Provisions for claims including litigations are recognisedwhen the Company has a present obligation as a result ofpast events, in the year when it is established by way oforders of court or government notifications etc. that it isprobable that an outflow of resources will be required tosettle the obligations and the amount can be reasonablyestimated. The provision including any subsequentadjustments are accounted for in the same expenditureline item to which the claim pertains.
Contingent liability is disclosed for (i) Possible obligationswhich will be confirmed only by future events notwholly within the control of the Company or (ii) Presentobligations arising from past events where it is notprobable that an outflow of resources will be required tosettle the obligation or a reliable estimate of the amountof the obligation cannot be made. The Company does notrecognize a contingent liability but discloses its existencein the Financial Statements. Contingent assets are onlydisclosed when it is probable that the economic benefitswill flow to the entity.
The Company evaluates if an arrangement qualifies tobe a lease as per the requirements of Ind AS 116 andthis may require significant judgment. The Companyalso uses significant judgement in assessing the leaseterm (including anticipated renewals) and the applicablediscount rate.
The Company determines the lease term as the non¬cancellable period of a lease, together with both periodscovered by an option to extend or terminate the leaseif the Company is reasonably certain based on relevantfacts and circumstances that the option to extend orterminate will be exercised. If there is a change in facts
and circumstances, the expected lease term is revisedaccordingly.
The discount rate is generally based on the interest ratespecific to the lease being evaluated or if that cannot beeasily determined the incremental borrowing rate forsimilar term is used.
The Company has elected not to recognise right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases thathave a lease term of 12 months or less and leases of low-value assets. For the short term and low-value leases, theCompany recognizes the lease payments as an operatingexpense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The right-of-use assets are subsequently depreciated overthe shorter of the asset's useful life and the lease term ona straight-line basis. In addition, the right-of-use asset isreduced by impairment losses, if any.
The lease liability is initially measured at amortisedcost at the present value of the future lease payments.When a lease liability is remeasured, the correspondingadjustment of the lease liability is made to the carryingamount of the right-of-use asset, or is recorded in profitor loss if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset hasbeen reduced to zero.
The Company as a lessor
At the inception of the lease the Company classifies eachof its leases as either an operating lease or a finance lease.The Company recognises lease income as and when due asper terms of agreements. The respective leased assets areincluded in the financial statements based on their nature.
(s) Statement of Cashflows
Cash flows are reported using the indirect method,whereby profit for the period is adjusted for the effects oftransactions of a non-cash nature, any deferrals or accrualsof past or future operating cash receipts or payments anditem of income or expenses associated with investing orfinancing cash flows. The cashflows are segregated intoand presented as cashflows from operating, investing andfinancing activities.
(t) Segment reporting
Operating segments are reported in a manner consistentwith the internal reporting provided to the chief operatingdecision maker. The board of directors of the Companyhas been identified as being the chief operating decisionmaker by the Management of the company. The Businessactivity of the company majorly falls within one businesssegment viz "Chemicals".
(u) Accounting policies not specifically referred above areconsistent with generally accepted accounting practices.
3.1 Depreciation for the year 2024-25 includes H46.82 Lakhs (Previous year H46.99 Lakhs) as depreciation arising on revaluation ofFixed Assets.
3.2 Fixed Assets are stated at values determined by the valuer less depreciation. Capital Spares are transferred to capital work inprogress and are capitalised as and when issued. Direct costs are capitalised till the assets are available to use. These costsalso includes financing cost (including exchange rate fluctuations) relating to specific borrowing attributable to Fixed Assets.When an asset is scrapped or otherwise disposed off, the cost and related depreciation are taken out from books of accountsand resultant profit (including capital profit) or loss, if any, is reflected in Statement of Profit & Loss.
3.3 The Company has charged depreciation on fixed assets on straight-line basis (SLM) as per their useful life based on pastoperational experience as certified by the technical staff of the plant. Fixed Assets individually costing up to H5,000/- aredepreciated 100% in the year of purchase. The intangible assets are being amortised over a period of 5 years.
3.4 The Company had revalued its Fixed Assets (other than the100 TPD Membrane Cell Plant Power Line) as on 31st March, 2004on the basis of existing use value by an independent professional valuer. The revaluation of assets had been approved by theBoard of Directors in its meeting held on 27th October, 2005 and the revalued figures were incorporated in the accounts in thefinancial year 2005-06. Accordingly a sum of H6243.16 Lakhs being the surplus of the value of assets over the written downvalue, had been credited to the Revaluation Reserve.
