Your Directors are pleased to present the eighteenth (18th) AnnualReport on the business and operations of the Company along withthe Standalone and Consolidated Audited Financial Statements ofthe Company for the Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2025.
Your Company is a research and development ("R&D") drivenmanufacturer of speciality chemicals focused towards thedevelopment and manufacturing of advanced pharmaceuticalintermediates ("Pharma Intermediates") for regulated andgeneric active pharmaceutical ingredients ("APIs") andchemicals for New Chemical Entities ("NCE"), and other
specialty chemicals including parabens and parabenformulations, methyl salicylate, semiconductor chemicals,battery chemicals and niche key starting materials ("KSM") forcosmetics, fine chemicals and agrochemical industries.
Recently your Company has successfully completed, rebrandingand name change activity with required approvals obtainedfrom members and Regulators like Ministry of Corporate affairs,Stock Exchanges and others. The objective of rebranding isto help eliminate any potential confusion among stakeholdersand establish a unique, globally recognizable identity, thuspresenting an opportunity to realign and clearly articulate yourcompany's evolving vision, mission, and strategic objectives.
The Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) notifiedunder section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act"), read with Rule 7 of the (Companies Accounts) Rules, 2014.
The standalone and consolidated financial performance of the Company, for the Financial Year ended on March 31, 2025 aresummarized below:
.
Standalone
Consolidated
F.Y.2024-25
F.Y.2023-24
Revenue from Operations
9,898.35
6,875.83
10,068.75
7174.74
Other Income
183.36
137.86
169.29
74.91
Total Revenue
10,081.71
7013.69
10,238.04
7249.65
Total Expenses
7945.95
6005.05
8,076.42
6109.80
Exceptional Items
-
(317.54)
(320.84)
Profit/Loss before Tax
2,135.76
691.10
2,161.62
819.01
Provision for Tax:
Current tax
469.71
209.13
491.89
290.15
Deferred tax
70.58
45.12
65.56
41.78
Profit/ Loss after Tax
1,595.47
436.85
1,604.17
487.08
Other comprehensive Income /Loss
(a) Remeasurement of defined employee benefit plans
(1.46)
(1.23)
(1.75)
(0.67)
(b) Tax impact on items that will not be reclassified toprofit or loss
0.37
0.31
0.17
(c) Items that will be reclassified to profit or loss Exchangedifferences on translation of financial statements offoreign operations, net
(71.74)
Total comprehensive income for the year
1,594.38
435.93
1,602.79
414.84
Earnings per equity share (face value of Rs. 5 each)
1. Basic (Rs.)
19.91
5.96
19.81
5.83
2. Diluted (Rs.)
5.95
* Exceptional item include full impairment of investment in the joint venture Ami Onco Theranostics LLC
The Board of Directors of Company reviews the affairs of its subsidiary companies regularly. In accordance with the provisions of Section129(3) & Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act"), read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and other relevantprovisions of the Act and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing Regulations"), asamended the Company has prepared Consolidated Financial Statements including requisite details of its subsidiaries and joint venture.
For FY 2024-25, in line with the Dividend Distribution Policyof the Company the Board of Directors have recommended adividend of Rs. 1.50/- per share of face value Rs. 5/- each at therate of 30% on the ordinary shares of the Company. If declaredat the ensuing 18th Annual General Meeting ('AGM'), the totaldividend outgo during FY 2025-26 would amount to 122.80million (Previous year: 122.78 million). The proposed dividend issubject to approval of shareholders in the ensuing Annual GeneralMeeting of the Company. The dividend would be payable to allshareholders whose names appear in the Register of Members andthe list of beneficial owners furnished by the National SecuritiesDepository Limited and the Central Depository Services (India)Limited as on the Record date i.e. September 18, 2025. FinalDividend once approved by members shall be disbursed within30 days of the approval and the date of disbursement shall becommunicated in advance to the Stock Exchanges, BSE Limitedand National Stock Exchange of India Limited.
In terms of regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("the ListingRegulations") the Company has formulated a Dividend DistributionPolicy and is uploaded on Company's website and the link forthe same is https://www.acutaas.com/static/uploadfiles/downloads/download 8312.pdf?20250808092427
In terms of the provisions of Investor Education and Protection Fund(Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 / InvestorEducation and Protection Fund (Awareness and Protection ofInvestors) Rules, 2001, there was no unpaid / unclaimed dividendsto be transferred during the Financial Year under review to theInvestor Education and Protection Fund. The list of shareholderswhose dividend has remained unclaimed /unpaid during theprevious three years of dividend declared has been uploaded onthe website of the Company at https://www.acutaas.com/unpaid-dividend-status.html
During the financial year under review, there has been no changein the nature of business of the Company. Company continues tooperate in the segment of Custom synthesis and manufacturing ofSpeciality Chemicals having application in Pharmaceuticals APIand others speciality chemicals industries such as cosmetics, finechemicals, agrochemical industries, semiconductor and batterychemicals. As part of endeavour to expand capabilities, during theFY 2024-25 your Company raised funds amounting to Rs. 5,000million for the purpose of growth and expansion of the electrolytesadditives projects, solar power projects and to repay debt.
During the financial year under review, your Company has nottransferred any amount to General Reserve.
To align with the rebranding strategy of the holding company "AcutaasChemicals Limited", Company's wholly owned subsidiaries havealso undergone name change from "Baba Advance Materials Limited"to "Acutaas Advance Material Limited" w.e.f July 17 2025 and"Ami Organics Electrolytes Private Limited" to "Acutaas ChemicalsElectrolytes Private Limited" w.e.f July 28, 2025.
During the FY 2024-25, your company's subsidiary company -Acutaas Chemicals Electrolytes Private Limited (Formerly knownas Ami Organics Electrolytes Private Limited) incorporated a
new Wholly owned subsidiary company namely "Enchem AmiOrganics Private Limited". having certificate of incorporationdated June 6, 2024. Your Company has other subsidiariesnamely "Acutaas Advance Material Limited" (wholly ownedsubsidiary and formerly known as Baba Advance MaterialsLimited) and "Baba Fine Chemicals" (partnership firm). Pursuantto the provisions of Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013('the Act'), a statement containing salient features of the financialstatements of subsidiaries, joint venture and associate's companiesin Form AOC-1 is attached Annexure I to the Board Report.
