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MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

488603

Report Date :

27.01.2018

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

POSCO MAHARASHTRA STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

1st Floor, Head Office, Plot No. C-1, Vile Bhagad Industrial Area, Mangaon – 402308, Maharashtra

Tel. No.:

91-2140-661000

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2016

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

12.03.2009

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-190873

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

INR 27006.415 Million

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U27100MH2009PTC190873

 

 

IEC No.:

0309054893

 

 

GSTIN/UIN:

Not Divulged

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

PNEP13810G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAECP9885H

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in manufacturing of cold rolled and galvanized steel. [Registered Activity]

 

 

No. of Employees :

Information denied by the management

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

(Mira Inform has adopted New Rating mechanism w.e.f. 23rd January 2017)

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

Credit Rating

Explanation

Rating Comments

A

Acceptable Risk

Business dealings permissible with moderate risk of default

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 30300000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

POSCO Maharashtra Steel Private Limited operates as subsidiary of POSCO Company Limited, South Korea. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is an established company having satisfactory track record.

 

POSCO is a multinational steel-making company. It has been considered the world’s largest steel manufacturing company.

 

As per Registrar of Companies the date of balance sheet (i.e. financial filed) is shown as 31.03.2017 but the documents related to the financial for the year 2017 are not available from any sources.

 

As per available financials of 2016, the company has registered huge accumulated losses which seems to be increasing during the year under a review.

 

However, capital base of the company is strong. The company also receives good financial and managerial support from its strong group.

 

It is also to be noted that “POSCO” has been ranked 208th with Global Fortune 500 companies.

 

Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payment terms are reported as slow but correct.

 

In view of strong holding support and “POSCO” established name in steel manufacturing, the company can be considered normal 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.

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2017)

Current Rating

(30.09.2017)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low Risk

 

A2

Moderately Low Risk

 

B1

Moderate Risk

 

B2

Moderately High Risk

 

C1

High Risk

 

C2

Very High Risk

 

D

 

 

EXTERNAL AGENCY RATING

 

Rating Agency Name

CRISIL

Rating

Long Term Rating= AA-

Rating Explanation

High degree of safety and very low credit risk.

Date

31.07.2017

 

 

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 31-03-2016.

 

BIFR (Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction) LISTING STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not listed as a Sick Unit in the publicly available BIFR (Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction) list as of 27.01.2018

 

IBBI (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India) LISTING STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not listed in the publicly available IBBI (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India) list as of report date.

 

INFORMATION DENIED

 

Management Non-Cooperative (91-2140-661000)

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/ Factory :

1st Floor, Head Office, Plot No. C-1 Vile Bhagad Industrial Area, Mangaon – 402308, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-2140-661000 / 1147

Mob. No.:

91-9960754911 [Mr. Dadasaheb]

Fax No.:

91-2140-661198

E-Mail :

james.lee@posco.net

rajsingh@posco.net

Website :

http://www.poscomaharashtra.com

 

 

Marketing Office :

706, World Trade Center - 1, Opposite Eon Free Zone, MIDC Knowledge Park, Kharadi, Pune – 411014, Maharashtra, India

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 31.03.2017

 

Name :

Gil Ho Bang

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

Tower - 5, Apartment No. 14B, Central Park - II, Sohna Road, Gurugram – 122002, Haryana, India

Date of Birth/Age :

13.07.1961

Qualification :

Graduate

Date of Appointment :

11.02.2016

PAN No.:

AKCPB1912A

DIN No.:

01657492

Other Directorship:

CIN/FCRN

Company Name

Begin Date

End Date

U27310MH2011FTC216653

Posco Electrical Steel India Private Limited

02/11/2016

-

 

 

Name :

AHN Gooyoung

Designation :

Whole-time Director

Address :

Flat No.502, 5th Floor, Building B, Water Edge Society, Vishal Nagar, Pimple Nilakh Pune 411027, Maharashtra, India 

Date of Birth/Age :

17.11.1967

Date of Appointment :

30.09.2017

DIN No.:

03505516

 

 

Name :

