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BSE: 506222ISIN: INE189B01011INDUSTRY: Petrochem - Polymers

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Year End :2022-03 

Your Directors hereby present the 49th Annual Report of your Company together with audited financial statements for the year ended on March 31,2022.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Your Company's financial performance during the year ended March 31,2022 as compared to previous financial year is summarized below:

(' in lakhs.

Particulars

2021-22

2020-21

Period

12 months

12 months

Revenue from Operations

217,901.56

1,63,148.40

Other Income

1,387.89

1305.18

Profit / (Loss) before Tax

44,257.82

37,607.38

Tax Credit / (Expense)

(12,003.48)

(9,585.86)

Profit / (Loss) for the year

32,254.34

28,021.52

Other Comprehensive Income

33.91

(72.11)

Total Other Comprehensive Income for the year

32,288.25

27,949.41

Retained Earnings

Opening Balance

77,500.57

49,551.16

Add:

Total comprehensive income for the year

32,288.25

27,949.41

Less:

Dividends including dividend tax

35,522.94

-

Closing Balance

74,265.88

77,500.57

EPS (Basic?)

183.40

159.34

EPS (Diluted?)

183.40

159.34

OPERATING RESULTS AND PROFIT

During the year under review, total revenue from operations of your Company was ? 217,901.56 Lakhs as compared to ? 163,148.40 Lakhs during previous financial year with an approx. 34% increase in the total revenue as compared to previous year. Your Company's profit before tax in financial year 2021-22 was ? 44,257.82 Lakhs as compared to a profit before tax of ? 37,607.38 Lakhs in previous year and the Total Comprehensive Income for the financial year 2021-22 was ? 32,288.25 Lakhs as compared to ? 27,949.41 Lakhs in the previous year.

DIVIDEND

Considering the performance, and to appropriately reward the Members in view of excellent profits, the Directors earlier declared a special interim dividend of ?192/- per equity share involving a cash outflow of ? 33,764 lakhs. The Directors have now declared a second interim dividend of ? 105/- per equity share involving a cash outflow of ? 18,465 lakhs, at their meeting held on May 26, 2022. The Board has not recommended any final dividend. The total dividend for FY 2021-22 amounts to ? 297/- per equity share and would involve a total cash outflow of ?52,229 lakhs.

TRANSFER TO RESERVES

The Company is not required to transfer any amount to its reserves and accordingly no amount is transferred to reserves during the year under review.

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

As required by Regulation 34(2) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (Listing Regulations), a Management Discussion and Analysis Report forms part of this Report and is annexed hereto.

A review of the performance and future outlook of the Company and its businesses, as well as the state of the affairs of the business, along with the financial and operational developments have been discussed in detail in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which forms part of this Report.

CASH FLOW AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As required under Regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations, a Cash Flow Statement forms part of the Annual Report. The Company does not have any subsidiaries and hence is not required to publish Consolidated Financial Statements.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNELAppointments/Re-appointments

During the year under review:

1. Following directors were appointed at the 48th Annual General Meeting of the Company held on August 13, 2021:

DIN

Name of Director

Category

Resolution number and type

Tenure

08830690

Mr. Robbie Alphons Maria Buntinx

Non-Executive and Non-Independent, Chairman of the Board

Resolution 4, Ordinary Resolution

w.e.f.

August 28, 2020

00046815

Mr. Vinesh Prabhakar Sadekar

Non-executive and Independent Director

Resolution 5, Ordinary Resolution

For a period of three consecutive years w.e.f.