3.5 The Company had revalued its 100 TPD Membrane Cell Plant Power Line as on 31st March, 2006 on the basis of existing usevalue by an independent professional valuer. The revaluation of the asset had been approved by the Board of Directors in its
meeting held on 29th October, 2007 and the revalued figure was incorporated in the accounts in the financial year 2007-08.Accordingly, a sum of H27.78 Lakhs being the surplus of the value of the asset over the written down value, had been creditedto the Revaluation Reserve.
3.6 The Company had revalued its Fixed Assets as on 31st March, 2009 on the basis of existing use value by an independentprofessional valuer. The revaluation of assets had been approved by the Board of Directors in its meeting held on 29thJanuary, 2010 and the revalued figures were incorporated in the accounts in the financial year 2009-10. Accordinglya sum of H4819.99 Lakhs being the surplus of the value of assets over the written down value, had been credited to theRevaluation Reserve.
3.7 Addition in leasehold land of H3.87 Lakhs and Leasehold - Buildings of H161.76 during the financial year 2023-24 represent thepresent value of right to use of assets of future lease rent calculated in accordance with Ind AS 116 and is being amortised onstraight line basis over the remaining term of the lease.
3.8 The company has not revalued its Property, Plant & Equipment during the current financial year.
3.9 The value of Property, Plant and Equipment also include the capitalized borrowing cost amounting to H Nil (Previous YearH298.16 Lakhs) during the period.
3.10 The life of Power Plant being second hand machineries with renovation activity has been taken at 22 years for depreciationpurposes. The depreciation has been charged at Straight Line Method basis.
The Company has acquired 49% equity stake in Flow Tech Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. (FTCPL) having principal place of business in Rajpura& Nangal, Punjab, India and has accounted for it at cost in line with Ind AS 28 equity method.
As per Share Purchase Agreement dated 14 July, 2021 read with Supplementary Share Purchase Agreement dated 29 September,2022 with M/s Flow Tech Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., the Company is to acquire 100% equity stake in M/s Flow Tech Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
The Company has acquired 49% equity stake as at 31.03.2025 after payment of H5299.81 Lakhs. The valuation of investment as31.03.2025 is done by registered valuer based on estimated profits of the Company. These Financial estimates of the Investeecompany have been approved by the Board of Directors in their meeting held on 20th May 2025. The Statutory Auditor (appointedfor special purpose) of Investee company, have certified these estimates and reasonableness, fairness and consistency ofassumptions followed for preparation of these estimates for the next five financial year. Accordingly, an Auditor Report as perStandard of Assurance Engagement [ SAE 3400, issued by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India] was issued by said Auditor.As per the Valuation Report issued by the registered valuer based on these estimates duly approved by Board of Directors andcertified by Statutory Auditor (appointed as Special Auditor), the valuation on investment in the current financial year exceeds itscarrying value, resulting in no impairment provision being provided.
The Company has relied on the Auditor Report issued by the Statutory Auditor (appointed as Special Auditor) of Investee companyand valuation report of registered valuer appointed by the company for this valuation purpose. Since no impairment provision hasbeen deemed necessary based on the current valuation, future Changes in Market conditions, expectations in terms of chlorineconsumption, or other relevant factor could impact the carrying value of the investment. Therefore, Company shall continue tomonitor the investment's performance and reassess its valuation regularly to ensure that it remains reflective of its fair value inaccordance with applicable accounting standards.
is determined by reference to the market yields at the Balance Sheet date on Government Bonds. Actuarial gains and lossesare recognised immediately in the Statement of Profit & Loss as income or expense and other comprehensive income as perInd-AS 19. Present value of Defined Benefit Obligation is calculated by projecting salaries, exits due to death, resignation andother decrements, if any, and benefit payments made during each month till the time of retirement of each active member usingassumed rates of salary escalation, mortality & employee turnover rates. The expected benefit payments are then discounted backfrom the expected future date of payment to the date of valuation using the assumed discount rate.
20.1 Cash Credit Limits from HDFC Bank Limited, AU Small Finance Bank Limited and Punjab National Bank are / will be securedby (i) first Pari passu charge by way of hypothecation on present and future current assets of the Company, (ii) First Chargeon Plant and machinery of (a) Caustic Soda Plant Capacity Expansion Project in case of AU Small Finance Bank Limited, (b)SBP Plant and Flaker Plant in case of HDFC Bank limited and (c) Aluminum Chloride Plant in case of Punjab National Bank, (iii)First Charge on Pari-passu basis on existing immovable properties situated at Naya Nangal, Distt. Ropar (Punjab), (iv) PersonalGuarantees of Chairman and Managing Director and (v) First Pari-passu Charge under Joint Negative Lien in case of AU SmallFinance Bank Limited on the immovable property situated in Sector 31-A, Chandigarh.
