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Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd

NSE: MRPL BSE: 500109

₹196.65

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Company History

1988

  • Incorporated on March 7 pursuant to MOU dated June 26, 1987 between GOI, HPCL, and IRIL for Mangalore refinery.
  • Obtained Certificate of Commencement of business on August 2 from Registrar of Companies, Karnataka, and Letter of Intent from GOI.
  • Promoted by HPCL, Indian Rayon & Industries Ltd., Grasim Industries Ltd., Hindalco Industries Ltd., and Indo Gulf Fertilisers and Chemicals Corp. Ltd.

1993

  • Public issue of 43,160,000 16% Secured Redeemable PCDs of Rs 135 each (Rs 582.66 crore) and 28,000,000 17.5% Secured Redeemable NCDs of Rs 200 each with warrants (Rs 560 crore).
  • Tied up entire foreign exchange requirements of the project.
  • Tied up process technologies with international suppliers.

1995

  • Tied up entire funds required for the project.

1996

  • Tied up debt (foreign exchange and rupee) for capacity expansion.

1997

  • Commissioned three million tonnes refinery towards end of 1995-96, operating at over 100% capacity.

1998

  • Entered agreement with National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) for electronic holding of shares.

1999

  • Issued 376,947,036 FCDs of Rs 19.26 each to promoter companies, converted to 376,947,036 equity shares of Rs 10 each at premium of Rs 9.26.
  • Signed crude-sourcing deal with Chevron-Texaco.

2000

  • Expected losses of around Rs 300 crore for 1999-2000 financial year.
  • Entered world markets with competitive petro-products like motor spirit.
  • Enhanced refining capacity to 12 million tonnes per annum through debottlenecking.
  • Expanding refining capacity from 3 to 9 million tonnes per annum.
  • Outstandings from Oil Coordination Committee reached Rs 792 crore.
  • H. L. Zutshi elected Chairman for two years.
  • Jagdish Mehta stepped down as joint MD.
  • Denied 26% stake in Mangalore-Bangalore pipeline.

2001

  • ICRA downgraded non-convertible debenture programme and partially-convertible debenture programme.
  • Reported net loss of Rs 185.04 crore for year ended March 31.

2002

  • IDBI appointed G. M. Ramamurthy as nominee director.
  • ONGC board approved acquisition of Aditya Birla group's stake.
  • Board approved issuance of additional equity shares up to Rs 20,000 million to ONGC and/or lenders on debt-to-equity conversion, subject to approvals.

2003

  • ONGC acquired 37.38% equity stake.
  • Directors M.C. Bhargodia, B.N. Puranmalka, P. Ramakrishnan, and Ravi Kastia resigned.
  • ICRA assigned A1+ rating to short-term borrowings programme.
  • Issued MIBOR-linked bonds of Rs 500 million with green shoe option of Rs 250 million at MIBOR + 15 basis points.
  • Signed MOU with ONGC for crude oil supply.
  • Became third largest refinery in India.

2004

  • Tied up with Shell for petro products.
  • Prepaid Rs 2,380 crore under debt restructuring package.
  • Equity shares entered A group at BSE from March 1.
  • ONGC nominated Dr. Ashok Kumar Balyan to the Board.

2005

  • Signed pacts with Saudi and Iran firms for crude supply.
  • Forged alliance with Ashok Leyland for retail outlets.
  • Won Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Award for energy performance in refineries for 2003-04.

2006

  • ICRA assigned IR AAA Issuer Rating.
  • Forged alliance with Abu Dhabi firm.
  • Inked agreement with Mauritius company.

2007

  • Appointed V. P. Joy as Director effective January 16.
  • Appointed V. K. Dewangan as Director effective March 5.
  • Signed long-term product supply agreement with Shell.
  • Received award for energy performance.

2008

  • Entered joint venture with Shell for domestic marketing of aviation fuel.
  • Shell-MRPL joint venture to supply ATF to Jet Airways.

2009

  • Agreed to buy crude from Cairn's Rajasthan blocks.
  • Received first consignment of crude from Cairn.

2010

  • P. P. Upadhya appointed as Director.
  • B. Sukumar relieved as Company Secretary; Dinesh Mishra appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer.
  • Board recommended dividend of Rs 1.20 per equity share.

2011

  • Vishnu Agrawal appointed as Director-Finance.
  • Board recommended dividend of Rs 1.20 per equity share.

2012

  • Government of Karnataka sanctioned special incentive package for phase III expansion and upgradation project.
  • P. P. Upadhya took over as MD.
  • Dr. D. Chandrasekharam appointed as Independent Director.
  • Board recommended dividend of Rs 1.00 per equity share.

2014

  • Started Petro Fluidized Catalytic Cracking unit.

2015

  • Purchased cargo of Djeno crude.
  • Won first prize for outstanding performance in Hindi implementation.
  • Conferred Skoch Foundation Order-of-Merit Award for best project.

2016

  • Readied Rs 11,000 crore for expansion to 25 mtpa refining capacity.

2017

  • Received environmental clearance for BS VI project.

2020

  • Won Silver Medal IGMC award.

2021

  • Recognized as one of four top contributors for wildlife conservation by Zoo Authority of India.
  • Commissioned 25th retail outlet at Mandarthi.
  • Signed agreement for door-to-door delivery of HSD with PEP Fuels.
  • Awarded first prize on PRSI National Award for innovation in marketing strategies during Covid.

2022

  • Won PRCI Zonal Award for Best PSU implementing CSR for Social Cause.
  • Won Energy Technology Awards.
  • Bagged first prize for Safe Operations in Oil Industry category and Safety award for Co-Gen Boiler.
  • Won eight PRCI National Excellence Awards.

2024

  • Launched State-of-the-Art Bitumen Production Train.
  • Received Special Award for Innovation at Energy Technology Meet.
  • Won Mahatma Award for HR Excellence and Social Impact.
  • Contributed Rs 47 lakhs to Akshaya Patra Foundation for Mid-Day Meal Program.
  • Donated Rs 1 crore for Endosulfan Victims Care.
  • Extended CSR support to strengthen TB elimination efforts in Karnataka.

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