Castrol India Ltd Company History

The Indian branch of Castrol commenced it activities in 1919 and operated through four regional offices at Mumbai, Calcutta, Delhi and Chennai.

The name was changed to Castrol Ltd. In 1966, Castrol became a part of the Burmah Group.

During the year as per the scheme of Amalgamation sanctioned by the Mumbai High Court, the Indian Marketing and Business of Castrol was amalgamated with Indrol Lubricants & Specialities Ltd. As per the Scheme, Castrol voluntarily agreed to hold 40% equity capital in the

company. As a part of the consideration for the transfer of business and undertaking in India, Castrol was allotted 6,00,000 No. of equity shares of 10 each without payment in cash.

The balance consideration of Rs 95.27 lakh was retained with the company as interest-free loan from Castrol. This amount was to be repaid in the three equal annual installments.

As a result of acquisition of equity shares of Foseco Plc. by Burmah Castrol Plc in U.K., the undertakings in India in which Foseco plc have an investment interest, it became inter-connected with the Company under MRTP Act, 1969 and the Company came within the purview of Part-A of Chapter III of the MRTP Act.

On 9th June, the company entered into a registered user agreement to use Castrol's trade mark which were used by Indian branch of Castrol. This agreement is valid a period of years from the date of amalgamation or so long as Castrol holds 30% or more of the equity share capital of the company, which ever is later.

The company was incorporated on 10th December under the name of Indrol Lubricants & Specialities Ltd.

In June, the first Phase of lube oil refining plant was commissioned.

During the year the company set up a modern blending plant and brake fluid plant at Patalganga. The brake fluid plant and the lube oil blending plant were commissioned in February and March 1985 respectively.

In March 9,00,000 equity shares issued at a premium of Rs.9 per share, of which 75,000 shares to employees and Indian directors of the company, 75,000 shares to business associates, 30,000 shares to LIC and 30,000 shares to UTI were reserved and allotted. The balance of

6,90,000 shares offered to the public.

1,50,000 rights shares issued (prem. Rs 10 per share; prop. 5:50) linked to debs. in August. In June 1986, 8,93,800 shares issued (prem. Rs 40 per share) (8,25,000 shares as rights in prop. 1:2, 41,300 shares to employees/workers of the Company; and 27,500 shares to Castrol,

Ltd.).

On 27th June the second Phase of lube oil refining plant was commissioned.

25,43,800 bonus shares allotted on 21.3.1987 (prop. 1:1).

As a measure of diversification, the Company formed a subsidiary Company under the name of Indtech Speciality Chemicals, Ltd. for the manufacture of Telephone cable jellies, pharmaceuticals jellies and industrial waxes in technical collaboration with Dussek Campbell, U.K.

During August/September, the company offered 14% - 6,10,520 secured redeemable convertible debentures of Rs.150 each to the existing shareholders (Except Castrol Ltd. UK) on right basis in the ratio of 1 debenture for every five equity shares held. Additional 30,526

debentures were reserved for subscription by employees/Indian Working Directors/workers of the company. All the debentures were taken up.

As per the terms of the debentures issue, Part `A' of Rs 50 each of the debenture will be automatically and compulsorily converted into one fully paid up equity share of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 40 per share on the expiry of six months from the date of allotment of the

debenture.

Part `B' of the non-convertible portion of Rs 100 of each debenture would be redeemed at par at the end of 7th year from the date of allotment thereof.

On 15th March company offered and allotted 4,27,430 No. of equity shares of Rs. 10 each at a premium of Rs. 40 per share to Castrol Ltd. UK to maintain their equity share capital after conversion of the debentures into equity shares.

With effect from 1st November, the name of the company was changed from Indrol Lubricants & Specialities Ltd. to Castrol India Ltd.

36,93,645 bonus shares issued prop. 3:5 in December.

With effect from 1st January, Indtch Speciality Chemicals the subsidiary was merged with Castrol India Ltd.

59,09,832 bonus equity shares issued in prop. 3:5.

35,37,862 No. of equity shares of Rs 10 each allotted to Castrol Ltd. U.K. at a premium of Rs 100 each.

Company set up a new plant in Silvassa, Union Territory of Dadra/Nagar Haveli at a cost of Rs.50 crores. The new plant was to incorporate the state-of-art technology for lubricant blending.

192,97,415 bonus equity shares issued in prop. 1:1 on 27th May.

Castrol India Limited, has plans to introduce a wide range of futuristic lubes which will help it maintain its position as the market leader. While the company has a wide marketing network consisting of 120 depots and 12,000 dealer outlets, the company is installing a

satellite linked management information system (MIS), connecting the vast network.

Castrol was the first oil in the lubricant sector to obtain the ISO 9002 certification. It has also introduced Tractormax and RX Super Plus for the diesel engines. Its R&D wing at Wadala in Mumbai is engaged in the innovation and modification of existing range of products as well as productive new versions.

