MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

27.06.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

RELIANCE CEMENT COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED (w.e.f. 08.08.2011)

 

 

Formerly Known As :

RELIANCE CEMENTATION PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

H Block, 1st Floor, Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City, Navi Mumbai – 400 710, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2013

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

24.08.2007

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-173458

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.683.230 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U26940MH2007PTC173458

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMR23337G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AADCR6967R

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of all types and kinds of cements ordinary, white, colored, Portland, Pozzolana Aluminum, Blast furnace, Silica, and all other varieties of cements, lime and limestone, clinkers.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Information denied by management

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba (46)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a wholly owned subsidiary of “Reliance Infrastructure Limited.” It is an established company having satisfactory track.

 

The company is gradually improving its financial profile and marked by adequate networth base as a result of infusion of funds through security premium account along with increasing gearing due to large debt funded capacity during FY 2013.

 

Management has seen a minimal sales turnover, whereas has reported a loss from its first year of operations.

 

The rating also take into consideration, the residual project implementation related risk and high cyclicality associated with cement industry as a result of prevailing slowdown in the construction sector.

 

However, trade relations seems to be fair. Business is active. Payment terms are reported as usually correct.

 

In view of ownership by the strong parent along with the experience and track record of the promoters, the subject can be considered for 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.

 

 

INDIAN ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

N E W S

 

The economy grew 4.7 %in 2013/14, marking a second straight year of sub-5 % growth – the worst slowdown in more than a quarter of a century. The data was below an official estimate of 4.9 % annual growth and compared with 4.5 % in the last fiscal year. However, the current account deficit narrowed sharply to $ 32.4 billion at 1.7 % of gross domestic product, in 2013/14 from a record high of $ 98.8 billion or 4.7 %, the year before.A sharp fall in gold imports due to restrictions on overseas purchases and muted import of capital goods helped shrink the current account deficit.

 

Online retailer Flipkart has acquired fashion portal Myntra as it prepares to battle with the rapidly expanding India arm of the global e-commerce giant Amazon. The company raised $ 210 million from Russian Investment firm DST Global which has also invested in companies like Facebook, Twitter and Alibaba Group.

 

General Motors will start exporting vehicles from its Talegaon plant near Pune in the second half of 2014. GM was one of the few global carmakers that was using its India plant only for the domestic market.

 

Google has overtaken Apple as the world’s top brand in terms of value, according to global market research agency Millward Brown. Google’s brand value shot up 40 % in a year to $ 158.84 billion. The top 10 of the 100 slots were dominated by US companies.

 

Infosys lost another heavy weight when B G Srinivas, a board member put in his papers. He is the third CEO-hopeful to quit after Chairman N R Narayana Murthy’s return to the company – Ashok Vemuri and V Balakrishnan being the other two.While Vemuri went on to lead IGate, Balakrishnan joined politics.

 

Naresh Goyal – promoted Jet Airways posted biggest quarterly loss – Rs 2153.37 crore – in the three months ended March 31, mainly because it has been offering discounts to passengers to fill planes.

 

William S Pinckney – Chairman and CEO of Amway India was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh Police in connection with a complaint against the direct selling firm. This is the second time that he has been taken into custody. A year, ago the Kerala Police had arrested Pinckney and two company directors on charges of financial irregularities.

 

China has told its state-owned enterprises to sever links with American consulting firms after the United States charged five Chinese military officers wih hacking US companies. China’s action which targets consultancies like McKinsey & Co. and the Boston Consulting Group, sterns from fears that the first are providing trade secrets to the US governments.

 

India has emerged as a country with some of the highest unregistered businesses in the world. Indonesia has the maximum number of shadow businesses, says a study of 68 countries by Imperial College Business School in London.

 

Pfizer has abandoned its attempt to buy AstraZeneca for nearly $ 118 billion after the latter refused an offer of 55 pounds a share.

 


 

EXTERNAL AGENCY RATING

 

Rating Agency Name

CARE

Rating

Long Term Facilities = BBB

Rating Explanation

Moderate degree of safety and moderate credit risk

Date

September 2013

 

 

RBI DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not enlisted as a defaulter in the publicly available RBI Defaulters’ list.

 

 

EPF (Employee Provident Fund) DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not enlisted as a defaulter in the publicly available EPF (Employee Provident Fund) Defaulters’ list as of 31-03-2012.