24.1 The Company's liabilities towards leave encashment and gratuity are determined by an independent actuary, using theProjected Unit Credit Method. Obligation is measured at the present value of estimated future cash flows using a discountedrate that is determined by reference to the market yields at the Balance Sheet date on Government Bonds. Actuarial gainsand losses are recognised immediately in the Statement of Profit & Loss as income or expense and other comprehensiveincome as per Ind-AS 19. Present value of Defined Benefit Obligation is calculated by projecting salaries, exits due to death,resignation and other decrements, if any, and benefit payments made during each month till the time of retirement ofeach active member using assumed rates of salary escalation, mortality & employee turnover rates. The expected benefitpayments are then discounted back from the expected future date of payment to the date of valuation using the assumeddiscount rate.
25.1 Continuity Bond amounting to H379.70 Crores (Previous year - H363.41 Crores) was executed in favour of custom authoritiesagainst which request for cancellation of the bonds had been submitted and acknowledgement of the same has beenreceived from Custom Authorities.
25.2 Pending resolution of the respective proceedings, it is not practicable for the company to estimate the timings of cashoutflows, if any, in respect of the above as it is determinable only on receipt of judgements/decisions pending with variousforums/authorities.
25.3The company has reviewed all its pending litigations and proceedings and has adequately provided for where provisions arerequired and disclosed as contingent liabilities where applicable, in its standalone financial statements. The company doesnot expect the outcome of these proceedings to have a materially adverse effect on its financial position.
26.2The Company classifies the right to consideration in exchange for deliverables as receivable. A receivable is a rightto consideration that is unconditional upon passage of time. Revenue is recognized as and when the related goods aredelivered to the customer. Trade receivable are presented net of impairment in the Balance Sheet.
The Contract liability outstanding at the beginning of the year was H179.14 Lakhs (Previous year H209.65 Lakhs), out of whichH131.20 Lakhs (Previous year 116.64 Lakhs) has been recognised as revenue during the year ended 31st March 2025.
Revenues arising from sales to the company's single large customer is H6217.33 Lakhs (Previous Year H5377.58 Lakhs). Revenuefrom second largest customer which also contributed more than 10% of revenue was H5516.22 Lakhs. (Previous Year H4939.76Lakhs). No other single customers contributed 10% or more to the Company's revenue during the current year. However, revenuefrom third largest customer who contributed more than 10% of revenue was H4844.68 Lakhs during previous financial year.
The Company is having payment of gratuity plan through gratuity trust.. The benefit vests upon completion of five years ofcontinuous service and once vested it is payable to employees on retirement or on termination of employment. In case of deathwhile in service, the gratuity is payable irrespective of vesting. The Company makes annual contribution to the group gratuityscheme administered by the Life Insurance Corporation of India through its Gratuity Trust Fund.
The plan liabilities are calculated using a discount rate set with references to government bond yields; if plan assets underperformcompared to this yield, this will create or increase a deficit. The defined benefit plans may hold equity type assets, which may carryvolatility and associated risk.
A decrease in government bond yields will increase plan liabilities, although this is expected to be partially offset by an increasein the value of the plans' investment in debt instruments.
The present value of some of the defined benefit plan obligations are calculated with reference to the future salaries of planparticipants. As such, an increase in the salary of the plan participants will increase the plan's liability. The post retirement benefitobligation is sensitive to inflation and accordingly, an increase in inflation rate would increase the plan's liability.
The present value of defined benefit plan obligation is calculated by reference to the best estimate of the mortality of planparticipants, both during and after the employment. An increase in the life expectancy of the plan participants will increase theplan's liability.
Corporate Social Responsibility: In accordance with section 135 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, a Company, meeting the CorporateSocial Responsibility (CSR) applicability criteria, needs to spend in every financial year, at least 2% of its average net profits madeduring the three immediately preceding financial years in pursuance of its CSR Policy. Since the company do not meets the CSRapplicability criteria mentioned under section 135(1) and accordingly no requirement to spend minimum 2% of its average netprofits during the FY 2024-25. However, the company during the year FY 2024-25 has voluntarily spent CSR amount of H34.41Lakhs on routine CSR activities which will be set off during next financial years in pursuance of CSR Rules.
A total of 2416 chlorine tonners (including rented tonners) were in circulation with various customers as returnable empties ason 31.03.2025.
a) The Company does not have any Benami property, where any proceeding has been initiated or pending against the Company
for holding any Benami property.
b) The Company has not been declared wilful defaulter by any bank or financial institution.
c) The company has not revalued its property, plant and equipment (including right-of-use assets) or intangible assets or both
during the current or previous year.
d) All the title deeds of Immovable Properties are held in the name of the company except leased properties.
e) The company do not have any charges or satisfaction which is yet to be registered with ROC beyond the statutory period.
f) The company has not granted any loans or advances in the nature of loans to promoters, directors, key managerial personnel
and the related parties either severally or jointly with any other person, that are:
(a) repayable on demand; or
(b) without specifying any terms or period of repayment,"
g) Compliance with number of layers of companies: This is not applicable
No funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources orkind of funds) by the company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (intermediaries) with theunderstanding whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the intermediary shall lend or invest in party identified by oron behalf of the company (ultimate beneficiaries). The company has not received any fund from any party(s) (funding party)with the understanding whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identify by on or behalf of thecompany (ultimate beneficiaries) or provide any guarantee , security or the like on behalf of ultimate beneficiaries.