During the year Castrol India, has signed an agreement with Hindustan Powerplus as sole supplier of lubricants for Caterpillar engines. With the proper usage of new Castrol RX Super Plus and with regular filter change and maintenance, the engine life is expected to be 20,000 hour plus. Castrol RX Super Plus is a new generation diesel engine oil exceeding the highest 4 stroke diesel engine lubricant service class requirements- API CF4. The product also confirms to AP1 SG service class requirements for 4 stroke petrol engine oils.

During the year Castrol India has launched two stroke engine oils - Jett X and Super TT. Both exceed the Japanese Automobile Standards Organisation (JAPO) specifications.

231,56,898 bonus equity shares issued in prop. 3:5.

Maruti Udyog, India's largest car producer has signed an agreement with Castrol to sell high performance Castrol products, through its dealer outlets and authorised service stations.

The leader in the private sector, Castrol India (CIL) is well-known for its product quality, distribution network and after-sales service. It recently expanded its blending capacity by 1,80,000 kl.

With effect from 15th January, Consequent upon the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) making dematerialisation of shares compulsory for Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs), Financial Institutions (FIs) etc., the Company was required to sign an Agreement

with the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) as it had shareholders who were compulsorily required to dematerialise their shareholdings in the Company. The Company has appointed Sharepro Services to act as an agent for interface with NSDL.

Castrol India bags QS 9000 certification Castrol India, which already has ISO 9002 certification, has become the first lubricant company in Asia-Pacific to get QS 9000 certification, which is possibly the most rigorous quality system standard for suppliers to the automotive industry worldwide.

Castrol's performance seems to be losing momentum which in turn will put the Castrol share price on alert While the 1:1 bonus issue from Castrol has cheered the market there seems little scope for further upsides in the Castrol share price, based on fundamentals.

Castrol India Ltd, has improved its market share from 18 per cent to 20 per cent of its oil and lubricants during the year 1998 and is likely to improve its market share further during the current year.

Authorised capital reclassified. 617,51,728 bonus shares allotted.

Castrol India Ltd has announced the launch of Castrol Active 4T, an engine oil for 4 stroke bikes.

Castrol introduced GTX Magnetic for passenger cars, accompanied with a print campaign that stresses the "molecular attraction" of the lubricant, allowing it to stick to engine parts, even when it is switched off.

TELCO and LML have tied up with Castrol India Ltd (CIL), marketer of specialised lubricants and lubrication services, for sourcing customised lubricants for various vehicles manufactured by these companies.

"The company has entered into strategic alliances with several automotive and industrial majors with a view to developing a customise products and services for the Indian market."

Castrol India and Tata Engineering signed two agreements for the supply of specially formulated lubricants for Tata commercial vehicles and for use of motor oils for Indica passenger car.

Castrol has launched a web site dedicated to motor sports, `www.castrolbikeworld.net'.

Ram Savoor, chief executive and managing director of Castrol India, has been appointed as business unit head for global major BP Amoco's operations in India, Middle East and South Asia.

In Wadala Plant the manufacturing has become an unviable activity due to restrictive space and lay-out, coastal regulations zones/rules restricting constructions and several other operations hazards.

The Company has signed up with the Chennai-based Rane Engine Valves Ltd. for total supply of its lubricant requirements.

The Company has stopped commercial production at its Wadala Plant with effect from 1st July,

The year 2000 was a difficult year for the transport industry and, as a consequence, the automotive lube market is estimated to have declined by around 6%. This decline was mainly driven by an increase in lube and diesel prices which squeezed margins in the road transport industry. There was also a move towards `floor' sales tax rates for several products including lubes which translates to a higher selling price. The rationalisation of sales tax attempted to equalise sales tax across the country resulted in a decline in road freight movement. Together with this, the drought condition prevailing in certain parts of the country affected the demand for diesel engine oil in the agricultural segment.

Castrol India has launched `Castrol call-for-a-can' whereby Castrol products including motorcycle, scooter and car engine oils, coolants and brake fluids will be available to customers over phone.

Castrol India has closed down its manufacturing facility at Hoskote in Karnataka.

Tata BP Lubricants India Ltd has been amalgamated into Castrol India Ltd (CIL), following Tata group’s decision to exit the lubricants business.

Castrol India Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 22.23 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2001 as compared to Rs 28.17 crore for the same quarter last year.

During the year 2001, Castrol, UK acquired a 20% stake in the company vide an open offer made to the shareholders of CIL, thereby increasing its stake from 51% to 71%.

Appoints Naveen Kshatriya as new MD & CEO.

Announces change in the management structure and still continue its focus on lubricants and allied services.

Aspi Modi has been appointed as company secretary.

Launches CRB Turbo special oil for new generation turbocharged vehicles.

Mr. Uswin Desousa,Mr.Roger Elston-Green and Mr Ravindra Pisharody appointed as wholetime directors.

Shifted four of its offices to Andheri.

Alastair Ferguson has been nominated as director of castrol India.

Launched a slew of integrated marketing plans.

Castrol India has entered into motorcycle servicing business with the launch of 'PrimaZona' brand of franchisee workshop.

Restructured its sales and marketing force. It has set up 3 groups including retail specialists, workshop specialists and institutional specialists.

Castrol India has posted a net profit of 408.6million for quarter June 30,2003 and declared a dividend Rs 4.00 per equity share for december 2003.

