Elecon Engineering Company Ltd Company Summary

Elecon Engineering Company Ltd Summary

Elecon Engineering Company Limited is a leading manufacture of mission critical Material Handling Equipment and Power Transmission Solution. The Company is involved in the design and manufacturing of Material Handling Equipment and Industrial Gears and is providing erection and commissioning solutions for the products. The Company works manufacturing operations based out of India, Sweden, UK, USA and The Netherlands with Sales Offices at Dubai and Singapore. The companys products includes designing, engineering, manufacturing, supply, erection and commission of wagon tipplers, bucket wheel stacker or reclaimers, barrel-type blender reclaimers, fertilizer reclaiming scrapers, limestone pre-homegenizing and blending plants etc. The Company was established in 1951 in Goregaon, Mumbai by Late Shri Ishwarbhai B. Patel. It has developed and perfected their skills in design, manufacture, erection and commissioning of coal handling plants. Over the years, it has expanded skills and expertise in designing and execution of turnkey contracts.In the year 1984, the company received government approval for their diversification into the manufacture of 1000 hydraulic fluid couplings per annum and in June 1987, Elecon (Madras) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary company merged with the company.During the year 1997-98, the company in technical collaboration with a Japanese company floated a new company to manufacture geared motors and gear reducers. Also, they formed a joint venture with German company. The commercial production was started in March 1999. During the year 1998-99, the company launched POSIRED 2 Helical/Bevel Gears in technical collaboration with P I V Antrieb Werner Reimers GmbH & Co KG, Germany. Also, they launched Super NU Universal Mounting Worm Gears during the year.During the year 2000-01, the company set up a wholly owned subsidiary company at Singapore namely Elecon Singapore Pte Ltd with a view to develop the export market for the companys products in the South East Asian countries and during the year 2001-02, they set up another wholly owned subsidiary at Australia namely Elecon Australia Pte Ltd with a view to develop the export market for the company products in Australia.During the year 2002-03, the company entered into an agreement for transfer of 50% of the equity share in their subsidiaries at Singapore and Australia to Emitici Engineering Ltd. In view of this, Elecon Singapore Pte Ltd and Elecon Australia Pty Ltd are no more subsidiaries of the company. The company in technical collaboration with RENK, Germany delivered their first shipset against the order of three shipsets from Mazgaon Dock Ltd for the Indian Navys Stealth Frigate.During the year 2003-04, the company bagged an order from Maharashtra State Electricity Board for their Parli project worth Rs 58 crores. Also, they received orders for manufacture of certain gear components from one of the largest Gear manufacturers in the world. During the year 2005-06, the company entered into Technical Collaboration Agreement with Turbowinds N V of Belgium for import of technology to manufacture Wind Electric Generators. Also, they invested in 3 equity shares of AED 1,00,000 aggregating to AED 3,00,000 in Elecon Middle East FZCO, at Dubai Airport Free Trade Zone. During the year 2006-07, the company signed a technical collaboration with Haisung Industrial System Company Ltd of Korea to design and manufacture high speed and capacity lift gearboxes. Also, they signed a technical collaboration agreement with RENK AG of Germany for availing technology for design and manufacture of Vertical Roller Mill Gear Boxes.During the year 2007-08, the company set up Wind Turbine Generator farms and manufacturing of Wind Turbine Generator Gear Boxes with a strategy of diversification. They developed a Wind Farm in Gujarat where 6 Wind Turbine Generators having the capacity of 600 KW was commissioned. Also, they supplied 4 Wind Turbine Generators equipments having the capacity of 600 KW each in Maharashtra.During the year 2008-09, the Company installed 5 WTGs in Gujarat and supplied 1 WTG to North America.In October 2010, Company acquired the Benzlers-Radicon Group, the power transmission business of UK-based David Brown Ltd. to expand its reach in international market.During 2011-12, the Company formed a private Company; Excel EPC Projects Pvt. Ltd. on 30 May, 2012 as its Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Company. Later, the Company sold its entire shareholding in Excel EPC Projects Pvt. Ltd. to two of the promoters of the Company.During 2011-12, the Honble High Court of Gujarat, vide its orders dated December 21, 2012 sanctioned Scheme of Arrangement between Prayas Engineering Limited (First Demerged Company or PEL) and EMTICI Engineering Limited (Second Demerged Company or EMTICI) and Elecon Engineering Company Limited (First Resulting Company or EECL) and Elecon EPC Projects Limited (Second Resulting Company or EPL) and their respective Shareholders and Creditors, which inter alia, envisaged for i) transfer of MHE Undertaking of Elecon Engineering Company Limited to Elecon EPC Projects Limited, a Subsidiary Company of the Company by way of slump sale and ii) transfer of GEAR business of Prayas Engineering Limited and EMTICI Engineering Limited to Elecon Engineering Company Limited byway of demerger, which became effective on 1st April, 2013 from the Appointed date of the Scheme, April 1, 2012. During 2012-13, the Company transferred its MHE Div. by way of slump sale to its Subsidiary Company for a total cash consideration of Rs 127.32 Crs. By virtue of Scheme of Arrangement, all the MHE business of Elecon Engineering Company Limited was transferred to Elecon EPC Projects Limited. By virtue of the Scheme of Arrangement, GEAR businesses of two Group Companies i.e. Prayas Engineering Ltd. and Emtici Engineering Ltd., merged into the Company during 2013. By virtue of the aforesaid High Court order, all assets, liabilities, facilities, workforce, contracts, rights, obligations, qualifications, etc. (except land and buildings) of GEAR business of Prayas Engineering Ltd. and Emtici Engineering Ltd. stands transferred to Elecon Engineering Company Limited.During 2016-17, the Honble High Court of Gujarat, vide its Orders dated October 7, 2016 approved the Scheme of Arrangement of Elecon EPC Projects Limited with the Company and their respective Shareholders and Creditors, which became effective on October 24, 2016. With this, the Material Handling Equipments (MHE) business of Elecon EPC Projects Limited transferred to the Company and as a result, Elecon EPC Projects Limited ceased to be a Subsidiary Company of the Company.In 2017, the Company commissioned 5 km long and 2000 TPH capacity downhill conveyor system, a highly complex and challenging project at Donimalai, in Bellary district of Karnataka. It completed project for pipe conveyor of 7.5 km and 1500 TPH capacity, one of the longest conveyors in the world for Manikgarh Cement. It increased capacity of existing wagon tippler for handling of new box NHL type of wagon from 90 MT to 110MT at MSPGCL, Koradi. It completed PG test of two pusher cars at Durgapur plant, hauling 52 loaded wagons.In 2022, the Company commissioned the Stacker cum Reclaimer at NTPC Darlipalli Site and Kudgi Site.In 2023, Company completed 100% indigenous Urea bagging plant at RFCL, Ramagundam; In 2023-14, Company has commissioned 2 sets of Wagon Tippler for M/s. BHEL at Wanakbori TPS, GSECL, Gujarat.