The following table depicts the details of balances outstanding in respect of transactions undertaken with a company struck-off under section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013:
Financial guarantees: The Company is exposed to credit risk in relation to guarantees given to bank. The company's maximumexposure in this regard is H2.95 Crores, which is the maximum amount company would have to pay if the guarantee is called upon.Further the company has given bond of H379.70 Crores to Custom Authorities against which the liability of custom duty has sincebeen paid. The continuity bond after cancellation is awaited from Custom Authorities.
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet itscontractual obligations, and arises principally from the company's receivables from customer and investment securities. Creditrisk arises from cash held with banks and financial institutions, as well as credit exposure to clients, including outstanding accountreceivables. The maximum exposure to credit risk is equal to the carrying value of the financial assets. The company assesses thecredit quality of the counterparties, taking into account their financial position, past experience and other factors.
The company's exposure to credit risk is influenced mainly by the individual characteristics of each customer. The demographicsof the customer, including the default risk of the industry and country in which the customer operates also has influence on creditrisk assessment. The company has taken dealer securities which are considered in determination of expected carried losses, whereapplicable. The company makes an allowance for doubtful trade receivable using the simplified approach for expected credit lossand by continuously monitoring the recoverability of receivable balances.
The company limits its exposure to credit risk by generally investing in liquid securities and only with counter parties that have agood credit rating. The company does not expect any loses from non-performance by these counterparties, and does not have anysignificant concentration of exposures to specific industry sectors.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they become due. The companymanages its liquidity risk by ensuring, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due.Also the company is utilising cash credit limits (Fund Based and Non Fund Based) of H75 Crore sanctioned by banks from time totime as and when required.
The Company's policy is to maintain a strong capital base so as to maintain investors, creditors and market confidence and tosustain future development of the business. The Company determines the amount of capital required on the basis of annualbusiness plan coupled with long-term and short-term strategic investment and expansion plans. The funding needs are metthrough equity, cash generated from operations, long-term and short-term bank borrowings. The Company reviews the capitalstructure of the company on a regular basis and uses debt equity ratio to monitor the same.
The Code on Social Security, 2020 (the Code) has been enacted, which would impact the contributions by the Company towardsProvident Fund and Gratuity. The effective date from which the changes are applicable is yet to be notified. The Ministry of Labourand Employment (the Ministry) has released draft rules for the Code on November 13, 2020. The Company will complete itsevaluation and will give appropriate impact in its financial statements in the period in which the Code becomes effective and therelated rules are published.
The company has disclosed financial instruments such as cash and cash equivalents, other bank balances, trade receivables, loans,other financial assets, borrowings, trade payables and other financial liabilities at carrying value because their carrying amountsare a reasonable approximation of the fair values due to their short term nature.
The business activity of the company falls within one broad business segment viz. "Chemicals". Hence, the disclosure requirementof Ind AS 108 of 'Segment Reporting' is not considered applicable.
As at 31 March 2025, the Company's current liabilities exceed its current assets by H9313.66 Lakhs. During the year, the Companyhas generated positive cashflows from operations amounting to H6443.35 Lakhs. Current liabilities as at 31 March 2025 includeoutstanding short-term loans (excluding current maturities of long term loans) of H6004.65 Lakhs. As per the estimated projections,the Company expects to generate positive cashflows from its operations in the foreseeable future. Considering the above, theCompany is of the view that it will be able to meet its obligations, as and when due, for a period of at least 12 months fromthe balance sheet date. Therefore, the management believes that the use of going concern assumption in preparation of thesefinancial statements is appropriate.
a) To make the financial statements more relevant and provide appropriate information to the users, the corresponding figuresof the previous year have been re-grouped/reclassified in following cases:
i) "Labour Charges" amounting to H497.37 Lakhs was shown under "Other Expenses" (Note No. 32) in previous year,however the same has been reclassified under head "Employee Benefits Expenses" (Note No. 30)."
b) The figures have been rounded off to the nearest HLakhs.
The Board of Directors of the Company, duly taking into account all the relevant disclosures made, has approved these standalonefinancial statements in its meeting held on May 30, 2025.
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