Guy Sam Hwang

Designation :

Additional Director

Address :

Plot No. C-1, Vile Bhagad MIDC Industrial Area Tal Mangaon, Raigad 402308, Maharashtra, India 

Date of Birth/Age :

10.09.1964

Date of Appointment :

30.09.2017

DIN No.:

07669694

 

 

Name :

Yang Su Yun

Designation :

Additional Director

Address :

Sangrok Tower 1602, 570 Gwangjang-dong Gwangjin-gu, Seoul NA KR, South Korea

Date of Birth/Age :

11.12.1963

Date of Appointment :

30.09.2017

DIN No.:

07729868

 

 

Name :

Keun Hak Lee

Designation :

Additional Director

Address :

C -4, 2nd Floor, Rear Portion Green Park Extension, New Delhi – 110016, India

Date of Birth/Age :

15.02.1965

Date of Appointment :

30.09.2017

DIN No.:

06746796

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mrs. Shital Nikhil Bachute

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

Building F, Flat 208, Vardhman Township, Sasane Nagar, Hadapsar, Pune 411028, Maharashtra, India

Date of Appointment :

30.09.2015

PAN No.:

BKCPP9629M

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

AS ON 31.03.2017

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

POSCO, Korea

 

361789958

Si Woo Lee

 

1

 

 

 

Total

 

361789959

 

Equity Share Break up (Percentage of Total Equity)

 

AS ON 29.09.2017

 

Category

Percentage

Promoters [Bodies corporate]

100.00

Total

100.00

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in manufacturing of cold rolled and galvanized steel. [Registered Activity]

 

 

Products / Services :

Name and Description of main products / services

ITC Code

Hot Rolled Steel Coil, Hot Rolled Steel Coil and Steel Angles

73045120

 

 

Brand Names :

Not Available

 

 

Agencies Held :

Not Available

 

 

Exports :

Not Divulged 

 

 

Imports :

Not Divulged 

 

 

Terms :

Not Divulged 

 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS – (NOT AVAILABLE)

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

Reference :

Not Divulged 

Name of the Person :

--

Contact No.:

--

Since How Long Known :

--

Maximum Limit Dealt :

--

Experience :

--

Remark :

--

 

 

Customers :

 

Reference :

Not Divulged 

Name of the Person :

--

Contact No.:

--

Since How Long Known :

--

Maximum Limit Dealt :

--

Experience :

--

Remark :

--

 

 

No. of Employees :

Information denied by the management

 

 

Bankers :

Banker Name :

Not Divulged 

Branch :

Not Divulged 

Person Name (With Designation) :

--

Contact Number :

--

Name of Account Holder :

--

Account Number :

--

Account Since (Date/Year of Account Opening) :

--

Average Balance Maintained :

--

Credit Facilities Enjoyed (CC/OD/Term Loan) :

--

Account Operation :

--

Remark :

--

 

 

Facilities :

SECURED LOANS

31.03.2016

INR In Million

31.03.2015

INR In Million

LONG TERM BORROWINGS

 

 

Foreign currency term loans from banks

22490.838

28307.447

 

 

 

Total

22490.838

28307.447

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

S R B C and Company LLP

Chartered Accountants

Address :

C-401, Fourth Floor, Panchshil Tech Park, Yerwada, Pune – 411006, Maharashtra, India

PAN No.:

ACHFS9117R

 

 

Memberships :

Not Available

 

 

Collaborators :

Not Available

 

 

Holding company :

·         POSCO Co. Limited, Korea

 

 

Fellow Subsidiary company:

·         POSCO-India Steel Distribution Center Private Limited [U51909PN2009PTC133416]

·         POSCO- India Pune Processing Center Private Limited

[U27107PN2005PTC021580]

·         POSCO Thailand Coated Steel Company Limited

·         POSCO South Asia Co. Limited

·         POSCO Japan Co. Limited

·         POSCO Investment Co. Limited

·         POSCO India Delhi Steel Processing Centre Private Limited

[U27310HR2007PTC041978]

