To the members
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd,
Mumbai
The Directors of your Company have pleasure in presenting this 33rd
Annual Report on the working of your Company together with the Audited
Accounts for the year ended 31 st March, 2011.
1.0.0 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE:
Summary of financial performance :
Rs. Crore
Particulars 2010-2011 2009-2010
Sales including Subsidy 5574.10 5697.18
Other Income 103.15 129.07
Total Income 5677.25 5826.25
Cost of Sales 5200.51 5386.55
Operational Profit 476.74 439.70
Depreciation 112.62 75.60
Interest (Net) 9.65 19.87
Prior year adjustment 0.22 (0.02)
Profit/(Loss) before tax 354.69 344.21
Provision for Tax (including
deferred Tax liability/Asset) 109.57 109.34
Net Profit/(loss) 245.12 234.87
Appropriations:
Dividend 60.69 60.69
Tax and Educational cess on 9.84 10.08
Dividend
Balance Transferred to General 174.59 164.10
Reserve
1.1.0 Highlights for the year 2010-2011:
Your Company achieved a turnover of Rs.5574.10 crore compared to
Rs.5697.18 crore in the previous year. The turnover is lower by Rs.
123.08 crore during the year compared to previous year mainly due to
lower subsidy received from Government of India. The total income from
operations was Rs. 5677.25 crore as against Rs.5826.25 crore during the
previous year. Your Company achieved a gross profit of Rs.476.74 crore
as against Rs.439.70 crore. The net Profit before Tax at Rs.354.69
crore as against Rs.344.21 crore registered an increase of 3.04%. The
Net Profit after Tax during the current year, is higher at Rs.245.12
crore as against Rs.234.87 crore in the previous year registering an
increase of 4.36% over previous year. The net Interest cost during the
year has been Rs.9.65 crore compared to Rs.19.87 crore during the
previous year due to good treasury and foreign currency management.
Your Company received ''MOU Excellent'' rating for 2009-2010 and is
likely to get the same for 2010-11 from Ministry of Heavy Industries
and Public Enterprises.
1.2.0 Dividend:
Your Company has lined up a number of capex programmes which will
entail substantial expenditure and, in order to fund these programmes,
it is necessary to plough back its profits. In view of this, your
Directors propose to pay dividend at Rs.1.10 per each equity share of
Rs.10/-, same as that in the previous year. The total out go works out
to Rs. 70.53 crore (Rs. 70.77 crore in the previous year) including
dividend distribution tax and education cess.
1.3.0 Appropriation to General Reserves:
Your Company earned a net Profit after Tax of Rs. 245.12 crore (Rs.
234.87 crore in the previous year). The dividend pay out along with
Tax/cess is Rs. 70.53 crore (Rs. 70.77 crore in the previous year). The
balance amount of ^ 174.59 crore (Rs.164.10 crore in the previous year)
is transferred to General Reserves.
2.0.0 MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS:
2.1.0 OPERATIONAL RESULTS:
2.1.1 PRODUCTION:
2.1.2 Fertilizers:
Your Company produced 27.29 lakh MT of fertilizers (21.24 lakh MT of
Urea, 4.47 lakh MT of Suphalal 5:15:15 and 1.58 lakh MT of Suphala
20:20) during the year as against 25.96 lakh MT (20.89 lakh MT of Urea,
4.90 lakh MT of Suphala 15:15:15 and 0.17 lakh MT of Suphala 20:20)
produced in the previous year and achieved overall installed capacity
utilisation of 100.08% as against 96.23% during the previous year. The
capacity utilisation of the Urea plants was to the extent of 104.28%.
As regards complex fertilizers, Suphala [15:15:15] plant produced to
the extent of 106.43% and Suphala 20:20 (ANP) produced 58.52% as the
plant got stabilised in second half of the year. In terms of nutrients,
your Company produced 10.76 lakh MT of Nitrogen (N), 0.99 lakh MT of
Phosphate (P205) and 0.67 lakh MT of Potash (K20) during the year as
compared to 10.38 lakh MT of N, 0.77 lakh MT of P205 and 0.74 lakh MT
of K20 during the previous year.
The details of performances of the units are given below:
2.1.2.1 Thai Unit:
Thai unit produced 17.83 lakh MT of Urea during the year compared to
17.82 lakh MT produced in the previous year. The unit achieved a
capacity utilisation of 104.49% as compared to 104.41% during the
previous year. The unit produced 11.35 lakh MT of Ammonia compared to
11.28
lakh MT during previous year. The energy consumption per MT of Urea was
6.37 Gcal/ MT (6.30 Gcal MT in the previous year). In terms of
nutrients in the fertilizers, the unit produced 8.20 lakh MT of N
during the year, same as in previous year.
Thai unit of your Company was bestowed with following awards during the
year:
i. Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Energy Conservation and
Management from Indian Chemical Council for 2009.
ii. Runner up Award for Best Technical Innovation from Fertilizers
Association of India for the year 2009-10.
iii: Green Tech Environment Excellence Award jn Gold Category for the
year 2010.
