans, and also between Humans.
Dinobandhu Jana
djana@himadri.com
“Great Achievement is usually born of Great Sacrifice, and is never the result of
Selfishness.” - Napoleon Hill
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Awareness of the cure of illness environment
The Environment is the Natural World. It is spread all
over the World. Its World is full of new and living
things. There is everything in this World - Land, Air,
Water, Water Bodies, Mountains, Jungle, Sea, Rivers,
Canal Bills, Animals, Birds, Trees, and Flowers. The
Fruits are aplenty and with them we, the Human Beings. The
Members of this Family are dependent on each other.
Sickness of the Members of this family is increasing day by day. All
in our family and environment are being polluted because of us. Cities
are growing fast, and the trees are being chopped off to the ground.
There is increasing Carbon Dioxide and other toxic Chemicals in the
Air and consequent decreasing life expectancy.
Added to it, we give away poor Environment to people when we
increasingly start using many plastic varieties. Plastic takes several
years to completely dissipate. So, its increasing use harms the
environment.
Also, due to avoidable but huge Waste of water, the groundwater level
is decreasing which takes about ten years to accumulate in the soil.
Due to the rapid loss of Ozone Layer, Ultraviolet Rays are taking
away our Age and Eyesight from us.
Day by day there is continual decrease of quality of food and its
nutritional value increases Sugar Level in Blood also rises in Blood
Pressure.
Our Environment helps us and other forms of existence to grow,
develop and flourish on the earth for thousands of years. As human
beings are considered as the most intelligent creature made by the
nature on the earth, they have lots of inquisitiveness to know about the
Universe which lead them towards the Technological Advancement.
Few of such Technological Advancement executed in an unplanned
manner on the earth is destroying our environment slowly but surely.
It has already started showing its ill effects on the health of Human
Beings, Animals, Plants and other Living Species. Artificial fertilizers
manufactured by using harmful Chemicals are spoiling the soil which
is indirectly getting consumed into our body through the food we eat
daily. Obnoxious smoke emitted from Industries on daily basis are
polluting the Natural Air and it affects our health to a great extent as
we breathe it every moment.
In such a busy, crowded and advanced life only a small effort from
each of us can bring in a major positive change towards our declining
environment. We should not use the natural resources in wrong way
, to meet our selfish end and fulfil our destructive wishes. We should
grow and develop Science and Technology for the betterment of our
lives being very sure that it would not ruin our Environment in future
in anyway. We should be sure that new Technologies would never
disturb the Ecological Balance.
We need a Healthy Environment to live a Healthy Body. We can
make the Environment Healthy again with a little effort. We can build
a Green World by taking care of the Plants at double of our present
effort stopping misuse of water, eliminating plastic varieties and
taking a step further towards betterment.
The Loss of the Environment is our Loss.
Heal the Environment, it Heals us too.
Partha Sarathi Chowdhury
mr.p.chowdhury@gmail.com
“A Healthy Environment is essential to a livable Oregon and a strong Economy “
-Ted Kulongoski
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The Wildfire of Amazon and Its Dreadful Aftermath
The Rainforest of Amazon also called Amazonia is a
broadleaf tropical moist forest, encompassing 7,000,000
km2 of Amazon basin of which 5,500,000 km2 are
Rainforest. 60% of the Rainforest is contained within
Brazil, 13% in Peru, 10% in Colombia and some small
portions in Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and
French Guiana. The Amazon is representative of more than half of the
worlds remaining Rainforest, comprising of 390 billion individual
trees with 16,000 varieties of it. It is also home to 2.5 million species
of insects, 2,200 fishes, 1,294 birds, 427 mammals, 428 amphibians
and 378 reptiles.