·         POSCO India Chennai Steel Processing Centre Private Limited

[U27100HR2009PTC066154]

·         POSCO India Ahmedabad Steel Processing Center Private Limited

[U74140HR2015FTC066111]

·         POSCO ICT Co. Limited

·         POSCO Group University

·         POSCO Engineering and Construction India Private Limited

[U45200HR2007PTC036688]

·         POSCO Engineering & Construction Co. Limited

·         POSCO Electrical Steel India Private Limited [U27310MH2011FTC216653]

·         POSCO Daewoo India Private Limited [U74140DL2010PTC210552]

·         POS-Hyundai Steel Manufacturing India Private Limited

[U28999TN1997PTC038990]

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 29.09.2017

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

411000864

Equity Shares

INR 100/- each

INR 4110.009 Million

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

361789959

Equity Shares

INR 100/- each

INR 3617.900 Million

 

 

 

 

 

 

AS ON 31.03.2016

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

325000000

Equity Shares

INR 100/- each

INR 32500.000 Million

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

270064152

Equity Shares

INR 100/- each

INR 27006.415 Million

 

 

 

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in INR Million]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2016

31.03.2015

31.03.2014

I.              EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

 

 

 

(1)Shareholders' Funds

 

 

 

(a) Share Capital

27006.415

22354.871

15007.607

(b) Reserves & Surplus

(16404.782)

(12830.170)

(6131.791)

(c) Money received against share warrants

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

(2) Share Application money pending allotment

0.000

0.000

3682.399

Total Shareholders’ Funds (1) + (2)

10601.633

9524.701

12558.215

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Long-term borrowings

22490.838

28307.447

31442.352

(b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

0.000

0.000

0.000

(c) Other long term liabilities

0.000

0.000

0.000

(d) long-term provisions

14.776

11.538

16.313

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

22505.614

28318.985

31458.665

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

18718.483

15579.475

8489.723

(b) Trade payables

11822.547

16232.165

4156.073

(c) Other current liabilities

8295.590

5749.711

3555.274

(d) Short-term provisions

11.276

6.232

3.451

Total Current Liabilities (4)

38847.896

37567.583

16204.521

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

71955.143

75411.269

60221.401

 

 

 

 

II.            ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

44345.088

47204.204

10862.822

(ii) Intangible Assets

62.239

71.670

92.809

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

37.460

185.047

34493.654

(iv) Intangible assets under development

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Non-current Investments

0.000

0.000

0.000

(c) Deferred tax assets (net)

0.000

0.000

0.000

(d)  Long-term Loan and Advances

243.216

175.280

811.588

(e) Other Non-current assets

290.609

145.165

0.000

Total Non-Current Assets

44978.612

47781.366

46260.873

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Inventories

12725.402

14222.604

4785.310

(c) Trade receivables

6417.139

6848.035

3445.867

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

408.388

1440.705

3069.443

(e) Short-term loans and advances

4867.926

3696.669

1963.971

(f) Other current assets

2557.676

1421.890

695.937

Total Current Assets

26976.531

27629.903

13960.528

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

71955.143

75411.269

60221.401

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2016

31.03.2015

31.03.2014

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue from Operations

37953.076

25263.261

13156.535

 

 

Other Income

1551.907

1192.285

464.180

 

 

TOTAL                                    

39504.983

26455.546

13620.715

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of Materials Consumed

28868.273

27692.378

11374.342

 

 

Changes in inventories of finished goods, work-in-progress and Stock-in-Trade

1628.817

(3758.590)

362.394

 

 

Employees benefits expense

642.373

607.807

378.454

 

 

Other expenses

4352.727

3373.210

3505.259

 

 

TOTAL                                    

35492.190

27914.805

15620.449

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS) BEFORE INTEREST, TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION

4012.793

(1459.259)

(1999.734)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                                   

4456.877

3091.343

849.161

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS) BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION

(444.084)

(4550.602)

(2848.895)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                    

3130.528

2147.777

593.482

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS) BEFORE TAX

(3574.612)

(6698.379)