2.1.2,2 Trombay Unit:
The Trombay Unit produced 3.41 lakh MT of Urea, 4.47 lakh MT of Suphala
15:15:15 and 1.58 lakh MT of ANP during the year under report compared
to 3.07 lakh MT of Urea, 4.90 lakh MT of Suphala 15:15:15 and 0.17 lakh
MT of ANP produced during the previous year.
The unit achieved an overall capacity utilization of 92.75% compared to
82.14% during the previous year. In terms of Nutrient values, the unit
produced 2.56 lakh MT of N, 0.99 lakh MT of P205 and 0.67 lakh MT of
K20 during the year compared to 2.18 lakh MT, 0.77 lakh MT and 0.74
lakh MT respectively in the previous year.
The unit was bestowed with the following awards:
i. Green Tech Environment Excellence Award for Environmental
Excellence in Fertilizer Sector for 2009-10
ii. Second best National Energy Conservation Award in Fertilizer
Sector for Energy Conservation.
2.1.3 Industrial Products:
Your Company is one of the prime chemicals manufacturers in the country
producing several Industrial Chemicals at its two units. During the
year, your Company produced 1.51 lakh MT of various major Industrial
Chemical products compared to 1.19 lakh MT during the previous year.
Your Company produces, amongst others, Methanol, Methylamines and
derivatives, Ammonium Nitrate, Sodium Nitrate/Nitrite, Ammonium
Bi-Carbonate, Formic Acid etc.
2.2.0 MARKETING PERFORMANCE:
2.2.1 Fertilizer Division:
Your Company achieved sales volume of 40.14 lakh MT during 2010-11 as
compared to 40.73 lakh MT in the previous year. Your Company sold 29.86
lakh MT of Urea, 4.50 lakh MT of Suphala 15:15:15; 1.52 lakh MT of
Suphala 20:20 and 4.26 lakh MT of other bought out products such as
DAP, MOP, etc. compared to 28.62 lakh MT of Urea, 4.87 lakh MT of
Suphala 15:15:15, and 0.16 lakh MT of Suphala 20:20 and 7.08 lakh MT of
other bought out products respectively during the previous year. The
total sale of manufactured fertilizers during 2010-11 was 27.56 lakh MT
as against 25.99 lakh MT in 2009- 10 registering a nominal increase of
6.07%. the total sales value, excluding subsidy, of manufactured
fertilizers during the period 2010-11 was Rs.1503.33 crore compared to
Rs.1267.71 crore in the previous year.
Though, the sale of own manufactured fertilizers was higher by 1.58
lakh MT, since the total sale of bought out fertilizers during 2010-11
was 12.58 lakh MT as against 14.74 lakhJVIT in 2009-10, the total sale
during the year was marginally lower by 0.59 lakh MT.
2.2.2 Industrial Products Division:
Despite various constraints due to global recession during the second
half of the financial year, Industrial Products Division achieved
turnover of Rs. 726.25 Crore as against the sales turnover of Rs.
717.28 Crore during the previous year. Ammonium Nitrate (Melt),
Methanol, Methylamines and Cone. Nitric Acid, etc contributed
significantly to the turnover.
2.2.3 Exports :
During the year Under report, your Company exported 384 MT of Suphala
15:15:15 worth Rs. 0.74 crore as against 1220 MT of Rs. 2.58 crore
during the previous year. Considering the products manufactured by your
Company, scope for exporting and earning foreign exchange is very
limited.
2.2.4 FUTURE PLANS OF FERTILIZER MARKETING:
Your Company has plans to increase the sales of all fertilizers from
40.14 lakh MT in 2010-11 to about 45 lakh MT in 2011-12. Your Company
is tying up with SSP Units for manufacturing and marketing 6 lakh MT of
SSP to increase turnover and profitability. Your Company also intends
to import and market complex fertilizers, water soluble fertilizers,
SOP, Aluminium Sulphate, Zinc Sulphate and develop customised/fortified
fertilizers like Boronated Suphala and Zincated urea.
2.3.0 The Fertilizer Industry:
The Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) scheme for decontrolled phosphatic and
potassic fertilizers has come into effect from 1.4.2010 as was informed
in the previous report. The scheme has been revised w.e.f 1.4.2011. The
main features of the NBS scheme are as under:
i. Revised NBS would be applicable for DAP, DAP-lite, MOP, MAP, TSP,
AS, 15 grades of complex fertilizers and SSP.
ii. Inclusion of''S'' as a nutrient.
iii. Fixed subsidy per kg for each nutrient for the year.
iv. Any variant of fertilizer specified above, with secondary and micro
nutrients would also be covered under NBS. Secondary and micro
nutrients would be eligible for separate subsidy.
v. Fortified fertilizers with Boron will be eligible for Rs. 300/MT
additional subsidy and fertilizers with fortified zinc would be
eligible for Rs. 500/MT.-
vi. MRP can be fixed by the Company.
vii. 20% of the price decontrolled fertilizers produced/ imported will
be under movement control under ECA. DOF will regulate the movements
to bridge gaps in supply to underserved areas.
viii. All subsidised fertilizers, except Urea, are brought under Open
General Licence.
ix. Freight reimbursement for fertilizers under NBS is limited to rail
freight at actuals and road freight at normated levels for direct
despatches from plant/ports to districts upto a maximum lead of 700 km.