 

 

INFORMATION DENIED

 

Management Non-Cooperative (Tel No.: 91-22-30373333)

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

H Block, 1st Floor, Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City, Navi Mumbai – 400710, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-30373333 / 30386290 / 30098181

Fax No.:

91-22-30376622 / 30386178  / 30098128

E-Mail :

priti.padte@relianceada.com

rinfra.mcafiling@relianceada.com

Website :

http://www.rinfra.com

 

 

Corporate Office :

E-Block, 3W 44, First Floor, Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City, Koparkhairane, Thane Belapur Road, Navi Mumbai – 400710, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-30383333

 

 

Factory :

Located At:

 

·         Maihar, Madhya Pradesh, India

·         Mukutban, Maharashtra, India

·         Butibori in Maharashtra

·         Raebarelly  in Uttar Pradesh, India

·         Gondavali in Madhya Pradesh, India

 


 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 09.09.2013

 

Name :

Mr. Atul Jain

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Darshan Lal

Designation :

Director

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

As on 09.09.2013

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Reliance Infrastructure Limited, India

 

68322900

Ramesh Ganpati Shenoy jointly with Reliance Infrastructure Limited, India

 

100

Total

 

68323000

 

Equity Share Break up (Percentage of Total Equity)

 

As on 09.09.2013

 

Category

Percentage

Bodies corporate

100.00

Total

100.00

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of all types and kinds of cements ordinary, white, colored, Portland, Pozzolana Aluminum, Blast furnace, Silica, and all other varieties of cements, lime and limestone, clinkers.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Information denied by management

 

 

Bankers :

Not Divulged

 

 

Facilities :

SECURED LOANS

31.03.2013

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2012

Rs. In Millions

Long Term Borrowings

 

 

Rupee term loans from banks

11857.302

0.000

Short Term Borrowings

 

 

Foreign currency term loans from banks

1,700.507

0.000

Total

13,557.809

0.000

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Financial Institution :

IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited, Asian Building, Ground Floor, 17, R. Kamani Marg, Ballard Estate, Mumbai – 400 001, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Bhandari Dastur Gupta and Associates

Chartered Accountants

Address :

210, 2nd Floor Ashoka Shopping Centre, G.T. Hospital Complex, L.T. Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

PAN No.:

AADFB3359C

 

 

Holding Company :

·         Reliance Infrastructure Limited, India (REL) (w.e.f. 05.09.2009)

CIN No.: L99999MH1929PLC001530

 

 

Subsidiaries :

·         Reliance Cement and Infra Private Limited, India (RCIPL)

CIN No.: U45201MH2008PTC217836

·         Reliance Cement Corporation Private Limited, India (RCCPL)

CIN No.: U26940MH2008PTC217838

·         Reliance Cement Works Private Limited, India (RCWPL)

CIN No.: U26943MH2008PTC217839

·         Reliance Concrete Private Limited

CIN No: U26940MH2011PTC214982

 

 

Enterprise over which person has significant influence :

·         Reliance Communications Infrastructure Limited

CIN No.: U64203MH1997PLC166329

·         Reliance General Insurance Company Limited

CIN No: U66603MH2000PLC128300

·         Reliance Infrastructure and Consultants Limited

CIN No.: U64200MH1995PLC139170

·         Reliance Infocomm Infrastructure Private Limited

·         Reliance General Insurance Company Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 09.09.2013

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

100000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.1000.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

68323000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.683.230 Millions


FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

I.        EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

 

 

 

(1)Shareholders' Funds

 

 

 

(a) Share Capital

683.230

683.230

386.240

(b) Reserves & Surplus

4,158.517

4,159.126

1,486.216

(c) Money received against share warrants

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

(2) Share Application money pending allotment

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Shareholders’ Funds (1) + (2)

4,841.747

4,842.356

1,872.456

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) long-term borrowings

13,829.936

0.000

0.000

(b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

0.000

0.000

0.000

(c) Other long term liabilities

0.000

71.096

0.000

(d) long-term provisions

0.051

4.115

0.000

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

13,829.987

75.211

0.000

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

1,700.507

0.000

0.000

(b) Trade payables

0.000

0.000

0.000

(c) Other current liabilities

703.513

276.485

66.934

(d) Short-term provisions

25.572

13.385

7.597

Total Current Liabilities (4)

