RED CATEGORY OF INDUSTRIES LIST NOV’ 2021

AS PER CPCB CATEGORIZATION

Sl. Category Industry Sector Reference

No.
1. Red Isolated storage of hazardous chemicals (as per
schedule of manufacturing, storage of hazardous
chemicals rules, 1989 as amended)
2. Red Automobile Manufacturing (integrated facilities)
3. Red Industries engaged in recycling / reprocessing /
recovery/reuse of Hazardous Waste under Schedule IV
of HW (M, H& TBM) Rules, 2008 – Items namely –
Spent cleared metal catalyst containing copper, Spent
cleared metal catalyst containing zinc
4. Red Manufacturing of lubricating oils, grease and petroleum
based Products
5. Red DG Set of capacity > 5 MVA
6. Red Industrial carbon including electrodes and graphite
blocks, activated carbon, carbon black
7. Red Lead acid battery manufacturing (excluding assembling
and charging of lead acid battery in micro scale)
8. Red Phosphate rock processing plant
9. Red Power generation plant [except Wind and Solar
renewable power plants of all capacities and Mini Hydel
power plant of capacity<25MW]
10. Red Industries engaged in recycling / reprocessing /
recovery/reuse of Hazardous Waste under Schedule IV
of HW (M, H& TBM) Rules, 2008 - Items namely -
Spent catalyst containing nickel, cadmium, Zinc,
copper, arsenic, vanadium and cobalt
11. Red Processes involving chlorinated Hydrocarbons
12. Red Sugar (excluding Khandsari)
13. Red Fibre glass production and processing (excluding
moulding)
14. Red Fire crackers manufacturing and bulk storage facilities
15. Red Industries engaged in recycling / reprocessing /
recovery/reuse of Hazardous Waste under schedule iv
of HW( M, H& TBM) Rules, 2008 - Items namely-
Dismantlers Recycling Plants -- Components of waste
electrical and electronic assembles comprising
accumulators and other batteries included on list A,
mercury-switches, activated glasscullets from cathode-
ray tubes and other activated glass and PCB-
capacitors, or any other component contaminated with
Schedule 2 constituents (e.g. cadmium, mercury, lead,
polychlorinated biphenyl) to an extent that they exhibit
hazard characteristics indicated in part C of this
Schedule.
16. Red Milk processes and dairy products (integrated project)

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17. Red Phosphorous and its compounds
18. Red Pulp & Paper (waste paper based without bleaching
process to manufacture Kraft paper)
19. Red Coke making, liquefaction, coaltar distillation or fuel gas
making
20. Red Manufacturing of explosives, detonators, fuses
including management and handling activities
21. Red Manufacturing of paints varnishes, pigments and
intermediate (excluding blending/mixing)
22. Red Organic Chemicals Manufacturing
23. Red Airports and Commercial Air Strips having waste water Non-
generation 100 and above. Industrial
Operation
(O-105)
24. Red Asbestos and asbestos based Industries
25. Red Basic chemicals and electro chemicals and its
derivatives including manufacturing of acid
26. Red Cement
27. Red Chlorates, per-chlorates &Peroxides
28. Red Chlorine, fluorine, bromine, iodine and their compounds
29. Red Dyes and Dye - Intermediates
30. Red Health-Care Establishment (as defined in BMW Rules) Non-
having total waste water generation more than 100 KLD Industrial
Operation
(O-106)
31. Red Hotels having overall waste water generation @ 100 Non-
KLD and more. Industrial
Operation
(O-107 &
G-52)
32. Red Industries engaged in recycling / reprocessing /
recovery / reuse of Hazardous Waste under schedule
ivof HW( M, H& TBM) rules, 2008 - Items namely –
Lead acid battery plates and other leads
crap/ashes/residues not covered under Batteries
(Management and Handling) Rules, 2001.
[ * Battery scrap, namely: Lead battery plates covered
by ISRI, Code word “Rails” Battery lugs covered by
ISRI, Code word “Rakes”. Scrap drained/dry while
intact, lead batteries covered by ISRI, Codeword
“rains”.