In case of SSP, a lumpsum reimbursement of Rs. 200/MT will be paid.
Your Company welcomes the policy and the modifications made as it
affords a challenge ,to improve the market share and enables your
Company to market the products in a dynamic scenario.
2.4.0 Strength and Weakness:
2.4.1 Strengths:
Your Company''s strength lies in its skilled manpower, high Brand Equity
for the Products manufactured such as Ujjwala, Suphala, Microla, Biola,
and Sujala. The wide spread marketing network ensures that your Company
- reaches the products to all parts of the country. The Farmers''
Training Institute and R&D Centre ensure that quality services are
provided to the farmers/ dealers by educating them and providing inputs
for better crop realisation. Your Company has a wide portfolio of
chemical products and can withstand difficult economic situations by
adopting optimal mix of production. The well maintained plants and
equipment ensure uninterrupted production and distribution of goods,
2.4.2 Weaknesses:
The Plants have been in operation for a very long time, some of them
since 1965 by carrying out regular upkeep, maintenance and
up-gradation. The complex fertilizers are based on imported raw
materials which can face severe volatility in raw material prices and
foreign currency exchange rate affecting the profitability of the
company.
2.4.3 Opportunities:
Due to your Company''s good reputation, several opportunities exist,
abroad, for Collaborations / Diversification in manufacturing and,
mining of raw materials and marketing of varieties of products. The
increased availability of feedstock gas would permit for undertaking
major expansion at Thai. Alternate feedstock like Coal gasification
gives an opportunity for undertaking Fertilizer Projects in other parts
of the country. All these opportunities would lead to substantial
increase in the turnover of your Company by marketing varieties of
fertilizers. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) activities enable
realization of Carbon Credits. Experienced and Skilled Manpower of your
Company has been in demand for rendering O&M service in India and
abroad.
2.4.4 Threats:
Manufacturing and marketing of Fertilizers is the core business of your
Company. Agro-climatic conditions have a large effect on the
performance of your Company. In the recent years, there has been high
volatility in the prices of raw material and creation of scarcity
impeding production and marketing plans. The chemicals business is
highly susceptible to cut throat global market competition.
2.5.0 Risk Management:
Your Company has put in place Risk Management System, with the
objective of having a balanced approach towards business plan and to
mitigate the associated risks through better management practices,
resulting in greater degree of confidence amongst various stakeholders.
Risks associated with operations, Environment, Finance, Human Resource,
legal, Information security etc and the degree of impact financially,
its likely effect on the assets, facilities and third parties are
assessed regularly. In order to mitigate losses arising out of
perceived risks, the procedures being adopted to contain the risks, as
also the practices adopted during emergencies, including the
communication system and mode of disseminating information are
periodically reviewed and updated to minimise the impact on the
Company.
The profitability is, susceptible to the input costs of major raw
materials, such as Rock Phosphate, Sulphur, DAP, MOP, MAP etc. and
hence your Company has been developing alternate source of raw
materials to reduce the risk of dependency. To safeguard against major
breakdown at the data centre, your Company has installed another server
at a separate site, which replicates the data on production server and
can be available to ERP users.
2.6.0 MAJOR EXPANSION AND DIVERSIFICATIONS:
In line with its Mission, your Company has taken up several ambitious
projects for growth. Besides these large capital outlay projects, your
Company has also taken up projects for enhancing energy efficiency,
increasing production and improving reliability in its existing plants.
The projects which have been implemented, being implemented and are
under active considerations are listed below:
2.6.1 Projects implemented:
2.6.1.1 Revamp of Methanol Plant:
The existing Methanol plant was revamped for increasing the capacity
from 180 MTPD to 242 MTPD and to bring down the energy consumption from
9.094 to 7.9632 Gcal /MT of Methanol at a cost of Rs. 137 Crore. The
plant is running on sustained basis and has been achieving desired
results.
2.6.1.2. Ammonium Nitro Phosphate (ANP) Granulation Project:
Your Company has taken up ANP Granulation Project of 900 MTPD capacity
at a cost of Rs. 80.49 crore by using the slurry prepared in the wet
section (front end) of ANP. Subsequent to trial production, and after
overcoming initial problems, plant was stabilized and is running on
consistent load. It is envisaged to revamp wet section of the plant to
improve nutrient & and energy efficiency.
2.6.1.3 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM):
Your Company has successfully implemented Nitrous Oxide abatement
project, which is a green house gas, in its HP and MP Nitric Acid
Plants leading to generation of Carbons Credits. This project has been
registered with UNFCCC and your Company has received the first tranche
of 1,55,115 CERs (Certified Emission. Reduction) for MP Nitric Acid
plant in January 2011 after due verification of the project.
2.6.1.4 Rapidwall Project at Trombay:
Rapidwall Project has been set up at a cost of Rs. 81.10 crore, to
utilize Phospho Gypsum produced as by-product in Trombay, with
Australian technology from M/s. Rapidwall Building Systems Pty. Ltd.