2,429.592

289.870

74.531

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

21,101.326

5,207.437

1,946.987

 

 

 

 

II.      ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

2,131.497

1,511.157

1,043.435

(ii) Intangible Assets

8.457

2.581

0.349

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

17,177.645

2,142.117

743.500

(iv) Intangible assets under development

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Non-current Investments

1.100

1.300

0.400

(c) Deferred tax assets (net)

0.000

0.000

0.000

(d)  Long-term Loan and Advances

177.384

1,438.160

100.646

(e) Other Non-current assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Non-Current Assets

19,496.083

5,095.315

1,888.330

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

934.267

0.000

0.000

(b) Inventories

66.813

0.000

0.000

(c) Trade receivables

5.920

0.000

0.000

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

47.537

108.160

54.488

(e) Short-term loans and advances

539.143

3.962

4.169

(f) Other current assets

11.563

0.000

0.000

Total Current Assets

1,605.243

112.122

58.657

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

21,101.326

5,207.437

1,946.987

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

Income

 

 

 

Other Income

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL                                    

15.762

0.000

0.015

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

(16.370)

0.000

0.025

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAX

(0.608)

0.000

(0.010)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                 

0.000

0.000

0.005

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/(LOSS) AFTER TAX

(0.608)

0.000

(0.015)

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

(0.044)

(0.044)

(0.030)

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

(0.652)

(0.044)

(0.045)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

(0.01)

NA

NA

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

PAT / Total Income

(%)

(3.86)

0.00

(100.00)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

(0.02)

0.00

0.00

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.00

0.00

0.00

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Debt /Networth)

 

3.21

0.00

0.00

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

0.66

0.39

0.79

 

 

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

DEBT EQUITY RATIO

 

Particular

31.03.2011

31.03.2012

31.03.2013

 

Rs. In Millions

Rs. In Millions

Rs. In Millions

Share Capital

386.240

683.230

683.230

Reserves & Surplus

1486.216

4159.126

4158.517

Net worth

1872.456

4842.356

4841.747

 

 

 

 

long-term borrowings

0.000

0.000

13829.936

Short term borrowings

0.000

0.000

1700.507

Total borrowings

0.000

0.000

15530.443

Debt/Equity ratio

0.000

0.000

3.208

 

 

 

 

YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH

 

Year on Year Growth

31.03.2011

31.03.2012

31.03.2013

 

Rs. In Millions

Rs. In Millions

Rs. In Millions

Total Income

0.015

0.000

15.762

 

 

(100.000)

 

 

 

 

 

NET PROFIT MARGIN

 

Net Profit Margin

31.03.2011

31.03.2012

31.03.2013

 

Rs. In Millions

Rs. In Millions

Rs. In Millions

Total Income

0.015

0.000

15.762

Profit

(0.015)

0.000

(0.608)

 

(100.00%)

0.00

(3.86%)

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

 

CURRENT MATURITIES OF LONG TERM DEBT DETAILS NOT AVAILABLE

 

 

Sr. No.

Check List by Info Agents

Available in Report (Yes / No)

1]

Year of Establishment

Yes

2]

Locality of the firm

Yes

3]

Constitutions of the firm

Yes

4]

Premises details

No

5]

Type of Business

Yes

6]

Line of Business

Yes

7]

Promoter's background

No

8]

No. of employees

No

9]

Name of person contacted

No

10]

Designation of contact person

No

11]

Turnover of firm for last three years

Yes

12]

Profitability for last three years

Yes

13]

Reasons for variation <> 20%

-----------

14]

Estimation for coming financial year

No

15]

Capital in the business

Yes

16]

Details of sister concerns

Yes

17]

Major suppliers

No

18]

Major customers

No

19]

Payments terms

No

20]

Export / Import details (if applicable)

No

21]

Market information

----------

22]

Litigations that the firm / promoter involved in

----------

23]

Banking Details

No

24]

Banking facility details

Yes

25]

Conduct of the banking account

----------

26]

Buyer visit details

----------

27]

Financials, if provided

Yes

28]

Incorporation details, if applicable

Yes

29]

Last accounts filed at ROC

Yes

30]

Major Shareholders, if available

Yes

31]

Date of Birth of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

No

32]

PAN of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

No

33]

Voter ID No of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

No

34]

