Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd.

1985
 
 - The Company was incorporated on 7th, May, as a public limited
 company
 by the name of Aravali Fertilisers Limited with the immediate object
 of
 setting up a gas based fertiliser plant at Sawai Madhopur.  The
 Certificate of Commencement of business was obtained on 18th July,
 1985
 from the Registrar of Companies, Rajasthan at Jaipur.
 
 - The Company had to change the project site to village Gadepan,
 District Kota, Rajasthan following objections raised by Ministry of
 Environment regarding proximity of the site to wild life sanctuary.
 
 1989
 
 - The name of the Company was changed to the Chambal Fertilisers and
 Chemicals Ltd., on 12th January. 
 
 - The Company is Promoted by Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited (ZACL), a
 Goa based fertiliser Company which has been honoured five times in a
 row for top ranking performance by the Fertiliser Association of
 India
 (FAI).  ZACL has also received the FAI award for environmental
 protection in the year.  ZACL commissioned their first Urea plant in
 1973.
 
 - ZACL presently holds 2,80,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10 each and
 3,00,000 CCP Shares of Rs.100 each in the subscribed and paid-up
 capital of the Company.
 
 - The Company has entered into a technical collaboration agreement
 with
 Snamprogetti S.p.a, Italy. Snamprogetti is a part of the
 public-sector
 ENI group of companies in Italy.
 
 1992
 
 - The Equity shares of the aggregate value of Rs. 427814070 and
 Cumulative Convertible Preference Shares of an aggregate value of
 Rs.
 405967500 have been subscribed under promoters' category. 
 
 - The Company has marketed 2,40,000 MT of Urea under the brand name
 UTTAM.
 
 - The Company has launched a market seeding programme during the
 year.
 
 1993
 
 - The Company came out with its maiden mega Public Issue aggregating
 to
 Rs 424 crores.
 
 1994
 
 - The Company had issued 42,96,095 Cumulatve Convertible Preference
 (CCP) shares of Rs.100 each which are to be converted into equity
 shares at par at the end of 5th year from the various dates of
 allotment.  Out of the aforesaid CCP shares, 20,05,580 CCP shares
 become due for conversion in September.
 
 - The company has commenced commercial production from 1st January.
 
 1995
 
 - Accordingly 20,05,580 CCP Shares of Rs. 100 each were converted on
 22nd September 1994 into 2,00,55,800 No. of Equity Shares of Rs. 10
 each at par and 2,04,910 CCP Shares of Rs. 100 each into 20,49,100
 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each at par on 1st March 1995.  The Equity
 Share Capital of the Company has thus increased to Rs. 346.14 crores
 after the conversion of 22,10,490 CCP Shares.
 
 - The Company has introduced an innovative scheme under its KISAN
 SAHYOG YOJANA, to establish a two way communication channel with the
 consumers through direct mail.
  
 - The Company is also exploring the possibility of setting up an
 off-shore joint venture fertiliser project of a similar capacity in
 one
 of the Gulf Countries where abundant natural gas is available.
 
 1996
 
 - 10,98,225 CCP Shares of Rs. 100 each were converted into
 1,09,82,250
 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each at par during the year.  The Equity
 Share
 Capital of the Company has thus increased to Rs. 357.13 crores after
 the conversion of CCP Shares.
 
 - The Company proposes to undertake an expansion programme to double
 the capacity of the fertiliser plant at Gadepan by installing
 another
 1350 TPD Ammonia Plant with twin 1175 TPD Urea plant. 
 
 1997
 
 - The Company has awarded the contract to Toyo Engineering
 Corporation,
 Japan, Mitsui & Co Ltd, Japan and Toyo Engineering India Ltd., to
 set
 up the second train at the same site.
 
 - The Company is a joint venture company in Morocco with Office
 Cherifien Des Phosphates, a Moroccan Government Company, to set up a
 plant at Jorf Lasfar to manufacture 3,30,000 tonnes per annum of
 P205
 as merchant grade Phosphoric Acid.
 
 - The Company issued on 14th October 3,90,00,000 convertible
 warrants
 of Rs. 10 each to its core promoters on the terms and conditions
 based
 on SEBI guidelines.
 
 - The Company had entered into an agreement in August, with National
 Securities Depository Limited to provide facility of electronic
 shares
 through dematerialisation of physical scrips.
   
 1998
 
 - During the year, the remaining 2,36,420 CCP Shares of Rs. 100 each
 were converted into 23,64,200 No. of Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each at
 par.  Equity Share Capital of the Company has thus increased to Rs.
 367
 crores after the conversion of CCP Shares.
 
 - The Company had promoted a Joint Venture Company named Indo Maroc
 Phosphore S.A. in Morocco in collaboration with Office Cherifien Des
 Phosphates (OCP), a Moroccan Government Company.
 
 - The Software Division of the Company named as `India Software
 Group'
 (ISG) has been set up at Chennai to cater to domestic and
 international
 software development business.
 