(3442.377)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                 

0.000

0.000

5.182

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS) AFTER TAX

(3574.612)

(6698.379)

(3447.559)

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings [FOB basis]

1927.023

1881.094

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

23737.996

29910.885

NA

 

 

Capital Goods

126.005

999.530

NA

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

23864.001

30910.415

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings/ (Loss) Per Share (INR)

(14.86)

(35.44)

(26.18)

 

 

CURRENT MATURITIES OF LONG TERM DEBT DETAILS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2016

31.03.2015

31.03.2014

Current Maturities of Long term debt

7509.018

4438.120

1718.854

Net Cash flow from (used in) Operations

124.695

(3323.806)

(2281.968)

Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities

119.459

(3341.423)

(16735.495)

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

EFFICIENCY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2016

31.03.2015

31.03.2014

Average Collection Days

(Sundry Debtors / Income * 365 Days)

61.71

98.94

95.60

 

 

 

 

Account Receivables Turnover

(Income / Sundry Debtors)

5.91

3.69

3.82

 

 

 

 

Average Payment Days

(Sundry Creditors / Purchases * 365 Days)

149.48

213.95

133.37

 

 

 

 

Inventory Turnover

(Operating Income / Inventories)

0.32

(0.10)

(0.42)

 

 

 

 

Asset Turnover

(Operating Income / Net Fixed Assets)

0.09

(0.03)

(0.04)

 

LEVERAGE RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2016

31.03.2015

31.03.2014

Debt Ratio

((Borrowing + Current Liabilities) / Total Assets)

0.96

0.93

0.82

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability / Networth)

4.60

5.07

3.32

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities to Networth

(Current Liabilities / Net Worth)

3.66

3.94

1.29

 

 

 

 

Fixed Assets to Networth

(Net Fixed Assets / Networth)

4.19

4.98

3.62

 

 

 

 

Interest Coverage Ratio

(PBIT / Financial Charges)

0.90

(0.47)

(2.35)

 

PROFITABILITY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2016

31.03.2015

31.03.2014

Net Profit Margin

((PAT / Sales) * 100)

%

(9.42)

(26.51)

(26.16)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

((PAT / Total Assets) * 100)

%

(4.97)

(8.88)

(5.72)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

((PAT / Networth) * 100)

%

(33.72)

(70.33)

(27.41)

 

SOLVENCY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2016

31.03.2015

31.03.2014

Current Ratio

(Current Assets / Current Liabilities)

0.69

0.74

0.86

 

 

 

 

Quick Ratio

((Current Assets – Inventories) / Current Liabilities)

0.37

0.36

0.57

 

 

 

 

G-Score Ratio Financial

(Networth / Total Assets)

0.15

0.13

0.21

 

 

 

 

G-Score Ratio Debt

(Debts / Equity Capital)

1.80

2.16

2.78

 

 

 

 

G-Score Ratio Liquidity

(Total Current Assets / Total Current Liabilities)

0.69

0.74

0.86

Total Liability = Short-term Debt + Long-term Debt + Current Maturities of Long-term debts

 


 

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

[all figures are in INR Million]

 

DEBT EQUITY RATIO

 

Particulars

31.03.2014

31.03.2015

31.03.2016

 

(INR In Million)

(INR In Million)

(INR In Million)

Share Capital

15007.607

22354.871

27006.415

Reserves & Surplus

(6131.791)

(12830.170)

(16404.782)

Share Application money pending allotment

3682.399

0.000

0.000

Net worth

12558.215

9524.701

10601.633

 

 

 

 

Long-term borrowings

31442.352

28307.447

22490.838

Short term borrowings

8489.723

15579.475

18718.483

Current maturities of long-term debts

1718.854

4438.120

7509.018

Total borrowings

41650.929

48325.042

48718.339

Debt/Equity ratio

3.317

5.074

4.595

 

 

 

YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH

 

Year on Year Growth

31.03.2014

31.03.2015

31.03.2016

 

(INR In Million)

(INR In Million)

(INR In Million)

Sales

13156.535

25263.261

37953.076

 

 

92.021

50.230

 

 

 

 

NET PROFIT MARGIN

 

Net Profit Margin

31.03.2014

31.03.2015

31.03.2016

 

(INR In Million)

(INR In Million)

(INR In Million)

Sales

13156.535

25263.261

37953.076

Profit/ (Loss)

(3447.559)

(6698.379)

(3574.612)

 

(26.20%)

(26.51%)

(9.42%)

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Sr. No.