01 January 2021

07533471

Mr. Sanjeev Madan

CFO and Whole-time Director

Resolution 6, Special Resolution

For a period of three years w.e.f. 01 January 2021

2. During the financial year 2021-22, at its meeting held on February 09, 2022, pursuant to the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors approved the re-appointment of Mr. Sanjiv Vasudeva (DIN: 06570945) as Managing Director & CEO for a further period of 3 years w.e.f. March 01, 2022 on the terms and conditions detailed in the explanatory statement to the notice convening the Annual General Meeting and the Board recommends his re-appointment for the shareholders' approval at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

3. During the financial year 2021-22, no new Director was appointed as Additional Director. However, during the current financial year 2022-23, at its meeting held on April 13, 2022, pursuant to the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors approved the appointment of Ms. Sandra Martyres (DIN:00798406) as an Independent Director on the Board for a period of 3 years w.e.f. May 16, 2022 and she holds office upto the ensuing Annual General Meeting as an Additional Director. The Board recommends her appointment as an independent director for the shareholders’ approval at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

4. Vide resolutions passed at the respective meetings of Nomination and Remuneration Committee and subsequently of the Board of Directors of the Company, on May 26, 2022, it was proposed to recommend the appointment of Mr. Ramesh Chandak (DIN: 00026581) as an Independent Director by the shareholders of the Company at the ensuing AGM, for a term of 3 years with effect from August 12, 2022.

The aforesaid appointments were made pursuant to a detailed evaluation by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee members and their unanimous recommendation to the Board. The Board believed that the new Directors possess the adequate integrity, expertise and experience (including the proficiency), as required for being appointed as ‘an Independent Director’.

0 Retirement by rotation.

Mr. Robbie Alphons Maria Buntinx, Non-executive and Non-independent Director(Chairman of the Board), who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment in terms of the Articles of Association of the Company.

0 Resignation / Cessation

During the year, none of the Directors of the Company has resigned and / or ceased to be director.

However, during the financial year 2022-23, subsequent to the completion of second consecutive term as Independent Director, following director has retired as ‘an Independent Director’ from the Board and its various Committees.

DIN number

Name of the Director

Effective date of cessation

00116930

Ms. Ryna Karani, Independent Woman Director

May 15, 2022

The Board places on record its appreciation for the efforts and contributions from Ms. Ryna Karani during her tenure as an Independent Director of the Company.

0 Policy on Directors' appointment and remuneration

The policy on Director's appointment and remuneration, including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of Director and also remuneration for key managerial personnel and other employees, forms part of the Corporate Governance Report annexed hereto.

MEETINGS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY

During the financial year under review, the Board of Directors duly met five times. The details of the Board meetings with regard to their dates and attendance of each of the Directors thereat have been set out in the Corporate Governance Report.

DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

Ms. Ryna Karani, Mr. Anil Shankar and Mr. Vinesh Sadekar were the Independent Directors of the Company as on March 31,2022.

The Board of Directors of the Company hereby confirms that all the Independent Directors duly appointed by the Company had given the certificate stating that they met the criteria of independence as provided under the Act and the Listing Regulations and they have registered their names in the Independent Directors' Databank.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

The details of performance evaluation of Directors are stated in the section on Nomination and Remuneration Committee

in the Corporate Governance Report annexed hereto.

DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(c) and 134(5) of the Act, the Board of Directors of the Company confirms that:

i) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2022, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;

ii) they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of financial year and of the profit / loss of the Company for that period;

iii) they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

iv) they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;

v) they had laid down internal finance controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and

vi) they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors comprises of all Independent Directors and is constituted as under, as on

March 31,2022:

Name of the Director

Position in Committee

Mr. Anil Shankar, Independent Director

Chairman

Ms. Ryna Karani, Independent Woman Director

Member

Mr. Vinesh Sadekar, Independent Director

Member

The terms of reference of the Audit Committee, details of meetings held during the year and attendance of members are set out in the Corporate Governance Report.

During the year under review, the Board has accepted all recommendations of Audit Committee and accordingly no disclosure is required to be made in respect of non-acceptance of any recommendation of the Audit Committee by the Board.

