OCP Group Awarded IFA SHE Gold Medal
The OCP Group was awarded a gold medal by the International Fertilizer Association (IFA) who rewarded 21 other companies for their commitment in terms of Safety, Health and Environment (SHE).
The award was accepted by the Chairman and CEO of the OCP Group, Mr. Mostafa Terrab, during the IFA Strategic Forum held in Beijing last week.
“The OCP Group is strongly committed to the promotion of a culture of health and safety based on risk anticipation, risk prevention and the permanent engagement of its entire staff,” the multinational company said in a statement.
The goal is to provide all its employees with a working environment that meets international norms in health and safety and to assure that all the contractors and subcontractors respect the group’s regulations in these fields. To this end, OCP launched the “Zero incident” project in order to implement a safety culture that allows OCP to achieve world-class safety standards and embed the concepts and practices of SHE in all its sites.
The Group is also actively involved in the preservation of the environment, and has implemented a program in order to reduce its environmental impact. Consequently, many projects have been launched to meet this target as the use of a gravity-fed slurry pipeline to convey phosphate ore on a distance of 235 km from Khouribga to the Jorf Lasfar transformation site. The pipeline reduced the dependency on rail transport, and induced a reduction of 1 million tons CO2 emissions per year.
Moreover, OCP launched lately a circular economy program that will allow it to become a leader in the fertilizers industry in terms of circular economy and natural resources preservation. In this regard, the group implemented a state-of-the-art technology for the production of sulfuric acid, which led to a significant reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions.
OCP has launched a program in energy and water supported by the European Green Fund. As a result, the Group’s energy consumption is currently at 75% renewable whilst its water needs are met with 35% of non-conventional water sources through a combination of recycling and desalination solutions.