Mangaluru: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), a subsidiary of ONGC, has won awards in two categories at the Innovation Awards 2025–26 instituted by the Centre for High Technology (CHT), ministry of petroleum and natural gas.MRPL was adjudged the winner in the categories of Best Indigenously Developed Technology and Best Innovation in Refinery. The awards were presented at the 29th Energy Technology & Innovation Meet held at ATI–ONGC, Goa, on Tuesday.The award for Best Indigenously Developed Technology was given for KARVE IBB, an indigenous active pharmaceutical intermediate process technology for manufacturing isobutyl benzene. The innovation marks MRPL’s entry into the high-value pharmaceutical intermediates sector through in-house technology development. The award for Best Innovation in Refinery recognised REVEAL FCC, an indigenous closed-loop real-time optimiser designed to enhance refinery process optimisation through digital innovation.The awardees were selected by a committee chaired by GD Yadav, chairperson of the Scientific Advisory Committee.The awards were received by an MRPL delegation led by MD Mundkur Shyamprasad Kamath, along with senior officials from the refinery and innovation centre.This is the fifth consecutive instance of MRPL receiving national recognition for innovation at premier govt of India platforms, including the Energy Technology Meet and India Energy Week.
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