MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

11.04.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

UFLEX LIMITED [w.e.f. 12.04.2007]

 

 

Formerly Known As :

FLEX INDUSTRIES LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

305, 3rd Floor, Bhanot Corner, Pamposh Enclave, Greater Kailash – I, New Delhi – 110 048

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.06.1988         

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-32166

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.721.808 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L74899DL1988PLC032166

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELF00184C / MRTF00050B

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACF0109J

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Liability Company. The Company's shares are listed on the Stock Exchange.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of flexible packing materials of printed laminated of plastics and paper based materials.

 

 

No. of Employees :

3000 (Approximately)

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A (65)

 

RATING

STATUS

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Fairly Large

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 49000000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established and reputed company having fine track. Financial position of the company appears to be sound. Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be regular and as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered good for normal business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – September 30, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2011)

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

INFORMATION PARTED BY

 

Name :

Mr. M G Khan

Designation :

Senior General Manager

Contact No.:

91-120-4012345

Date :

11.04.2012

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/Factory :

305, 3rd Floor, Bhanot Corner, Pamposh Enclave, Greater Kailash – I, New Delhi – 110048, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-26440917 / 26440925

Fax No.:

91-11-26216922

Email :

flexsec@vsnl.net

Website :

www.flexfilm.com

www.uflexltd.com

 Location:

Owned  

 

 

Head Office :

A-2, Sector – 60 Noida, District Gautam Budh Nagar – 201 307, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel. No.:

91-120-3982371 / 3982121 / 4002121 / 4002118 / 4002322 / 4002371

Fax No.:

91-120-2584527 / 3982380 / 2580089 / 4002380

E-mail :

marketing@flexenggltd.com

flexind@flexindustriesltd.com

 

 

Corporate Office 1 :

110, 1ST Floor, Bhanot Corner, Pamposh Enclave, Greater Kailash – I, New Delhi – 110048, India

 

 

Corporate Office 2 :

A-107-108, Uflex Sector-IV, Noida – 201 301, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel. No.:

91-120-4012345

Fax No.:

91-120-2556040

E-mail :

hrd@uflexltd.com 

flexind@flexindustriesltd.com

flexmum@bom8.vsnl.net.in

 

 

Film Division :

 A-1, Sector 60, District Gautam Budh Nagar, Noida - 201 301, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel. No.:

91-120-4002137/ 4002138/ 4002121/2580500/3982121

Fax No.:

91-120-2585992/ 25802511/ 2580003/ 2580152/ 2580089/ 2582532/2580422/2580322

Email :

ptyle@flexfilm.com

enquiry@flexfilm.com

flecsec@vsnl.net

 

 

Plant 1 :

D-1-2, 15-16, Sector 59, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

 

Plant 2:

29-B, Malanpur Industrial Area, District Bhind, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

 

 

Plant 3:

A-2A, Sector – 60, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

 

Plant 4:

C-3, Sector – 57, Phase – III, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

 

Plant 5:

C-5-8, Sector – 57, Phase III, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

 

Plant 6:

L-1, Industrial Area, Ghirongi (Malanpur), District Bhind, Madhya Pradesh, India

 

 

Factory 7 :

Lane 3, Sidco Industrial Complex, Bari Brahmana, Jammu – 181133, Jammu and Kashmir, India

 

 

Branch Office :

Located At:

 

·         Mumbai

·         Kolkata

·         Bangalore

 

 

Overseas Office :

Located At

 

·         UAE

·         Mexico

·         Egypt

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 31.03.2011

 

Name:

Mr. Ashok Chaturvedi

Designation :

Chairman and Managing Director

Date of Birth/Age:

50 Years

Qualification :

B.Sc.

Date of Appointment:

01.08.1988

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ravi Kathpalia

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth:

18.08.1937

Qualification:

M.A., M. Phill, I.A.A.S

Date of Appointment :

22.03.2002

Directorship in other public limited companies :

·         Fair Field Atlas limited

·         Lord Chloro Alkali Limited

·         U Tech Developers limited

·         Dhir and Dhir ARC Limited

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. P. Agrawal

Designation:

Director (Upto 27.09.2010)

 

 

Name :

Mr. M.G. Gupta

Designation:

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. A. Karati

Designation:

Nominee – ICICI Bank

 

 

Name :

Mr. Javed Yunus

Designation:

Nominee

 

 

Name :

Mr. N. K. Duggal

Designation:

(Nominee – IFCI)

Date of Appointment:

22.01.2011

 

 

Name :

Mr. S.K Kaushik

Designation:

Whole-time Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Ajay Krishna

Designation :

Sr. Vice President (Legal) and Company Secretary

 

 

Name :

Mr. Pramod

Designation :

Executive Officer

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

AS ON 31.12.2011

 

Category of Shareholders

Total No. of Shares

Total Shareholding as a % of total No. of Shares

(A) Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group

 

 

(1) Indian

 

 

Individuals / Hindu Undivided Family

706588

1.06

Bodies Corporate

30680387

45.97

 

 

 

(2) Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

(B) Public Shareholding

 

 

(1) Institutions

 

 

Mutual Funds / UTI

303774

0.46

Financial Institutions / Banks

11473

0.02

Foreign Institutional Investors

7013845

10.51

 

 

 

Any Others (Specify)

 

 

 

 

 

(2) Non-Institutions

 

 

Bodies Corporate

9518912

14.26

 

 

 

Individuals

 

 

Individual shareholders holding nominal share capital up to Rs.0.100 Million

11060832

16.57

Individual shareholders holding nominal share capital in excess of Rs.0.100 Million

6404364

9.60

 

 

 

Any Others (Specify)

 

 

Non Resident Indians

531924

0.80

Overseas Corporate Bodies

767

--

Shares in transit

512780

0.77

 

 

 

(C) Shares held by Custodians and against which Depository Receipts have been issued

 

 

(1) Promoter and Promoter Group

--

--

(2) Public

5465840

--

 

 

 

Total

72211486

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of flexible packing materials of printed laminated of plastics and paper based materials.

 

 

Products :

Products Description

 

Item Code No.