The separate financial statements of the subsidiaries are available onthe website of the Company and can be accessed at www.acutaas.com at link : https://www.acutaas.com/financials-results.html
At present, none of the subsidiaries of the Company have beenidentified as material subsidiary in terms of the provisions ofRegulation 16(1 )(c) of the SEBI Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing Regulations").The Policy on Material Subsidiary has been posted on thewebsite of the Company at the following link: https://www.acutaas.com/static/uploadfiles/downloads/download 3264.pdf?20250808092824
The year was marked by continued global uncertainty, driven bygeopolitical shifts and evolving trade dynamics. These factorsinfluenced the chemicals industry, leading to fluctuations in rawmaterial costs and product pricing.
Pharmaceuticals remained your company's largest end-usesegment, with steady demand for intermediates and a rise inCMO/CDMO business. India's growing role as an alternativemanufacturing hub further strengthened your company's position.In battery chemicals, while EV demand moderated and capacityexpansions were delayed, increased focus on supply chaindiversification opened new opportunities, which your companyis well-placed to capture. The semiconductor sector showedmixed trends—strong growth in AI and data centre applicationscontrasted with weaker demand in legacy segments. Our strategicinitiatives in key Asian markets gained encouraging traction.
Despite macroeconomic headwinds, demand across yourcompany's focus industries remained resilient, and your companynavigated the year with agility and preparedness.
Coming to your Company's performance for the year FY 25marked a landmark year as your company crossed the milestone ofRs. 10,000 million revenue threshold on consolidated basis todeliver revenue from operations of INR 10,069 million which is40.3% growth over FY24. Advanced Pharmaceutical Intermediatesbusiness for the year grew by 50.4% to INR 8,540 million. This wasdriven by ramp of CDMO business as well as steady growth in corebusiness. The speciality chemical business grew by 2.2% on Y-o-Ybasis to reach at revenue of Rs. 1,529 million driven by stronggrowth in commodity chemicals which was offset by degrowth inBaba Fine Chemicals.
As your company crossed a big milestone in its journey and entera new phase of growth in FY25, the need for a distinct and future-ready brand identity became increasingly evident. The identitywhich shared vision to build a diversified specialty chemicalscompany, serving various industries such as pharmaceutical,semiconductor, battery chemicals, petroleum, agrochemicals,cosmetics and preservatives. To support this transformation, thestrategic decision to rename the company from "Ami Organics
Limited" to "Acutaas Chemicals Limited" was undertaken with thefull support of our valued members and stakeholders in 2025.
The Key business highlights during the financial year 2024-25 maybe summarised as under:
• Successfully concluded Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)inspection by Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency,Japan (PMDA) without any critical/major observation, and theagency has further issued Inspection Result Report declaringthe Sachin Facility as a Good Manufacturing Practices(GMP) compliant.
• Successfully raised Rs. 5000 million through QIP and Preferentialallotment to deleverage bank borrowings and support capex forelectrolytes and solar power project.
• Company successfully commissioned a 10.8 megawatt solarplant in Narmada district, Gujarat. This newly commissionedsolar plant is projected to deliver substantial annual cost savingsby meeting substantial electricity requirement of our company'sAnkleshwar and Jhagadia units in Gujarat. In addition to 10.8megawatt power plant another 5 megawatts solar powerproject in Bharuch district has been successfully commissionedrecently which will fulfil electricity need of Sachin unit, Gujarat.
• Company's Board has approved the capex for new pilot plantfacility at Sachin unit, Surat. The pilot plant will help expeditescaling up of new products as well as manufacturing of highpotent chemicals and the new products under CRAM's model.
• The state-of-the-art technology driven plant in AnkleshwarUnit with the total reactor capacity of 442 KL dedicated for themanufacture of advanced pharmaceutical intermediate businesswith state-of-the-art fully computerised Distributed ControlSystem (DCS) technology is now fully operational.
• Your company received the Gold Medal accreditation byEcoVadis in FY25. Despite being in the chemical manufacturingindustry, your Company remains committed on the ESG goal,propelled by an intensified focus on green chemistry and greeninitiatives. This commitment underscores our proactive approachto environmental responsibility and sustainability.
• During the year, your Company received process patents for itsone invention in the pharma intermediates business. Companynow boasts a robust portfolio of 10 (ten) process patents and 5(five) of our process patents have been published and we havefiled applications for seven more process patents (in respect ofintermediates used in the manufacture of generic API acrosstherapeutic segments)..
• Ongoing capital expenditure for electrolyte additives businessat Jhagadia site is on track which is scheduled to commenceproduction by the end of FY 26.
During the financial year of review i.e. FY 2024-25 your companycontinued its strong growth momentum by achieving revenue fromoperations of over Rs. 10,069 million, representing a growth of40.3% year-over-year when compared to last year revenue fromoperations of INR 7,175 million.
This was driven by robust growth in core Advance PharmaIntermediate business with 50.4% growth year-on-year, whereasspecialty chemical business grew by 2.2% on year-on-year basis.
Key financial highlights on consolidated results of our operationsas are under:
• Revenue from operations for FY25 grew by 40.3% YoY to Rs.10,069 million as compared to Rs. 7,175 million in FY 24.
• EBITDA for the FY 25 was Rs. 2321 million, up 80.6% Y-o-Y.
• Profit after tax for FY 25 was at Rs. 1,604 million, which wasalmost double when compared to Rs. 808 million, the adjustedPAT for the same period last year.
• Export for the year was at 74%, whereas domestic business wasat 26%.
During the year of review Acutaas Chemicals Electrolytes PrivateLimited (Formerly Ami Organics Electrolytes Private Limited )wholly owned subsidiary, earned total revenue from operationsamounting to Rs. 1.54 million while incurring losses amounting toRs. 14.65 million in FY25 as compared to nil revenue and loss ofRs. 4.46 million in the previous FY24. Company has commencedcommercial operations for electrolyte additives business, withfirm orders in hand, which is expected to start ramping up fromFY26 onwards.
Acutaas Advance Material Limited (Formerly Baba AdvanceMaterials Limited) was incorporated on September 13, 2023as wholly owned subsidiary of Acutaas Chemicals Limited.The Company's business operation is in progress and the totalrevenue from operations registered for the FY 25 was at Rs. 3million contributing net profit of Rs. 0.04 million as compared torevenue of Rs. 7.33 million and profit of of Rs. 1.51 million in theprevious FY24.
During the FY25 Baba Fine Chemicals registered a total incomeof Rs. 175.55 million as compared to Rs. 302.54 million in FY24whereas profit after tax registered to Rs. 37.87 million as comparedto 131.89 million during the corresponding period. The revenueof Baba Fine Chemicals registered a decline during the FY25on account of sluggish demand of its product from key supplier.However the firm is revamping its marketing strategies to promotethe products of Baba Fine Chemicals to other geographies anddevelop allied products in the niche photo resistant specialitychemicals space. The business will see steady organic growthin the coming years, as new clients for existing products in newgeographies or new products are onboarded.
