EQUATE wins 4 prestigious awards from the American Society of Safety Engineers

KUWAIT: EQUATE Petrochemical Company, a global producer of petrochemicals, proudly received four awards at the ASSE GCC HSE Excellence Awards 2017. The award ceremony was organized by ASSE that was held on May 2, 2017, in order to recognize and honor member private-sector companies for their leadership, excellence and exceptional performance in the field of Health, Safety and Environment in the Gulf region.

EQUATE received the following: The Gold Award for Manufacturing for the 9th consecutive year, the Gold Award for CSR Excellence, the Gold Award for Engineering and Construction Department EHandS Project and the Silver Award for Best HSE Initiative.

Speaking on this occasion, EQUATE’s Corporate Communications Leader, Kholoud Al-Feeli, “We are very honored to be presented with 4 awards from ASSE. Winning such awards highlights our commitment to ensure excellence and professionalism within our company. Furthermore, it showcases our efforts as members of the ASSE towards adopting successful business models that uphold HSE as a business value.”

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), Kuwait Chapter is a premier voluntary, non-profit, Health, Safety and Environmental professional organization, which strives to provide professional guidance, training, consultancy and resources to the HSE Professionals, industrial and social sectors in the region.

EQUATE’s HSE initiatives include Kuwait’s first and only seawater cooling towers, Kuwait’s first CO2 recovery project, first in Kuwait Partnership Agreement with Maersk to Reduce CO2 Emission in Ocean Transportation, waste management and recycling project with MRC, as well as the Middle East’s first plant water recycle project.

It is noteworthy to mention that EQUATE is the first company in the Middle East in the petrochemical sector to obtain the new Responsible Care (RC) 14001:2015 certification from DNV GL. The certification is aimed to support the company’s sustainability efforts in Environment, Health and Safety.