Printed Articles of Plastic in Roll Form

39206290

Printed Articles of Plastic in Pouch Form

39239090

Polyester Film

39206220

Bopp Film

39202020

Rotogravure Cylinder

84425010

Hologram

49009990

Printing Inks Rotogravures and Flexo Graphic Inks

39151990

Adhesives Based on Synthetic Resins

35069910

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C, Cash, Credit 

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, Cash, Credit 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS (AS ON 31.03.2011)

 

Particulars

Unit

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Printed, Laminated, Metalised, Co-Extruded, Coated, Embossed and Plain Plastic Films

MT

149400**

100263

Rotogravure Cylinder and  Shims

Nos.

54000

20321

Hologrammed Sticker Sheets

Sheets in Lacs

700

832

Packaging and  Converting Machines and  Structure and  Fabricated Items

Nos.

1570#

268

PET Chips

MT

72000

12168

Printing Ink

MT

12000

6864

Adhesive

MT

9000

6187

 

Note:

 

1.       * Figures have been certified by the Management, but not verified by the Auditors, being a technical matter.

2.       ** Includes capacity of 5000 MT (Previous Year Same) licenced to third party.

3.       *** Includes capacity of 12000 Nos. licenced to third party.

4.       # Represent only for Packaging and Converting Machines.

5.       Previous Year figures have been given in Italic.

6.       The figures shown above are inclusive of job work done.

7.       The closing stock excludes sales return / closing stock, having no realisable value / transferred to WIP.

8.       Figures reported above are exclusive of Inter-unit transactions.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

·         Perfetti

·         Bajaj

·         The Gillette Company

·         Indian Oil

·         ITC Limited

·         Nestle

·         Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited

·         Pillsbury

·         Coca-Cola

·         3M India

·         Tata Tea

·         Wockhardt

·         Britannia

·         Manufacturing Company

 

 

No. of Employees :

3000 (Approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

·         Canara Bank , New Delhi, India

·         Bank of Baroda , New Delhi , India

·         Punjab National Bank , Noida, Utter Pradesh, India

·         The Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited, New Delhi, India

·         Allahabad Bank

·         State Bank of India

·         Oriental Bank of Commerce

·         Corporation Bank

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loan

As on 31.03.2011

(Rs. in Millions)

As on 31.03.2010

(Rs. in Millions)

Zero Rate Debentures

From Financial Institutions

0.000

327.912

Term Loan

 

 

From Financial Institutions

0.000

187.688

From Banks

7426.281

5497.774

Zero Rate Loans

 

 

From Financial Institutions

0.000

422.693

Working Capital Facilities

 

 

From Banks

1846.223

1612.659

Total

9272.504

8048.726

 

 

 

Unsecured Loan

 

 

Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) Short Term Loans

417.924

978.264

From Banks

47.287

1022.278

From Others

183.974

1044.721

Total

649.185

3045.263

 

NOTE:

 

1. Term Loans from Banks (Other than Loan from Allahabad Bank of Rs. 116.697 millions  and Bank of India) are secured a) on pari passu basis by way of hypothecation of specific movable properties of the Company (save and except book debts), both present and  future, subject to prior charges created and/or to be created in favour of Company’s bankers for working capital facilities), b) by first pari passu equitable mortgage of specific immovable properties of the Company situated at Malanpur (M.P.), Jammu (J and  K) and NOIDA (U.P.) and c) by guarantee of Chairman and  Managing Director of the Company.

 

Term loan from Allahabad Bank of Rs. 116.697 millions is secured by way of first charge on the specific asset. This is further guaranteed by Chairman and Managing Director of the company.

 

Term Loans from Bank of India is secured a) on pari passu basis by way of second hypothecation of specific movable properties of the Company (save and except book debts), both present and  future, subject to prior charges created and/or to be created in favour of Company’s bankers for working capital facilities), b) by second pari passu equitable mortgage of specific immovable properties of the Company situated at Malanpur (M.P.), Jammu (J and  K) and NOIDA (U.P.) and c) by guarantee of Chairman and  Managing Director of the Company.

 

2. Working capital facilities from banks are secured a) on pari passu basis, by way of hypothecation of stocks of raw material, semi-finished goods, finished goods and book debts of the Company, both present and future, b) by way of second pari passu charge on specific fixed assets of the Company, situated at Malanpur (M.P.), Jammu (J and K) and NOIDA (U.P.), and c) by guarantee of Chairman and Managing Director of the Company.

 

3. The Company had issued 4%, 850 FCCBs of the face value of US $ 100,000 each, aggregating to US $ 85 millions redeemable on March 9, 2012 at 121.89% of the outstanding principal amount.

 

4. These bonds are convertible into equity shares of the Company, at the option of the bondholders, at any time at an exchange rate of Rs. 44.44/$ and share price of Rs. 144.70 but with conversion price reset on each anniversary of the FCCB issue on 8th of March. The conversion price is adjustable downwards only but not below Rs. 144.70 as determined under rules of SEBI. Up to the year end, Bonds aggregating to US $ 28.60 million were converted into 79,11,486 equity shares and upto the year end Bonds aggregating to US$ 47.00 million were bought back by the Company.

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Statutory Auditors :

 

Name :

Vijay Sehgal and Company

Chartered Accountants 

Address :

New Delhi, India

 

 

Internal Auditors :

 

Name :

Jain Singhal and Associates

Address :

New Delhi, India

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 30.06.2011

 

Authorised Capital : Not Available

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital : Rs.722.115 Millions

 

As on 31.03.2011

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

150000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.1500.000 Millions

19000000

Preferences Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.1900.000 Millions

 

Total

 

Rs.3400.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

72180775

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.721.808 Millions

 

Note:

 

a) 7,21,80,775 (Previous Year 6,50,06,646) Equity Shares include :-

 

(i) 54,65,840 (Previous Year Same) Equity Shares lying with Depository, representing 27,32,920 (Previous Year Same) Global Depository Receipts (GDRs), issued through an international offering in US Dollars, outstanding as at Balance Sheet date.

 

(ii) 37,46,830 (Previous Year NIL) Equity Shares allotted on conversion of 122 (Previous Year NIL) Number of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs).

 

(iii) 35,00,000 (Previous Year NIL ) Equity Shares allotted on conversion of equivalent Numbers of Warrants.

 

b) During the year the Company has forfeited 72,701 Numbers of Equity Shares in pursuance of resolution passed by the Board of Directors in their meeting held on 15th July, 2010.