The Company has adequate Internal Financial Controls Systemover financial reporting which ensures that all transactions areauthorised, recorded, and reported correctly in a timely manner.The Company's Internal Financial Controls over financial reportingprovides reasonable assurance over the integrity of financialstatements of the Company.
The Company has laid down standard operating procedures,policies and procedures to guide the operations of the business.Functional heads are responsible to ensure compliance with alllaws and regulations and also with the policies and procedures laiddown by the management. The Company tracks all amendments toAccounting Standards, the Companies Act and makes changes tothe underlying systems, processes and financial controls to ensureadherence to the same.
Your Company's Board of Directors as on April 16, 2025 approvedthe change in the name of the Company from "Ami OrganicsLimited" to "Acutaas Chemicals Limited" and the consequentalterations to the Memorandum of Association and the Articlesof Association of the Company. Members of the Company at theExtra-ordinary General Meeting No. 01/2025-26 held on May10, 2025 approved the change in the name of the company and
pursuant to the receipt of Fresh Certificate of Incorporation fromthe Registrar of Companies, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, name ofthe Company changed from "Ami Organics Limited" to "AcutaasChemicals Limited", with effect from May 15, 2025.
Your Company's Board of Directors upon the approval of the AuditCommittee, has approved the additional equity investment in itswholly owned subsidiary company, Acutaas Advance MaterialLimited (formerly known as Baba Advance Materials Limited)up to an amount not exceeding Rs 49.99 crores by subscribingto 30,48,780 equity shares of Rs 10/- each, at a premium ofRs. 154/- per share by way of rights issue of Acutaas AdvanceMaterial Limited and further investment not exceeding Rs. 150crores by way of loan or equity subscription or mix of both, in oneor more tranches in the wholly owned subsidiary of the Company,for the purpose of establishment of manufacturing facility in SouthKorea through joint venture company.
Save as mentioned elsewhere in this Report, no material changesand commitments affecting the financial position of the Companyhave occurred between the end of the financial year of theCompany on 31st March, 2025 and the date of this Report.
The Company has neither accepted nor renewed any depositsduring the year under review to which the provisions of theCompanies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules 2014 applies.
The Company has granted loan from internal accruals amountingto Rs. 5.75 million to its wholly owned subsidiary company,Acutaas Chemicals Electrolytes Private Limited and Rs. 7 millionloan to Acutaas Advance Material Limited to be used for theirbusiness purpose. Except this, there were no loans or guaranteesgiven by the Company under Section 1 86 of the Companies Act,2013 during the year under review. During the year Company hasnot made investment in share capital of its subsidiary companiesor any other company.
During the financial year of review, shareholders as on March 26,2025 approved the sub-division/ split of 1 (One) equity share of theCompany of the face value of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each fullypaid up, into 2 (Two) Equity Shares of the Company of face valueof Rs. 5/- (Rupees Five Only) each fully paid up and the consequentalteration in the Capital Clause (Clause V) to the Memorandum ofAssociation of the Company vide postal ballot notice dated February21, 2025 conducted through remote e-voting.
As on 31st March 2025, the authorized share capital of theCompany is Rs. 500 million comprising of 100 million equityshares of Rs. 5/- (Rupees Five only) each. The paid up Equity sharecapital of Company as on 31st March, 2025 is Rs. 40,93,44,610/-divided into 8,18,68,922 equity shares of Rs. 5/- (Rupees Fiveonly) each. The Company's equity shares are listed at BSE Limitedand the National Stock Exchange of India Limited. The listingfees of Stock Exchanges for the financial year 2025-26 has beenpaid. The stock code of the Company at BSE Limited is 543349and the Symbol at the National Stock Exchange of India Limitedis ACUTAAS.
Company has not bought back any of its securities during the
year under review.
Company has not issued any Sweat Equity Shares during theyear under review.
Company has not issued any bonus shares during the yearunder review.
Company implemented Ami Organics Employees stockOption Scheme 2023 ("ESOS 2023") upon the approvalof shareholders on June 4, 2023. Company granted 30,000options under Category 1 Grant of the scheme to its eligibleemployees on July 15, 2023 upon the recommendation ofNomination and Remuneration Committee ('NRC") andBoard. During the year of review out of 30,000 options thatwere granted, 28,900 options vested to the employees afterone year of such grant i.e on July 15, 2024. Accordingly allthe 28,900 options that had vested to the option granteeswere allotted to them. The lapsed options numbering 1,100options were re-granted to one of the eligible employee onAugust 12, 2024 to vest after one year of grant. Consideringthe sub-division / split of face value of shares in the ratio1:2, such options granted stands adjusted to 2200 optionsat the exercise price of Rs. 50 per shares as per decision ofthe Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The ESOS2023 Scheme is available on the website of Company athttps://www.acutaas.com/static/uploadfiles/downloads/
download 1179.pdf?20230705051708
During the FY 2024-25, Company issued 7,99,193 equityshares of face value of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten only) each atan issue price of Rs. 1,240/- (Rupees Twelve Hundred Fortyonly) per equity share on Preferential Basis to selected non¬promoter Institutional Investors through Preferential Issue.
During the FY 2024-25, Company issued 32,25,806equity shares of face value of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten only)each at an issue price of Rs. 1,240/- (Rupees TwelveHundred Forty only) per equity share on Preferential Basisto non-promoter Institutional Investors through QualifiedInstitutional Placement.
Company has not issued any equity shares with differentialvoting rights during the FY 2024-25.
Company has 4 (four) Independent Directors (including two WomenIndependent Director), namely, Mr. Girikrishna Maniar, Mr. HetalGandhi, Mrs. Richa Goyal and Dr. Anita Bandyopadhyay.
Key Managerial Personnel: Mr. Nareshkumar R. Patel - Chairman& Managing Director, Mr. Chetankumar C. Vaghasia -WholeTime Director, Mr. Virendra Nath Mishra - Whole time Director,Mr. Ram Mohan Lokhande- Whole Time Director, Mr. BhavinShah - Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Mrs. Ekta KumariSrivastava - Company Secretary & Compliance Officer arethe Key Managerial Personnel of the Company in accordancewith Sections 2(51) and 203 of the Act read with Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014 (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s)for the time being in force).
