The Kolkata-based firm additionally mentioned it might stay dedicated to its loss-making subsidiary, Cygnet Industries. The corporate plans to have interaction in dialogue with its Japanese technical companion, Futamura, as a strategic investor after the demerger of its cement enterprise is accomplished.
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Cygnet turnaround
Within the first AGM after the demise of Kesoram chairman Manjushree Khaitan, CEO and Entire-time Director P Radhakrishnan mentioned the corporate would now concentrate on rayon and clear paper enterprise that’s left with the corporate. The approval for demerger of the cement enterprise is pending with NCLT.
“There isn’t any plan to hive off Cygnet. At present, we’re targeted on the demerger means of the cement enterprise. It’s anticipated to be accomplished by December this 12 months. We imagine that Cygnet will be circled because it has progressive packaging merchandise in its portfolio,” Radhakrishnan instructed reporters after Kesoram’s a hundred and fifth AGM right here.
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New chairman
The AGM was chaired by Satish Narain Jajoo, who was elected chairman after the demise of Manjushree Khaitan, who handed away on Could 16. The youthful daughter of the legendary industrialist BK Birla, Khitan joined the Kesoram board in October 1998 and have become its chairperson upon the dying of Birla in July 2019.
“Our precedence is to cut back debt,” Radhakrishnan added.
In November final 12 months, Kesoram had determined to demerge its cement enterprise and merge it with UltraTech, the nation’s largest cement producer, via a share-swap deal.
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