 

 

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

721.808

649.728

649.720

2] Share Warrants

750.000

0.000

179.068

3] Reserves & Surplus

10981.726

7270.877

6566.318

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

12453.534

7920.605

7395.106

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

9272.504

8048.726

6801.633

2] Unsecured Loans

649.185

3045.263

4626.022

TOTAL BORROWING

9921.689

11093.989

11427.655

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

1434.838

1351.838

903.438

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

23810.061

20366.432

19726.199

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

10925.241

9980.896

9966.173

Capital work-in-progress

761.759

39.197

215.258

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

4929.658

4520.101

4461.706

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

1722.294

953.927

995.322

 

Sundry Debtors

4931.263

3625.206

2824.041

 

Cash & Bank Balances

1024.451

1635.778

731.547

 

Other Current Assets

25.898

84.412

19.244

 

Loans & Advances

3521.559

3267.259

3530.579

Total Current Assets

11225.465

9566.582

8100.733

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

1778.923

1544.016

1403.004

 

Other Current Liabilities

1311.640

1567.428

1114.466

 

Provisions

941.499

628.900

500.201

Total Current Liabilities

4032.062

3740.344

3017.671

Net Current Assets

7193.403

5826.238

5083.062

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

23810.061

20366.432

19726.199

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

22378.643

15627.419

15202.250

 

 

Other Income

1223.596

1138.534

1516.073

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

23602.239

16765.953

16718.323

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Material Cost

11988.770

9113.311

8833.633

 

 

Other Manufacturing Expenses

2250.908

1952.268

2088.321

 

 

Payments and  Benefits to Employees

1275.990

1007.883

900.389

 

 

Administrative, Selling and  Other Expenses

2314.494

1561.998

2045.899

 

 

Expenses Allocated to Self Constructed Assets

(237.240)

(142.813)

(67.944)

 

 

Increase / (Decrease) in Finished Goods and  Work-in-Progress

(291.023)

87.546

49.378

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

17301.899

13580.193

13849.676

 

 

 

 

 

Less

PROFIT BEFORE INTEREST, TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION (A-B)      (C)

6300.340

3185.760

2868.647

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

1348.805

1099.088

934.205

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION (C-D)                                       (E)

4951.535

2086.672

1934.442

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

973.930

926.575

864.552

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

3977.605

1160.097

1069.890

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

1157.419

256.143

24.070

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

2820.186

903.954

1045.820

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Proposed Dividend

541.586

324.670

260.026

 

 

Proposed Dividend Distribution Tax

87.859

53.924

44.192

 

 

General Reserve

282.500

100.000

104.600

 

 

Debenture Redemption Reserve

0.000

16.394

198.490

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

1908.241

408.966

438.512

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

5281.522

2908.161

3049.198

 

 

Design and Art Work Recovery

23.201

13.617

9.108

 

 

Technical and Support Services

548.139

210.435

201.966

 

 

Dividend

0.000

134.223

288.818

 

 

Discount Received

0.000

1.717

0.000

 

 

Misc. Income

0.000

0.057

0.000

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

5852.862

3268.210

3549.090

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

2272.115

1413.027

1721.138

 

 

Stores and Spares

1378.696

64.985

166.842

 

 

Capital Goods

80.912

315.584

455.115

 

 

Material-in-Transit-Raw Material

44.329

16.222

44.211

 

 

Material-in-Transit-Capital Goods/Spare Parts

5.223

4.897

0.000

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

3781.275

1814.715

2387.306

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

41.61

13.19

16.09

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

30.06.2011

30.09.2011

31.12.2011

Type

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

 Sales Turnover

7898.200

7499.700

7811.700

 Total Expenditure

6856.100

6541.900

6843.300

 PBIDT (Excl OI)

1042.100

957.800

968.400

 Other Income

80.100

84.200

65.000

 Operating Profit

1122.200

1042.000

1033.400

 Interest

373.200

351.000

424.700

 Exceptional Items

0.000

0.000

0.000

 PBDT

749.000

691.000

608.700

 Depreciation

282.500

283.300

376.500

 Profit Before Tax

466.500

407.700

232.200

 Tax

135.500

26.600

51.100

 Reported PAT

331.000

381.100

181.100

Extraordinary Items       

0.000

0.000

0.000

Prior Period Expenses

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other Adjustments

0.000

0.000

0.000

Net Profit

331.100

381.100

181.100

 

 KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

PAT / Total Income

(%)

11.95

5.39

6.26

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

17.77

7.42

7.04

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

17.96

5.93

5.92

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.32

0.15

0.14

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

1.12

1.87

1.95

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.78

2.55

2.68

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Sr. No.

Check List by Info Agents

 

1.

Year of Establishment

Yes

2.

Locality of the firm

Yes

3.

Constitutions of the firm

Yes

4.

Premises details

Yes

5.

Type of Business

Yes

6.

Line of Business

Yes

7.

Promoter’s background

Yes

8.

No. of employees

Yes

9.

Name of person contacted

Yes

10.

Designation of contact person

Yes

11.

Turnover of firm for last three years

Yes

12.

Profitability for last three years

Yes

13.

Reasons for variations <> 20%

No

14.

Estimation for coming financial year

No

15.

Capital in the business

Yes

16.

Details of sister concerns

No

17.

Major Suppliers

No

18.

Major Customers

Yes

19.

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YEAR IN RETROSPECT

 

During the year, The Company achieved a net turnover of Rs.23602.200 millions  including other income and  operating income of Rs.1223.600 millions  as against net turnover of Rs.167660 millions  including other income and  operating income of Rs.1138.500 millions  of the previous financial year ended 31st March, 2010. The profit after tax for the year ended 31st March, 2011 at Rs.2817.900 millions was higher than the previous financial year ended March, 2010 at Rs.8906 millions.

 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and expectations of future events. The Company cannot guarantee that these assumptions and expectations are accurate or will be realized. The Company’s actual results, performance or achievements could thus differ materially from those projected in any such forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no responsibility to publicly amend, modify or revise any forward looking statements, on the basis of any subsequent developments, information or events.