In accordance with the provisions of section 152(6) of the Actand in terms of the Articles of Association of the CompanyMr. Nareshkumar Ramjibhai Patel (DIN: 00906232) willretire by rotation at ensuing Annual General Meeting andbeing eligible, he has offered himself to be re-appointed asDirector. The brief profile of Mr. Nareshkumar Ramjibhai Pateland the resolution for his appointment as Director is given inthe Notice of the 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM), TheBoard proposes his reappointment to the members.
During the year of review, none of the Directors haveresigned or their office have been terminated.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rulesmade thereunder and as provided under Schedule IV of theAct and Listing Regulations, structured procedure was adoptedafter taking into consideration the various aspects of the Board'sfunctioning, composition of the Board and its various Committees,execution and performance of specific duties, obligations andgovernance. The performance evaluation of the IndependentDirectors was completed in time. The performance evaluation ofthe Chairman and the Non-Independent Directors was carried outby the Independent Directors. The Nomination and RemunerationCommittee ("NRC") has laid down proper criteria and procedureto evaluate and scrutinize performance of the Chairperson, eachExecutive, Non-Executive and Independent Director, Board as awhole and its Committees.
The Independent Directors at their meeting held on March 20, 2025through discussion, evaluated the performance of non-independentdirectors, The Board has carried out annual performanceevaluation of its own performance, the directors individually aswell the evaluation of the working of its Audit, Nomination &Remuneration, Risk Management Committee, Corporate SocialResponsibility and Stakeholders' Relationship Committee.
While evaluating the performance, the following pointswere considered:
i. Participation in Board Meetings and BoardCommittee Meetings.
ii. Managing relationship with other directors and management.
iii. Knowledge and Skill i.e., understanding of duties,responsibilities, refreshment of knowledge, knowledge ofindustry, ability to listen and to present their views.
i v. Personal attributes like maintain high standard of ethics
and integrity.
v. Strategic perspectives or inputs regarding future growth ofCompany and its performance
The Board of the Company was satisfied with the functioning ofthe Board and its Committees. The Committees are functioningwell and besides covering the Committees' terms of reference, asmandated by law, important issues are brought up and discussedin the Committee meetings. The Board was also satisfied with thecontribution of Directors, in their individual capacities
The Company has received declaration from all IndependentDirectors that they meet the criteria of independence specified
under Section 149 of the Act, read with Rule 5 of the Companies(Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 andRegulation 16(1)(b) of SEBI Listing Regulations for holding theposition of Independent Director and that they shall abide by the"Code for Independent Directors" as per Schedule IV of the Act.All Independent Directors on the Board of the Company havecompleted registration on Independent Director's Data Bank andhave cleared or are exempted to clear the online proficiency test.There has been no change in the circumstances affecting theirstatus as Independent Directors of the Company.
The familiarisation program seeks to update the Directors on theroles, responsibilities, rights and duties under the Act and otherstatutes and about the overall functioning and performance of theCompany. The policy and details of familiarisation programmeconducted during the year is available on the website of theCompany at www.acutaas.com.
All related party transactions/arrangements/contracts enteredinto by the Company during the financial year 2024-25 wereeither undertaken on the basis of omnibus approval of the AuditCommittee or with prior approval of the Audit Committee and/orBoard. All related party transactions were at arm's length basisand in the ordinary course of business in compliance with theapplicable provisions of the Act and SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
There are no materially significant related party transactions thatmay have potential conflict of interest with the Company at large.Details of related party transactions entered into by the Company,in terms of Ind AS-24 have been disclosed in the notes to thestandalone / consolidated financial statements forming part ofthis Annual Report. Form AOC-2 pursuant to Section 134(3)(h)of the Act read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014 is set out in Annexure II to this Report.
The Company's Related Party Transactions Policy appears onits website at www.acutaas.com link https://www.acutaas.com/static/uploadfiles/downloads/download 7240.pdf?20250808093634
Your Company believes in adopting best practices of corporategovernance. Corporate governance principles form the corevalues of Acutaas Chemicals Limited. These guiding principlesare also articulated through the Company's code of businessconduct, Corporate Governance Guidelines, charter of varioussub-committees and disclosure policy. As per Regulation 34 of theListing Regulations, a separate section on corporate governancepractices followed by your Company, together with a certificatefrom M/s. Kashyap Shah & Co., Company Secretaries, oncompliance with corporate governance norms under the ListingRegulations, forms a part of the Annual Report.
Pursuant to Regulation 34(2)(f) of the Listing Regulations, yourCompany provides the prescribed disclosures in new reportingrequirements on Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG")parameters called the Business Responsibility and SustainabilityReport ("BRSR") which includes performance against the nineprinciples of the National Guidelines on Responsible BusinessConduct and the report under each principle which is divided intoessential and leadership indicators which forms part of this AnnualReport and also hosted on the website of the Company i.e https:/acutaas.com/annual-reports.html
I n compliance with Regulation 34 of SEBI Listing RegulationsManagement Discussion and Analysis for the financial year underreview, as stipulated under the SEBI Listing Regulations, is presentedin a separate section, which forms a part of the Annual Report.
Pursuant to the provisions of section 177(9) & (10) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 and Companies Meeting of Board and its powersRules, 2014, and Regulation 22 of SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements), 2015, Company has constituted aVigil Mechanism for directors and employees to report genuineconcerns has been established. The format of reporting and thevigil mechanism and whistle blower policy is regularly updatedto the employees and Directors. The Vigil Mechanism & WhistleBlower Policy has been uploaded on the website of the Companyat https://acutaas.com/corporate-policies.html
During the F.Y. 2024-25, Ten (10) meetings of Board were held, thedetails of which have been disclosed in the corporate governancereport, which forms part of the Board's report. The maximuminterval between any two meetings did not exceed 120 days, asprescribed by the Companies Act, 2013.
As required under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 201 5, as on March 31 , 2025, the Board has thefollowing committees:
• Audit Committee
• Nomination & Remuneration Committee
• Stakeholders Relationship Committee
• Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
• Risk Management Committee
Other voluntary committees constituted by the Board are ESGCommittee, Finance Committee and QIP Committee.
During the year, all recommendations made by the committeeswere approved by the Board. A detailed note on the compositionof the Board and its Committees, including its terms of reference isprovided in the Corporate Governance Report. The compositionand terms of reference of all the Committees of the Board ofDirectors of the Company is in line with the provisions of the Actand the Listing Regulations.
Risk Management is at the core of the business which providesframework towards risk identification, analysis & prioritization ofrisks, development of risk mitigation plans and reporting on therisk environment of the Company. The Board has constituted a RiskManagement Committee as required under Regulation 21 of theSEBI Listing Regulations to frame, implement and monitor the riskmanagement plan of the Company.