Check list by info agents

Available in Report

(Yes/No)

1

Year of establishment

Yes

2

Constitution of the entity -Incorporation details

Yes

3

Locality of the entity

Yes

4

Premises details

No

5

Buyer visit details

--

6

Contact numbers

Yes

7

Name of the person contacted

No

8

Designation of contact person

No

9

Promoter’s background

Yes

10

Date of Birth of Proprietor / Partners / Directors

Yes

11

Pan Card No. of Proprietor / Partners

Yes

12

Voter Id Card No. of Proprietor / Partners

No

13

Type of business

Yes

14

Line of Business

Yes

15

Export/import details (if applicable)

No

16

No. of employees

No

17

Details of sister concerns

Yes

18

Major suppliers

No

19

Major customers

No

20

Banking Details

No

21

Banking facility details

Yes

22

Conduct of the banking account

--

23

Financials, if provided

Yes

24

Capital in the business

Yes

25

Last accounts filed at ROC, if applicable

No

26

Turnover of firm for last three years

Yes

27

Reasons for variation <> 20%

--

28

Estimation for coming financial year

No

29

Profitability for last three years

Yes

30

Major shareholders, if available

Yes

31

External Agency Rating, if available

Yes

32

Litigations that the firm/promoter involved in

--

33

Market information

--

34

Payments terms

No

35

Negative Reporting by Auditors in the Annual Report

No

 

 

NOTE: Registered Office of the company has been shifted from 1st Floor Head Office, Plot No. C-1 Vile Bhagad Industrial Area, Mangaon, Raigarh – 412107, Maharashtra, India to the present address w.e.f. 05.12.2011

 

INDEX OF CHARGES: NO CHARGES EXISTS FOR COMPANY

 

 

UNSECURED LOANS

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2016

INR In Million

31.03.2015

INR In Million

SHORT TERM BORROWINGS

 

 

Term loans from banks

220.938

0.000

Other loans and advances

18497.545

15579.475

 

 

 

Total

18718.483

15579.475

 

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

·         Land

·         Buildings

·         Plant and equipment

·         Factory equipments

·         Furniture and fixtures

·         Vehicles

·         Motor vehicles

·         Office equipment

·         Computer equipments

·         Computer software

 

 

PRESS RELEASES

 

ODISHA CANCELS LAND ALLOTMENT TO POSCO PROJECT

APRIL 29, 2017

 

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government today formally announced that it has cancelled the land allotted to South Korean steel major Posco for setting up a mega steel facility near Paradip.


"The state-owned Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) has informed Posco-India in a letter that the land allotted to it has been cancelled as the land was not utilised even three years after the allotment," Industries Minister Debi Prasad Mishra told reporters.


The minister said that Posco had also defaulted on land dues worth INR 540.000 Million for which IDCO held back transfer of balance land to the company.

 

Earlier, Posco had informed IDCO in a letter about its failure to start work on the proposed 12-mtpa steel plant project near Paradip and requested the Odisha government to take back the acquired land.


The development came a day after JSW chief Sajan Jindal met Odisha Chief Secretary A P Padhi and said that Posco's site could be a location for his company to set up a 10 mtpa greenfield steel mill.

 

In a letter to Posco India, IDCO said about its decision to cancel allotment of 1,880 acres of land handed over to the company for the steel project.

 

The state government had acquired 578 acres of non-forest land and 1,301 acres of forest land at Kujang and Erasama tehsil in Jagatsinghpur district for the purpose of setting up Posco project at an investment of INR 520000.000 Million.

 

Mishra said that the state industries department had acquired 2,700 acres of land for the Posco project. Out of which, 1,800 acre was handed over to the company while the remaining land was in the possession of the state government.