Baged tenth slot among `Top 10' in Asiamoney's corporate governance poll on Asian companies in the energy sector. And joined the club of a select few Asian companies.

Castrol India Ltd has said that Mr Philip J. Hughes was nominated by Castrol Ltd UK with effect from January 9, as a director of the company in the place of Mr D. Hulf. On Mr Hulf ceasing to be a director, his alternate Mr K. Warnett also ceased to be a director. Further, from the said date, Castrol Ltd UK has also nominated Mr L. Freese as an alternate director to Mr P. Hughes.

Castrol India in pact with Mahindra Tractors

Castrol India's managing director Naveen Kshatriya has been appointed regional vice president of parent BP's transcontinental lubricant business

Castrol India, the Indian arm of the BP group, has become a global hub for supplying marketing professionals to the group

Escorts has announced a tie-up with Castrol India for exclusive supply of engine oils for service refill as well as after market sales

Castrol India rolls out BikeZone in Bangalore

Castrol India launches International Driving Championship in India

IRTE and Castrol join hands to promote Road Safety in India

John Abraham signs up as Brand Ambassador for Castrol

Castrol introduces "Liquid Engineering"

Castrol India unveils premium quality engine oil

CIL sets up new bike service centre in Coimbatore

Castrol India launches Castrol EDGE

Castrol Recognizes and Rewards Budding Cricketers

Castrol India Ltd. launches Castrol Magnatec with Intelligent Molecules

Castrol and Volvo in Strategic Partnership

Castrol Power1 Throttle Max Challenge

Castrol India Ltd has appointed Mr. Soren Malekar as a Wholetime Director designated as Director-Supply Chain.

Castrol announces the Castrol Asian Cricket Awards

Castrol launches its flagship BikeZone in Hyderabad

CASTROL TO BECOME AN OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF FIFA WORLD CUP

Castrol Crb Turbo Wins National Awards For Packaging Excellence

Castrol Wins Golden Spanner Awards

ICC Names Castrol As Official Performance Partner.

Castrol India Q3 Pat Up 22% At Rs. 117Cr, Turnover Up 13%

Castrol Safe2Go - a program to promote the importance of vehicle safety was launched.

Castrol India has given the Bonus in the Ratio of 1:1

Castrol Edge Extends Strong Partnership With Cristiano Ronaldo

MotoGP star Marco Simoncelli took part in a special test with Castrol and the Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team.

Castrol India Q1 Net Up 16.6%, At Rs. 136.6 Crores

Castrol Activ Scooter - India’S First Gearless Scooter Engine Oil Launched

Castrol Crb Turbo Wins National Awards For Packaging Excellence

Castrol Crb Turbo Relaunched With Durashield' Boosters

Castrol EDGE Rankings rate player performance in the top five European leagues

Castrol India launch of its new engine oil - Castrol GTX Modern Engine ' especially created for today’s new generation, petrol cars.

Castrol India has given the Bonus in the Ratio of 1:1

Castrol Industrial lubricates NASA's wheels of success-began its exciting mission on Mars in early August, an innovative Castrol Industrial lubricant called Castrol Braycote 601 EF helped ensure the smooth operation of Curiosity, from its wheels to its cameras.

Castrol has recommended a Final Dividend of Rs. 3.50 per Equity Share.

The shares of company rose as much as 0.18 per cent to trade at Rs 414.50 a piece on the BSE.

Castrol has recommended a Final Dividend of Rs. 3.50 per Equity Share.

Castrol India Limited and Triumph Motorcycles signed an agreement for a partnership in India.

Castor India Ltd joins the Bloodhoud Project for providing high performance lubricants, brake and hydraulic fluids for use in the BLOODHOUND Supersonic Car -the 1,000 mph

Castrol India won a Bronze Effie Award for being one of the best Digital Campaigns in 2014.

Tata Motors and Castrol announce global strategic partnership

Tata Motors extend partnership for truck racing event

The Company has entered into a strategic agreement with Mahindra & Mahindra Limited. Under this agreement, Mahindra and Mahindra will endorse a range of Castrol products which include aftermarket engine oils and transmission fluids for Mahindra tractors under the brand, 'Mileage Ka Master'.

Castrol India Limited has entered into a strategic partnership with Renault India Private Limited, under which, Castrol will be Renault India's aftersales engine oil lubricants supplier effective 1 January 2020 and the product range will be available nationally across Renault dealerships.

Castrol India Limited has entered into a strategic collaboration with 3M India Limited. Under this collaboration, a range of market-leading vehicle care products will be available for the automotive after-market.

This is for your information and dissemination to the shareholders of the Company.

Castrol India Limited ('Castrol') and Ki Mobility Solutions Private Limited ('Ki Mobility') have entered into an exclusive supply arrangement in India wherein Castrol shall supply lubricant products to Ki Mobility's multi-brand workshops.

Castrol and Ki Mobility solutions collaborate to strengthen indian automotive after market ecosystem.

Castrol India completed the acquisition of 7.09% stake in ki Mobility Solutions Private Limited.