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-0.95 (-2.49%) | Chairman's Speech (Praj Industries) | Year : Mar '12 |
Dear Shareholders, We have delivered on the objectives the Company had set out for itself for the fiscal 2011-12. While the top line and performance has been in line with our expectations, the margins though improving, need further attention. We will be taking this up during the coming year. Your Company has shown great resilience in the face of a global slowdown . In fact, resilience is ingrained in your Company''s fabric which allows it to endure tough times and bounce back, consolidate even against challenges, grow in the face of adversity and sustain the future. Just like the five elements'' of nature. Your Company is an amalgam of various experiences and expertise. On one side, it is an engineering and projects Company given the fact that we undertake a large number of projects in which our process engineering plays a critical role. On another, we are a biotech Company, as the process solutions we offer encompass biotech platform, which are honed at Praj Matrix, our R & D Center. Each area of expertise offers opportunities that will enhance our growth prospects. We will examine and build on each skill set for our future growth. On the process engineering side your Company did undertake two new business lines over the past two years. Critical Process Equipment and Water & Wastewater Treatment Systems. The challenge now is to quickly integrate and scale up in the shortest time span. The best way is to consolidate and grow simultaneously. In line with this thought we have already resourced both the business lines adequately. Our acquisition of Neela Systems with its niche business model of serving high purity water segment is proof of the Company putting its money where it can realize value. To deliver on all aspects of the growth potential, your Company is working on a strategic growth plan. As we complete this plan, we will be happy to share the same with all. We are also evaluating play in the bio-chemicals sector which is an outcome of our R & D focus. Praj Matrix has been working on various processes and biotech agenda which includes bio-chemicals, health & wellness and nutraceuticals. We are now in the process of developing business models for various opportunities. An identified team is developing a blue print for ''to-market'' strategy. The biochemicals market itself is a trillion dollar opportunity. It is expected to be the next frontier of technology play. Most importantly, on the lignocellulose biomass to ethanol front, the Board has given an in-principle consent to move ahead with a plan to set up a commercial scale demo plant which will be a technological feat in itself. This is expected to put your Company on the global map of advanced biofuels. The Company has endured tough times over the last two years. We are now back on the growth path. It is time to make the future sustainable. Pramod Chaudhari Executive Chairman Pune, May 2012 |
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