 

Industry Structure and Developments

 

Flexible Packaging is the latest evolution of packaging media world wide for packing diversed range of products. It has evolved over a period of time over Rigid packaging such as Metal Cans, Glass Containers, Paper Board Cartons, Rigid Plastic Containers. Flexible Packaging has all the merits of providing barrier properties that is essentially required for any product packing whereas it has better merits over rigid packaging in terms of providing better aesthetics i.e. colourful printing and  design, functional convenience in handling and  transportation, cost effectiveness, ecofriendly and Brand protection from counterfeiting etc. World wide, flexible packaging sector is estimated to be around USD 160 billion and growing at a rate of 7 - 7.5% annually. The biggest markets for flexible packaging is North America and Europe which constitute around 70% of the world market and balance 30% is constituted by rest of the world. The developed markets are growing around 2.5 - 3.5% whereas developing Countries are growing in the range of 8 - 12% annually. India infact, historically growing at 15- 18% p.a.

 

Many of the International Companies are not able to sustain competition from Asian Countries particularly from India and China. They are quiet behind due to lack of deployment of New Technologies and  Introduction of New Innovative products which has not only been resulting into higher Cost of Conversion (Production) to them compared to Asian Countries but also making them to loose market share due to competition. It has also been observed that big international players have not been making investments into the latest equipments and plants. They are merely big in sheer size due to their historical presence. Due to increased competition from India, China and other Asian Countries, their market share is also reducing and it is expected that the flexible packaging production is likely to shift to Asia from Western developed Countries while they continue to remain the largest consumers of packaging products in the world.

 

As far as India is concerned, there are very few companies which are in the organized sector, while there are large number of units in the unorganized sector in Flexible Packaging segment. These smaller units have limitation of reach to organized and large customers, do not deploy State of the art latest technology for carrying out production processes, lack focus on innovative and compatible product to customers’ needs and also lack operational excellence due to low soft-skills.

 

Historically, the Indian supply chain has been selling goods mostly in loose form or in conventional packing of paper bags /wrap etc. Very small fraction of the retail consumption of goods are sold as packaged goods. India has been very behind compared to the developed Countries where anything and everything is sold in packed form whether in raw, semi-finished or finished forms, whereas in India, the packaging penetration has been very low or insignificant. With the change in economic condition, life style of people and  launch of organized retail etc., the demand for packaged goods are expected to rise dramatically. India has the potential to grow at 20 – 25% p.a. or even higher for next 25 years without any doubts as against its historical growth of 15 – 18% p.a.

 

In a developing Country like India, the old society is transforming and emerging into a new modern society due to high economic growth which is resulting into change in life style of people and  in consumers behavior demanding more branded and hygienic consumer goods at most competitive prices. In order to meet these changed consumer needs, all the MNC and FMCG Companies have been changing their sales supply chain to organized retails i.e. Malls, Hyper malls, Sales stores etc. which require their products to be sold in a packed form. In order for FMCG Companies to sell their products through these organized retail channels, their products need proper packaging. The pack, in addition to providing barrier properties for the protection of product shelf life, should also look attractive and colourful so that it could make a customer appeal. It should also be convenient in transportation and handling at the consumers end. Further, also to be cost effective and protect the brand from counterfeiting and be eco-friendly.

 

In order to achieve all these features and continue to meet the challenged needs of the customers, the packaging

companies have been very vibrant and innovative in their approach. They have been continuously focusing on deployment of newer innovative and state of the art technologies and equipments, innovation in the use of raw materials and development of products and attainment of operational excellence for productivity  and efficiency improvements. The innovation will benefit the customers to improve the shelf life of their products in the market place due to better barrier properties provided by the packaging products, enjoy better convenience in handling and transportation of goods, be more cost effective so that it could have competitive edge over others, protect the counterfeiting of the goods from the spurious vendors and contain the loss of market share and reputation and carry on their business with greater social and environmental responsibility by way of using eco-friendly packaging products for selling their goods in the market. Due to high growth potential of flexible packaging industry both in India and  overseas, the growth potential for all other related activities such as raw materials of all kinds of plastic films, inks and  adhesives and other inputs such as rotogravure cylinders, shims etc. and even the processing and packaging equipments have greatly increased. The demand for all these intermediary products have also been growing at a very high rate.

 

Business Review

 

Plastic Film Business

 

The main products of this business are Polyester Films, OPP Films, Metalized and Specialty films and Polyester Chips of different grades etc. The Company’s OPP films comprising of BOPP and CPP films are highly cost effective and functionally efficient products that have rapidly penetrated into high barrier sensitive packaging segment across the World. The Company’s BOPP films are highly cost effective and functionally efficient product that has made swift headways into the higher barrier sensitive packaging segment across the World. It is primarily being used for applications in packaging food products such as confectionery, biscuits, bakery, pasta, dried foods, meats and others. The technologically superior and highly dependable BOPP film produced by the Company in its state-of-the-art ISO 9001-2000 certified plants can be structured in up to three layers and tailored for almost any machine requirements and is capable of meeting both rotogravure and flexographic printing standards. The Company produces BOPP film  from its Indian plant which largely caters to the captive and  domestic market and Egypt plant which caters to the international market.

 

The CPP film is highly dynamic and versatile with high gloss, greater transparency, better heat salability, good twisting property and better tear strength. These factors provide its application in food wraps, anti wraps, anti fog, garment bags, deep freeze applications etc. Presently CPP film  is produced only from Indian plant and caters to captive and  Indian market. The CPP plant in Egypt is expected to be operative during the current year and would cater to the international market.

 

The Company’s BOPET film is one of the main products of the Company. It has not only succeeded in retaining its market share but also continues to expand its markets in today’s dynamic and  rapidly changing packaging scenario. Biaxially oriented PET film (BOPET) is used successfully in a wide range of applications, due to its excellent combination of optical, physical, mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties, as well as its unique versatility. BOPET Films, produced in state-of-the-art ISO 9001-2000 certified plants in different range of microns, the films have the capacity to sustain the high fidelity graphics and meet the requirements of both rotogravure as well as flexographic printing standards besides having properties of BOPET film like optically brilliant, clear appearance, unequalled mechanical strength and toughness, excellent dielectric properties, good flatness and coefficient of friction (COF), tear resistant and puncture-resistant characteristics, wide range of thickness as thin as 1 micron up to 350 micron, excellent dimensional stability over a wide range of temperatures, good resistance to most common solvents, moisture, oil and grease, excellent barrier against a wide range of gases. BOPET film is produced from Indian plants and from Dubai and Mexico. Indian plant meets captive and Indian market requirements whereas an overseas plants serve to overseas customers.