External Agency Rating, if available

Yes

 

 

UNSECURED LOANS:

 

Particulars

31.03.2013

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2012

Rs. In Millions

Long Term Borrowings

 

 

Other external commercial borrowings

1352.634

0.000

Other loans and advances

620.000

0.000

Total

1972.634

0.000

 

BACKGROUND OF THE COMPANY

 

The Company is a private limited Company incorporated on the August 24, 2007 under the Companies Act 1956 with the object of carrying on business of manufacturers of all types and kinds of cements ordinary, white, colored, Portland, Pozzolana Aluminum, Blast furnace, Silica, and all other varieties of cements, lime and limestone, clinkers and/or by-products thereof.

 

The Company is a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure Limited, a Company incorporated in India. To achieve this objective Company is setting up Integrated Cement unit at Maihar in Madhya Pradesh, Mukutban in Maharashtra, and Grinding Unit at Butibori in Maharashtra, Kundangunj in Uttar Pradesh and Blending unit at Gondavali in Madhya Pradesh. The Company has not yet started the Commercial operations.

 

 

BUSINESS OPERATIONS

 

During the year, the Company is setting up, 5 million tons per annum (MTPA) capacity cement plant at Maihar in Madhya Pradesh and another 5 MTPA cement plant at Mukatban in Maharashtra. Over the next five years, the Company aims to build up cement capacity of 20 MTPA.

 

 

INDEX OF CHARGE:

 

Sr. No.

Charge ID

Date of Charge Creation/Modification

Charge amount secured

Charge Holder

Address

Service Request Number (SRN)

1

10485395

25/02/2014

1,301,870,400.00

IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited

Asian Bldg., Ground Floor, 17, R. Kamani Marg, Ballard Estate, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400001, India

C00500413

2

10485396

25/02/2014

1,750,000,000.00

IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited

Asian Bldg., Ground Floor, 17, R. Kamani Marg, Ballard Estate, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400001, India

C00501643

3

10485397

25/02/2014

929,629,600.00

IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited

Asian Bldg., Ground Floor, 17, R. Kamani Marg, Ballard Estate, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400001, India

C00509554

4

10475010

26/12/2013

3,000,000,000.00

IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited

Asian Bldg., Ground Floor, 17, R. Kamani Marg, Ballard Estate, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400001, India

B94612553

5

10363024

25/02/2014 *

16,118,500,000.00

IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited

Asian Bldg., Ground Floor, 17, R. Kamani Marg, Ballard Estate, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400001, India

C00511139

*Date of modification Charges

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

·         Land

·         Building

·         Plant and Machinery

·         Computer

·         Vehicles

·         Furniture and Fixture

 

 

NEWS:

 

 

RELIANCE CEMENT COMPANY TARGETS RS.20000.000 MILLIONS TURNOVER IN FY15

 

KOLKATA: Reliance Cement Company, a part of the Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Infrastructure, is looking at a turnover of around Rs.20000.000 Millions in the current fiscal on the back of capacity expansion and entry into West Bengal. The company has made a foray into West Bengal, a market that has 14-million-tonnes per annum (mtpa) demand and potential to grow by 8 per cent in the coming years.


"We are targeting cement sales of 3.5 million tonnes and a revenue of rs18000.000 millions - Rs.20000.000 Millions this fiscal," Reliance Cement Director & CMO Atul Desai told PTI here. "We hope to cover entire West Bengal market by this year which is expanding by eight per cent per annum. We expect to sell 0.6 to 0.7 million tonnes cement in the state this year," Desai, who was here to launch Reliance Cement in the state, said.

 
Reliance Cement Head (East) Deepak Ranjan said the company is sourcing cement produced with a local partner in a Durgapur plant with a current capacity of 0.4 million tonnes.


"West Bengal is one of the largest cement consuming states in eastern India with total consumption of around 14 million tonnes per annum," he said hoping to garner a healthy market share in the region.


Reliance Cement is also planning to set up a 2.1 million tonnes cement grinding unit in Raghunathpur in Purulia. Desai said the company has 100 acres of land and was in the process of getting regulatory clearances for the project. Reliance Cement is marketing its products in states like Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.


The total capacity is 5.8 million tonnes including clinker capacity. Desai said the company has lined up cement plants in various locations to ramp up capacity and is also in various stages of getting limestone mining leases. "The group aims to expand cement capacity to 50 million tonnes over the next couple of years," he said. Reliance Cement said it would offer innovative customer initiative and on-site expert service in West Bengal.