Risk Governance Framework is created within the Company in thefollowing lines :
(i) Risk Management Committee : The Committee overseesimplementation of mechanism of Operational RiskManagement and guide the organization towards that. TheCommittee reports to the Board. The Committee has atleastone independent director.
(ii) Chief Risk Officer (CRO) : CRO is appointed by the RiskManagement Committee and his role is to facilitate riskmanagement mechanism through decentralized approach,providing support and guidance to the whole organization.
(iii) Three Lines of Defence : For proper Governance and control,the organization has three lines of defence.
First line of defence include actual functional ownersthroughout the organization, mainly consists of MD, Eds,KMPs, other Senior Management and Functional Heads. Thecompany is run by these officials and they are supposed totake care of risks within their own functional areas.
Second line of defence include Chief Compliance Officer,Chief Risk Officer who facilitate compliance risk managementprocess through support and guidance for other functions
Third line of defence is internal auditors who reports theirobservations to Audit Committee.
(iv) Risk Champions / Risk Co-ordinators (RC Group) : Theorganization has appointed one official from each function,who is responsible for carrying out risk management initiativewithin their own functional area. This is under guidance ofCRO and their own functional Head. This group is calledRC- Group and is instrumental for decentralized effectiveimplementation of risk management mechanism.
The Company has formulated Business Continuity Plan, which hasbeen designed to ensure continuity of critical processes during anydisruption. The Business Continuity Plan creates a framework withinthe Company to ensure that business can continue in case of anemergency and recover from the emergency with minimum impacton the operations of the Company. Test of the Business Continuity Planand the Disaster Recovery Plan is periodically conducted to ensurethat all elements of the Plan are feasible, compatible and effective.
The Company has adopted a Risk Management Policy aimed toensure resilience for sustainable growth and sound corporategovernance by having a process of risk identification andmanagement in compliance with the provisions of the CompaniesAct, 2013 and the Listing Regulations.
The Company recognizes that all emerging and identified risksneed to be managed and mitigated to
• Protect its shareholder's and other stakeholder's interests;
• Achieve its business objectives; and
• Enable sustainable growth.
The risk management includes identifying types of risks andits assessment, risk handling and monitoring and reporting.The Company has framed a sound Risk Management Policy toidentify and evaluate potential business risks and its mitigationand the same has become integral part of Company's day today operations. The key business risks identified by the Companyare as follows viz. Industry Risk, Management and OperationsRisk, Business Risks, Finance Risks, Market Risk, Regulatory risk,Liquidity risk, and Technology risk. The Company has workedout mitigation plans for the aforesaid risks. The risk managementpolicy is available at the website of Company at www.acutaas.com at the link : https://www.acutaas.com/static/uploadfiles/downloads/download 3425.pdf?20250808092200
The Nomination and Remuneration Policy of the Company, interalia, provides that the Nomination and Remuneration Committeeshall: (i) formulate the criteria for board membership, includingthe appropriate mix of Executive & Non-Executive Directors; (ii)approve and recommend compensation packages and policies forDirectors and Senior Management; and (iii) lay down the effectivemanner of performance evaluation of the Board, its Committeesand the Directors.
The salient features of the Nomination and Remuneration Policy ofthe Company along with highlights are outlined in the CorporateGovernance Report which forms part of this Report. The Policy isalso available on the website of the Company at www.acutaas.com at the link : https://www.acutaas.com/static/uploadfiles/downloads/download 4426.pdf?20250808094348
The Company grants share-based benefits to eligible employeeswith a view to attracting and retaining the best talent, encouragingemployees to align individual performances with Companyobjectives, and promoting increased participation by them in thegrowth of the Company. With this in view company had introducedthe Ami Organics Employee Stock Option Scheme 2023 ("ESOS2023 ") to issue employees stock options to the eligible employeesof Company.
The details of Options granted, exercised, vested and lapsedduring the FY 2024-25 till date of the Board Report and otherparticulars as required under the Act and the SEBI (SBEB andSweat Equity) Regulations, in respect to the Scheme are attachedas Annexure VI to this Board Report.
The remuneration paid to the Directors, Key Managerial Personneland Senior Management is in accordance with the Nominationand Remuneration Policy formulated in accordance with Section178 of the Act and Regulation 19 read with Schedule II of theListing Regulations. Further details on the same are given in theCorporate Governance Report which forms part of this AnnualReport. The information required under Section 197 of the Actread with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of directors andemployees of the Company is set out in Annexure III & IV tothis Report. Further, the Managing Director and Whole-timeDirectors of the Company have not received any remuneration orcommission from any of its subsidiary Companies.
Disclosures of remuneration as required under Section 197(12)of the Act read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 forms partof this Report. Having regard to the provisions of the secondproviso to Section 136(1) of the Act the Annual Report excludingthe aforesaid information is being sent to the members of theCompany. Any member interested in obtaining such informationmay address their email to investorinfo@acutaas.com.
During the year under review, none of Non-Executive Directors of theCompany had any material pecuniary relationship or transactionswith the Company, other than sitting fees, payment of commissionand reimbursement of expenses incurred by them for the purpose ofattending meetings of the Board/Committee of the Company.
During the financial year 2024-25, Company has spentRs. 19.77 million towards CSR expenditure. The CSR initiativesof the Company were under the thrust area of education, health
& hygiene, women empowerment, enhancing vocational skills,environment, health & sanitation and rural development. Companyimplemented its CSR activities both directly and through variousNGOs as implementing agencies. The CSR Policy of the Companyis available on the website of the Company at www.acutaas.comat the the link : https://www.acutaas.com/static/uploadfiles/downloads/download 9254.pdf?20250808094450
The Company's CSR Policy statement and annual report on theCSR activities undertaken during the financial year ended 31stMarch, 2025, in accordance with Section 135 of the Act and theCompanies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014(“CSR Rules") is set out in Annexure V to this Report.