On June 22, 2005, Posco India had signed an MoU with the Odisha government to set up a 12 mtpa steel plant at an investment of INR 520000.000 Milnear Paradip. Though the tenure of the MoU ended in 2010, it was renewed.

 

 

ESSAR STEEL, POSCO SIGN PACT FOR SUPPLY OF FLAT STEEL PRODUCTS

MAY 04, 2017

 

NEW DELHI: Essar SteelBSE 0.41 % today said that it has entered into a strategic pact with Posco for supply of 1.1 million tonne flat steel products during the ongoing fiscal.

 

"Essar Steel has signed a strategic long-term MoU with Posco for supply 1.1 million tonne of flat steel products during the current financial year," the company said in a statement.

 

This is second year in a row that Essar Steel has signed such a contract. The contracted volume this year is higher by 30 per cent compared to last year.


The pact is in line with Essar Steel's strategy to lock-in a certain portion of its production through long-term arrangements.

 

In addition to Posco, Essar Steel has MoUs with customers from auto, infrastructure sector and has overseas customers as well. Further, almost two million tonnes of flat products is used by Essar Steel in its downstream units thereby limiting its products' availability in spot market.

 

Steel industry sources say, the quality of Essar Steel products is consistent and compares well with international products and hence many buyers prefer to have a long-term arrangements.

 

Their products also command premium in the market.


Commenting on the MoU, Essar Steel CEO and MD Dilip Oommen said, "Essar Steel's MoU with international player Posco revalidates our commitment to the 'perfect partnership'. The long-term arrangement helps us in better working capital management and manage finished goods inventory."


"Long-term arrangements reflects the confidence of our customers in the quality, reliability and service of our products," Oommen said.

 

Essar Steel has been ramping up production over the last two years. Last year, its production was up by 47 per cent at 5.6 million tonnes and its current year target is seven million tonnes.

 

 

 

POSCO CEO SAYS STEEL "PROTECTIONISM" BY US, OTHERS TO HURT EXPORTS: MEDIA

JUNE 24, 2016

 

SEOUL: Chief executive of POSCO, South Korea's top steelmaker, said "protectionism" by the United States and other countries could have an adverse impact on the company's exports, media reports showed on Friday.

 
The comments came after the United States slapped a series of anti-dumping duties on major steel-producing countries like China and South Korea. China's Commerce Ministry said on Thursday it was deeply concerned about protectionism in the US steel sector and urged the United States to strictly abide by World Trade Organization rule. 

 

"The emerging new trend is that some advanced countries are leaning towards protectionism, as the global economy is deteriorating," POSCO CEO Kwon Oh-joon was quoted as saying in a recent letter to employees, the reports showed. 

 

"Should trade regulations spread to POSCO's major markets such as Southeast Asia, our exports will suffer a major setback," he said in the letter. 

 

A POSCO spokesman declined to comment. 


He also said steel imports into South Korea as a result of a global steel glut poses another threat to POSCO. 

 

South Korea is the top market for Chinese steel, with exports reaching 12.98 million tonnes in 2014 and 13.5 million tonnes in 2015, based on data compiled by UK consultancy MEPS. 



INDIA URGES POSCO TO USE LOCAL RAW MATERIAL FOR AUTO STEEL PLANT

MAY 12, 2016

 

May 12 New Delhi urged South Korean steelmaker POSCO last month to buy local raw material for its automotive steel plant in western India, two government sources said, trying to cut imports and boost domestic production of high-value steel.

 

The steel ministry's request to POSCO came amid other efforts to safeguard local mills, including import taxes on steel products and a floor price on overseas purchases. New Delhi also initiated probes into the possible dumping of cheap steel into India by China, Japan and South Korea.

 

POSCO primarily produces high-tensile auto grade steel from its facility in Maharashtra state and has been importing most of the raw material - hot-rolled (HR) coils - from Korea, helped by a free trade agreement between New Delhi and Seoul.

 

But POSCO's costs rose after India imposed a "safeguard" import duty of up to 20 percent starting September last year.