 

 

RELIANCE CEMENT COMPANY FORAYS INTO WEST BENGAL, TO GROW BY 8 PER CENT IN THE COMING YEARS

 

NEW DELHI: Reliance Cement Company (RCC) has made a foray into West Bengal, a market that has 14-million-tonnes per annum (mtpa) demand and potential to grow by 8 per cent in the coming years.

 

"West Bengal is one of the largest cement consuming states in Eastern India with total consumption of around 14 million tons per annum," Reliance Cement Company CEO Arvind Pathak said in a statement. "With ever-increasing industrial activities, real estate, construction and infrastructure, in addition to the onset of various industrial zones being developed in West Bengal, the market is expected to grow at the rate of 8 per cent over the next few years," he added.

 

Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group firm RCC has 5.8 mtpa cement-making capacity now. It has a 2 mtpa plant in Uttar Pradesh, 3 mtpa unit in Madhya Pradesh and 0.5 mtpa in Maharashtra. It sells the building material in key cities of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. The company now plans to expand its presence in northern markets of India and Nepal.

 

RELIANCE CEMENT FORAYS INTO JHARKHAND

 

NEW DELHI: Reliance Cement Company, a division of Reliance Infrastructure, today said it would start sales in Jharkhand, the fourth state in the country where its products would be available.

"Reliance Cement Company Private Limited announced its entry into the Jharkhand market, thereby expanding its footprint in the domestic market," the company said in a statement.

 

"Jharkhand is one of the most important cement markets in eastern India. Demand in the state is expected to grow exponentially due to upcoming power and steel plants and other mineral-based industries," Arvind Pathak, Chief Executive Officer of Reliance Cement, said in the statement.

 

Reliance Cement already sells its products in cities of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

 

The company will also provide training to masons and contractors across Jharkhand, according to the statement.

Reliance Cement currently has a production capacity of 5.5 million tonnes per annum of the building material, with plants operational in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

 

It is building a 5 million tonne per annum cement plant in Maharashtra.

RELIANCE CEMENT TO COMMISSION MADHYA PRADESH PLANT IN OCTOBER 2013

 

India: Reliance Cement has said that it will commission its US$485m cement plant in Madhya Pradesh in October 2013. The company is due to complete the project in 22 months, five months ahead of its original schedule. The 5Mt/yr cement plant includes a 10MW waste heat recovery system. The plant is intended to target markets in central, eastern and northern India.

 

The Madhya Pradesh plant follows the company's 0.5Mt/yr cement plant in Butibori, Maharashtra that was launched in 2012.

 

US$100M RELIANCE CEMENT PLANT APPROVED FOR BENGAL

 

India: The state government of Bengal has approved a US$100m cement plant project by Reliance Cement that has been waiting for clearance since 2011, according to the Times of India. 100 acres of land near Durmut village in Raghunathpur, Western Bengal have been allocated to the project.

 

The project, Reliance's third cement plant, will have a production capacity of 3.5Mt/yr, comprising 1.75Mt/yr of Portland Pozzolana Cement and 1.75Mt/yr of Portland Slag Cement. Currently Reliance Cement operates two cement plants in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

 

 

RELIANCE CEMENT ASPIRES TO SHARE SPACE WITH HOLCIM, ULTRATECH

 

Reliance Group-owned Reliance Cement sprang a mild surprise when it announced it was using a contract manufacturer with capacity of about 0.5 million tonnes (mt) in Durgapur to herald its entry into the West Bengal cement market. The surprise is a conglomerate spanning telecommunications, power, infrastructure, etc, and aspiring to become a 50-mt cement producer using a mini plant, with an option to buy it. A company official, however, says at an appropriate time, the capacity of the Durgapur unit, fed with limestone from Reliance Cement quarries in Madhya Pradesh, will be raised to one mt.


Following the global merger of Holcim of Switzerland and French Lafarge, we are likely to see Holcim subsidiaries ACC and Ambuja, and Lafarge India combining about 80 mt of capacity under a single roof. Kumar Mangalam Birla has about 57 mt of capacity available with UltraTech and an additional 12.8 mt with Century, which he is inheriting from his grandfather, Basant Kumar Birla. The meteoric capacity rise of two of the country's cement leaders is largely through takeovers. Now, UltraTech is in the last lap of acquiring the Gujarat unit of Jaypee Cement at an enterprise value of Rs.38000.000 Millions.


