CCEA approves restructuring plan for Hindustan Organic Chemicals

18 May 2017 Evaluate

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a restructuring plan for Hindustan Organic Chemicals (HOCL), a loss making and sick Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals. The restructuring plan involves closing down the operations of all the non-viable plants at Rasayani unit of HOCL except Di-Nitrogen Tetroxide (N2O4) plant which is to be transferred to ISRO on ‘as is where is’ basis, with about 20 acres of land and employees associated with the plant.

Financial implications of the plan is Rs 1,008.67 crore (cash) which is to be met partly from sale of 442 acres HOCL land at Rasayani to Bharat Petroleum Corporation (Rs 618.80 crore) and the balance (Rs 365.26 crore) through bridge loan from the government. The funds will be used to liquidate the various liabilities of the company, including payment of outstanding salary and statutory dues of employees and repayment of Government guaranteed bonds of Rs 250 crore due for redemption in Aug-Sept 2017.

The company, having units at Rasayani (Maharashtra) and Kochi (Kerala), has been making continuous cash losses since 2011-12 resulting in acute shortage of working capital. Most of its plants have remained shut down during the last few years. It could not pay regular salary and statutory dues to the employees since February, 2015.


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