Australia (RBS). Rapidwall is a revolutionary and environmental
friendly, load-bearing, prefabricated glass fiber reinforced walling
system with broad construction applications. More than 500 wall panels
have been manufactured at Trombay. As required, sample panels have been
successfully tested at NT Madras and the product has also received ''in
principle'' approval from Building Material Technology Promotion Council
(BMTPC) under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation.
Apart from Wall panels, the plant also manufactures Plaster which is
being marketed vigorously. Your Company is taking various steps for
marketing of all products by entering into Memorandum of Intent with
large project developers and also gaining foothold in retail market.
This has given the company, confidence regarding sustained demand in
near future.
2.6.2 On going Projects:
2.6.2.1 De-bottlenecking of Thai Plants:
Thai Ammonia Revamp Project is being implemented to enhance capacity of
existing Thai Ammonia Plants from 2 x 1500 MTPD to 2 x 1750 MTPD and
reduce specific energy consumption to 8.15 Gcal/MT of ammonia.
Simultaneously Thai urea plant is also being revamped, wherein the
capacity of one of the urea streams will be increased to 2300 MTPD so
as to convert the entire ammonia into urea and achieve urea production
of 6015 MTPD. The total project cost is Rs. 488.75 Crore. The revamped
ammonia plant will be commissioned by December 2011 and the Urea plant
by 2012.
2.6.3 Projects on the Anvil:
2.6.3.1 Additional Ammonia Urea project at Thai
Your Company has plans to expand the capacity of urea at Thai by
setting up one single stream ammonia plant of capacity 2200 MTPD and
one single stream urea plant of capacity 3500 MTPD at the existing
site, at an estimated project cost of Rs. 4400 crore. The selection
process for lumpsum turnkey contractors (LSTK) for main plants has been
started and your Company has received four bids from international
parties/consortium for the project. Draft EIA report has been prepared
and further action is being undertaken for obtaining environment
clearance. Other pre-project activities, including preparation of
detailed feasibility report, are underway. The project when
commissioned will be a significant step towards bridging the increasing
demand supply gap of urea in the country.
2.6.3.2 Single Super Phosphate project at Thai
Your Company has envisaged to set up Single Super Phosphate (SSP) plant
at Thai to manufacture 5 lakh MT/ year SSP. The project cost would be
Rs. 278 crore. Feasibility of the project is being examined and the
project is likely to take 24 months to complete from the zero date.
2.6.3.3 Coal Based Fertilizer Plant at Talcher:
Under the scheme of revival of sick Fertilizer Units, your Company has
been nominated by the government to be the lead partnertto revive FCI
Unit at Talcher, Orissa through Coal Gasification route as the
feedstock.
Your Company, along with Coal India Limited (CIL) and GAIL is
contemplating to set up a fertilizer complex, comprising of 2500 MTPD
ammonia plant, 3500 MTPD Urea plant, 800 MTPD Nitric Acid and 1000 MTPD
ammonium nitrate plant. Coal for this will be made available by CIL
through its subsidiary Mahanadi Coal Fields which is. located nearby.
The front end Coal Gasification will be set up on Build, Own, Operate
(BOO) basis. The ammonia synthesis, urea, nitric acid and ammonium
nitrate plants will be built on lumpsum turnkey basis for which
prequalification bids have been invited. Project capital cost involved
is approx. Rs. 8000 Crore.
2.6.3.4 Gas based urea plant in Ghana:
Ghana has recently discovered oil and gas in its offshore Jubilee
Fields. Ghana Government intends to go for value addition to this
natural resource through setting up of downstream processing facilities
including a fertilizer plant. Governments of Ghana and India have
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up the
fertilizer project to produce about 1 million metric tons of Urea
fertilizer.
Your Company has been nominated by Government of India to take a lead
role for development of the fertilizer project. The proposed grass-root
project would consist of an ammonia plant of 2000 MTPD capacity and a
Urea plant of 3500 MTPD capacity. The site for the project has been
identified and pre-feasibility report has been submitted for
consideration by the respective governments. The project is likely to
be commissioned in 2016-17. Discussions are being held to finalise
pricing and quantity of gas to be supplied to the project.
2.6.3.5 Phosphatic Fertilizer Project in Saudi Arabia
Your Company is exploring the opportunity of participating in
Phosphatic Fertilizers project in Saudi Arabia, being undertaken by
Ma''aden at Al Khabra mines at a project cost of US.0 billion. Ma''aden
is willing to offer equity shares upto 30% to Indian Companies. If the
project fructifies it would help in tying up for Phosphatic supply,
apart from the benefit of being a shareholder of the venture.
2.6.3.6 Coal Based Fertilizer Plant In Indonesia:
As per the Memorandum of Understanding signed between governments of
India and Indonesia a study is to be conducted for setting up a coal
based fertilizer plant in Indonesia. Your Company has been nominated to
conduct the study from Indian side and action has been initiated in
this direction.
Apart from the above, your Company is working on development of several
other projects including development of Port based infrastructure.
2.7 Subsidiary and other Joint Venture Companies:
2.7.1 FACT-RCF Building Products Ltd., Kochi
Your Company has formed a Joint Venture Company with Fertilizers and
Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) by incorporating FACT-RCF Building
Products Ltd to set up a Rapidwall project at Kochi. Both your Company
and FACT haye 50:50 equity holding in the Company. The plant will use
gypsum available with FACT to produce load bearing wall panels, wall
plaster and wall putty through Rapidwall technology. The plant has
been mechanically completed and will be soon commissioned in the
current financial year.