By contrast, Reliance Cement's arrangement looks less than modest. The company had to make a start to turn a contender for a share of the 14-mt cement market in West Bengal, now largely a privy of ACC, Lafarge and Ambuja. Though overwhelming portions of the 352-mt Indian cement sector are with 'large' units, the cement space is still dotted with 'mini' plants that are finding it increasingly difficult to sell their products, perceived to be short on quality and packaging, due to the competition with branded cement.

 

STRIVING FOR A SHARE OF THE PIE

 

Following the merger of Holcim and Lafarge, we are likely to see ACC, Ambuja and LaFarge India combine about 80 mt of capacity under a single roof Reliance Cement is seeking to turn a contender for a share of the 14-mt cement market in West Bengal, now largely a privy of ACC, Lafarge and Ambuja

 

Reliance Cement is to build a 2.1-mt grinding unit at Purulia in West Bengal, for which it has acquired 100 acres

In the 3 years to 2013, India's cement consumption grew at an average annual rate of four per cent, in step with the economic slowdown


ACC was already a trusted brand. But the credit for giving a new twist to branding should go to Narotam Sekhsaria, former promoter of Ambuja Cements. Brand-building is an expensive and time-consuming proposition, beyond the contemplation of 'mini' plants. No wonder capacity use of the 'mini' sector is much below 50 per cent, and continuing to fall. The survival of these companies will depend on making cement for the biggies, on a contract basis. Such an arrangement is likely to help reduce distribution costs, which have emerged as a major cost element for the sector. The fact that Reliance Cement is stepping into the Durgapur unit marks the unfolding of a national strategy of similar drills across the country. The company is to build a 2.1-mt grinding unit at Purulia in West Bengal, for which it has acquired 100 acres. But the Purulia plant is commissioned, say, in two years, Reliance wants its brand to be established in the state.



Justifying its entry into West Bengal, a company official says he "expects the cement market here to grow at an annual rate of eight per cent through the next few years." Generally, housing accounts for 67 per cent of cement use, followed by 13 per cent for infrastructure, 11 per cent for commercial construction and nine per cent for industrial construction. Unfortunately, except for some briskness in residential construction, the three-year-old Mamata Banerjee government is yet to find traction in industry and infrastructure development. More, in the three years to 2013, India's cement consumption grew at an average annual rate of four per cent, in step with the economic slowdown. This stands in contrast to the golden period of 2008-09, when cement use grew at a compounded annual rate of eight per cent. Industry officials are hoping the Modi government will break policy logjam and flag many stalled infrastructure projects. This will translate into higher capacity use, demand rise and better prices for cement. Currently, the sector is using less than 75 per cent of its capacity. Hopefully, rural demand for cement will remain intact even if the monsoon is below-average.



Whatever the current problems, long-term prospects for the cement sector are considered encouraging. Indian per capita cement consumption is only 200 kg, compared with the global average of 500 kg. Huge infrastructure and housing deficit remains to be addressed, for which large new cement capacity has to be created. A Planning Commission working group on cement has fixed a production target of 407 mt for 2016-17, the terminal year of the 12th Plan. The way the country muddled through the second term of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, however, made all such projections go haywire. At the same time, encouraged by the good work during the first term of the UPA government, the cement sector made investments to build 90 mt of new capacity.

Economic progress decides the demand for cement. But this varies from state to state, depending on the levels of infrastructure development and new industries. Reliance Cement has set foot in West Bengal as part of its grand strategy to become a 50 mt producer, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Holcim and UltraTech. Raising capacity from about six mt to 50 mt is a challenging proposition. Acquiring limestone deposits and being allocated coal blocks are highly time-consuming. Therefore, should Reliance not go for some big-ticket acquisitions to reach the targeted capacity? Burdened with high debt, a number of cement mills in the capacity range of one mt to five mt remain takeover targets

 

RELIANCE CEMENT TAKES CONTROL OF WEST BENGAL PLANT

The facility, located at Durgapur, can produce up to half-a-million tonnes of cement a year


