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Chemical firm SRF Ltd will invest nearly Rs 750 crore to set up an agro-chemical plant in Gujarat and a BOPP film manufacturing facility in Indore as part of its expansion plan. Gurugram-based SRF Ltd has a diversified business comprising fluorochemicals, specialty chemicals, performance films & foil, technical textiles, and coated and laminated fabrics. The company's board on July 23 approved the setting up of a facility to produce agrochemicals at Dahej, Gujarat, at a cost of Rs 250 crore. The facility at Dahej will produce 12,000 tonnes per annum of an agrochemical intermediate. This project will be completed in 18 months, according to the latest regulatory filing. The board also approved a Rs 490 crore investment to set up a BOPP (Biaxially Oriented Polypropylen) film manufacturing facility in Indore, featuring a state-of-the-art 10.4m wide Bruckner film line and a metalliser. The project is expected to be completed in 24 months. SRF Ltd has posted a 71 per cent increase in ..
Chemical firm SRF Ltd on Tuesday reported a 33 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 201.42 crore for the second quarter of this fiscal on higher expenses and announced plans to invest Rs 1,100 crore on new plants to manufacture fourth-generation refrigerants. Its net profit stood at Rs 300.78 crore in the year-ago period. The total income rose to Rs 3,457.63 crore during the July-September period of this fiscal from Rs 3,206.48 crore in the year-ago period, the company said in a regulatory filing. The company's total expenses increased to Rs 3,173.97 crore in the second quarter from Rs 2,791.67 crore a year ago. SRF Chairman and Managing Director Ashish Bharat Ram said, While the performance this quarter has been expectedly subdued, I believe the worst is now behind us. We will start seeing an improvement from this quarter onwards with a likelihood of a strong finish to the year". SRF also informed that its Board of Directors approved "a project for setting up new