 

The Company has the facility to produce polyester chips of film grade, yarn grade and bottle grade. The film grade chips are used as raw material for the manufacturing of polyester films whereas yarn grade chips are used for the manufacturing of polyester yarn and bottle grade chips for production of PET bottles. The Company has made use of its state of- the-art batch processing manufacturing facilities, by conveniently switching over to produce different grades of chips based on the demand and orders in hand. The Company manufactures a wide range of polyester chips suitable for various applications. Through continuous Rand D efforts, the Company developed different speciality polyester chips, which has been well accepted in the Indian Market as well as International Market. Presently, the Chip unit also caters to 100% requirement of the Specialty Chips at Company’s Wholly Owned Subsidiary Companies Flex Middle East, Dubai and Flex Americas, Mexico.

 

Some of the recent innovations done by Subject in the plastic film segment are Green PET Film, PET Film, Direct Embossable PET Film, Antistatic Twistable PET Film, Special Heat-sealable PET Film, Liquid Packaging PET Film, Extrusion coatable BOPP Film, Retortable CPP Film. The plastic film business of the Company is a major contributor to the consolidated revenue of about 65%. During the year under review, the Company had achieved extraordinary performance in its plastic film business mainly due to the rally in prices and the margin of PET film, while this rally would be short lived, but the Company expects to achieve sustainable profits from this business.

 

Flexible Packaging Business

 

The main products of this business are laminates made of various combinations of Polyester, BOPP, poly, metalized and hologram films and others in roll form and in various preformed pouches, rotogravure cylinders for various types of rotogravure printing, Anilox/Coating, Rollers for flexo printing and Shims for holographic embossing and holograms and printing ink and adhesives and packaging and processing machines. This business involves customization according to the needs of customer. The Company provides complete solutions to the packaging needs of customers and has, among others, mainly all leading FMCG manufacturers as its clients. The Company is the market leader in this sector and a dominant player in India and an emerging player in the overseas market.

 

The Company has successfully developed several new packaging solutions for various applications suitable for Food Industry, Bakery and Confectionery Industry, Beverage Industry and the Personal Care Products Industry. The Company’s strategy for product innovation together with cost leadership and enhancing quality with better services has led to significant growth in sales and making it a major supplier of packaging materials for various multinational corporations in the FMCG sector.

 

Some of the recent innovations done by the Company in packaging products segment are Slider Zipper with diaphragm, 3D Bags, WPP Bags, Eco-friendly flexi tube for cosmetic and  paste, Spot hologram products, Non-plastic laminates for mouth freshener industry. In many of these cases, Subject has been accredited with National and International awards.

 

The value added flexible packaging business of the Company has been progressively gaining larger share in the total revenue of the Company and increased to about 35% of the total consolidated revenue and growing at a faster pace both in the domestic and international market. Having attained its dominant position in the domestic market, the Company is emerging a growing player in the international market by giving a tough competition to giant peers group. The Company is expecting to make its strong presence in the international market in coming years having acquired customers like P and G, Nestle, Unilever, Conagra, Cargill etc. on a global scale. This segment contributes large share both in the top line and bottom line which is expected to be progressively increased in the coming years. The Company caters to its domestic and overseas customers from its plants in India at NOIDA and Jammu and plans to set up such plants in overseas market in future.

 

Printing Cylinder – The Company has world class and state-of-the-art expertise and facilities integrated with best software to produce good quality cylinders. The quality of the cylinders is well accepted in India as well as in the International Market.

 

During the year the Company has bought special software for making specialised Cylinders up to 2.2 mtrs. The same can be used for vinyl flooring, wood grains, Textile and various other specialised purposes. Zero discharge system with effluent treatment plant was installed to stop draining of waste chemical(s) after treatment. The Company has also developed in-house Copper Adetitive for copper plating, which was purchased from out side India previously, thereby saving foreign exchange for the same. The Company is having a proofing system which can print on actual substrate without engraving the Cylinders.

 

Flexo Plate - Flexo graphic printing is alternate to Gravure printing for short and medium run jobs and the turn-around time in preparing plate for printing is lesser. In Flexography, Polymer plates are used as Image carrier. These polymer plates carry energy sensitive dye-based coating which is ablated by (Flexo Laser) Imager on the basis of digital data from prepress. Then these plates are exposed through UV Light. In this process UV light passes through ablated dye surface and polymerizes the plate. Further to this process, the plate is developed in solvent bath, in which the non-polymerized polymer washes out (non-printing area) and where ever polymerized that area becomes harden and raises the surface (printing area). Then the developed plate gets ready for printing.

 

Flexo proof press (Wet Proof) - This is capable of proofing on actual substrate with actual ink and plates. This is the first time in India. Prior to printing, jobs can be proofed to obtain the approval from the customer. It saves lot of press time and waste of plates.

 

Digital Plate Cutting Table - This equipment can cut Flexo Plates either straight or Staggered to the finished size, when mounted on plate sleeve the joining will be more precise. This can cut Flexo plates as well as paper board and Rubber Blanket.

 

Solvent Recovery Plant - Recycling of used solvent can be recovered by 90% by this Equipment and same can be reused in the washout process, moreover the waste of this process can also be used as fuel for their incinator, furnace etc.

 

 

Hologram produced by the Company has been well accepted both by the Government and Private Organization across the country. The Company through aggressive marketing has been able to get substantial orders from different states. Hologram being low cost with better margin, add to the bottom line significantly.

 

The Company has produced indigenously the new generation cost effective polyester base solvent less adhesive system for flexi pack, new ink system for PVC profile and special coating for producing matt effect in laminates.

 

The Company also manufactures customized need based packaging and processing machines. The ongoing process of innovation and introduction of machines through its in-house Rand D facilities, having unique features and facilities for packaging products of different varieties, enables the Company to manufacture both tailor made machines as well as machines of specific design to suit the needs and requirements of various customers both in India and abroad.

 


Financial and Operational Performance – Overview

 

The summarized financial results are given hereunder:

 

Particular

As on 31.03.2011

(Rs. in Millions)

As on 31.03.2010

(Rs. in Millions)

Net Sales including Other Income and Operating Income

23602.200

16766.000

EBITDA

6300.300

3185.800

Profit Before tax and Exceptional Items

3977.600

1160.100

Profit After Tax

2817.900

890.600

Amount available for Appropriation

2820.200

904.000

 

 

In fiscal 2011, the Company attained largest profit growth in its history. The plastic film business of the Company substantially improved its bottom line even in the face of highly competitive circumstances. The above growth and profitability was achieved due to consumer demand for quality products and best-in class manufacturing achievements at all their plants and untiring efforts of its employees.

