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INDIAN RAYON AND INDUSTRIES LIMITED - Aditya Birla Nuvo, Ltd

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Uses of Cash123 18Capital ExpenditureThe Company has invested Rs.21.4 Crores in its normal capital expenditure plan in its all the business segment. However the majoramount was spent on the installation of Desalination Plant.Debt RepaymentThe Company has repaid long term debt of Rs.19.2 Crores and a short term borrowing of Rs.121 Crores during the year.DividendThe Company paid a sum of Rs.6.7 Crores towards dividend for the year 1999-00. The Board has proposed a dividend of Rs.3 pershare for the year 2000-01.RISK MANAGEMENTThe Company is exposed to risks from market fluctuations of foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity prices.Foreign Exchange RiskThe Company’s policy is to hedge its foreign exchange risk for long term as well as short term exposures. Currently, Company do es nothave long term forex liability and short term is covered time to time. The Company’s exports during the year were Rs.397.15 cro resand imports were Rs.264.79 Crores. Due to excess of exports over imports the Company is long on US $ and this position at timesremains unhedged. However, considering the rupee depreciation in the past there seems no risk in keeping exports un-hedged.Interest Rate RiskThe Company’s long-term borrowings are at fixed interest rates and short term borrowings are at floating interest rates. Accordingly,Company does not perceive any Interest Rate Risk.Commodity Price RiskThe Company is exposed to risk on raw material as well as finished goods price of all its products. As presently there is no hedgingmechanism available, the Company is exposed to price fluctuation of input as well as output.JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES:Our investments in our joint venture companies total Rs.292.08 Crores. These encompass Indo Gulf Corporation Limited, MangaloreRefinery & Petrochemicals Limited, <strong>Birla</strong> AT&T Communications Limited, Bina Power Supply Company Limited, Rosa Power SupplyCompany Limited and <strong>Birla</strong> Sunlife Insurance Company Limited.Indo Gulf Corporation <strong>Ltd</strong>.Indo Gulf’s “SHAKTIMAN UREA” continues to be the preferred choice of farmers in its entire marketing territory. Theperformance of its Copper Smelter Plant has been exemplary. During the year, D-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) wascommissioned along with the Precious Metal Refinery (PMR) at its Copper Smelter plant at Dahej. The operations at boththese plants have been fully stabilised. Consequently the Company expects a significant increase in the profit and revenue inthe coming years.Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals <strong>Ltd</strong>. (MRPL)To curtail losses, the restructuring of MRPL is on the anvil. Two alternate strategies are being seriously explored. Firstly, scoutingfor a third strategic partner, besides HPCL and the <strong>Aditya</strong> <strong>Birla</strong> Group and secondly divesting of the Group’s stake and exiting thebusiness.<strong>Birla</strong> AT&T Communications LimitedThe year 2000-01 witnessed <strong>Birla</strong> AT&T Communications Limited (BACL) emerge as one of the dominant Cellular Operations inIndia through its merger with Tata Cellular Limited (TCL) and the acquisition of RPG Cellcom Limited, the Cellular Service Provider inMadhya Pradesh Telecom Circle. On completion of the merger with TCL, the operations of the company would extend to four TelecomCircles – Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. This would cover about 28% of total population of India andnearly 30% of potential cellular market of the country.

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