Can the downstream achieve growth and sustainability?

M. P. Sukumaran Nair is the Director of the Center for Green Technology and Management in Cochin, India. He is a chemical engineer and corporate manager with more than 35 yr of technical, industrial and management experience in industry and government in India. Dr. Nair is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) and a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the European Federation of Chemical Engineers (EFCE), the National Safety Council (NSC) and the All India Management Association (AIMA). He is also an international speaker and contributor to major industry journals, having published more than 120 technical and management papers at national and international forums.