2.7.2 Urvarak Videsh Limited
The JV Company is exploring the possibility of revival of old unit of
HFCL at Barauni and has engaged PDIL for consultancy work for EIA and
technology selection. The JV Company would decide further course of
action based on feasibility of the project. The Company has been
incorporated with an authorised capital of Rs. 5 crore and has a paid
up capital ofRs.15 lakh of which your Company''s contribution is Rs. 5
lakh. If the promoters do not find that the objectives for which the
Company was incorporated can not be achieved, action would be taken to
wind up the Company.
2.7.3 Rajasthan Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd, Jaipur
The Joint Venture Company incorporated to undertake the project for
manufacturing 850 MTPD of DAP has not been functional as the promoters
are yet to take decision on investment in the project. As it is
unlikely that the promoters would go ahead with the project, the
promoters are likely to take steps to wind up the JVC.
2.7.4 RCF HM Construction Solutions Pvt Ltd.
Your Company has incorporated a 50:50 Joint Venture Company with First
Future Properties Pvt. Ltd for marketing the Rapidwall products with an
authorised . capital of Rs. 5 crore and paid up capital of Rs. 10
lakh. Considering the nature of products and technical skills
available, your Company is confident of marketing the products by
entering into MOUs/long term supply contracts with the
builders/developers. Your Company is therefore contemplating to wind up
the JVC.
2.7.5 Consolidated Statement
Consolidated financial statement of your company with subsidiary
company and other Joint venture companies and statement under section
212'' in respect of the subsidiary company are attached to the accounts.
2.8.0. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT:
Your Company has taken up several Research and Development projects,
some of which taken up for commercial scale design and engineering, are
as under:
2.8.1 CHEMICAL DIVISION
2.8.1.1 Study to recover Process water from present R.O. reject water
in Sewage Treatment Plant (STP).
R&D division of your Company carried out experiment to recover process
water from R.O. reject water of STP and has successfully recovered
usable process water. The scheme suggested by R&D is in the process of
implementation and your Company would recover about 3000 m3/day of
Process water from RO reject water.
2.8.1.2. Fortified fertiliser NPK 15:15:15 with Boron (0.2% )
Boronated Suphala (NPKB 15:15:15:0.2), a new range of NPK Fortified
Fertilizer, has been successfully developed on laboratory scale. Field
Trials on certain crops are being carried out at Agriculture
Universities such as Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth* Rahuri & Dr.
Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola.
This product will give value addition to the existing NPK fertilizer
and it will be beneficial, especially, in the boron deficient regions.
Production on commercial scale is being undertaken shortly in the
existing Suphala production plant to produce (15:15:15:0.2) Boronated
Suphala.
2.8.1.3. Study undertaken to find cost effective substitute for
proprietary anti-precipitating agent Kemfert in Sujala 19:19:19.
Anti-precipitating agent is being used in Sujala 19:19:19 (drip grade)
to overcome clogging of drippers during drip application. R&D division
of your Company has undertaken a study to find suitable cheaper
substitute for the anti-precipitating agent. Mono Sodium salt of
Hydroxy Ethelene Di-phosphonic Acid (HEDP) which is readily available
in market, is found to be suitable, cheaper and is giving having
satisfactory performance.
2.8.2 AGRICULTURE DIVISION
2.8.2.1 Customized fertilizers
Your Company is developing certain Customised Fertilizer grades for
usage in Satara, Sangli, Pune, Solapur and Kolhapur Districts of
Maharashtra. These formulations are crop and region specific customized
formulations, developed in two formats viz. 100% water soluble
fertilizer for drip and foliar application and Granular product for
soil application. The agronomic efficacy studies on these grades are in
progress at Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri Agriculture
University.
2.8.2.2. Liquid Bio-fertilizer
Liquid Bio-fertilizers (phosphate solubilizers) are formulations,
without any carrier, with increased shelf life. The liquid
bio-fertilizer has several advantages, over carrier (lignite) based
product, such as application through seed, soil, drip irrigation, flood
irrigation, sprinklers, spray against only seed and soil application
for lignite based biofertilizers.
The product has shelf life of 2 years in lab conditions (1.5 yrs in
field condition), in comparison to 6 months of lignite based
bio-fertilizer.
Laboratory studies as well as field trials have been successfully
completed and this product will soon be commercialised.
2.9.0 CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
Your Company undertook several steps for conserving energy. These
included several modifications in the plants which have resulted in
significant reduction in the energy consumption. Some of the measures
undertaken are as follows:
In Thai unit several measures undertaken such as Replacement of
Synthesis gas compressor turbine rotor for Ammonia Line I, Relocation
of HP section pressure control valve outlet gas to Medium Pressure
decomposer, conversion of existing radar type level transmitter to
purge type for Hydrolyser, conversion of unit -11 & 31 condenser
cooling water side from double pass to single pass, installation of gas
cooler, resulted in considerable saving in energy.