Kolkata: Reliance Cement Company Private Limited has taken indirect control of a small limestone grinding unit in West Bengal for an undisclosed price. The facility, located at Durgapur, 180km from Kolkata, can produce up to half-a-million tonnes (mt) of cement a year. Reliance Cement, which is part of Anil Ambani’s Reliance group, proposes to raise the annual production capacity of the yet-to-be acquired unit—Ma Chandi Durga Cement Private Limited —to 1 mt. For now, it is to be used as a contract manufacturing facility, run by its founders—the Kolkata-based Kedia family. The Kedias couldn’t immediately be contacted for comment. The Reliance group has an irrevocable right to gain control of Ma Chandi Durga Cement whenever it wishes to exercise it, according to Atul Desai, a director and chief marketing officer at Reliance Cement. He, however, refused to specify when his company could take direct control of the limestone grinding unit. Reliance Cement will supply limestone to the Durgapur factory from its mines in Madhya Pradesh. The deal with the Kedias, concluded in February and announced at a press conference in Kolkata on Wednesday, is the first acquisition of sorts by Reliance Cement.
“It’s a one-year old plant built with inputs from Holtec, so it meets our quality standards,” Desai said, referring to one of the leading consultants to the cement industry—Holtec Consulting Private Limited Reliance Cement will use the Durgapur factory to set foot in West Bengal, where, subject to clearances, it proposes to build a 2.1 mt plant in Purulia district. It has already got possession of a 100-acre plot for the proposed unit. The enterprise value of the Durgapur unit is estimated at Rs.60-70 crore, according to an industry expert. To set up a half-a-million tonne unit will cost around Rs.100 crore, this person said, asking not to be named. There are bottlenecks and the Durgapur unit may not be running at its peak capacity as of now, he added. There are many small units across the country willing to get into contract manufacturing arrangements because their owners do not have the resources to create their own brands, but very few meet Reliance Cement’s standards, Desai said. As a strategy, the company wants to cut distribution cost, so wants control of small grinding units across India.



MEDIA RELEASE

 

RELIANCE CEMENT ANNOUNCES FORAY INTO UTTAR PRADESH

 

SETS UP STRONG CHANNEL NETWORK TO SERVICE UTTAR PRADESH MARKET

 

RELIANCE CEMENT PLANS TO LAUNCH ON-SITE EXPERT

 

SERVICE TO ASSIST CONSUMERS IN HOME-BUILDING

 

RELIANCE CEMENT’S 5 MTPA PLANT IN MADHYA PRADESH COMMISSIONED

 

5 MTPA PLANT IN MAHARASHTRA UNDER EXECUTION

 

Lucknow, March 8, 2014: Reliance Cement Company Private Limited (RCC) today announced its entry in to the Uttar Pradesh market, thereby expanding its footprint in the domestic market in line with its vision to be a part of the Indian infrastructure development story.

 

Commenting on the developments, Arvind Pathak, CEO Reliance Cement, said, “Uttar Pradesh is one of the largest cement consuming states in the country with total consumption of around 26 million tons per annum. With the ever increasing industrial activities, real-estate, construction and infrastructure, in addition to the onset of various Special Economic Zones (SEZs) being developed in Uttar Pradesh the market is expected to grow at the rate of 6% over the next few years. Reliance Cement is well positioned and equipped to fulfil the gap in demand and supply.” 

 

Reliance Cement already sells in the key cities of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh where it has established itself to become the most favoured brand. 

 

Reliance Cement delivers NEXTGEN experience to its customers in terms of customer service. Company is also planning to launch its innovative customer initiative “On-site Expert Service” in Uttar Pradesh soon. The initiative will provide an array of services, ranging from expert engineer’s advice to on-site concrete testing services, to assist people in building their home. 

 

Reliance Cement is superior in quality and has new age technology and unique features which allow consumers to build long lasting structures in the quickest possible construction time. The state-of-the-art ultramodern packaging also ensures zero loss to end consumers. The product is also recommended as an alternative to Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) 43 and (OPC) 53 grades.

 

Reliance Cement is manufactured in hi-tech plants equipped with robotic quality control labs that ensure consistent quality not just across different bags of cement but right down to consistency in the quality of each and every grain of Reliance cement.

 

Some of the unique features of Reliance Cement are:

 

UPSD TECHNOLOGY: STRONGER BUILDINGS: Reliance Cement introduces Uniform Particle Size Distribution (UPSD) technology that produces cement with a high fineness and rapid setting property.