Your Company recognizes and embraces the importance ofa diverse Board in its success. Company believes that a trulydiverse Board will leverage differences in thought, perspective,regional and industry experience, cultural and geographicalbackground, age, ethnicity, race, gender, knowledge and skillsincluding expertise in chemical industry, financial diversity,global business, leadership, information technology, mergers andacquisitions, Board service and governance, sales and marketing,Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), risk managementand cybersecurity and other domains, which will ensure thatcompany retains its competitive advantage. The Board DiversityPolicy adopted by the Board sets out its approach to diversity. Thepolicy is available on our website, at www.acutaas.com at thelink https://www.acutaas.com/static/uploadfiles/downloads/download 388Q.pdf?20250808101920
In accordance with the provisions of Section 134(5) ofthe Companies Act, 2013 the Board hereby submit itsresponsibility Statement;
i. That in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicableaccounting standards had been followed along with properexplanation relating to material departures;
i i. That the Directors have selected such accounting policies
and applied them consistently and made judgements andestimates that were reasonable and prudent so as to give atrue and fair view of the state of affairs of the company atthe end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of thecompany for the year under review;
i ii. That the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care
for the maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of the Companies Act,2013 for safeguarding the assets of the company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
i v. That the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on
a going concern basis and the directors, had laid downinternal financial controls to be followed by the companyand that such internal financial controls are adequate andwere operating effectively.
v. That the Directors had devised proper systems to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicable laws andthat such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
The Company's statutory auditors M/s. Maheshwari & Co.,Chartered Accountants, bearing (ICAI Registration Number:105834W) have been reappointed as statutory auditor of thecompany for a period of five years starting from the Annual General
Meeting held for FY 2023-24 till Annual General Meeting to beheld for FY 2028-29. The first term of statutory auditors ended in the16th AGM and M/s. Maheshwari & Co., Chartered Accountants,bearing (ICAI Registration Number: 105834W) were reappointedas Statutory Auditors by the members for another term of five yearsfrom the conclusion of the 16th Annual General Meeting till theconclusion of the 21st Annual General Meeting of Company. Theirre-appointment has been done in accordance with the provisionsof the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder. Also thestatutory auditors had submitted their certificate to the effect thatthey fulfil the requirements of Section 141 of the Companies Act,2013for their reappointment.
The Statutory Auditors have issued Audit Reports with unmodifiedopinion on the Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statementsof the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2025. The Noteson the Financials Statement referred to in the Audit Report are self¬explanatory and therefore, do not call for any further explanationor comments from the Board under Section 134(3) (f) of theCompanies Act, 2013. The report of the Statutory Auditors of theCompany forms part of the annual report.
During the year under review, the statutory auditors have notreported to the Audit Committee under section 143(12) of theCompanies Act, 2013, any instance of fraud committed againstthe Company by its officers of employees, the details of whichwould need to be mentioned in the Board Report.
Maintenance of cost records as specified by the CentralGovernment under sub-section (1) of section 148 of the CompaniesAct, 2013, are applicable to the Company and accordingly suchrecords are being maintained. M/s Chirag Vallabhbhai Vekariya,Cost Accountant has been appointed as Cost Auditors of theCompany for the conduct of Cost Audit for the FY 2025-26. Interms of the provisions of Section 148(3) of the Act, read with Rule14(a)(ii) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, theremuneration payable to the Cost Auditor is required to be ratifiedby the Members, accordingly, a resolution seeking ratification bythe Members for the remuneration is listed in the AGM Notice asSpecial Business. The Cost Audit report for the FY 2023-24 wasobtained from the Cost Auditors and e Form CRA 4 was filed to theMinistry of Corporate Affairs on time. The Cost Audit Report for theFinancial Year ended 31st March, 2025 will be filed in due course.
The Company has in place an adequate internal audit frameworkto monitor the efficacy of internal controls with the objective ofproviding to the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors, anindependent and reasonable assurance on the adequacy andeffectiveness of the organization's risk management, internalcontrol and governance processes. The framework is commensuratewith the nature of the business, size, scale and complexity of itsoperations with a risk based internal audit approach.
For the FY 2024-25, Company appointed M/s K.C. Mehta &Co. LLP as the Internal Auditors for conducting Internal audit ofsystems and processes, providing of observations, impact andrecommendation to strengthen the internal control frameworkand advise on internal control process gaps of the company. TheInternal Auditors submit report to the Audit Committee on quarterlybasis. Several recommendations were received from the InternalAuditors and most of them were complied by the managementduring the FY 2024-25. Company has reappointed M/s K.C.Mehta & Co. LLP as the Internal Auditors for conducting Internalaudit of the company for FY 2025-26.
The Board had appointed M/s Kashyap Shah & Co., PracticingCompany Secretaries, to conduct secretarial audit for the financialyear 2024-25. The secretarial audit report for the financial yearended March 31, 2025 is annexed herewith marked as AnnexureVII to this report.
Additionally, in line with SEBI Circular dated February 8, 2019,an Annual Secretarial Compliance Report confirming compliancewith all applicable SEBI Regulations, Circulars and Guidelines bythe Company was issued by the Secretarial Auditors and filed withthe Stock Exchanges within sixty days of the end of FY 2024¬25. It is annexed to this report as Annexure VIII. The remarksprovided in the report are self-explanatory. The Secretarial AuditReport and/or Secretarial Compliance Report does not containany qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
During the year of review, Company has complied with theapplicable provisions of Secretarial Standards issued by theInstitute of Company Secretaries of India and approved by theCentral Government under section 118(10) of the CompaniesAct, 2013.
Your Company's Board has revised and adopted a Code ofConduct to regulate, monitor and report trading by designatedpersons and their immediate relatives as per the requirements underthe amended Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibitionof Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, effective from June 10, 2025.The Code, inter alia, lays down the procedures to be followed bydesignated persons while trading/ dealing in Company's sharesand sharing Unpublished Price Sensitive Information ("UPSI"). TheCode covers Company's obligation to maintain a digital database,mechanism for prevention of insider trading and handling ofUPSI, and the process to familiarize with the sensitivity of UPSI.Further, it also includes code for practices and procedures forfair disclosure of UPSI which has been made available on theCompany's website at www.acutaas.com at the link https://www.acutaas.com/static/uploadfiles/downloads/download 4527.pdf?20250808094915 During the year of review no cases ofviolation of insider trading regulations were reported.
The Company has in place Policy on Prevention of SexualHarassment at Workplace in line with the requirements of theSexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention,Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 ("POSH Act"). Allemployees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) arecovered under this policy. Company has constituted the InternalComplaints committee consisting of male and female employeesof Company and a reputed female lawyer as an external memberof the internal complaints committee. Three internal committeeshave been constituted at all places of business locations of theCompany. Adequate workshops and awareness programmesagainst sexual harassment are conducted across the organization.
Company has also submitted the Annual report under POSH Actto the District Officer of concerned locations. Regular awarenesssessions and interaction programmes with female employeesare held.
During the year FY 2024-25, no complaints of sexual harassmentwere received and disposed of under the Sexual Harassment ofWomen at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)Act, 2013:
Sexual harassment complaintsreceived during the year
Number of such complaintsdisposed of during the year
Number of cases pending for aperiod exceeding ninety days.
