Case Law Analysis
|National Green Tribunal
Acheson Process Exemption | Pet Coke as Carbon Source in Silicon Carbide Production Not Classified as Fuel: NGT Southern Zone
The National Green Tribunal Southern Zone has ruled that pet coke used as a carbon reductant in silicon carbide manufacturing under the Acheson process is not fuel and thus exempt from prohibition orders under environmental directives. This distinction protects specialized industrial processes while reinforcing the need for precise regulatory categorization of industrial inputs, directly impacting chemical manufacturers in Kerala and beyond.