 

Expansion Projects

 

The Company’s following expansion plans are in progress and the status of the same are narrated below:

 

Project at Jammu

 

The Company is setting up flexible packaging and its other intermediary products production capacity in Baribrahmana, Jammu near to its existing site in Jammu and expected to commence operation from October, 2011. The said project shall add the following capacity:

 

Flexible packaging laminates - 20,000 TPA Holographic plastic films - 7,200 TPA Printing inks - 6,000 TPA

Adhesives - 3,000 TPA Printing cylinders - 15,000 Nos.

 

Project at Egypt

 

Flex P. Films (Egypt) SAE, 100% subsidiary of Flex Middle East FZE, Dubai is undertaking expansions of its facilities in Egypt to produce 30000 TPA of PET film and  12000 TPA of CPP film  with a total capital outlay of around US$ 80 million. This project of BOPET film  line (30000 TPA) and CPP film line (12000 TPA) is under implementation and is proposed to be completed by the last quarter of financial year 2012.

 

Project at Mexico

 

Flex Americas S.A. de C.V., 100% subsidiary of the Company, after successful commissioning of Phase 1 project of BOPET film line with 30000 TPA capacity that commenced operation from April 2009, is now in process of implementing the Phase-2 project, which shall add one BOPET film line with capacity of 30000 TPA. On completion of 2nd phase, which is expected to commence around July – August, 2011. With this, the Company shall have a total BOPET film  capacity of 60000 TPA at Mexico.

 

New project at Poland

 

Flex Films Europa Sp Z o.o. set up as a 100% subsidiary of Flex Middle East FZE, Dubai, is setting up facilities in Wrzesnia under Walbrzych Special Economic Zone “Invest Park” in Poland to produce 30000 TPA of PET film  with an estimated total capital outlay of US$ 80 million.

Land admeasuring about 6.6107 hectare has been acquired in WSEZ ‘Invest Park Zone’. The site is fully developed and requisite infrastructures are fully available. Finalization process for civil contractor is in progress and expected to be completed shortly. Order for main film  processing line has been placed with world renowned supplier, viz. Bruckner, Germany. Other equipments orders are under process. The project is expected to be completed by June 2012.

 

Project at USA

 

The Company has decided to take a major step forward in their global manufacturing programme by announcing its decision to set up a large new Greenfield facility in the USA. The total investment in this new project is going to be US$ 180 million (INR 8150.000 millions), of which half the amount will be spent on the first phase of the project – the setting up of an 8.7 meter wide, 500 meters/minute state-of-the-art line for the manufacture of Biaxially Oriented Polyester (BOPET) film s and a plasma enhanced high-barrier vacuum metalliser. The film line will be one of the world’s largest and turn out 30,000 MT of film  per year. It will be larger than any other film  line presently operating in the USA and is expected to start up by the end of 2012. Their US project will be located in the State of Kentucky and it will be their fifth plant located outside India after Dubai, Mexico, Egypt and Poland.

 

The MOU for this new venture was signed in New Delhi on the 10th of April, 2011 by Mr. Larry M. Hayes, the Secretary of the Cabinet for Economic Development, Commonwealth of Kentucky and Mr. Pradeep Tyle, CEO of their Global Films Business in the presence of H.E. Steven L. Beshear, the Honourable Governor of Kentucky and their Chairman Mr. Ashok Chaturvedi. In order to maintain the pace of growth in future, besides above, the Company is also exploring various other options and opportunities for acquisition/new projects/expansions in its core business in India and abroad.

 

Future Outlook

 

The flexible packaging industry continues to show steady and positive growth. Despite past and current and financial challenges, the industry has found new ways to stimulate revenue and volume, which has been aided by the development of new and innovative flexible packaging products or a variety of markets.

 

On account of high barrier properties of flexible packaging, the demand is always growing and the push to make them more widely available and utilized. A recent application of “food-grade flavor molecules” added to polymer structure has resulted in the development of a film that releases odors/aromas on the inside or outside of a package. The flexible packaging industry has been the center of revolutionary developments and innovations, both of which will not cease anytime soon. 

 

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES NOT PROVIDED FOR IN RESPECT OF:

 

Particulars

 

31.03.2011

(Rs. in Millions)

31.03.2010

(Rs. in Millions)

Guarantees issued by Banks

75.332

20.141

Corporate Gurantee issued for facilities taken by subsidiary / step down subsidiaries from Banks

9728.600

8856.500

Import duty obligations on outstanding export commitment under Advance Licence / EPCG Schemes

477.586

203.233

Letters of Credit (Unexpired) issued by Banks (Net of Margin)

252.417

206.054

Show cause notice / demands of Excise Authorities not acknowledged by the Company and are contested / appealed / replied.

518.356

542.602

Additional demands raised by the Income Tax Department, which are under rectifi cation and  appeal

29.504

3.882

Additional demands raised by the Sales Tax Department, which are under rectifi cation and  appeal

32.493

53.859

Demand raised by PF authority for alleged lower contribution of PF and are under appeal

2.072

2.072

Amount demanded by the erstwhile workers of the Company and are pending in labour Court

1.220

4.502

Premium on Redemption on maturity of outstanding Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds*

91.484

214.142

Total

11209.064

10106.987

 

Note:  * The holders of FCCBs are expected to opt for the conversion rather than redemption and in that case no premium would be payable by the Company. On this basis the amount of premium has not been provided and is shown as contingent liability. However the premium, if liable to be paid would be adjusted against the available Securities Premium Account/ charged to Profit and Loss account at the time of redemption.

