Atul Ltd 2012-13

1 World economy* stayed subdued ... ¾ World GDP grew by 3.2% ¾ GDP of China, Indonesia and India grew by 7.8%, 6.2% and 5.1% respectively ¾ GDP of the USA grew by 2.2% and that of Euro Area declined by 0.6% Basic inputs and forex rates remained volatile ... ¾ Crude oil price fluctuated between US$ 87 and US$ 124 per barrel ¾ Natural gas price reached a peak of ` 42.62 per nm3 (from ` 33.45) ¾ Indian ` vacillated between 50.56 and 57.22 against the US$ Atul maintained its improvement trends ... ¾ Increased sales from ` 1,746 cr to ` 1,964 cr and Profit before tax from ` 122 cr to ` 192 cr ¾ Undertook capex of ` 137 cr of which ` 71 cr to enhance environment protection facilities ¾ Served the society with 38 projects in the areas of education, health and infrastructure lity Padma Vibhushan , Dr Manmohan Sharma, inaugurated 22,000 square feet R&D facility in Atul on June 21, 2012 Honourable Chief Minister of Gujarat, Mr Narendra Modi, inaugurated the world biggest p -Cresol facility in Ankleshwar on April 06, 2012 * Calendar year 2012 for all countries except India where the year is April to March 2012-13 Looking Back Honourable Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Mr Ashok Gehlot, inaugurated for the first time in India, tissue cultured date palm facility in Jodhpur on April 01, 2012