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33. Red Industries engaged in recycling / reprocessing /
recovery/reuse of Hazardous Waste under Schedule IV
of HW (M, H & TBM) Rules, 2008 – Items namely –
Integrated Recycling Plants -- Components of waste
electrical and electronic assembles comprising
accumulators and other batteries included on list A,
mercury switches, activated glass cullets from cathode-
ray tubes and other activated glass and PCB-
capacitors, or any other component contaminated with
Schedule 2constituents (e.g. cadmium, mercury, lead,
polychlorinated biphenyl) to an extent that they exhibit
hazard characteristics indicated in part C of this
Schedule.
34. Red Manufacturing of glue and Gelatin
35. Red Mining and ore beneficiation
36. Red Nuclear power plant
37. Red Pesticides (technical) (excluding formulation)
38. Red Photographic film and its Chemicals
39. Red Railway locomotive workshop/Integrated road transport Non-
Workshop/Authorized service centers having waste Industrial
water generation 100 KLD and above Operation
(O-108)
40. Red Yarn / Textile processing involving any
effluent/emission generating processes including
bleaching, dyeing, printing and colouring
41. Red Chlor Alkali
42. Red Ship Breaking Industries
43. Red Oil and gas extraction including CBM (offshore & on-
shore extraction through drilling wells)
44. Red Industry or process involving metal surface treatment or
process such as pickling / electroplating / paint
stripping/heat treatment using cyanide bath /
phosphating or finishing and anodizing / enamellings /
galvanizing
45. Red Tanneries
46. Red Ports and harbour, jetties and dredging operations Non-
Industrial
Operation
47. Red Synthetic fibers including rayon, tyre cord, polyester
filament Yarn
48. Red Thermal Power Plants
49. Red Slaughter house (as per notification S.O.270(E) dated
26.03.2001) and meat processing industries, bone mill,
processing of animal horn, hoofs and other body parts
50. Red Aluminium Smelter
51. Red Copper Smelter
52. Red Fertilizer (basic) (excluding formulation)
53. Red Iron & Steel (involving processing from ore/ integrated
steel plants) and or Sponge Iron units
54. Red Pulp & Paper (waste paper based units with bleaching
process to manufacture writing & printing paper)

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55. Red Zinc Smelter
56. Red Oil Refinery (mineral Oil or Petro Refineries)
57. Red Petrochemicals Manufacturing (including processing of
Emulsions of oil and water )
58. Red Pharmaceuticals
59. Red Pulp & Paper (Large-Agro +wood), Small Pulp & Paper
(agro based-wheat straw / rice husk)
60. Red Distillery (molasses / grain / yeast based)
61. Red Railway Stations (Waste water generation > 100 O-84 & G-
KLD) 64

Additional industries as per Pollution Index Score

62. Red Printed circuit Boards

63. Red Crumb Rubber / Polymer Modified Bitumen
64. Red Refilling of Hazardous Industrial gases G-67
65. Red Instant Coffee production with waste water generation O-99
more than 100 KLD and fuel consumption more than 12
TPD
66. Red Manufacture of Copper Rods & Bare and Copper Wires
67. Red Manufacture of Monolithic Microwave Integrated circuits
68. Red Biotechnology process by using organic solvents O-104
69. Red Manufacture of oil by Tyre Pyrolysis
70. Red Manufacture of oil by Plastic Pyrolysis
71. Red Building & Construction Projects more than 20,000 Non-
Sq.mtrs built-up area having discharge more than 100 Industrial
KLD Operation
(O-21)
72. Red Automobile servicing, repairing and painting (excluding Non-
only fuel dispensing) having waste water generation Industrial
100 KLD and above Operation
(O-18)
73. Red Fermentation industry including manufacture of yeast, O-27
beer, distillation of alcohol (Extra Neutral Alcohol) waste
water generation 100 KLD and above.
74. Red Non-alcoholic beverages (soft drink) & bottling of O-53
alcohol/nonalcoholic products having waste water
generation 100 KLD and above.
75. Red Vegetable oil manufacturing including solvent extraction O-71
and refinery / hydrogenated oils having waste water
generation 100 KLD and above.
76. Red Parboiled Rice Mills having waste water generation > O-79
100 KLD and fuel consumption > 12 TPD.
77. Red Manufactures of Chocolate (Waste water generation > O-96
100 KLD and fuel > 12 TPD)
78. Red Dairy farm in colonies/clusters O-87
79. Red Cotton seed De-linting by Acid use (Wastewater O-111
generation > 100 KLD)
80. Red Seed processing with isolated storage of LPG of atleast O-112 & G-
50 T 74
81. Red Solvent recovery through Distillation

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82. Red Recovery of Organics from Mother Liquors including
Piperazine
83. Red Manufacture of Rubber Tyres with effluent generation O-118
more than 100 KLD and fuel consumption more than 12
TPD
84. Red Bottling of Anhydrous Ammonia and Manufacture of O-93
Liquid Ammonia with Ammonia Storage of at least 60 T
85. Red Compressed Bio-gas (CBG)/Bio-CNG plants based on O-86 (a)
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) with wastewater
generation more than 100 KLD
86. Red Compressed Bio-gas (CBG)/Bio-CNG Plants based on O-86 (b)
process waste (industrial / process liquid effluent &
solid waste like press mud, organic sludge, molasses,
etc.) with wastewater generation more than 100 KLD
87. Red Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) / effluent
conveyance project with Red category member
industries.
88. Red Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility (TSDF) /
Incinerator for hazardous waste
89. Red Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facility
(CBMWTF)
90. Red Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) processing facility /
sanitary landfill
91. Red Common / Standalone Sewage Treatment Plants /
Faecal Sludge & Septage Treatment Plants

Note: The same line of activity falling under two different categories have been
indicated in the reference column Eg: Biotechnology process by using organic
solvents is shown in Red Category at Sl.No.68 and Biotechnology process
without using organic solvents is shown in Orange Category at Sl.No.101 and
the same is mentioned in Reference Column for ready reference.