DIRECTORS' REPORT Dear Shareholders, We have pleasure in presenting the 29th Annual Report of the Company alongwith the audited statements of Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2015. The summarised financial results are given below OPERATIONS: During the year the sales turnover of the Company was Rs.156.73 lakhs against Rs.158.42 lakhs the sales of the previous year. Due to paucity of working capital facilities from Banks as Company was under rehabilitation process by BIFR, the company is doing only job-work. Once the rehabilitation scheme is approved your company could market directly and the profitability and prospects will improve. REFERENCE TO BIFR: Pursuant to an order dated 18-01-2007 of the Hon'ble Bench of BIFR, the Company was declared as a sick industry and IDBI was appointed as the Operating Agency. As per Rehabilitation Scheme approved by the BIFR vide its order dated 8th March 2013 (dispatched on 15th March 2013) the paid up capital of the company has been derated by 60% i.e. from 1185 lacs to 474 lacs. Further the company has made preferential allotment of 21,50,000 shares of Rs.10/- to promoters & their group and strategic Investor M/s. Gayatri Pipes & Fittings Pvt. Ltd. DIVIDEND: In view of past losses, your directors are unable to recommend payment of any dividend for the year under review. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS: Your Company is engaged in the business of manufacture of Spirally Bound HDPE/PP Pipes, Vessels, Tanks, etc. The manufacturing facilities of the Company are at Daman, U.T. and the Spirally Bound profile wall pipes technology is patented and licensed by BAUKU of Germany. These Pipes ranging from 300 MM to 3000 MM diameter and are used in water sewerage & effluent disposal schemes, ocean out-fuel, etc. Your Company can also manufacture HDPE/PP Tanks of sizes ranging from 5000 liters to 70000 liters with varying wall thickness depending on load distribution and application. The main objects of your Company to carry on the business of manufactures , dealers, importers, exporters, buyers & seller of all kinds plastic, PVC, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene and polymers. As stated elsewhere, the immediate object of the Company is to set up facilities for the manufacture of large diameter non-pressure HDPE/PP tanks and vessels. The Company's main business is manufacturing and marketing of "Polymer Processing" and all other activities of the company revolve around this main business. As such there are no separate reportable segments within the Company as defined by AS 17(Segment Reporting) issued by ICAI. The Company maintains adequate internal control systems, which provide, among other things, reasonable assurance of recording the transaction of its operations in all material respects and of providing protection against significant misuse or loss of Company's assets. The above statements on Management's Discussion and Analysis describing the Company's objectives, projections, estimates, expectations or predictions may be forward looking statements within the meaning of applicable security laws or regulations. These statements are based on certain assumptions and expectation of future events. Actual results could however differ materially from those expressed or implied. Important factors that could make a difference to the Company's operations include global and domestic demand-supply conditions, finished goods prices, raw material costs & availability, change in Government regulations and tax structure, economic developments within India and the countries with which the Company has business contacts and other factors such as litigation and Industrial relations. Your Company assumes no responsibility in respect of forward looking statements which may be amended or modified in future on the basis of subsequent developments, information or events. FIXED DEPOSITS: Your Company has not accepted any fixed deposits from the Public under chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013 during the period under review. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND INSURANCE: Top priority continues to be given to environmental protection for all the units of the Company by keeping emission levels to the minimum possible. Adequate Insurance cover has been taken for properties of the Company including Buildings, Plant & Machineries, Stocks and other assets. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION A. INFORMATION OF CONSERVATION ENERGY: The particulars of additional requirement proposed by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1988 and the Companies (disclosures of particulars of the report of the Board of Directors) Rules 1988 in respect of the conservation of Energy do not apply to the products of your Company. B. INFORMATION OF TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION: The Company had initially entered into a Technological Collaboration with BAUKU of Germany and the Company has deputed their engineers for training at the collaborator's plant. The engineers have been trained in process control, production, maintenance and other technology aspects. The Company has absorbed closely guarded technology enabling in to produce wide range of plastic pipes which require much less raw material than any comparable product. This has enabled the Company to produce pipes and tanks for applications such as sewerage schemes, effluent disposal projects, storage tanks for chemicals etc. INFORMATION OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNED AND OUTGO: During the year under review your Company has not spent on foreign travel and on import of raw material. