Vizag gas leak: All you need to know about LG Polymers factory

Vizag gas leak: All you need to know about LG Polymers factory

Address
LG Polymers India Pvt Ltd
Quality Innovation & Solutions
RR Venkatapuram,
Visakhapatnam-530029.
Andhra Pradesh, India.
E-Mail: lgpiinfo@lgchem.com
Phone: + 91-891-2520455-58
Fax : + 91-891- 2520338 / 528



LG Polymers India Private Limited, located in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh is part of the Plastic Resin & Synthetic Fiber Manufacturing Industry.

The LG Polymers factory was originally established in 1961 as Hindustan Polymers to manufacture polystyrene.
Reminiscent of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, gas from LG Polymers factory on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh leaked in the wee hours of Thursday killing at least eight persons.

Products

PS

GPPS also known as General Purpose polystyrene and HIPS also known as high impact polystyrene, products have their General as well as Specialty grades. Tailor-made grades also are being made available based on specific vendor requirement. We also make a wide range of colored polystyrene ( CPS ) to meet specific Customer requirements.

EPS

EPS is defined as "Expandable Polystyrene" resin which is Produced by suspension polymerization using styrene monomer.

EPS produced by suspension polymerization, is polymerized in spherical shaped beads with diameter of 0.3 ~ 2.5 mm, and classified into grades for respective applications. EPS available both in general and self-extinguishing grades, is excellent in lightweight, Insulation, mechanical strength, that is widely Widely used for electrical and electronics packaging, cold storage, boxes for agricultural & fishery products, construction, pattern casting, insulation boards and Disposables.

EPC Engineering plastics Compounds

Highly-functional engineering plastic whose properties have been enhanced with compounding

Engineering plastic is lighter yet stronger than general plastics.Thus, it is used as an industrial raw material for automobiles and electronic parts. EPC is a highly-functional engineering plastic whose properties have been further enhanced by using the engineering plastic as the base material and adding certain additives to it. LG Chem provides excellent products based on its proprietary technologies.

South Korean battery maker LG Chemical Ltd, the owner of the facility, deals in development, manufacture and services in the field of polymers.

LG Chemical entered India through Hindustan Polymers through 100 percent takeover and was renamed as LG Polymers India Private Limited (LGPI) in July, 1997.

Hindustan Polymers established in 1961 was manufacturing Polystyrene and its Co-polymers at Visakhapatnam. The company later merged with UB Group owned Mc Dowell & Co. Ltd. in 1978.

LGPI says it is one of the leading manufacturers of Polystyrene and Expandable Polystyrene in India.

The company makes General Purpose polystyrene, Expandable Polystyrene, and Engineering plastics Compounds.

The gas leak from the factory located at RRV Puram near Gopalapatnam, about 15 kms from Visakhapatnam, affected at least 2,000 residents in five villages located around the factory. Panic-stricken residents of RRV Puram, Venkatapuram, BC Colony, Padmapuram and Kamparapalem fled the area and many fell unconscious on the roads.

Police and NDRF teams evacuated several factory workers. Hundreds of people in unconscious condition or breathing difficulties were brought to the King George Hospital. Children and elderly were most affected. An official at KGH said that death toll may go up.

The LG Polymers factory was originally established in 1961 as Hindustan Polymers to manufacture polystyrene. It was merged with MCDowell &Co of the UB Group in 1978 and was taken over by South Korea-based LG Chem in 1997 which renamed it as LG Polymers. The factory manufactures general purpose polystyrene and high impact polystyrene, expandable polystyrene, and engineering plastics compounds.

Industries Minister M Goutham Reddy said that the factory was to reopen today after the lockdown. The workers were preparing to restart the work when the gas started leaking in the wee hours. “We have issued guidelines and protocol to all industries for safe reopening of factories. Our initial information is that workers were checking a gas storage tank when it started leaking. Only a thorough investigation will reveal what exactly happened,” Reddy said.

An official of LG Polymers issued a statement that there was 1800 tonnes of styrene in the storage tank. He said that due to stagnation and changes in temperature it could have resulted in auto polymerization which could have caused vapourisation. “We are investigating the incident. Right now there is no leak as it has been contained. We will observe the facility for another four hours and give an all clear after a thorough inspection,’’ he said.

Lg Polymers India Private Limited is a Private incorporated on 10 December 1996. It is classified as Non-govt company and is registered at Registrar of Companies, Vijayawada. Its authorized share capital is Rs. 1,300,000,000 and its paid up capital is Rs. 1,263,299,970. It is inolved in Manufacture of plastic products

Lg Polymers India Private Limited's Annual General Meeting (AGM) was last held on 25 June 2018 and as per records from Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), its balance sheet was last filed on 31 December 2017.

Directors of Lg Polymers India Private Limited are Hyun Seok Jang, Byungkeun Song, Poorna Chandra Mohan Rao Pitchuka, Sunkey Jeong, Chan Sik Chung, .

Lg Polymers India Private Limited's Corporate Identification Number is (CIN) U25203AP1996PTC025917 and its registration number is 25917.Its Email address is csravindra@lgchem.com and its registered address is R R V VENKATAPURAM VISAKHAPATNAM AP 530029 IN , - , .

CIN	U25203AP1996PTC025917
Company Name	LG POLYMERS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Company Status	Active
RoC	RoC-Vijayawada
Registration Number	25917
Company Category	Company limited by Shares
Company Sub Category	Non-govt company
Class of Company	Private
Date of Incorporation	10 December 1996
Age of Company	23 years, 4 month, 28 days

Quality Policy ( IMS )

LG Polymers India Pvt., Ltd, recognized Quality and Environment are the fundamental elements to create Value to the Customers by strongly implementing the secured Quality Systems of absolute level to the Conformance of Customer’s Satisfaction..

 

Follow Basic principles and implement, what is planned

  Focus on Continuous innovation to provide Environment friendly products and Services to the Customers.

  Quality issue must check Root cause and establish Counter measure to avoid re-occurrence.

  Identify the root cause of quality issues and establish countermeasures to prevent recurrence.

  Assure stable Quality to the Customers and focus on Customer value Creation by strong implementation of Quality Policy.

 Environment, Health & Safety

Here at LG Polymers India Private Limited of LG Chem, we recognize that Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) is the fundamental element for securing differentiated competitiveness. For continuous improvement on EH&S performance, LG Chem will be committed to implementing the following guiding principles.

 

We will comply with all applicable EH&S legal requirement and establish leading corporate EH&S rules and best practices.

We will drive continuous innovation throughout the entire life cycle of operation to supply environmentally-friendly products.

We will provide business partner and local communities to improve their EH&S practices as our social responsibility.

We will communicate our EH&S policies and program with stakeholders.