Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) has been adjudged winner in two categories — ‘Best Indigenously Developed Technology’ and ‘Best Innovation in Refinery’ — at the Innovation Awards 2025-26, instituted by the Centre for High Technology, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India.
The awards were presented at the 29th Energy Technology and Innovation Meet (ETM-2026) in Goa on Tuesday.
A media statement said the company received ‘Best Indigenously Developed Technology’ award for ‘KARVE IBB – Indigenous Active Pharma Intermediate Process Technology for manufacture of Isobutyl Benzene’, marking MRPL’s advancement into high-value pharmaceutical intermediates through indigenous technology.
It also received ‘Best Innovation in Refinery’ award for ‘REVEAL FCC – Indigenous Closed-Loop Real-Time Optimizer’, demonstrating MRPL’s capabilities in digital innovation and real-time refinery process optimisation.
The awardees were selected by a committee chaired by GD Yadav, Chairman of Scientific Advisory Committee.
The awards were received by a delegation led by Mundkur Shyamprasad Kamath, Managing Director of MRPL; Nanda Kumar Velayudhan Pillai, Director (Refinery); and N Anandha Kumar, Executive Director (Refinery).
Published on October 27, 2026