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Your Company has always the philosophy of conducting its business with due compliance of laws, rules, regulations and sound internal control systems and procedures. Pursuant to clause 49 of the Listing Agreement entered into with the Stock Exchanges, the Company has complied with all the provisions of Corporate Governance and a report on corporate governance is annexed hereto and forms part of this report. A certificate from the auditors of the company regarding compliance of conditions of corporate governance has been included in this Annual Report for your information.Infuture, the Company intends to implement the non-mandatory recommendations, as prescribed in Code of Corporate Governance. POLICY ON DIRECTORS' APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION (including criteria for determining qualification, positive attributes, independence of a Director, policy relating to remuneration for Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees) Policy on Directors' Appointment Policy on Directors' appointment is to follow the criteria as laid down under the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing Agreement with Stock Exchange and good corporate practices. Emphasis is given to persons from diverse fields or professions. Policy on Remuneration Guiding Policy on remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and employees of the Company is that - • Remuneration to unionized workmen is based on the periodical settlement with the workmen union. • Remuneration to Key Managerial Personnel, Senior Executives, Managers, Staff and Workmen (non Unionised) is industry driven in which it is operating taking into account the performance leverage and factors such as to attract and retain quality talent. ? For Directors, it is based on the shareholders resolutions, provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules framed therein, circulars and guidelines issued by Central Government and other authorities from time to time. ANNUAL EVALUATION BY THE BOARD OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE, ITS COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS The Board of Directors of the Company has initiated and put in place evaluation of its own performance, its committees and individual directors. The results of the evaluation is satisfactory and adequate and meets the requirement of the Company. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL: In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. S. C. Asnotkar retires by rotation and being eligible offers himself for reappointment. Mr. Rajender Sharma has been appointed as additional Director of the Company w.e.f. 01/08/2015. The Company has received a notice in writing from a member proposing his candidature for appointment as an Independent Director. Your Directors recommend that re-appoinment of Mr. S.C. Asnotkar & Mr. Rajender Sharma as Independent Director will be in the interest of the Company. During the year, the Board has noted the appointment of Mrs. Soniya P. Sheth as Managing Director and appointment of Mr. S.C. Asnotkar & Mr. Rajender Sharma as Independent Directors of the Company. The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed both under the Act and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchange. During the year Ms. PadminiRavindran has been appointed as Company Secretary w.e.f. 01/09/2014 and Ms. Dhwani P. Sheth as Chief Financial Officer of the Company w.e.f. 30/03/2015 to comply with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT: Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, with respect to Directors' Responsibility Statement, it is hereby confirmed: ? That in the preparation of the accounts for the financial period ended 31st March, 2015, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures ; ? That the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that were reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial period and of the profit or loss of the Company for the period under review; ? That the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; ? That the Directors have prepared the annual accounts for the financial period ended 31st March, 2015 on a 'going concern' basis. ? The Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively; and ? The Directors have devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively. NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD: Eight meetings of the Board of Directors were held during the year. For further details, please refer report on Corporate Governance in the Annual Report. DETAILS OF COMMITTEE OF DIRECTORS: Composition of Audit Committee of Directors, Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Directors and Stakeholders Relationship/ Grievance Committee of Directors, Number of meetings held of each Committee during the financial year 2014-15 and meetings attended by each member of the Committee as required under the Companies Act, 2013 are provided in Corporate Governance Report forming part of the report. All the recommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACT OR ARRANGEMENT WITH RELATED PARTY: There is no transaction with Related Party which requires disclosure under Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. PARTICULARS OF LOANS GIVEN, INVESTMENTS MADE, GUARANTEES GIVEN AND SECURITIES PROVIDED: There is no Loan given, investment made, guarantees given and securities provided by the Company to any entity under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013. RISK MANAGEMENT During the year, Directors have constituted a Risk Management Committee which has been entrusted with the responsibility to assist the board in (a) Overseeing and approving the Company's enterprise wide risk management framework; and (b) Overseeing that all the risks that the organization faces such as strategic, financial, credit, market, liquidity, security, property, IT, legal regulatory, reputational and other risks have been identified and assessed and there is an adequate risk management infrastructure in place capable of addressing those risks. A Group Risk Management Policy was reviewed and approved by the Committee. The Company manages monitors and reports on the principle risks and uncertainties that can impact its ability to achieve its strategic objectives. VIGIL MECHANISM: The Vigil Mechanism of the Company, which also incorporates a whistle blower policy in terms of the Listing Agreement, includes an Ethics & Compliance Task Force comprising senior executives of the Company. Protected disclosures can be made by a whistle blower through an e-mail, or dedicated telephone line or a letter to the Task Force or the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Policy on vigil mechanism and whistle blower policy may be accessed on the Company's website at the link: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: The Company has already constituted Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. As per Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company needs to spend 2% of Average net profit of last three years on CSR activities. The Average net profit of last three years of Company is negative therefore your Company need not require to spend any amount on CSR Activity. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN: Extract of Annual Return of the Company is annexed herewith as Annexure II to this Report. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES: In terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, a statement showing the names and other particulars of the employees drawing remuneration in excess of the limits set out in the said rules should be provided in the Annual Reports. None of the Company's employees were covered by the disclosure requirement. Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details 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 provided in the Annual Report as Annexure I. Having regard to the provisions of the first proviso to Section 136(1) of the Act and as advised, the Annual Report excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to the members of the Company. The said information is available for inspection at the registered office of the Company during working hours and any member interested in obtaining such information may write to the Company Secretary and the same will be furnished on request. The full Annual Report including the aforesaid information is being sent electronically to all those members who have registered their email addresses and is available on the Company's website. AUDITORS AND AUDITORS' REPORT: The retiring Auditor, M/s. A.V. Jobanputra & Co., Chartered Accountant, Mumbai, are eligible for re-appointment and have indicated their willingness to act as such. In terms of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, their appointment needs to be confirmed and their remuneration has to be fixed. The company has received letter from auditor to the effect that his re-appointment, if made, would be within the prescribed limits under Section 141(3)(g) of the Companies Act, 2013 and that they are not disqualified for re-appointment. The Company has received intimation from statutory auditor M/s. P. M. Turakhia & Associates, Chartered Accountants (Registration No. 111086W), about their unwillingness for re-appointment as statutory auditor of the Company for the coming Financial Year at ensuing AGM due to regulatory requirement. In terms of Sec.139(2) of the Companies Act, 2013, No auditor shall be appointed for more than two terms of five consecutive years. Further provided that every company existing on or before the commencement of this Act which is required to comply with provision of this sub-section shall comply with this requirement within three years from the date of commencement of this Act. M/s. P. M. Turakhia & Associates, Chartered Accountants (Registration No. 111086W) have already completed the above mentioned tenure hence shown their unwillingness to continue as statutory auditor for the coming financial year. Since the Company has M/s A. V. Jobanputra & Company Chartered Accountant (Registration No. 104314W) as statutory Auditors, it does not require to fill vacancy caused by other Auditors M/s P. M. Turakhia & Associates. The notes on financial statement referred to in the Auditors' Report are self explanatory and therefore do not call for any further explanation. The Auditor's Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark. SECRETARIAL AUDITOR: The Board has appointed M/s. Sarita Lakhotiya & Associates, Practicing Company Secretary, to conduct Secretarial Audit for the financial year 2014-15. The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31,2015 is annexed herewith and forming part of this Report. The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark. GENERAL: Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as there were no transactions on these items during the year under review: 1. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise. 2. Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company under any scheme. 3. Neither the Managing Director nor the Whole-time Directors of the Company receive any remuneration or commission from any of its subsidiaries. 4. No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status and Company's operations in future. Your Directors further state that during the year under review, there were no cases filed pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. DEPOSITORY SYSTEM: Electronic trading of the Company's Equity Shares has been made compulsory by the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) from 30th October, 2000. As on 31st March, 2015, about 75.78 % share holding representing 5221129 Equity Shares of the Company have been dematerialized. Your Company has executed agreements with both NSDL and CDSL for demat of its shares. REGULATORY STATEMENT: In conformity with the provisions of clause 32 of the Listing Agreement/(s) the Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31.03.2015 is annexed to the Accounts. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Yours Directors place on record their deep appreciation of the continued support received from shareholders and bankers. On behalf of the Board For Kunststoffe Industries Limited Soniya P. Sheth Managing Director Place: Mumbai Date: 30th July, 2015 Registered Office: Kiran Building, 128, Bhaudaji Road, Matunga (East), Mumbai - 400 019 CIN: L65910MH1985PLC037998 e-mail:kunststoffe@vsnl.net |