In Trombay unit, Methanol plant has been revamped to reduce energy
consumption. Apart from this, several other measures such as
installation of vapour absorption machine in Ammonia I, replacement of
old motors with energy efficient LT motors, installation of variable
frequency Drives for slurry pumps, installation of high capacity reject
water pumps in ETP and several other measures have been undertaken
which resulted in saving of energy.
The particulars with regard to Conservation of Energy, Technology
Absorption, Foreign Exchange outgo as required under Section 217 (i)
(e) of the Companies Act, 1956 are enclosed as Annexure I.
3.0.0 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL:
Your Company is dedicated to improve environmental performance through
continual improvement and is going beyond satisfying all stipulated
requirements laid down by the statutory authorities for environment
management and pollution control.
With an aim to sustain the operations in an environment friendly
manner, your Company established ISO 14001 compliant Environment
Management System (EMS) at its two manufacturing units. The Systems are
constantly upgraded and the three separate systems, namely Quality
Management System (ISO 9001:2000), Environment Management System (ISO
14001:2004) & Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS
18001:2007), are all brought under Integrated Management System.
Regular internal audits and Management Reviews are being carried out to
ensure compliance and continually improve the system.
Measures taken to conserve water have yielded not only savings but also
have further improved the environmental management. The state of art
Effluent Treatment plants and the Sewage Treatment plants at Trombay
have ensured that the environment in and around the Units is fully
protected. Various schemes are implemented to reduce wastage of the
scarce natural resources. The waste streams from the plants are
recycled/reused for useful purpose. Sludge generated in Effluent
Treatment Plant, Sulphur Sludge Generated in Sulphuric Acid plant,
waste streams of effluents from complex fertilizer plants are recycled
back in the processes. The integrated Effluent Treatment Plant ensures
that whatever effluent is discharged from the factory meets the
statutory requirements laid down by the Pollution Control Board.
In Trombay Unit of your Company, New granulation technology is adopted
in Ammonium Nitro phosphate plant to reduce dust emission. Capacity of
Sewage treatment plant is increased with installation of 5th RO. Your
Company has adopted the most effective system of environmental
management at its Trombay complex by process up-gradation, adoption of
cleaner technologies in new plants, suitable treatment of effluent and
continuous monitoring of emission & ambient air quality.
To check the effectiveness and compliance to emission regulations,
monitoring network has been incorporated. Apart from Stack monitors,
which continuously monitor the emissions, four fixed ambient air
quality monitoring stations monitor ammonia, NOx, S02, Particulate
matter (PM10 & PM2.5)& metrological parameters.
During the process of converting raw materials into finished products,
certain residual chemicals are formed, which are either recycled or
converted into harmless chemicals as far as possible, before
discharging them into the atmosphere, giving due importance to cleaner
environment.
4.0.0 PRINCIPLES OF GLOBAL COMPACT:
Your Company is a member of United Nations Global Compact and fully
supports the Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour and
environment which are derived from the earlier declarations by United
Nations,
ILO and other international organisations. Your Company has. posted a
detailed write-up on its website www.rcfltd. com in this respect.
5.0.0 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILETY (CSR) ACTIVITIES:
5.1.1 Being a conscientious corporate citizen, your Company has
developed its corporate philosophy imbibing self regulating mechanism
to ensure that it''s operations benefit all stake holders. Public
Interest is a deliberate inclusion honouring Triple bottom line
approach - people, planet and profit.
As stated in para 4.0.0, your Company is a member of United Nations
Global Compact and supports the ten Principles of human rights, labour
and environment.
As a responsibility to the society around its business areas, your
Company undertakes several activities aimed for the benefit of needy
and also for general good. During the financial year 2010-11, your
Company carried out the following activities under CSR policy and spent
about Rs. 7 crore:
5.1.2 Education:
5.1.2.1 Running of Schools:
Your Company runs schools, both at its Thai and Trombay units to impart
quality education from Nursery to 10th Standard. The schools admit
children from nearby community. Instructions are imparted in Marathi,
Hindi and English medium. Your Company has provided school building in
the Company''s residential colonies at Thai and Trombay and undertakes
its upkeep, maintenance and bears the deficit expenditure incurred by
the schools. The schools are entrusted to reputed Educational
Institutions. During the year, your Company spent about Rs. 307 lakh
on this activity.
5.1.2.2 Scholarship to meritorious students:
Your Company encourages students from SC/ ST/ OBC communities by
offering them scholarship for pursuing higher studies. During the year
your Company spent Rs. 2.30 lakh towards scholarship.
5.1.2.3 Farmers'' Education:
Your Company imparts farming education to increase productivity through
intensive and integrated extension activities in the field of
Agriculture, recommending balanced use of fertilizers and
simultaneously to extend the services as promoter, activator and
organiser of various socio-economic and educational activities to
improve the quality of life of various, rural masses particularly
small, marginal and SC/ST families.
5.1.3 Supply of drinking water to the villages:
Your Company has been providing drinking water since more than 20 years
to seven villages around Thai unit through pipelines laid down from the
water reservoir in the unit. During the year your Company spent about
Rs. 78 lakh towards the same.
