YEAR                       EVENTS
 
 1960 - The Company was incorporated on 12th February 1960 at Calcutta
 as
        a Private Limited Company and converted into a Public Limited
        Company on 24th February 1975.  The objects of the Company are
 
        manufacture of closure parts, for industrial containers such
 as
        flanges, plugs and capsules which are applied to steel drums
 for
        transportation of petroleum products, chemicals, paints,
        vegetable oil and other liquid products.  The products
        manufactured include gaskets, tag-rings and poly-press.
 
      - The Company was a wholly owned subsidiary of American Flange
 &
        Manufacturing Co. Inc. USA. The name was changed to Trisure
 India
        on 22nd April.
 
      - American Flange & Manufacturing Co. Inc., USA, developed
        substantial technical know-how for the manufacture,
 insertion,
        application and the use of Tri-Sure closure parts and
 provided
        this information, under licence or other arrangements, to its
        subsidiaries and affiliated companies throughout the world.
 
 1973 - 2,53,335 shares held by American Flange & Mfg. Co. Inc. USA
 and 1
        share by its nominee Tri-Sure Products Inc. of New York.
 
 1975 - Before the public issue of capital during April, the Company
 was
        a wholly owned subsidiary of American Flange & Manufacturing
 Co.
        Inc., USA.  After the public issue of capital the
 non-resident
        holding in the Company was reduced from 100% to 49% whereupon
 the
        Company ceased to be a subsidiary of American Flange &
        Manufacturing Co. Inc., USA (AFMC).
 
      - 2,63,680 shares issued (prem. Rs 7.50 per share) of which
 25,000
        shares each to LIC & UTI and 41,231 shares to Indian
 directors
        and employees were reserved for firm allotment.  1,72,339
 shares
        offered to the public in April 1975.  Subsequently, the
 entire
        premium amount refunded to shareholders.
 
 1988 - With the issue of 1,82,900 shares to Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd.
        dring the year the equity holding of AFMC was further reduced
 to
        29%.
 
 1993 - The Company diversified into manufacture of state of the art
        Valerex plastic drums through acquisition of the project set
 up
        by Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. production commenced from 1st
        December.
 
      - Name of the company was changed from Tri-Sure India, Ltd., to
        Balmer Lawrie-Van Leer Ltd., with effect from 28th December.
 
 1994 - 32,57,268 rights shares issued in prop. 1:4.
 
 1995 - Major effort was put into commissioning of import equipment
 in
        the Flange Pressing, milling and threading and stabilization
 of
        imported plug line.
 
      - Production and sales were reported to be good.  A number of
 new
        customers in the lube oil sector were added.  In view of
 this,
        the Company proposed to double its capacity.
 
      - 14,39,748 shares allotted on conversion of 14% PCDs.
 
 1996 - Multinational Companies who have entered the country in Lube
 oil
        business got their 20 L containers from the Company.  Capacity
 of
        the plant was increased by adding injection moulders and
 welders.
 
      - 40,07,016 No. of equity shares of Rs 10 each allotted due to
        conversion of Part `B' of 14% PCD of face value of Rs 50.
 
 2002-  Balmer Lawrie Van Leer Ltd has informed that Mr P.K. Bishnoi
 has been appointed in              place of Mr S N Mathur as Director
 on the Board of Balmer Lawrie Van Leer Ltd w.e.f.             January
 07, 2002.
 
 -P K Bishnoi designated as Vice Chairman of Balmer Lawrie-Van Leer.
 
 2003- Balmer Lawrie Van Leer Ltd has informed BSE that at the meeting
 of the Board of Directors of the company held on Jan 27, 2003 Mr J M
 Casparie resigned as Director & Chairman from the Board wef Jan 27,
 2003 and the Board appointed Mr D S Van Griethuysen as Director &
 Chairman wef Jan 27, 2003.
 
 -The decided to delist fro the Madras stock  exchange.