Orpic Oman is also working to promote industrial waste reuse & recycling in accredited and approved facilities in an eco-friendly manner or applications. These facilities need to be developed in the country because we don’t see them quite often in the region. Orpic will definitely support subsidiaries that can undertake this business model.

Tell us about the audit or certifications done by international bodies to verify your claims and achievements in environment improvement.

Orpic Oman has been awarded with formal certification against ISO 14001 ‘Environmental Management System’, ISO 9001 ‘Quality Management System’ and OHSAS 18001 ‘Occupational Health & Safety Management System’ certifications that cover all dimensions of Orpic business.

By adopting the internationally recognized ISO14001 EMS (Environmental Management System) standard, Orpic seeks opportunity to demonstrate our commitment towards environment. In the spirit of this standard, we look forward to enhancing our overall environmental performance and continual improvement in all aspects of operations at our facilities. This is driven by our prime business principle — ‘We Put Safety & Environment First’. The ISO 14001 certification encourages us to take possible initiatives in everything done by us, our employees and our contractors so as to protect the environment and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

In addition, as per MECA guidelines, accredited international environmental agencies have carried out an environmental assessment and audit studies for all Orpic plants. The consultants are certified assessors who are approved by the Ministry of Environment & Climate Affairs (MECA) to perform environmental reviews and benchmark with best available technologies. All assessments of Sohar Complex and MAF Refinery have been completed and reports were submitted to MECA.

What are going to be the key goals for Orpic in 2016 on environment improvement?

Our key objectives from 2016 onwards are to explore more environmentally friendly solutions for industrial waste by promoting best technology to re-use and recycle all waste generated by Orpic plants. We are also aiming to enhance the odour management system through implementation of environment quality management systems (EQMS) that we have created in Sohar and which will be extended to all our Orpic plants. This will be a unique system, which is in the process of implementation by Orpic. Our third objective is to reduce our overall air emissions towards the commissioning of Sohar Refinery Improvement Project (SRIP). SRIP will give us a good opportunity to enhance operations in the refinery and reduce air emissions. One of our key objectives is also to continue working with research and development institutes for environmental related projects and also create initiatives towards sustainable projects and renewable energy. We would also like to support the development of young students who would like to see Orpic as a champion of environmental excellence.

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