5.1.4 Village Adoption:
Your Company provides support to needy people by providing tools,
tackles and training to enable them learn self sustaining vocations and
improve their economic capabilities. An amount of Rs. 10 lakh is spent,
on imparting training for improving their skills, during the financial
year. Your Company sponsored games and sports such as - Kabaddi, Kho
Kho etc by spending an amount of Rs. 37 lakh.
5.1.5 . Chembur Green Project:
Launched to establish greenery in the eastern suburb of Mumbai, your
Company has grown and brought back the green forestry amidst concrete
jungle. The development of traffic islands, kitchen gardens,
exhibitions, Rose shows and other activities in schools and colleges
have increased the environment consciousness among the citizens. Your
Company continues distribution of free saplings and rendering advice to
various co-op. societies and also to individuals. Your Company also
introduced organic manure from urban waste in the year so as to protect
environmental degradation of soil.
5.1.6. Service to Farmers:
5.1.6.1 Advice on Soil nutrients:
Your Company attaches special importance to undertaking Soil
diagnostics to advise farmers about use of proper dosage of fertilizers
in order to optimize soil productivity. Over 70,000 soil samples were
analyzed and recommendations given through the five static and six
mobile soil testing laboratories.
5.1.7 Farm practices:
Your Company continues to have grass root contact with farmers to
disseminate knowledge of proper farm practices to enhance their farm
income. In this regard, your Company undertook crop specific
development programs depending on the State/area. Your Company has
established several Farmers'' Services Centres for providing services
such as soil sample collection, arranging farmers meeting, film shows,
and exhibitions and for providing general guidance in the fields of
farming. Several farmers''/dealers'' training programmes were conducted
during the year at the Company''s two Farmers Training Institutes.
5.1.7 Other activities:
5.1.7.1 Your Company is constructing at a cost of Rs. 93 lakh a mini
sports stadium, alongwith accessories and facilities, in Jaleshwar,
Balasore district to encourage sports and culture of the area. The
construction would be completed by December 2011. The total amount
spent during the year isRs.61.70 lakh.
5.1.7.2 Your Company has also undertaken construction of 15 Number of
Bus shelters, at Madurai city and 30 Nos. in Madurai Rural Area at a
cost of Rs.152.40 lakh for the benefit of general public.
6.0.0 HUMAN RESOURCES:
6.1.0 Training and Development:
Human Resource Development has always been the cornerstone of your
Company and this year''s activities have also been special and focussed.
Exclusive Training & Development initiatives were successfully carried
out to enhance General Management Skills of the employees in Marketing,
Finance, Commercial and Health Services disciplines. Besides this,
comprehensive Safety Management Programmes were carried out for
officers in Technical disciplines.
Activities were also focused on strengthening and effective
implementation of Quality Management Systems, Environment Management
Systems, Occupational Health & Safety Systems and 5-S systems.
Training & Development programmes were conducted, in-house, for the
employees of your Company at various levels.
The Training department contributed to the development of other
Organisations by accepting special assignments to train
employees/students of industrial and academic institutions. HRD has
been contributing in selection and grooming of young talents, imparting
domain knowledge, developing skills and mind set towards achieving
professional excellence.
6.2.0 Industrial Relations:
Your Company maintained cordial Industrial Relations with all its
employees. All the issues are settled through regular discussions,
meetings and. dialogues with the employees. Your Company has 4238
employees comprising of 1541 officers and 2697 workmen as on 31st
March, 2011 compared to 4334 employees (1589 officers and 2745 workmen)
as on the corresponding date of the previous year.
6.2.1. Welfare and Sports
Your Company undertakes several welfare schemes like education,
medical, transport, housing etc., according to the needs of the
employees. In regards to sports, your Company is a prominent patron and
sponsored various sports events. Your Company''s Football, Cricket,
Hockey, Kabaddi and other teams continue to show excellent performance
at District, State and National levels and have brought laurels to your
Company by winning several prizes.
6.2.2. Welfare / Employment opportunity to weaker section:
The guidelines in respect of reservation in recruitment and promotion
of SC/ST, OBC, Ex-servicemen and Persons with Disabilities are followed
by your Company. Your Company has 593 Scheduled Caste (SC), 261
Scheduled Tribe (ST) and 339 OBC employees on its rolls.
During the year, your Company recruited 70 persons, including 2 persons
with physical disability, on regular employment. Your Company also
recruited 4 Operator Trainees, 9 Steno Trainees and 16 Technical
Trainees. Due representation to SC/ST/OBC was given in recruitments.
Your Company is committed to the welfare of the backward classes in
general and SC/ST employees in particular. Regular meetings are held
with SC/ST Employees Welfare Association to address grievances, if any,
and providing guidance for development.
Medical Camp is organized every year at Chaitya Bhoomi, Dadar on 6th
December, on the occasion of ''Mahaparinirvan Day''. Financial assistance
for making, arrangement for medical camp and for medicines along with
the vehicles and Doctors was made available by the Company.
Your Company''s Thai Unit continued to provide various amenities like
water, road for the nearby villages e.g. Thai, Navgaon, Boris, Gunjis
etc. where the majority of the population belongs to the SC/ST
categories. Scholarships were given to meritorious students of SC/ST
community in the nearby village of Thai.