FAMILIARIZATION PROGRAM FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

The Directors are regularly informed during meetings of the Board and its Committees on the activities of the Company, its operations and issues faced by the petrochemicals industry. The details of familiarization programs provided to the Directors of the Company are available on the Company’s website http://www.ineosstyrolutionindia.com/INTERSHOP/ static/WFS/Styrolution-India-Site/-/Styrolution India/en_US/Company/Familiarization_Programme_%20Independent_ Directors%20 2017.pdf

SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS

There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and operations of the Company in future.

DEPOSITS

The Company has not accepted any deposit, within the meaning of Sections 73 and 74 of the Act, read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 during the year under review.

PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS

The Company has not granted any loans or made any investments or provided any guarantees or security to the parties covered under Sections 185 and 186 of the Act.

TRANSFER TO THE INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND

Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act, read with the IEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (‘the Rules’) as amended, all unpaid or unclaimed dividends which were required to be transferred by the Company to the IEPF were transferred to IEPF Authority. The Company has also transferred shares in respect of which dividend amount remained unpaid/unclaimed for a consecutive period of 7 (Seven) years or more to IEPF Authority within stipulated time. The details of unpaid/unclaimed dividend and the shares transferred to IEPF Authority are available on the Company’s website at https://www.ineosstyrolutionindia.com/INTERSHOP/web/WFS/Styrolution-India-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewContent-Start?PageletEntryPointID=investors-investor-dividend.

The Company has already transferred unclaimed dividends and respective shares to the IEPF Authority upto the year 2013. Since the Company had changed its financial year in 2014-15 from April to March, the next transfer of shares would be due in the month of September 2022 and the Company would be making necessary announcements in this regard as per the prescribed timelines. All those shareholders who have not claimed dividends for the year 2014-15 onwards are requested to contact the Company regarding unclaimed dividends at the earliest.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Your Company observes high standards of Corporate Governance in all areas of its functioning with strong emphasis on transparency, integrity and accountability. As required under the Listing Regulations, a detailed report on Corporate Governance along with the CEO and CFO certificate and a compliance certificate thereon from a Practising Company Secretary forms part of this report as Annexure - I.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

In compliance with the requirements of Section 135 of the Act, the Company has constituted a ‘Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee’ and has also framed a CSR Policy. The details of the policy, composition of the Committee, CSR initiatives, CSR spending during the year etc., have been provided as Annexure - II to this report, as required under the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, as amended from time to time.

The amount required to be spent on CSR activities during the year ended March 31, 2022 in accordance with the provisions of Section 135 of the Act was ? 228.46 Lacs and your Company had spent an amount of ? 234.72 Lacs towards CSR expenses, details of which are stated in Annexure-II.

The Company considers CSR as a part of its corporate philosophy and will continue to ensure that the amounts are adequately spent to ensure compliance in true spirit.

The Company considers CSR as a part of its corporate philosophy and will continue to ensure that the amounts are adequately spent to ensure compliance in true spirit.

PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES

Disclosures with respect to the remuneration of Directors, KMPs and employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are given in Annexure - III to this Report. Details of employee remuneration as required under provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 form part of this Report. However, the reports and accounts are being sent to the shareholders excluding the aforesaid remuneration. Any shareholder interested in inspection of the documents pertaining to the above information or desiring a copy thereof may write to the Company Secretary.

RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY

The details of the Risk Management Policy adopted by the Board of Directors and details of the Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors are mentioned in the Corporate Governance Report.

PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS MADE WITH RELATED PARTIES

All related party transactions which were entered into during the year under review were on arm's length basis and in the ordinary course of business. There were no materially significant related party transactions entered into by the Company with the Promoters, Directors or the Key Managerial Personnel, who may have a potential conflict with the interests of the Company.

The particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in Section 188(1) of the Act in the prescribed Form AOC-2, is provided as Annexure-IV forming part of this report.

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO

A statement highlighting details of the conservation of energy, technology absorption, and foreign exchange earnings and outgo, in accordance with Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is annexed hereto as Annexure - V and forms part of this report.

REPORTING OF FRAUDS

There have been no instances of fraud reported by the auditors under Section 143(12) of the Act and rules framed thereunder, either to the Company or to the Central Government.

MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR TILL THE DATE OF THE REPORT

There have been no material changes, which have occurred between the end of financial year till the date of this report affecting the financial position of the Company.

ANNUAL RETURN

As required under Section 92(3) of the Act, the Company has placed a copy of the annual return on its website and the same is available in the Investors Section on (ineosstyrolutionindia.com)

https://www.ineosstyrolutionindia.com/INTERSHOP/web/WFS/Styrolution-India-Site/en_US/-7USD/ViewContent-

Start?PageletEntryPointID=investors-investor-info

BOARD DIVERSITY

Your Company recognizes and embraces the importance of a diverse Board in its success. We believe that a truly diverse Board will leverage differences in thought, perspective, knowledge, regional and industry experience, age, ethnicity, race and gender, which will help retain our competitive advantage. The Board of Directors has adopted the ‘Board Diversity Policy’, which sets out the approach to diversity of the Board. The Board diversity policy is available on our website https://www.ineosstyrolutionindia.com/INTERSHOP/static/WFS/Styrolution-India-Site/-7Styrolution-India/en_US/ Company/Board_Diversity_Policy_INEOS_2017.pdf.

INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY

The Company has an adequate system of internal controls in place. It has documented procedures covering all financial and operating functions. These controls have been designed to provide a reasonable assurance with regard to maintaining of proper accounting controls, monitoring of operations, protecting assets from unauthorized use or losses, compliances with regulations and for ensuring reliability of financial reporting. The Company has continued its efforts to align all its processes and controls with global best practices in these areas as well.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, comprising of Independent Directors, regularly reviews the audit plans, significant audit findings, adequacy of internal controls, compliance with accounting standards as well as reasons for changes in accounting policies and practices, if any.

SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT

Your Company gives highest importance to Safety, Health and Environment (SHE), and encourages and promotes safety awareness in true letter and spirit as an integral part of its work culture.

Process Safety Management (PSM) is an integral part of all changes taking place in the process. Onsite emergency plans have been reviewed and updated by all divisions. Periodic mock drills are conducted at all divisions and reports indicate improved preparedness of employees.

To further strengthen the safety of overall operations and to promote a positive safety culture and transparency, your Company has introduced site specific behavioral based safety (BBS) process at all its manufacturing locations and substantially invested for the improvement of process safety.

Apart from employees, the contractors and workmen are also given exhaustive training on safety, first-aid and firefighting. The Company has appointed and trained safety stewards to promote safety in all divisions. A green belt in and around all factory premises has been maintained to enhance the eco-friendliness. We conduct our operations responsibly with a sustainable approach towards environment.

As required in terms of the IS I4489 for Safety Audit for Industries, the SHE Policy of the Company is annexed hereto as Annexure - VI and forms part of this report.

POLICY ON PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE

The Company has in place a policy on prevention of sexual harassment at workplace in line with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and rules framed thereunder and Internal Complaints Committees have also been set up at all locations to redress complaints received regarding sexual harassment. During the year, no complaint with allegations of sexual harassment was received by the Company.

STATUTORY AUDITORS

M/s. Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Chartered Accountants, (Registration No. 117365W) were appointed as the statutory auditors of the Company from the conclusion of 47th annual general meeting until the conclusion of 52nd annual general meeting of the Company and continue to be the statutory auditors.

AUDITORS' REPORT

The observations made by the auditors in their report read with the relevant notes to the financial statements for the year ended March 31,2022 are self-explanatory and are devoid of any reservation, qualification or adverse remarks.

SECRETARIAL AUDITOR

M/s Devesh Pathak & Associates, Practising Company Secretaries, Vadodara were appointed to conduct the secretarial audit of the Company for the financial year 2021-22, in terms of the requirements of Section 204 of the Act read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, framed there under. The secretarial audit report received from M/s. Devesh Pathak & Associates is annexed as Annexure - VII.

