Tambov's "Pigment" became one of the winners of the regional competition "Professional Ecologist". The best representatives of this industry were honored on June 25 in the Government of the Tambov Region as part of the expert council on environmental issues.
The competition was established by the Department for Environmental Protection and Nature Management of the region together with the Tambov regional branch of the Russian Ecological Society and the Tambov regional chamber of commerce and industry. "Professional Ecologist" is a public initiative aimed at uniting the regional environmental community, increasing the prestige of the ecologist profession, and attracting interest in knowledge in the field of environmental protection.
This year, 11 environmental specialists from enterprises and organizations in the region received awards. The competition included theoretical and practical tasks. From the company AO Pigment, the leading design engineer of the industrial ecology department Andrey Kazmin was awarded a 2nd degree diploma in the nomination "Engineer-designer in the field of environmental protection". The honorary award was presented by Acting Deputy Head of the Tambov Region Evgeny Zimenko and Chairman of the Public Expert Council for the national project "Ecological Well-Being" Rashid Ismailov.
In addition, Alexey Kulikov, Chief Engineer for Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection at Pigment JSC, gave a report on the topic of the environment at the enterprise.
It is worth noting that the primary principle of sustainable development of Pigment JSC is the production of products using innovative resource-saving technologies that ensure environmental safety for the environment and humans. Pigment annually invests significant funds in environmental projects: resource-saving and energy-efficient production technologies are introduced, programs are implemented to minimize various types of waste. Pigment regularly monitors the state of the environment in its area of operation. Its own analytical laboratory, using modern equipment, collects samples of atmospheric air, water bodies, and soil samples.
Company Information Sheet
JSC Pigment manufactures chemical products presented in the markets of Russia, near and far abroad under the trademark KRATA. The company's range of products includes about 400 types of products for the construction, paint and varnish, textile, pulp and paper, printing, woodworking, oil producing and oil refining, chemical industries; for the production of household chemicals, agriculture. The company's activities are carried out taking into account the basic principles of sustainable development - reducing the impact on the environment, ensuring social security of personnel, developing the region of presence, implementing high management standards (corporate governance).
The integrated quality, ecology, occupational health and safety management system is certified and recognized as compliant with ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 standards in the field of development and production of acrylic emulsions, PVA dispersions and adhesives based on them, concrete additives, resins, gasoline additives, paints and varnishes, varnishes for the production of paints and varnishes, sulfamic acid, optical brighteners, organic dyes (including pigments).