The following activities were also taken up by your Company:-
a) Training programmes were conducted for farmers at Company''s
Institute at Nagpur and Thai. Large number of SC/ST farmers have
undergone training in these programmes.
b) Your Company''s Marketing Department gives special consideration in
enrolment of dealers belonging to SC/ ST category. A large number of
dealers belonging to SC/ ST have already been appointed.
7.0.0 OFFICIAL LANGUAGE POLICY:
Your Company has fully endeavoured to implement the provisions of
Official Language Act 1963 and the policy of the Government. Publicity
material and literature for employees and farmers is made available in
Hindi and other regional languages.
Your Company was awarded the First prize by Mumbai Town Official
Language implementation. Committee for excellence in implementation of
Official Language Policy. Your Company''s House Magazine, Darpan was
also awarded first Prize in House Magazine competition organised by
Mumbai Town Official Language Implementation Committee for the year
2010-11.
9.0.0 INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM:
Your Company has a well defined Internal Control System, adequate and
commensurate with the size and nature of its business, comprising of an
in-house Audit Department, which conducts internal audit of various
operational and financial matters on on-going basis. Internal Audit
group consists of adequate number of financial and technical personnel.
The recommendations and observations of the Internal Audit Department
are reviewed regularly by the Audit Committee constituted by the Board
of Directors. The performance of your Company is regularly monitored
by the Board of Directors.
Your Company has an effective budgetary control mechanism in place both
in respect of capex and revex to take care of the detailed capex and
operational budget. Appropriate monitoring mechanism to compare the
actual performance with the budget ensures that necessary review is
periodically undertaken.
10.0.0 COST AUDIT
As per the Government''s directive, your Company''s Cost Records in
respect of manufacture of Fertilizers and Sulphuric Acid for the year
ended 31st March, 2011 are being audited by Rohit Vora & Co. and OR.
Musib & Associates, firms of Cost Auditors. The Cost Auditors are
likely to complete the audit by 31st July, 2011.
11.0.0 DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
The Companies Act, 1956 requires the Board of Directors of your Company
to prepare accounts for each financial year giving a true and fair view
of the state of affairs of the Company and the profit or loss of the
Company for that period.
Your Directors state that:
i] in preparing the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed,
ii] the accounting policies adopted have been consistently applied and
wherever necessary, made judgements and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of your Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit or
loss of the Company for the year,
iii] proper and sufficient care has been taken for maintaining adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of your Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; and
iv] the annual accounts have been prepared on going concern basis.
12,0.0 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
As per Clause 49 of the listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, a
separate section on Corporate Governance along with a certificate of
Compliance is annexed and forms part of this report.
13.0.0 CAUTIONARY STATEMENT:
Statements in the Management Discussion and Analysis describing the
Company''s objectives, projections, estimates and expectations may be
''forward looking statements'' and actual results may or may not be in
accordance therewith. Your Company''s performance is dependent on
several external factors such as downtrend in the agriculture, below
normal monsoon, significant changes in economic environment, Government
Policies, fluctuations in prices of raw material and finished products
and also their availability, etc. which could adversely affeGt the
operations of your Company.
14.0.0 DIRECTORS:
Government of India appointed Shri Sham Lai Goyal, IAS, Joint Secretary
Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers as
additional Director in place of Shri Deepak Singhal. The contribution
of Shri Deepak Singhal to your Company has been immense. His guidance,
suggestions and advice has greatly benefited the. Company. Your
Directors place on record their appreciation of the contribution of
Shri Deepak Singhal to your Company. Notice under Section 257 of the
Companies Act has been received proposing the candidature of Shri Sham
Lai Goyal as
Director of the Company.
As per Section 256 of the Companies Act, Shri Manoj Priya, Director,
retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being
eligible, offers himself for reappointment.
15.0.0 AUDITORS:
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has appointed, M/s.
JCR & Company and M/s GD Apte & Co., as Joint Statutory Auditors of
your Company for the Financial Year 2010-11. The Auditors would be
retiring at the conclusion of the Thirty third Annual General Meeting.
The Statutory Auditors for the Financial Year 2011 -12 will be
appointed by the CAG. However, their remuneration is to be fixed at the
AGM by the members.
16.0.0 ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
Your Directors wish to gratefully acknowledge the valuable guidance and
continued support extended by Government of India and in particular,
the Department of Fertilizers and the Office of Fertilizer Industry Co-
ordination Committee (FICC), Railways, members of MOU Task force, and
other Central Government departments and Agencies.
The Board also wishes to acknowledge with sincere gratitude, the help
and unstinted support from the State Governments, MSEB, MIDC, various
media, Municipal authorities, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board,
Bankers to your Company, Financial Institutions, Dealers and Customers.
The Board also wishes to place on record the positive suggestions and
guidance provided by the Statutory Auditors, Cost Auditors and the
Office of the Principal Director of Commercial Audit.
Last but not the least, your Directors take pleasure in placing on
record their deep appreciation of the excellent contribution made by
the employees of your Company at all levels, without which your Company
would not have achieved such good performance.
By order of the Board of Directors
Place: Mumbai R.G. Rajan
Date : 10.05.2011 Chairman and Managing Director
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