Sustainability
Sustainability
Balmerol is a highly trusted and experienced brand in the domain of industrial and automotive lubricants. With about eight decades of manufacturing experience, Balmer Lawrie’s Balmerol Greases are leaders in their category. We are the pioneers of grease manufacturing in India since 1934. It is manufactured by Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. at its modern manufacturing plants, strategically spread across India (Kolkata, Chennai and Silvassa). Balmerol is synonymous with superior technology, high quality and efficient performance. All our products are made in the state-of-the-art plants that are ISO 9001 (Quality Management System), ISO 14001(Environment Management System) and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System) certified.
Sustainability Project at a Glance
Zero Effluent Discharge facilities at G&L’s
L-Chennai -Kolkata and Silvassa Facility
Zero lost time injury
for the FY 2023-24
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
We have aligned our priorities with the national priorities and have contributed towards various Government of India’s social initiatives such as the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’. We work for the underprivileged sections of society and all our programs are designed to provide them with the necessary skills and sustainable livelihood opportunities.
Our Research & Development
The centre is constantly monitoring the changing trends in technology and the needs of customers and accordingly developing cost-effective products. Our R&D efforts are directed towards the development of import substitutes i.e. indigenous speciality greases for Defense Equipment under the ‘Make in India’ initiative. Other key development works include cost-effective High-Performance Greases in Electric Locos of Indian Railways, High-Performance Fire-Resistant Greases & Oils catering to Steel Industries & Mines, Superior performance grades of Rust Preventive Oils and High Performance of Greases and oils for Electric Vehicles.
Biodegradable Lubricants
Our Application Research Laboratory (ARL) has made significant progress in developing several biodegradable lubricants and environment friendly tribological solutions.
Energy Saving /Leveraging Technology:
Our Kolkata has installed RTD (Resistance Temperate Detector) Sensors in Ester Plant and OGP cooling Towers to monitor cooling water temperatures. This will enable to switch off cooling fan motors Automatically and save energy. Fan motor will restart when temperature increases beyond 30° C.
Renewable Energy
The cumulative generation of Balmer Lawrie ‘s Solar Energy was xxxxxxx units in FY 2023-24. We are planning to added further 100 Kw capacity solar Plant.