Nil
[Pursuant Section 134(3)(M) Of the Companies Act, 2013 Readwith Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014]
All business units continued their efforts to improve energy usageefficiencies. Various key performance indicators like specificenergy consumption (energy consumed per unit of product),energy costs were continuously tracked to monitor alignment withthe Company's overall sustainability approach. The Company isengaged in the continuous process of further energy conservationthrough improved operational and maintenance practices andhas also undertaken effective measures to minimize energyconsumption. The above measures have resulted / will result inless consumption of power, fuel and coal, ultimately resulting insavings in the cost of production.
During the year Company successfully commissioned 10.8 MWcapacity Solar Power Project at Pratapnagar, in the District ofNarmada, Gujarat. As on date of the Board Report additional 5MW Solar Power Project has also been successfully commissionedat Vahelam, District Bharuch. As a result substantial electricityrequirements of all the three units shall be met through renewablesources. Company has undertaken Energy Audits in its plants toidentify excess energy consumption and intends to reduce thesame to the best possible extent. Your Company continues to striveto improve operational efficiency in its operations to conservationof energy and optimization of resource consumption.
i) Steps taken for conservation of energy:
ii) To improve the operational efficiencies, following steps have
been taken for conservation of energy:
- Commissioned 10.8 MW solar power plant in NarmadaDistrict, Gujarat leading to green energy generation.
- Replaced conventional lights (CFL) into LED's light withimprovement in LUX Level and resulting into energyresulting saving by 35% in energy consumption forlightings in unit 1.
- Replaced 22 non inverter AC with inverter AC's resultingin electricity savings by 50% in that category.
- The condensate recovery water is sent directly to theprocess purpose resulting in saving of water usage in Plants.
- Installed timer in the streetlight distribution board (DB),so the streetlights in Plant areas operate only during thespecified time ,resulting in energy savings approximately13.8 kWh per day.
- Installed temperature sensor connected to DCS systemwhereby motor stops automatically when set temperatureis reached.
- A temperature interlock for the cooling tower fan hasbeen integrated into the DCS system to ensure efficientand automated operation resulting in energy saving.
- Overflow interlock system installed using level switch toprevent water wastage and ensure efficient operations.
- Vacuum pump operated through DCS sequence tomaintain efficiency and reduce frequent maintenanceat Unit 2.
- Condensate water re-used in Cooling Tower and FBCboiler as Feed water resulting in reduction of waterconsumption by approximately 30KL per day in Unit 3.
iii) The steps taken by the Company for utilising alternatesources of energy.
With the successful commissioning of 15.8 MW solar powerproject, Company has made substantial progress in reducingdependence on conventional power sources and movingtowards a cleaner, and more sustainable energy portfolio.
The newly commissioned solar plant is projected to deliversubstantial annual cost savings by meeting majority of theelectricity requirements for the Company's Ankleshwar andJhagadia units in Gujarat. In addition to the 10.8 MW plant,The additional 5 MW solar power plant, now operationalis expected to fulfil the electricity needs of the Sachin unit ofSurat, Gujarat. These combined efforts will ensure that mostof the company's present electricity requirements across itskey facilities are met through renewable energy sources
iv) The capital investment on energy conservation equipment's:During the FY 2024-25 around Rs. 471.87 million wasinvested for installation of Solar Power Project.
i ) Efforts, in brief, made towards technology absorption.
Benefits derived as a result of the above efforts, e.g., productimprovement, cost reduction, product development, importsubstitution, etc
Our Company's focus has been to develop cost effectiveprocesses for manufacturing our products. We havedeveloped significant expertise in chemistry and seriesof molecules which is evident by the grant of 10 processpatents to Company. Additionally, five of our process patentshave been published and we have filed applications forseven more process patents (in respect of intermediatesused in the manufacture of generic API across therapeuticsegments). Through indigenous in-house R&D companyfocuses to develop continuous process technologies inplace of batch process that creates significant reductionin energy consumption, less process times. Technologicalinnovation is also simultaneously focused on Safety, health& environmental issues. During the year Company focusedits R&D efforts on development of new products, processimprovement of its existing products, recovery of productsfrom pollutants. Leveraging the robust R&D expertise of ourscientists company has developed several new productsusing the indigenous technology.
During the financial year of review Company has successfullycommissioned and started commercial operation of stateof the art manufacturing facility at Ankleshwar with fullautomatization of the operating process called the Directcontrol systems (DCS) system. This new technology, the DCSsystem works with high accuracy while providing qualityprocesses and helping to reduce resource usage & manpowerintervention and achieve high operational efficiency.
ii) The benefits derived like product improvement, costreduction, product development or import substitution etc.
With the adoption of new technology using continuousflow reactors the benefits derived are increase in yield,reduction in timelines of the reaction process, proportionatereduction in cost of manufacturing and reduction inpower consumption. Resultantly Company has increasedyield of various products, decreased consumption of rawmaterials, decreased consumption charge of solvent inproducts, recovered few products from pollutants for itsvarious products.
The DCS system installed at Ankleshwar unit works with highaccuracy while providing quality processes and helpingto reduce resource usage & manpower intervention andachieve high operational efficiency.
iii) In case of imported technology (imported during the last 3years reckoned from the beginning of the financial year),following information may be furnished:
During the FY 2024-25 Company has not imported anytechnology and hence not applicable
(v) the expenditure incurred on Research and Development.Expenditure incurred on Research and Development :
Particulars
2024-25
2023-24
Revenue Expenditure
132.60
64.89
Capital Expenditure
35.40
12.34
Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo:
Foreign Exchange Outflows
2,488.99
1,360.63
Foreign Exchange Inflows
6,629.88
3,808.64
Company has not formulated any scheme in terms of Section 67(3)of the Companies Act, 2013 for the benefit of employees.
None of the Directors of the Company are in receipt of anycommission from any holding or subsidiary Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 92 read with Rule 12 of the
Companies (Management and administration) Rules, 2014 Annual
Return of the Company for the FY 2023-2024 has been placed at
website of the Company at https://acutaas.com/annual-return.html.
The year gone by has been a remarkable year for the company.