 

POSCO told the steel ministry, according to a government draft agenda for a meeting on the issue that was seen by Reuters, that the raw material for their plant was not available in India and needed to be given an exemption from the taxes.

 

The steel ministry in an April meeting requested POSCO to use HR coils produced by Indian steel companies JSW Steel , Essar Steel and Tata Steel, two steel ministry officials said. The meeting was attended by executives of all of the companies.

 

Buying the raw material locally would keep POSCO out of the anti-dumping net and also help them secure raw material faster, one of the government sources said.

 

POSCO India could not be reached for immediate comment and a spokesman in Seoul said the company was already using Indian HR coils as part of efforts to diversify sourcing. He also denied that India's steel ministry had made any such request.

 

Indian steelmakers say their mills have the technology to produce the raw material POSCO needs and that they are willing to work with the Korean company to meet their requirements.

 

"It makes tremendous sense for a cold-roller or a downstream processing unit to have material close to domestic so that they can service the orders better, because of the better lead time," said Jayant Acharya, commercial and marketing director at JSW Steel. (Reporting by Sankalp Phartiyal; Additional reporting by Hyunjoo Jin in SEOUL; Editing by Tom Hogue)

 

 

POSCO SAYS CHINA STEEL PRICES TO STEADY; CAUTIOUS ON OVERSUPPLY

APR 21, 2016

 

SEOUL: South Korea's POSCO, the world's No.5 steelmaker, said China's steel prices were unlikely to extend their gains after a recent sharp rally, and cautioned that rising output in a world market flush with supplies could dampen any recovery. 


Steel prices in China have soared 60 percent so far in 2016, given a pick-up in seasonal demand after the Lunar New Year break and the shutdown of some plants in 2015 when prices plunged for a sixth year. But the rally is now prompting more output to come online in the top producing nation, leading to worries over the sustainability of the price trend.


At a conference call after POSCO reported a smaller-than-expected drop in its first-quarter operating profit, executive vice president, Son Chang-hwan, said: "Prices are unlikely to extend gains, but are expected to remain at the current levels should demand hold up and supply is well-controlled."


Currently there is a massive supply glut in the global steel market due to soaring cheap shipments from China as well from other countries, such as Japan and South Korea.


Recently, India's Tata Steel put its British operations up for sale, blaming the move that leaves thousands of jobs at risk on the flood of cheap Chinese supplies.


The United States and European Union have called for action to address this crippling overcapacity, after China and other major steel producers failed to agree on measures to tackle the industry crisis earlier in the week.

 

"Although China steel prices are rising, the market is in substantial oversupply. If output continues to rise, the market would deteriorate eventually," POSCO's Son said on Thursday.


As of now, however, POSCO is reaping the benefits of a "faster-than-expected" recovery in steel prices.

 

POSCO's first-quarter operating profit fell 10 percent to 659.8 billion won ($581.89 million) from a year ago, beating a consensus forecast for a drop to 611 billion won from 14 analysts compiled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. 

While revenue fell 18 percent to 12.46 trillion won in the quarter, net profit grew 5 percent to 352.5 billion won.

 

POSCO may cut its dividend this year to invest in future growth, senior executive vice president Choi Jeong-woo said. 

POSCO, which has been selling some of its affiliates under chairman Kwon Oh-joon amid the global steel sector crisis, said it expects to improve its finances by about 4 trillion won this year by restructuring some of its units and assets. 

POSCO shares ended up 3.8 percent at 248,500 won each, the highest closing price in about 11 months, prior to its earnings announcement, versus the wider market's 0.8 percent rise. POSCO shares have rallied 50 percent this year, fuelled by China's steel price gains. 

 

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.

 

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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

 

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            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                        None

 

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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 :

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CONTRAVENTION

 

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

 

Unit

INR

US Dollar

1

INR 63.50

UK Pound

1

INR 90.92

Euro

1

INR 79.07

 

 

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DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

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YES/NO

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--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

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Credit Rating

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A+

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A

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C

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High Risk

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