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Wednesday, December 11, 2002
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Ranbaxy set to launch Augmentin in January
LITIGATION notwithstanding, Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd (RLL) is set to launch a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) blockbuster antibiotic Augmentin, in the US in January 2003. The patent on the drug expires on December 24, 2002. This ... More

Ashok Leyland plans write-off in share premium account
THE board of directors of Ashok Leyland Ltd has approved a proposal to write off a sum of Rs 160 crore from the balance in the share premium account, against deferred revenue expenditure and diminution in value of investments and fixed ... More

MUL to launch LPG version of Omni
MARUTI Udyog Ltd will soon launch an LPG version of its Omni in Bangalore. "Initially we will get about 10 vehicles, depending on the response, we will increase the numbers,'' said Mr S.N. Burman, Regional Manager, Maruti Udyog Ltd, Bangalore. ... More

Grundfos Pumps to raise production in India soon
DANISH pumps manufacturer, Grundfos Pumps, is looking at the possibility of producing its industrial and building services range of pumps in India by the end of the next calendar year. The company is also considering possibilities of exporting ... More

EIL bags contract for IOC's Panipat refinery expansion
ENGINEERS India Ltd (EIL) has secured the project contract from Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for expansion of the Panipat refinery in Haryana. The project involves doubling of the unit's refining capacity from six million tonnes per annum to 12 ... More

AUDITING


Auditors to feel `peer' pressure soon
JUDGE not that ye be not judged! That biblical saying may have some relevance to auditors of banks (public, private and foreign), financial institutions, insurance companies, public sector companies and large private sector companies. For, it ... More

TAXATION


Tax default will attract levy of interest, cos told
THE Office of the Income-Tax Chief Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh, has cautioned corporates that failure to pay or delay in paying advance tax on time would attract levy of interest under Section 234 of the Income-Tax Act. In a press announcement ... More

MANAGEMENT


Respect emotions, Gallup book tells cos
WHILE companies across the world fight to survive in weakened economics and struggle with questions about ethics and leadership, a new book about what the world's greatest organisations have in common will strike a reassuring chord and offer ... More

RESTRUCTURING


Grasim charges on demerger move — No breach of norms: L&T
THE tug-of-war between Grasim Industries and Larsen & Toubro has assumed a new dimension with the former writing a letter to the latter warning it of "serious dispute and the possibility of a long-drawn out litigation" if L&T were to proceed with ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


McDowell takes 85 pc stake in Triumph
UB Group's Spirits division's flagship company, McDowell & Co, has acquired 85 per cent stake in Triumph Distilleries & Vintners Pvt Ltd from financial investors for a total consideration of Rs 60 crore. Mr Deepak Roy, who will act as President ... More

NEW PROJECTS


Samsung planning to make fridges in India
AFTER establishing itself in the Indian market, the Korean consumer electronics and durables major, Samsung India Electronics Ltd, has taken another step towards producing its products here, by announcing its plans to set up a refrigerator ... More

$35-m IFC loan for Apollo Tyres
INTERNATIONAL Finance Corporation (IFC) - the private sector lending arm of the World Bank Group - will provide financing to the Rs 1,700-crore Apollo Tyres Ltd (ATL), a leading manufacturer of automotive tyres in the country. A statement ... More

Softex setting up telemarket unit
THE Technopark-based Softex Computer Consultants is setting up a Telemarket Intelligence Research Unit at Seaview Support Systems, a group company, for facilitating focused telemarketing and market analysis of the US and European markets, ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS


SEBI initiates action on Manna Glass directors
IN an attempt to send strong signals to errant companies of action under the new powers acquired, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has initiated penal proceedings against the Ahmedabad-based Manna Glass Tech Industries Ltd for ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


Royal group ties up with Chinese furniture co
THE Dubai-based Royal group of companies, promoted by Mr J. Sugathan, a non-resident Indian, has entered into a joint venture with Chinese furniture manufacturer Zhejiang Feilong Furniture Co. The joint venture, to be called Taizhou Feilong ... More

Ichiban Appliances enters India — To launch TVs, DVDs, ACs
IF Korean and Chinese players can capture the imagination of the Indian consumer, can the Singapore-based consumer products companies be far behind? Testing its strengths in the Indian market is Ichiban Home Appliances with its new generation ... More

INTERVIEW


We need strategic partners to remain competitive: PNB Gilts
PNB Gilts has emerged as the largest primary dealer (PD) in the country in just about six years. It is the first and only PD listed in the country and is gearing up for the future by planning to induct strategic partners. The Managing Director, ... More

DIVERSIFICATION


Balrampur Chini into liquor
IN a forward integration exercise, sugar major Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd has diversified into the Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) sector. This is the first time that a sugar company of such size (it is the largest sugar company in the country) ... More

OUTLOOK


Samsung may turn India into export hub
CLOSE on the heels of strengthening its manufacturing base in the country, Samsung India does not rule out the possibility of making India an export hub. "We are already exporting the colour TVs to destinations in Europe and to some ... More

Luxor bid to make Parker Rs 100-cr brand
LUXOR Writing Instruments Ltd, which holds 100 per cent rights for manufacturing Parker Pens in India, is planning to increase the production and sale of the Parker brand to 10 million units in 2003. Speaking to Business Line, Mr D.K. ... More

BILT Graphic eyeing new markets for export growth
BILT Graphic Papers Ltd (BGPL), which is being amalgamated with Ballarpur Industries Ltd (BILT), will endeavour in the coming months to explore markets other than the developed economies to bolster its exports, the company's top management has ... More

PERFORMANCE


Tata Engg vehicle sales up 15% in Nov
TATA Engineering today reported a 15 per cent rise in its domestic vehicle sales for November 2002, to 15,699 units as against the 13,654 units of the previous corresponding period. Sales over the April-November 2002 period, at 1,26,812 units, ... More
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