A meeting of the board of directors of BASF India Ltd is scheduled on January 27, 2003 to consider and take on record, inter alia, the unaudited financial results (provisional) for the quarter ended December 31, 2002.
BASF India Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 55.10 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2002 as compared to Rs 74.20 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2001.
Germany-based BASF, the world's largest chemical manufacturer, acquired Swiss chemical maker Ciba last year in a $3.27 billion transaction.
BASF India reported a 20 per cent increase in profit before tax compared to the previous year.
German chemical company BASF, which has a significant presence in India, will slash about 3,700 jobs by 2013 as part of its restructuring measures.
Cochin Shipyard, BASF India, Ingersoll Rand, Eicher Motors, Federal Bank, and Timken India are some of the firms where voting could have got affected, sources said.
The environment ministry is likely to allow generic modification of food crops.
India must integrate more with East Asia by getting into regional trade arrangements, lower its tariff walls, and improve the quality of its workforce, suggests T N Ninan.
Ten months after new Sebi norms set in, some senior directors still hold more board seats than allowed.
After being underweight on domestic agrochemical companies and preferring global plays, brokerages believe that the former may perform better in the quarters ahead. Domestic crop protection companies have faced multiple headwinds over the past year and a half, given high inventory costs, pricing pressures, lower realisations in the generic segment, increased stocks due to lower infestations, and demand-led hits to volumes. Some of the overhang from previous quarters was reflected in the April-June quarter (first quarter, or Q1) of 2023-24 (FY24) as well, with aggregate revenues and operating profit for the sector down 12 per cent and 27 per cent, respectively.
Sustained growth only if domestic manufacturing rises
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The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 128 points to end at 25,102.
FMCG giant Unilever CEO Paul Polman and technology major Intel President Renee James on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a slew of global corporatehonchos continue to line up to express their intention to invest in India.
There is nothing specific announced for Chemicals Industry, however, reduction in customs duty
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Top companies added employees at 3% CAGR from 2003-04 to 2013-14, while revenues grew at 18%.
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In 2015, India chemicals industry had a market size of $144 billion.
A steep decline in the Asian equities after crude oil fell to its lowest since September 2003 dented sentiments.
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