 

FASTER CONSTRUCTION: BUILDS HOMES FASTER: During construction, cement setting-time is usually the main cause of delay. Reliance Cement sets faster than other cements and gives more strength at the same time.  

 

ROBOTIC QUALITY CONTROL: Reliance Cement is manufactured with state of the art hitech plants equipped with robotic quality control labs which ensure consistent quality not just across different bags/batches of cement but right down to consistency in the quality of each and every grain of Reliance cement.  

 

PERFECT PACKAGING: Factory sealed Laminated poly propylene bags (LPP)

1.       Tamper Proof - Assured 50 Kg quantity and No possibility of adulteration 

2.       Weather and moisture resistant - More shelf life & Fresh Cement

3.       Dust free and clean Environment - Clean storage & Less dusting from bags

4.       Empty used bags may be re-used as curing sheets 

 

UNMATCHED BONDING STRENGTH: Reliance Cement is made using the revolutionary UPSD technology that ensures a uniform distribution of particle sizes of cement. This feature of Reliance Cement gives it unmatched bonding strength with the other construction materials i.e sand, aggregates and steel. 

 

ENVIORNMENTAL FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY:  90% transportation of raw material and product by rail and conveyor belt, thereby minimum vehicular pollution and traffic congestion on road network. Carbon Intensity of 540 kg CO2/ ton of cementitious product. Optimum Consumption of Electrical Energy. Optimum Consumption of Thermal Energy (<700 kcal/kg of clinker)

 

QR CODING ON EACH BAG: First time in Indian Cement Industry, every bag of reliance cement will have the QR code printed on it. Customer, using his smart phone, can scan this QR code for more information on the product features and more importantly Quality Assurance by Reliance Cement’s CEO.

 

Reliance Cement is country’s leading integrated cement producer with a total capacity of 5.5 million tonnes per annum. Its 2 MTPA plant in Uttar Pradesh, 3 MTPA plant in Madhya Pradesh and 0.5 MTPA plant in Butibori Maharashtra is now operational. All the manufacturing facilities of the company are state-of-the-art in terms of technology and scale, and also leverage best practices in logistics, distribution and last mile selling. 

 

After Uttar Pradesh, Company now has plans to expand its presence in the central, eastern and other northern markets of India.  

 Reliance Infrastructure Limited

 

Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra) is the largest infrastructure company developing projects, through various Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), in several high growth areas in the Infrastructure sector i.e. Roads, Metro Rail, Cement and Airports.

 

The Company is also the leading utility company having presence across the value chain of power businesses i.e. Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Trading of power.

 

The SPVs are inter alia developing a metro rail project in Mumbai; eleven road projects with total length of 1,000 kms; operating and developing two cement plants of capacity of five million tonnes each per year in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.

 

RInfra along with its wholly owned subsidiary generates over 940 MW of power through its five power stations; distributes power to 62.0 lakh consumers in Mumbai and Delhi and is developing five transmission projects including the first Independent Private Transmission projects.

 

RInfra also provides Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) services for developing power and road projects.

 

Reliance Cement 

 

Reliance Cement Company Private Limited is operating and developing two cement plants of capacity of five million tonnes each per year at Maihar (District- Satna) in Madhya Pradesh and Mukatban (District-Yavatmal) Maharashtra  

 

The Company is currently producing 5.5 MTPA cement from Maihar in Madhya Pradesh,  Kundangunj in Uttar Pradesh and Butibori in Maharashtra. The product is available in select cities of Maharshtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. 

 

The 5 MTPA Maihar Project in Madhya Pradesh was commissioned five months ahead of schedule, setting up a new benchmark in terms of capex efficiency of nearly 25% lower than comparable recent transaction values. 

 

In line with its vision to set up cement plants across India, the Company has applied for various mining leases/prospecting licenses in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh and Rajasthan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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 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.60.16

UK Pound

1

Rs.102.23

Euro

1

Rs.80.04

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

HNA

 

 

Analysis Done by :

SUB

 

 

Report Prepared by :

VNT


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

4

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

5

--LEVERAGE

1~10

4

--RESERVES

1~10

5

--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

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

DEFAULTER

 

 

--RBI

YES/NO

NO

--EPF

YES/NO

NO

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

46

 

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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