Company was conferred with the following prestigious awards:
i. Your Company was assessed by the Ecovadis whichcertified your company in the Gold category in the areaof environment & sustainability. Your company has nowreceived the Platinum accreditation by EcoVadis inAugust 2025
ii. Your Company has been accredited with ISO 27001:2022for information security management system applicable forthe operations of design & development, manufacture anddispatch of pharmaceutical intermediates and fine chemicalsfor bulk drugs, supported by the functions of it operations,human resources (HR), administration, R&D, finance &accounting, sales & marketing and warehouse.
iii. Your Company has been successfully evaluated andconferred with the Social Assessment System Audit SA8000:2014 certification underlying your company'scontinuous efforts to promote fair and decent workingconditions our commitment to treating workforce fairly andethically while addressing issues like ethical labor practices,health and safety and more.
iv. Your Company was awarded with a Gold Trophy onthe theme of " Employee as Catalyst: Driving Safety forSustainable Development" by Quality Circle Forum of India,Surat Chapter.
v. Your Company has been conferred with Award from SachinIndustrial Co-Op Society Ltd. for Company's Immensecontribution to the Trade & Industries and achievingNew Heights.
vi. Your Company has been conferred with the "Resilient Award"by South Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industriesjointly with Gujarat Pollution Control Board for OutstandingContribution in the Category of Air Quality Management onthe occasion of the Environment Conclave 2025, CER AwardCeremony in recognition of your company's excellence inCorporate Environmental Responsibility.
vii. Your Company's Sachin Unit has received special recognitionfrom Confederation of Indian Industry as "CII National BestPractices Award on Future Ready Manufacturing Unit 2025"in the Large and Medium Enterprises category.
viii. Your Company continues to be member of the UnitedNations Global Compact (UNGC) and signatory to theClimate Neutral Now Initiative assuring our commitmentto minimizing climate-related risks and the environmentalimpact of our operations.
In terms of Regulation 32 of the Listing Regulations, there was no deviation or variation in connection with the terms of the objectsmentioned in the postal ballot notice dated April 12, 2024, in respect of Qualified Institutional Placement of 32,25,806 number ofequity shares of the Company.
Likewise there was no deviation or variation in connection with the terms of the objects mentioned in the postal ballot notice dated April26, 2024 in respect of preferential issue of 7,99,193 number of equity shares of the Company.
The net proceeds of the QIP aggregating to Rs. 3884.30 million (net of issue expenses) was utilised in accordance with the objectsmentioned in the Notice dated April 12, 2024. As on March 31, 2025 the proceeds of the QIP issue was completely utilised as per theobjects stated in the Notice. The statement of utilisation of Issue proceeds as on March 31, 2025 is provided below:
Original Object
Modified Object,if any
Original
Allocation as per Modified
Notice dated allocation, if anyApril 12, 2024
FundsUtilised tillMarch 31, 2025
Repayment/ pre-payment, in part or full, ofcertain outstanding borrowings availed by theCompany
Not Applicable
2500.00 Not Applicable
2500.00
Funding of various capex of Companyincluding towards establishment of captivesolar power projects
500.00 Not Applicable
500.00
General Corporate Purpose
884.30 Not Applicable
884.30
Total
N.A.
3884.30
The net proceeds of the Preferential Issue aggregating to Rs. 676.121 million was utilised during the FY 2024-25 in accordance withthe objects mentioned in the Notice dated April 26, 2024. Board of Directors vide resolution dated March 21, 2025 approved theextension in timeline for the complete utilisation of the Preferential Issue proceed till FY 2025-26. As on March 31, 2025 the proceedsof the preferential issue was utilised as per the objects stated in the Notice. The statement of utilisation of Issue proceeds as on March31, 2025 is provided below:
OriginalAllocation as perNotice datedApril 26, 2024
Modifiedallocation, if any
Funds Utilised tillMarch 31, 2025
Capital Expenditure required for electrolytesadditives/or allied business of the Companyand/or its subsidiaries
770.000
455.122
220.999
990.999
676.121
No significant and material order was passed by any of theRegulators or courts or tribunals in respect of any litigationinvolving the Company or impacting the going concernstatus and company's operations in future during the previousfinancial year 2024-25.
During the year under review, No application has beenmade or any proceeding is pending under the Insolvencyand Bankruptcy Code, 2016 during the year.
During the year under review, no one-time settlement wasdone with Banks and Financial Institutions and as such therewas no difference between amount of the valuation done atthe time of one time settlement and the valuation done whiletaking loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions.
Your company confirms that it has complied / continuesto comply with the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act,1961 to provide for maternity and other specified benefitsto its women workforce which aims to support workingwomen and promote gender equality and a family-friendlywork culture.
Board acknowledges the impeccable contribution of allemployees, at all levels of hierarchy, whether at lower, junior, midor senior levels. Each and every employee of the company is animportant factor and contributor to the growth and success storyof organization. During the period under review, the personaland industrial relations with the employees remained cordial in allrespects. The management has carried out systematic appraisalof performance and imparted trainings at periodic intervals. TheCompany recognizes talent and has judiciously followed theprinciple of rewarding performance.
As on the closure of the Financial year on March 31, 2025 thetotal number of employees on roll of the company was 879 whichincluded 841 male and 38 females and nil transgenders.
During the year Company successfully completed the SocialAssessment System Audit SA 8000:2014 and received thecertification for its Sachin & Jhagadia units, R&D & warehouse.HR team conducted several workshops, safety related trainings,policies refresher trainings, health and wellness camps, POSH,ESG & sustainability trainings to the employees. Companycontinues to provide free meals to all the employees and workersincluding permanent and contractual workers at all the three unitsof Company. During the year several cultural activities, yogatrainings, sports tournaments, blood donation camps, health &well being sessions from industry experts, for the employees weresuccessfully organized to keep up the employees skills, knowledgemotivation and zeal.
Statements in this Directors' Report and Management Discussionand Analysis Report describing the Company's objectives,projections, estimates, expectations or predictions may be"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicablesecurities laws and regulations. Actual results could differmaterially from those expressed or implied. Important factors thatcould make difference to the Company's operations include rawmaterial availability and its prices, cyclical demand and pricingin the Company's principal markets, changes in Governmentregulations, Tax regimes, economic developments within Indiaand the countries in which the Company conducts business andother ancillary factors.
The Board takes this opportunity in expressing their gratitude andappreciation to the various Government Authorities, Company'sStakeholders', bankers, business associates, consultants fortheir continued support extended to the Company. The Boardalso acknowledges the continuous support received from itsshareholders, stakeholders valued customers, suppliers, andemployees of the Company.
On behalf of the Board of DirectorsFor Acutaas Chemicals Limited
(Formerly known as Ami Organics Limited)
Sd/-
Nareshkumar R. Patel
Date: August 29, 2025 Chairman & Managing Director
Place: Surat DIN: 00906232