The essence of good Corporate Governance

Adoption of best ethical concern patterns in the company within the regulative model is the kernel of good Corporate Governance. On the one manus good Corporate Governance calls for answerability of the individuals who are at the helm of personal businesss of the company and on the other

manus it besides brings benefits to all stakeholders of the company such as investors, clients, employees and the society at big. Nelco continues to believe in such concern patterns and gives push on supplying dependable fiscal information, care of transparence in all its concern minutess and guaranting rigorous conformity of all

applicable Torahs.

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

Despite planetary economic lag Nelco which start in the second one-fourth of the fiscal twelvemonth nelco Company achieved 100 % capacity use in Alumina Refinery and Smelter and could run into the selling marks. Detailss of public presentation given below bases really high testimony to the public presentation of Nelco Company possesses in

defying such crisis:

Production

Product Unit 2008-09 2007-08

Bauxite MT 47,00,027 46,84,684

Alumina & A ; Hydrates MT 15,76,500 15,75,500

Aluminium Metal MT 3,61,262 3,60,457

Electricity ( Net ) MU 5,541 5,609

This Company exceeded the mark which is set for production of aluminium during the twelvemonth.

The aluminium industry works has achieved the highest of all time cast metal production since its start of the undertaking. The production of Bauxite has improved compared to old twelvemonth and has met the demand of the refinery in full. On the Other manus targeted volume of Bauxite could non be achieved due to the reson of unopen down of overseas telegram belt. The production of Alumina Hydrate has besides been addition as compared to old twelvemonth with over 100 per centum capacity usage. The electricity demand for production works could be met by increasing during the twelvemonth.

Selling

In pursuit of its scheme to proactively increase the client base, Company signed MoU with 181 domestic clients for supply of metal during 2008-09 as against 118 clients in 2006-07 and 151 clients during 2007-08. Enterprises were taken for market incursion through development of new Original Equipment Manufacturer clients, such as,

assorted province route conveyance projects, BHEL etc. for sale of involute merchandises of Company.

Company sold 3,53,591 MT metal during 2008-09 as against sale of 3,53,335 MT metal during 2007-08. This comprises the highest of all time domestic sale of 2,71,274 MT exceling the old best of 2,63,494 MT achieved in 2006-07 and export of 82,317 MT of metal in 2008-09. The planetary economic meltdown and tighter recognition handiness affected car, edifice and building sectors badly that led to worsen in demand for aluminum and resulted in piling-up of stock list at unprecedented degrees ensuing in crisp bead in aluminum monetary values.

Despite these disruptive times of low demand and consistent autumn in

metal monetary value, Company could run into the gross revenues marks.

Company has been put ting push on sale of value added merchandises.

The sale of notes, wire rods and rolled merchandises in 2008-09 has been the highest-ever exceling the old best. Your Company has implemented e-tendering process for export of primary metal. Detailss of gross revenues are given below:

( in MT )

Particulars 2008-09 2007-08

Export

Alumina 8,51,886 8,59,984

Aluminium 82,317 1,01,723

Domestic

Alumina & A ; Hydrates 37,637 31,730

Aluminium 2,71,274 2,51,612

Entire Metal Sale 3,53,591 3,53,335

Entire Chemical Sale 8,89,523 8,91,714

Finance

Your Companys entire income was Rs.5,631 crore as against Rs.5,576 crore during the old twelvemonth. The net income after revenue enhancement for the twelvemonth under study bases at Rs.1,272 crore as against Rs.1,632 crore for the old twelvemonth. The diminution in net income is due to take down gross revenues realisation in aluminum oxide and aluminum due to planetary recession which started in the second one-fourth and continued during remainder of the fiscal twelvemonth. Your Company achieved export earning of Rs.2,071 crore during the twelvemonth as

against Rs.2,135 crore of the old twelvemonth.

The summarized fiscal consequences as compared to the old twelvemonth are

furnished below:

( Rs. in crore )

2008-09 2007-08

Net Gross saless 5,108 4,989

Other Income 523 587

Entire Income 5,631 5,576

Expenses 3,427 2,822

Gross Margin 2,204 2,754

Less: Interest & amp ; depreciation 277 287

Net income Before Tax ( PBT ) 1,927 2,467

Provision for Txes 655 835

Net income After Tax ( PAT ) 1,272 1,632

Appropriation:

a ) General Reserve 900 1,200

B ) Dividend including Dividend Tax 377 452

Gaining per Share ( In Rs. ) 19.75 25.32

Fiscal Performance

DIVIDEND AND APPROPRIATIONS

Sing the demand of financess and for the enlargement undertaking in manus and for the step and growing programs, Nelco direction have recommended a concluding dividend of the Rs.1.50 per portion in add-on to the interim dividend of Rs.3.50 per portion ( 35 % ) paid in February, 2009. The dividend for the fiscal twelvemonth 2008-09 therefore aggregates to Rs.5.00

per portion ( 50 % ) as against Rs.6.00 ( 60 % ) paid for the old twelvemonth.

