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CROP PROTECTION
Product groups: Herbicides, Insecticides, Fungicides, Others
ƥƭŕ gƥē ĺîƙ ĿēĚŠƥĿǛĚē Ǩ ƑĚƎūƑƥĿŠij ƙĚijŞĚŠƥƙȡ ŠîŞĚŕNjȡ gĿljĚ ¬ČĿĚŠČĚ ĺĚŞĿČîŕƙ îŠē ¡ĚƑljūƑŞîŠČĚ îŠē ~ƥĺĚƑ ĺĚŞĿČîŕƙȦ
Life Science Chemicals segment
Remark
Increase | (Decrease)
2017-18
2018-19
UoM
Ratios
reduction of debt to nil
238%
56.78
192.00
times
Interest coverage
better price realisation
26%
8.85
11.16
%
sĚƥ ƎƑūǛƥ ŞîƑijĿŠ
ĺĿijĺĚƑ ŠĚƥ ƎƑūǛƥ ŞîƑijĿŠ
35%
13.11
17.70
%
Return on net worth
Life Science Chemicals segment consists of 3 sub-segments, namely, Crop Protection, Pharmaceuticals and Intermediates and
Aromatics - I.
1,289
2018-19
1,027
2017-18
26
% change
34
2018-19
34
2017-18
-
% change
Sales (
`
cr)
Share in total sales (%)
The products falling under these product
groups are used by customers belonging to
Agriculture and Crop Protection Chemicals
industries. The product groups comprise about 20 products
îŠē ǪǦ ljūƑŞƭŕîƥĿūŠƙȦ ǨȡǪȹ'ȡ TŠēūNJîČîƑċȡ TƙūƎƑūƥĺĿūŕîŠĚȡ
¡ƑūƎūNJƭƑ îŠē ¬ƭŕljūŠNjŕ ƭƑĚî ĺĚƑċĿČĿēĚƙ îƑĚ ƙūŞĚ ūlj ƥĺĚ ŒĚNj
products.
During 2018-19, sales increased by 16% from
`
651 cr to
`
754 cr. Sales in India increased by 13% from
`
232 cr to
`
263 cr; bulk sales in India increased by 36% from
`
126
cr to
`
171 cr whereas brand sales which are currently only
in India decreased by 13% from
`
106 cr to
`
92 cr. Sales
outside India increased by 17% from
`
419 cr to
`
491 cr
and formed 65% of the total. Decrease on account of volume
was 9%. Sales increased mainly because of good demand
and higher price realisation for one of the key herbicides. The
Company completed 1 project and undertook 3 projects for
implementation.
The size of the world Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
industry is estimated at US$ 3.2 tn and is growing at
about 3%. The size of the world Crop Protection Chemicals
industry is estimated at US$ 56 bn and is growing at about
5%. The Food and Agribusiness forms a larger US$ 5 trillion
Management Discussion and Analysis
Corporate Overview 01-22
Statutory Reports 23-105
Financial Statements 107-250
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