 1999
 
 - The Company allotted 390 lac equity shares of Rs. 10 each at a
 premium of Rs. 1.63 per share on 12th April, on conversion of the
 above
 warrants.  The equity share capital of the Company has thus
 increased
 to Rs. 406 crores.
 
 - The Company proposes to set up a Joint Venture Project in India in
 collaboration with M/s. Technico Pty. Ltd.
 
 - The Company, during the year, became a partner with Birla Textile
 Mills, Baddi, The Hindustan Times Limited, Texmaco Limited and
 Sutlej
 Industries Limited w.e.f.  1st October.
 
 - The Phosphoric Acid plant of Indo Maroc Phosphore SA, the JVC set
 up
 in Morocco to manufacture 330,000 MT of Phosphoric Acid per annum,
 went
 into commercial production on 1st November.
 
 2000
 
 - The Company has allotted 2,50,00,000 - 9.4 per cent redeemable
 non-convertible cumulative preference shares of Rs 10 each to
 housing
 Development Finance Corporation Ltd. on 31st May.
 
 - Birla Home Finance Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chambal
 Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd, part of the K.K. Birla group, has
 launched its retail home finance operations.
 
 - The joint venture between Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd,
 belonging to the K K Birla group and Office Cherifien Des Phosphates
 of
 Morocco to set up 330,000 MTA high-tech prosphoric acid plant in
 Morocco is estimated to cost $228 million.
 
 - Birla Home Finance Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chambal
 Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd, has entered into a 50:50
 joint-venture
 with BHW Holding AG of Germany.
 
 - The Company is setting up a Spinning Unit namely Birla Textile
 Mills
 with an installed capacity of 26,400 spindles at Baddi, Distt.
 Solan,
 Himachal Pradesh.
 
 - Chambal Agritech Limited, a 50:50 Joint Venture with Technico
 Pty.Limited of Australia, is setting up a project in Himachal
 Pradesh,
 India to manufacture annually 20.52 million miniature potato seeds
 known as TECHNITUBER TM.
 
 - Chambal Fertilisers has developed a new website dedicated to the
 Indian farmers.
 
 2001
 
 - Birla Home Finance, a 50:50 joint venture between Chambal
 Fertilisers
 and BHW Holding AG, Germany, launched its Bangalore operations with
 an
 array of home finance products.
 
 - The Company has issued 11.75% secured Non Convertible Debentures
 of
 Rs 100 each aggregating to Rs 55 crores to LIC and UTI at par.
 
 2003
 
 -Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd has informed BSE that the
 Board of Directors at its meeting held today (January 13, 2003) has
 appointed Mr Sunil Sethy as Joint Managing Director for a period of 5
 years with effect from April 01, 2003.
 
 -CFCL has entered into various agreements with the concerned parties
 including Technico
 pty Ltd Australia for acquisition of 51% equity stake in Technico Pty
 Ltd.
 
 - CFCL has decided to spin off its software division - India Software
 Group into a 
 separate entity.
 
 -CRISIL has assigned AAA (SO) rating to the issue of Non-Convertible
 Redeemable
 debentures by the company amounting to Rs.61.75 crs on private
 placement basis.
 
 -Mr.D B Engineer and Mr. P.K Paul have resigned from the Board of
 Directors of the company.
 
 -Chambal Fertilisers has registered 1.8% drop in sales of its
 fertiliser and is earning 
 very less returns.
 
 -Board approved delisting of the company's equity shares from Jaipur,
 Delhi, Hyderabad & Calcutta Stock Exchanges.
 
 -Company has informed that The Hindustan Times Limited has acquired
 1,41,957 (0.03%) shares.
 
 2004-  The company appoints Mr SK Poddar as Non-executive
 'Co-Chairman'
 
 2006
 -Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd has informed that the Company
 has signed Shipbuilding Contracts with Hyundai Heavy Industries
 Company Ltd.
 
 2007
 -Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd has appointed Mr. Anil Kapoor as
 Managing Director of the Company and his appointment will become
 effective from February 16, 2007
 
 2008
 -Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd has Certified IS0 9001:2008 by
 Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
 
 2009
 -West Central Railway Platinum Card Customer Award - Railway Freight
 Payment over Rs. 100 Crores.
 
 2010
 -Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd  has taken delivery of a new
 Aframax Tanker - Ratna Shalini (DWT 105,000 MT) from M/s. Hyundai
 Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.
 -Fertiliser Association of India - Best Technical Innovation.
 
 2011
 -Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd has proposed demerger of the
 shipping division of the Company into India Steamship Limited,
 presently a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
 -Fertiliser Association of India - Runners Up Award for Best
 Performance among Nitrogenous Fertiliser Plants.
 
 2012
 -Single Super Phosphate plant commissionedAward at Gadepan.
 
 2013
 -Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd has recommended a dividend of
 Rs. 1.90 per equity share of Rs. 10 each of the Company.
 - Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd has informed about the details
 of employee benefit scheme involving dealings in secondary market.
 
 2014
 -Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd has recommended a dividend of
 Rs. 1.90 per equity share of Rs. 10 each of the Company.
 
 2017
 -Chambal Fertilisers inks 9-yr deal with GAIL for gas purchase.