The Amazon is Burning
In 2019, wildfires in Amazon Rainforest saw a surge in fires which
occurred within Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru during the dry
tropical season of Amazon. Normally, fires do occur during the dry
season as slash-and-burn method is used for clearing the forest area
for agriculture, livestock, logging and mining leading to deforestation
in the Amazon Forest. Despite of deforestation being illegal in these
nations, an increasing number of fire counts in 2019 have raised a
global concern regarding the fate of Amazon Rainforest which is the
world’s largest Carbon Dioxide Sink playing a significant role in
global climate change.
The first report of increase in forest fire was given by Brazil’s INPE
(National Institute for Space Research, in English) through satellite
monitoring in June and July’19. On August 20, 2019 fire smoke from
Rondônia & Amazonas caused darkened sky in Sao Paulo around
2pm which is about 2,800 kms away. With satellite images from
NASA and INPE in support, this incident immediately caught global
attention, becoming a rising topic among world leaders, celebrities,
athletes and social media. According to Vox, the wildfires of Amazon
are the most “ALARMING” among all other concurrent wildfires in
the world.
On 29th August’19, a report by INPE showed more than 80,000 fires
in all of Brazil, of which 40,000 occurred in BLA (Brazil’s Legal
Amazonia). Around 906 thousand hectares of forest of Amazon
Biome was lost in the fires that occurred in 2019. With increasing
global pressures and a rejection threat of the European Union-
Mercosur Free Trade Agreement at the 45th G7 summit, the Brazilian
President dispatched more than 44,000 Troops of Brazil and funds
were allocated for fire fighting. Brazil President Bolsonaro was forced
by the Governors of the fire affected states of Brazil to accept the
Emergency Aid of US$22 million despite of his severe dispute with
the French President Macron during the Summit. A decree of
preventing such kinds of fire within 60 days was also signed later on..
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On 28th August 2019, the Brazilian President stated that a Summit will
be held in Colombia, on 6th September, 2019, to be attended by all
countries sharing the Rainforest excluding Venezuela, to discuss
about the ongoing fire situation in Amazon
Environmental Effects of the Amazon Fire
The Amazon has been the world’s largest Carbon Dioxide Sink with
its plants and other biomass capturing around 25% of the world’s
Carbon Dioxide in it. The absence of this Sink would lead to a rise in
global temperatures due to an increase in the level of atmospheric
CO2, making the viability of Amazon a global concern. Further, if the
Rainforest of Amazon is lost by fire, then more amount of Carbon
Dioxide will be released in the atmosphere leading to an enormous
increase in the total Carbon Dioxide level in the atmosphere. The
Amazonian flora is capable of generating large quantities of water
vapour that are responsible for precipitation in areas of South America
via atmospheric rivers. Environmental Scientists have expressed
rising concern about Amazon reaching a “tipping point” where
Amazon would die out, becoming a Savana rather than a forest,
following climatic change exacerbated by Anthropogenic Activities.
Brazil’s deforestation is partially driven by its fact of being one of the
largest exporters of beef. In 2018 Brazil exported over 1.6 million
tonnes of beef. In the last two decades, its cattle herd has also
increased by 56%. This increase in demand of beef in world market
has led the agricultural sector to push inside the Amazon basin
leading to an increase in wildfires.
The AIRS published Maps by 22 nd August’19 showing an increase in
the level in atmospheric levels of Carbon Monoxide and Dioxide
resulting from the fires of Amazon. The downwind areas of fires will
remain covered in smoke for a month or more leading to a rise in the
number of patients affected by it. The youth and the elderly are most
likely to be affected by asthma or bronchitis and also have potential
cancer risk as a result of the massive fire that broke in the Amazon
Rainforest.
The Long term Effects of this fire can be catastrophic as the dense
canopy of the Amazon Rainforest was destroyed thereby exposing the
lower levels of the ecosystem which will change the energy flow of
the food chain in the ecosystem
Somnath Baral
schakraborty@himadri.com
“Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest, and Scientists warn
it could strike a devastating blow to the fight against Climate Change.”
– Washington Post
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Mr. Arindam Das Mr. Prasanta Shee
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