 

FIXED ASSETS

 

A) Tangible Assets

 

·         Freehold Land

·         Leasehold Land

·         Buildings

·         Plant and Machinery

·         Electrical Installations

·         Office Equipments

·         Furniture and Fixtures

·         Vehicles

 

B) Intangible Assets

 

·             Software

 

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30.06.2011

 

Rs. in Millions

Particular

Quarter Ended

 

30.06.2011

 

 

Net Sales / Income from operations

7714.600

Other Operating Income

183.600

Total Income

7898.200

Expenditure

 

(Increase) / Decrease in stock in trade and work in progress

(114.200)

Consumption of raw materials

4870.600

Purchase of traded goods

493.700

Power and fuel

324.300

Employees cost

331.600

Depreciation

282.500

f) Other expenditure

950.100

Total

7138.600

Profit from operations before other income, interest and exceptional Items

759.600

Other income

80.100

Profit before interest and exceptional Items

839.700

Interest

373.200

Profit after Interest but before Exceptional Items

466.500

Exceptional Items

--

Profit (+)/Loss(-) from Oridinary Activities before tax

466.500

Tax expense

135.500

Net Profit (+)/Loss(-) from Ordinary Activities after tax

331.000

Extraordinary items

--

Net Profit (+) / Loss (-) for the year period

331.000

Paid up equity share capital (Face value of Rs.10/- per share)

722.100

Reserves excluding revaluation reserves as per balance sheet of previous accounting year

--

Earning per share (EPS)

 

 (a) Basic and diluted EPS before Extraordinary items

for the period, for the year to date and for the

previous year (not to be annualised)

4.59

(a) Basic and diluted EPS before Extraordinary items

for the period, for the year to date and for the

previous year (not to be annualised)

3.93

Public shareholding

 

          Number of shares

40774727

          Percentage of shareholding

56.47

Promoters and Promoters group Shareholding-

 

a) Pledged /Encumbered

 

Number of shares

23750000

Percentage of shares (as a % of total shareholding of the promoter and promoter group)

75.55

Percentage of shares (as a % of total share capital of the company)

32.89

b) Non  Encumbered

 

Number of shares

7686759

Percentage of shares (as a % of total shareholding of the promoter and promoter group)

24.45

Percentage of shares (as a % of total share capital of the company)

10.64

 

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BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

 

Subject is an India-based company engaged in the manufacturing of polyester, poly-ethylene terephthalate, plastic and metalized films and trading in these, as well as printing equipment and instruments. The main products of the Company include polyester films, oriented poly propylene (OPP) films, metalized and specialized films, and polyester chips of different grades. The Company’s OPP films comprise bi-axially oriented poly propylene (BOPP) and cast polypropylene (CPP) films. Its flexible packaging products include laminates made with various combinations of polyester, BOPP, poly, metalized and hologram films and others supplied in roll form. The Company has manufacturing facilities of packaging and processing machines. Its subsidiaries include U Tech Developers Limited and Flex America Inc. For the nine months ended 31 December 2010, Subject's revenue increased 50% to RS25.73B. Net income from continuing operations totaled RS5.15B, up from RS1.44M. Revenues reflect an increase in income from operations and higher other operating income. Net income also reflects a significant gross profit for the period. Subject is engaged in developing and marketing flexible plastic materials.

 


INTRODUCTION

 

Subject - Coverting Division engaged in the business of Packaging and Converting Machines, established in Noida (adjacent to the national capital, New Delhi, India) in 1984, is an integral part of UFLEX Group of companies. The UFLEX group commenced its operations with a small investment and a pioneering spirit in 1983. Today, it is one of the leading corporate houses in the Asia Pacific Region offering, among the other things, a single window Total Packaging Solutions.

 

PRESS RELEASES:

 

Providence Journal (RI): 25 August 2011

 

August 25--NORTH KINGSTOWN -- Toray Plastics (America) announced an $11.5-million expansion Wednesday that's expected to create 28 new jobs in the state over the next 18 months.

 

Toray President and CEO Richard R. Schloesser said the expansion involves new machinery that will add value to the company's products. He said the jobs will be technician positions with annual salaries in the $50,000 range.

Toray currently has about 600 employees at its Quonset Point facility.

 

On Monday, the state Economic Development Corporation approved $1 million in renewable energy grants to help Toray pay for the installation of 1,650 solar panels at its Quonset Point facility.

 

Schloesser said energy costs are a huge concern for Toray, the largest consumer of electricity in Rhode Island. He said the EDC grants "were certainly helpful in making our decision" to go ahead with the expansion.

 

Schloesser said the $11.5 million is the initial phase of what could be a far larger expansion totaling $200 million and 200 new jobs over the next five to seven years. Schloesser said no decision has been made on any additional expansion.

 

He said Toray is considering several factors in that decision, including worldwide demand for its products, and whether Rhode Island can be cost-competitive with other states, such as Virginia, where Toray also has a manufacturing plant.

 

In an interview Wednesday, Schloesser said the company had no timetable in place for the decision. The company, a subsidiary of Japan-based Toray Industries, makes polyester and polypropolene polypropylene film used in magnetic tape, food packaging, capacitor and industrial markets. Frito-Lay is their biggest customer. "For us to go ahead [with expansion], the world market needs to grow, which it hasn't been doing," Schloesser said.

 

Production costs are another key factor. Schloesser said two competitors based in India, Uflex and Hi-Tech Polyflex, are planning American plants in Tennessee and Kentucky.

 

"We need to be cost-competitive," Schloesser said. If Toray decides to go ahead with the expansion, he said the company will review all the programs that would be available through the state EDC that could help Toray lower costs. Governor Chafee and Rhode Island legislative leaders attended Wednesday's news conference at Toray's North Kingstown facility.

 

Plastics News: 01 August 2011

 

The biaxially oriented PET thin-film shortage of 2010 has turned into the glut of 2011 -- thanks in part to 29 judges in New Delhi and a concoction called gutka. A December decision by the Supreme Court of India upheld a ban on the sale of gutka in plastic pouches. Gutka is a popular stimulant consisting of crushed betel nut, chewing tobacco and other flavorings. The ban left Indian film producers with as much as 220 million pounds of inventory sitting in their warehouses.

 

"Roughly a third of the Indian market disappeared overnight," Simon King, managing director of PCI Films Consulting Ltd. of Guilsborough, England, said in a July 19 telephone interview.

 

While Indian film manufacturers are trying to circumvent the ban by appealing to domestic tobacco companies to sell the product in pouches larger than the sachets covered by the law, plastics firms found a short-term solution in offering excess PET film to the world marketplace at low cost, he said.

 

King characterized the Indians' business acumen as "brilliant," but the global auctions hurt margins up and down the U.S. film supply chain, said John Felinski, president and CEO of Filmquest Group Inc. The Indians' actions were "very irresponsible," he said.