COST RECORDS

The Company is required to maintain the cost records as specified by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 and accordingly such accounts and records are prepared and maintained by the Company.

COST AUDITORS

Pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act 2013, the Board of Directors, based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee and upon receipt of their consent to act as Cost Auditors and their confirmation regarding the appointment being in accordance with Section 148 of the Act has appointed M/s. Kailash Sankhlecha and Associates, (Firm's registration no. 100221), Cost Accountants, as Cost Auditors of the Company, for the Financial Year 2022-23, for conducting the audit of the cost records maintained by the Company for the various products as mandated by the Central Government at a remuneration as mentioned in the notice convening the annual general meeting of the Company.

The Audit Committee has also received a certificate from the Cost Auditor certifying their independence and arm's length relationship with the Company.

A resolution seeking members' ratification for the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditors for the Financial Year 202223 forms part of the notice of the 49th Annual General Meeting of the Company and the same is recommended for your consideration and approval.

VIGIL MECHANSIM

As per the provisions of Section 177(9) of the Act read with clause 22(1) of the Listing Regulations, the Company is required to establish an effective vigil mechanism for Directors and employees to report genuine concerns. The Company has a policy for prevention, detection and investigation of frauds and protection of whistleblowers (“Whistleblower Policy”) in place and the details of the Company's Whistleblower Policy are provided in the Corporate Governance Report annexed hereto.

HUMAN RESOURCE AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Our employees are the most valuable assets of the Company. We encourage innovation, meritocracy and the pursuit of excellence. The human resource development function of the Company is guided by a spirit of corporate team building and dedication towards strengthening the Company's systems thereby improving efficiencies and registering growth. All personnel continue to have a healthy, cordial and harmonious approach in problem solving and enhancing Company value at all levels. Despite uncertain economic conditions, the enthusiasm and unstinting efforts of the employees have enabled the Company to maintain leadership in its business areas. The industrial relations during the year remained cordial.

The Company has drawn up a comprehensive human resource strategy (“Human Resource Strategy”) which addresses key aspects of human resource development such as:

- Code of conduct and fair business practices.

- A fair and objective performance management system linked to the performance of the businesses.

- Creation of a common pool of talented managers across the organization with a view to increasing their mobility through inter-company job rotation.

- Evolution of performance based compensation packages to attract and retain talent within the organization.

- Development of comprehensive training programs to impart and continuously upgrade the industry / function specific skills, etc.

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT MEASURES UNDERTAKEN DURING THE YEAR

In order to achieve a highly streamlined and productive organization, a transparent and uniform HR policy with a well-defined reporting structure and clear roles and responsibilities has been put in place.

Necessary trainings based on identified needs have been set-up across all functions by the respective heads of departments to enhance the knowledge and competencies of our employees and are being updated and upgraded on a continuous basis. Other initiatives including an improvement of the working environment, the automation of HR processes including the outsourcing of the payroll processor and the installation of a new attendance system have been implemented. Initiatives on improving employee engagement have been implemented with primary focus on employee health and welfare by enhancing the medical and term insurance facilities.

STATEMENT ON COMPLIANCE OF APPLICABLE SECRETARIAL STANDARDS

The Company has complied with all the applicable provisions of mandatory Secretarial Standards, SS-1 and SS-2 issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, during the year under review.

INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE 2016

Neither any application is made nor any proceeding is pending in respect of the Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.

CODEOFCONDUCT

The Company has suitably laid down the Code of Conduct for all Board members and senior management personnel of the Company. The declaration by CEO of the Company relating to the compliance of aforesaid Code of Conduct forms part of the Annual Report.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We thank our customers, vendors, dealers, investors, business partners and bankers for their continued support during the year. We also place on record our appreciation of the contribution made by our employees at all levels, whose hard work, solidarity, cooperation and support helped the Company to sustain during these tough times.

For and on behalf of the Board Mr. Robbie Alphons Maria Buntinx

May 26, 2022 Chairman

Vadodara DIN:08830690