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Uflex Ltd

NSE: UFLEX BSE: 500148

481.70

(1.35%)

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Company History

1988

  • Incorporated on June 21; obtained commencement certificate August 8.
  • Promoted by Ashok Kumar Chaturvedi and Harish Chaturvedi.
  • Amalgamated assets/liabilities of Flex Laminates Ltd. and Flex Papers Ltd. effective August 1.
  • Subscribed 70 equity shares by signatories; allotted shares to amalgamated companies.

1989

  • Proposed Modernisation-Cum-Backward integration at Noida: projects Rs. 234 lakhs and Rs. 775 lakhs.
  • Issued 21,59,274 equity shares to promoters; reserved for employees and public subscription.

1990

  • Embarked on technology upgradation including 8-colour rotogravure printing machine.
  • Issued 2,13,000 secured redeemable non-convertible debentures to Canbank Mutual Fund.
  • Issued 25,00,000 rights equity shares 1:2; 1,25,000 to employees.

1991

  • Issued 26,25,000 equity shares of Rs. 10 at premium Rs. 10 on rights 1:2.

1993

  • Exports reached Rs. 26.98 crores from Rs. 1.57 crores previous year.
  • Planned state-of-the-art PET film plant.
  • Planned BOPP film plant 15,000 TPA and PET expansion to 23,000 TPA.
  • Issued 38,12,500 17.5% partly convertible debentures on rights 1:2.
  • Issued 1,20,000 17.5% partly convertible debentures to employees.
  • Issued 9,15,000 18.5% NCDs with warrants on rights 16:50 equity shares.

1994

  • Issued 45,75,500 equity shares at Rs. 10 + premium Rs. 215 on rights 2:5 with warrants.
  • Issued 22,87,750 13.5% NCDs on rights 1:5 with warrants.
  • Allotted 49,28,416 equity shares at premium Rs. 215.

1995

  • Achieved significant growth despite BOPP film shortage.
  • Issued 31,05,590 GDRs representing 62,11,180 equity shares in November.
  • Issued 74,53,416 GDRs for US$30 million in December.

1996

  • Modernised and expanded polyester film unit from 12,000 tpa to 24,000 tpa.
  • Established JV Flex Vin Inc. with Vinmar Inc. in USA.
  • Won DuPont Award for Innovation in Food Processing and Packaging, USA.
  • Awarded ISO-9002 certification for one unit.
  • Allotted 7,453,416 equity shares from GDRs.
  • Director changes including retirements, re-appointments, and resignation of Shri R.K. Sharma.

1997

  • CRISIL downgraded non-convertible and partly convertible debentures from A+ to A.
  • CRISIL downgraded fixed deposits from FA- to FA+.
  • CRISIL downgraded Flex Engineering Ltd debentures from AA- to A.

1998

  • Developed new products including cement packaging, pouched flexi tubes, peelable medical film.
  • Faced liquidity issues due to PET/BOPP conditions and economic slowdown.
  • Allotted 915,000 18.5% secured NCDs with warrants.

1999

  • Flex Industries and Polyplex formed JV by hiving off polyester film businesses; 39,000 tpa capacity.

2000

  • Board approved acquisition of 100% shareholding in Cincom Systems India Pvt. Ltd.

2001

  • ICICI-led FIs sanctioned debt restructuring package.
  • Issued 10,000,000 warrants at Rs. 24 to promoters and associates.
  • Rs. 700 crore restructuring package cancelled by FIs.
  • Delhi High Court rejected bail for Ashok Chaturvedi in bribery case.

2002

  • Appointed Mr. M G Gupta and Mr. N Sitaraman as directors.
  • UTI nominated Shri K.E.C. Raja Kumar replacing Shri Ravi Kathpalia; latter co-opted.
  • Appointed Mr. N Sitaraman as Director (Secretarial & Legal) from July 8.

2003

  • Approved allotment of 10,000,000 equity shares from warrants conversion.
  • Appointed Mr. Paresh Nath Sharma as Whole-time Director from September 15.
  • Major fire at two production lines in Sector-60, Noida on October 1.
  • Appointed Mr. P Abraham as UTI nominee director.
  • Department of Company Affairs appointed independent investigator.

2007

  • ICICI Bank nominated Mr. Sandeep Malhotra as nominee director.
  • Changed name from Flex Industries Ltd to Uflex Ltd.
  • Shifted registered office to 305, 3rd Floor, Bhanot Corner, Greater Kailash-I, New Delhi.

2008

  • IFCI nominated Mr. Javed Yunus as nominee director.

2009

  • Started BOPET Film + Barrier Metallisation at Mexico.

2010

  • Started BOPP Film + Barrier Metallisation at Egypt.

2011

  • Started CPP Film production at Egypt.
  • Started AlOx Coating at Egypt.
  • Started BOPET Film production at Egypt.
  • Commenced construction of BOPET Film plant in Poland.
  • Commenced construction of BOPET Film plant in USA.

2012

  • Recommended dividend of Rs. 2.00 per share (20%).

2013

  • Recommended dividend of Rs. 2.40 per share (24%).

2014

  • Recommended dividend of Rs. 2.50 per share (25%).

2015

  • Won Silver Award for Flex Safepack at 27th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation.
  • Won Make in India Award for Excellence.

2016

  • Launched SSFL in Gujarat.
  • Honoured with CSR Leadership Award 2016.
  • Won two packaging awards.
  • Launched Extrusion Lamination Machine in India.

2017

  • Commissioned aseptic liquid carton packaging plant in Sanand, Gujarat; first Indian company.
  • Won Indiastar and SIES SOP Star Packaging Excellence Awards 2017.
  • Chemicals business won CII National Award for Excellence in Water Management 2017.
  • Honoured with Bureaucracy Today CSR Excellence Award 2017.
  • Engineered flexfresh bag for papaya sea freight export.
  • Launched Super Barrier Polyester Film.

2018

  • Waterless Internet Flower Packaging won top honors at Sustainability Awards 2018.
  • Supported Fresca launch in holographic aseptic packs.
  • Small sachets won at FPA and AIMCAL Awards 2018.
  • Chairman received Economic Times Polymers Lifetime Achievement Award 2018.
  • Flexfilms launched two new advanced BOPET films.

2019

  • Launched Asepto Eye packaging solution for beverages at Gulfood Manufacturing 2019.
  • Honoured with Excellence in Packaging – Beverages at ET Polymers Awards 2019.

2020

  • Commissioned second BOPET line in Poland.
  • Uflex Chemicals launched dual-purpose sanitizer Flexguard-I.

2021

  • Teamed with Hoffer Plastics and Mespack to launch 100% recyclable mono-polymer hot-fill pouches.
  • Joined Alliance to End Plastic Waste to build circular plastic economy.

2022

  • UFlex Chemicals introduced Zero Liquid Discharge Technology at Noida facility.
  • Partnered with CREDUCE to achieve carbon neutrality, targeting 175,000 tonnes CO2e reduction by 2024.
  • UFlex Chemicals acquired India patent for solvent-free pigmented adhesive and preparation process.

2023

  • Commissioned CPP packaging films line in Dubai.
  • Commissioned BOPET packaging films line at Dharwad, Karnataka.
  • Commissioned PCR packaging films line in Mexico.

2024

  • Achieved commencement of commercial production at Panipat facility with 1,68,000 MTPA capacity.
  • Commenced commercial operation of CPP Film production line at Flex Films Rus LLC, Russia.

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