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Sundaram Brake Linings will increase its capacity to manufacture friction material, the only product it makes which is used in brake linings of automobiles, by 3,000 metric tonne a year from the current 20,024 metric tonne.
Though the company describes its installed capacity in metric tonne in its annual report, it lists its production in sets of finished goods. In 2008-09, its installed capacity had gone up 0.6%, it had produced 18% fewer sets at 14.2 million sets.
Indian companies have gone and acquired companies abroad in several sectors such as software, chemicals, FMCG, metals, engineering. But in the sugar sector, we have not seen any major foray abroad.
Shree Renuka Sugars has become the first sugar player to acquire a company in Brazil, the largest sugar producer and exporter in the world with India being the largest consumer. In recent times, India has relinquished its status as a sugar exporter, and the rising demand has made it an importer.
B K Birla group company Century Enka will issue 1.8 million warrants to promoter companies in a preferential allotment. The funds are being raised to meet its capex requirements and increase its long term financial resources.
The promoters own 25.23% in Century Enka, which would make it low among Indian companies.
Century Textiles and Industries, a B K Birla group company, which owns 1.83% at present, will see buy 0.9 million warrants and see its stake rise to 5.8%.
Tata Power has come out with a $250 million Foreign Currency Convertible Bond (FCCB) issue with an option to add $50 million more. The tenure of the bond is 5 years and 1 day and will be subject to fulfillment of certain conditions to the closing of the Issue.
The bonds are convertible at 10% premium over the closing price of the company’s shares on NSE on November 5, 2009 (Rs 1323.75 per share). The yield to maturity on the bond is 3.5% a year on a semi-annual basis and will be listed in Singapore.
GVK Airport Developers Pvt Ltd, GVK Power’s wholly owned subsidiary, paid Rs 484.6 crore for the acquisition. Flughafen Zuerich will continue to hold 5% stake in BIAL. Earlier in October, Unique had said it would divest 12% stake in BIAL to an existing shareholder or a new strategic partner in order to forge a strong development partnership for the next expansion. Unique will continue to remain the operator of the airport and have a board seat.
There has been a steady improvement in tourist arrivals in recent months, minimising the sharp decline that was visible earlier. In October 2009, tourist arrivals dipped by just 0.9% to 4.48 lakh numbers. This is much better than the 4.1% decline in September and 8.6% in August. Typically, the next few months will be the peak season for foreign tourist arrivals and a good season will bring relief to the tourism and travel industry.
The USFDA has granted an approval for Sun Pharma to start selling the generic version of Acular, ketorolac tromethamine ophthalmic solution, 0.5%.
Ketorolac tromethamine ophthalmic solution is prescribed to provide temporary relief of ocular itching due to seasonal allergic conjunctivitis, and also in treating post-operative inflammation in patients who have undergone cataract extraction.
Acular, a licensed medication of US-based Allergan, has annual sales of $40 million a year in the US.
Larsen & Toubro’s performance in the September 2009 quarter is a reflection of the slowdown in capital expenditure in the past. Engineering companies’s revenues fluctuate across quarters, since their revenues are booked depending on the stage of project completion. But expenses will be booked as they are incurred.
Cairn India, an oil exploration company, announced that it has raised $1.6bn of loans, or about Rs 7,500 crore, for its Rajasthan oil project. The debt is split between $750mn of foreign debt and $850mn of domestic debt. Standard Chartered Bank and International Finance Corporation have funded the foreign component to the tune of $500mn and $250mn respectively. The $850mn domestic debt has been underwritten by the State Bank of India. This would be a syndicated debt arrangement, it appears. Continue Reading →
Grasim Industries, the Aditya Birla group flagship, announced the restructuring of its cement business. The company’s board met today to consider a restructuring proposal, which has been widely reported in the media as pertaining to consolidation of its cement business.