The concluding dividend will be paid after your blessing at the AnnualGeneral Meeting. Your Directors have besides proposed to reassign Rs.900 crore to General Reserve Account from the net incomes for the twelvemonth under reappraisal as against Rs.1,200 crore transferred during the old twelvemonth.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

The industrial dealingss scenario of Nelco has remained by and big peaceful with non any reportable loss of Mondaies on history of industrial dealingss job. Each unit of the Company except Mines has a recognized brotherhood as per confirmation of rank through secret ballot. The procedure of confirmation of rank through secret ballot in Mines is still in the procedure. The general pattern of structured interaction of the direction with the recognized brotherhoods covering the affairs associating to production, productiveness, subject, work civilization, and assorted demands and employee related issues continued during the twelvemonth under reappraisal.

NELCO still believes in transparence in all its activities. In line with that this Company continued to promote employee engagement by sharing information about physical and fiscal public presentation every bit good as challenges being faced by Company through assorted agencies of

communicating and regular interactions with the recognized brotherhoods. Attempts are still go oning to promote employees for giving suggestions on production and the aim to prolong the environment of common co-operation and trust. Competency function of single employees and push on preparation and development is given to heighten the efficiency and cognition degrees of the employees. With the debut of Enterprise Resource Planning, the employee service related issues are expected to be farther streamlined in this Company.

Corporate SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

NELCO Company is to the full committed to carry through its duty of Corporate Social Responsibility through it Development Policy under which it allocates 1 % of its net net income every twelvemonth for the socio economic development in the local countries environing the works sites in particular for the State of Orissa in general.

An allotment of Rs.16.32 crore was earmarked by this Company for the fiscal twelvemonth 2008-09. The Government of Orissa, where all the production units of your Company are located, has constituted Rehabilitation and Peripheral Development Advisory Committees for each location. These commissions decide the Peripheral Development Projects in the part and besides monitor their execution.

Apart from apportioning the cited amount for development undertakings, this Company continued to supply quality instruction to pupils from the fringe localities at extremely subsidised cost. The cost incurred by the Company on this history for the twelvemonth under reappraisal was Rs.5.20

crore.

GROWTH PLANS

NELCO under corporate administration has taken Expansion with an investing of Rs.4,402 crore ( at November, 2008 monetary value

degree ) . Existing capacities and the capacities after the completion of

the above ongoing 2nd Phase Expansion are as under:

Segment entire Capacity Capacity after 2nd

Phase Expansion

( a ) Bauxite Mine 4.8 TPY 6.3 TPY

( B ) Alumina Refinery 1.575 TPY 2.1 TPY

( degree Celsius ) Aluminum Smelter 3,45,000 TPY 4,60,000 TPY

( vitamin D ) Captive Power Plant 960 MW 1,200 MW

The advancement achieved in 2nd Phase Capacity Expansion Project at the

terminal of July, 2009 is as follows:

The commissioning of production works has been started as per agenda with pre-heating of 1st pot of 4th Pot Line in December, 2008. As of July, 2009, 150 pots out of entire 240 pots have been commissioned.

The new Refinery is expected to go operational by November, 2009.

Overall PROGRESS

( At the terminal of July, 2009 )

different Segment Progress ( % )

( a ) Mines & A ; Refinery 93

( B ) Smelter 97

( degree Celsius ) CPP 94

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Watchfulness

Push of watchfulness in your Company is preventative in nature. Though watchfulness activities like surprise cheques, sample trials, regular reviews, CTE type intensive scrutiny of works / contracts etc. are preventative in nature, these activities frequently assistance and assist direction in observing corruptness which may hold crept in innocuously during concern operations. Your Company is utilizing engineering in the signifier of e-tendering, e-payments, e-auctioning etc. For making consciousness among employees, Vigilance Awareness Week was celebrated in the month of November, 2008 at all the units of your Company. preparation Sessionss were organized at different units of the organisation for sensitising employees on the evil effects of corruptness.

Conservation OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION

A statement giving inside informations of the Conservation of Energy, Technology

Absorption is placed at Annexure – I hereto and forms portion of this

study.

Foreign EXCHANGE EARNING AND OUTGO ( ON CASH BASIS )

The foreign exchange net incomes of your Company for the twelvemonth under reappraisal

is Rs.2,097.32 crore as against Rs.2,095.26 crore in the old twelvemonth.

The foreign exchange spending of your Company for the twelvemonth 2008-09 is

Rs.645.62 crore as against Rs.719.32 crore in the old twelvemonth

2007-08.

Particulars OF EMPLOYEES

Detailss of employees in reception of wage of Rs.2 lakh per month

or Rs.24 lakh per annum during the twelvemonth 2008-09 pursuant to the

commissariats of Section 217 ( 2A ) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the

Companies ( Particulars of Employees ) Rules, 1975 as amended, are given

at Annexure-II.

Execution OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005

As a responsible corporate citizen and a Public Authority, your Company

has been giving push in achieving maximal degree of transparence in

all aspects of its concern activities and in its interaction with all

sections of its stakeholders including the populace at big. This

pattern has helped your Company in supplying entree to information

under its control to the Indian citizens under the proviso of the

Right to Information Act, 2005 ( RTI Act ) every bit good.

This Company has been following with the demands of commissariats of the Act since its announcement, like naming Public Information Officer, Asst. Public Information Officers and the Appellate Authority and hosting voluntary/suo-moto revelation of information under

different templets in the Companyaa‚¬a„?s web site www.nalcoindia.com.

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