 

"It's been a very devastating situation to anyone, financially, involved in the distribution of thin-gauge polyester film," he said. Felinski, whose Bolingbrook, Ill.-based firm supplies Questar-brand PET film, said "panic buying" of packaging-grade film in the summer and fall of 2010 occurred because buyers were caught short when thin-film capacity in the states was cut back in favor of thicker films, such as those used in LED lighting, photovoltaic cells and liquid-crystal-display screens, all high-value-added applications.

 

Experts predict traditional-volume film producers with U.S. manufacturing -- such as DuPont, Toray, SKC and Mitsubishi -- will stay the course and stick to higher-end films, especially as PET resin prices have climbed from about 70 cents a pound in October 2010 to $1 a pound in July 2011, according to Plastics News research. "They're rationalizing global capacity maybe a bit more than they were, but I don't think we're going back to the days of a free-for-all in the marketplace. Raw material prices have been rising, putting a floor under some of the nonsensical things that were happening last year," Felinski said.

 

Even with higher labor costs and raw materials prices factored in, companies such as Uflex Limited and Polyplex -- both based in Noida, India -- are willing to spend large sums to set up BOPET film production in North America.

Polyplex recently announced plans for a $185 million campus in Decatur, Ala. -- its first in North America.

Uflex has said it will build a $180 million plant in Kentucky in addition to the second manufacturing line it announced in 2009 at its facility in Altamra, Mexico.

 

"They've struggled to do any business in that very large [U.S.] market, where there are high-value products that they'd like to get at least a niche in, so they're putting up plants," King said of the Indian newcomers. Mike Dewsbury, vice president of packaging at Resin Technology Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas, said Uflex's latest plant probably was set up in a bid to satisfy a major U.S. consumer-packaged-goods customer.

 

"I'm guessing it's a transportation play. There's always the concern about [location]; even though its [other plant is] in Mexico, the bigger end-use companies, the CPGs, want guaranteed, just-in-time delivery. Kentucky does that for them," he said.

 

Dennis Moxley, business manager for Polyplex Americas Inc. of Farmers Branch, Texas -- the Polyplex subsidiary that is building the Alabama plant -- acknowledged that Decatur being about 300 miles from the busy port at Mobile, Ala., is good for business. Future labor costs are relatively low as well. "The No. 1 criterion was a right-to-work state," he said of the process of picking a site for Polyplex'sNorth America headquarters.

 

BP Chemical Limited and Indorama Public Ventures Company Limited have facilities in and around Decatur that could supply resin and chemicals such as paraxylene, and Polyplex plans to work with local partners as it builds an on-site feedstock resin plant, he said.

 

Market watchers agreed that established U.S. plants, some with 15- to 20-year-old machinery, would face a steep uphill climb to regain manufacturing parity with Indian-owned U.S. plants. "[The Indians have] come in, not with a 10,000-ton, thin-film line of narrow width, but with a 30,000-ton, 8-meter-wide [line], and running at 400-500 meters a minute. These things churn out huge quantities of commodity film," King said.

 

While Felinski said the Indians saw an opportunity to beat their U.S. competitors with new technology, Dewsbury said there's room for both commodity-based and value-added manufacturers. "There is not a technology differential: If two or three [companies] invest on the same equipment at the same time, nobody gets a return on their investment," Dewsbury said.

 

As Indian firms seek to expand U.S. manufacturing, Chinese companies seem content to remain geared toward their domestic market. King said Beijing's recent rounds of investment in improving the quality of life in China's western cities could benefit domestic film producers, much as U.S. westward expansion in the late 1800s benefited a range of U.S. companies.

 

For all practical purposes, U.S. anti-dumping duties have kept Chinese firms out of the clear-film business, Felinski said, and importers are leery of their product. "As the importer of record, you are going on the hook for potential exposure and liability if DuPont or SKC decides, 'We don't like what's happening here.' Brokers are very cautious about bringing in too much [Chinese] material," he said.

 

King said that could change, as younger Chinese executives trained in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand ascend the corporate ranks. "I'm seeing more of those sorts of 25- to 30-year-olds in polyester film and polypropylene companies. They still have bosses who are less keen to pursue an exporting strategy, but these younger guys are coming through and seeing the potential [for exporting]," he said.

 

For the next five years, PET thin-film capacity should be more than enough to meet demand, thanks to new plants being built in North America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia, the experts agreed. PCI recently published a report that said world demand for PET film will grow by 8.7 percent annually to 2015.

 

During that period, capacity increases of 3.3 billion pounds will more than meet the expected demand of 2.2 billion pounds, according to the research.

 

Asia Pulse Businesswire: 13 July 2011

 

NEW DELHI, July 13 Asia Pulse - Poland on Monday invited investments from India in different sectors like petroleum, electronics and transportation to boost bilateral trade and investment between the nations. Visiting Poland Foreign Affairs Minister Radoslaw Sikorshi said that the Polish government is in the process of privatising state - owned companies across many sectors.

 

"We invite Indian companies to invest in Poland,"Sikorshi said, adding investments can be made in sectors like energy, petroleum, where privatisation is going on. In 2008, the Polish government decided to privatise 802 state-run firms. Of which, around 500 have been privatised till date, he said.

 

During 2010-11, Indian businessmen invested US$2.2 billion in Poland, while the European nation invested US$42.08 million in the country. On the occasion, Poland Ambassador to India Piotr Klodkowski said that both countries can look for entering into joint ventures and technology transfer especially in the field of defence. Indian companies like Uflex (BSE: 500148), Tata Consultancy Services (TCS, BSE: 532540), Infosys Technologies (BSE: 500209) are already well settled in Poland, Klodkowski said at a Ficci function. In 2009-10, the bilateral trade stood at US$808.42 million and are estimated to cross US$1 billion in the previous fiscal.

 

 


 

CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No records exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                              None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 


 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.51.20

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.50

Euro

1

Rs.67.15

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

8

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

7

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

8

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

8

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

7

--LEVERAGE

1~10

7

--RESERVES

1~10

8

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

6

--MARGINS

-5~5

-

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

65

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

-

NB

                                       New Business

-

 

 

 

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This report is issued at your request without any risk and responsibility on the part of MIRA INFORM PRIVATE LIMITED (MIPL) or its officials.