Rallis India Ltd Company History

Tata Metaliks managing director Rajeev Dubey will take charge as

chief executive officer of the Rs 1,256-crore Rallis India.

Tata group company, has decided to pull out of its agrochemical joint venture with FMC Corporation citing restructuring within the overall Tata group and recent changes in the global agrochemical market.

Rallis India, country's largest agrichemicals company, has tied up with the UK-based fertiliser giant Borax Europe to market Solubor in India in line with the company's strategy to market foreign companies products.

Launching an interactive Website called rallikisan.com

Sanat Products Limited (SPL) in which Dabur India holds 30 per cent equity stake has signed a marketing tie-up with the Tata group company Rallis India for distribution of its herbal OTC (over-the-counter) products in Africa and Sri Lanka.

Obtained a sanction for a Rs 50-crore term loan from ICICI Ltd

Mr. R Gopalakrishnan, a director of Rallis India, has been appointed its vice-chairman. Gopalakrishnan is an executive director of Tata Sons and is a member of the group executive office of the Tata Group.

Sells its pharmaceutical business to Shreya Impex, part of Moscow-based Shreya Corporation, for Rs 49 crore.

Approves the merger of its wholly-owned subsidiaries with the company. The subsidiaries are Ralchem Ltd, Rallis Finance & Investments Co Ltd,

Kicks off a downsizing exercise for reducing employees at the managerial level. Around 200-odd managers opt for an early separation scheme started by the company in April 15, 2001

Fire breaks out at the Rallis Ankleshwar Plant Unit II. Seven workers sustain burn injuries. Leakage of inflammable gas from a fractioning column of a unit manufacturing intermediate chemical CMAC used for manufacture of Cypermethrin, appeared to be the cause of the fire.

Launched its Web site, called www.rallis.co.in

Sells its surplus land at Andheri, a Mumbai suburb, to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for Rs 133 crore

Approves merger of its wholly owned subsidiaries i.e. Rallis Finance and Investments Ltd., Rallis Farm Management Services Ltd., Rallis Hybrid Seeds Ltd., Ralchem Ltd. and Sankhya Garments Ltd with the company.

Closes down four of its manufacturing units.The shut down four companies are Siris India's unit (a loss making subsidiary of Rallis India), Ralchem Ltd's second unit in Ankleshwar, a tanning and an agrochemicals unit at Ankleshwar.

Enters into a new contract farming agreement with State Bank of India, ending its earlier agreement with ICICI Bank

Mr. Rajeev Dubey, CEO & Executive Director of the company, redesignated as Managing Director w.e.f.July 29, 2002

Tata Chemicals Ltd. issues termination notice to the company in respect of the marketing arrangement for urea

Shareholders approve the Scheme of Amalgamation of its 5 subsidiaries (Rallis Finance and Investments Company Ltd., Rallis Farm Management Services Ltd, Rallis Hybrid Seeds Ltd, Ralchem Ltd and Sankhya Garments Ltd with the Company)

Forges an alliance with Kureha Chemical Ltd, a leading Japanese company, for Metconazole fungicide plant

Approves the merger of Siris India Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, with Rallis India Ltd.

Mr. Rajeev Dubey resigs as Managing Director

Dr. Venkatrao Sohoni appointed as Managing Director of the company w.e.f. August 11, 2003.

Offers VRS to its staff

Mrs. Shirin V. Balsara has resigned as Director (Legal) & Company Secretary of the Company w.e.f. September 20, 2003

Aproves the sale of Rallis House to Tata Consultancy Services Ltd for a total consideration of Rs 560 million

The Lok Prakashan Ltd. acquires 6,68,396 equity shares (constituting 5.58% of the paid-up equity share capital of the Company)

Registered office of the company changed from Ralli House, 21, D.S.Marg, Mumbai - 400 001 to 7th Floor, Apeejay House, 3, Dinshaw Vachha Road, Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020.

Board of the company decides to issue, on a private placement basis, 9,00,00,000, 7.5 % Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of Rs 10/- each, aggregating to Rs 900 million. The said issue shall open from January 2, 2004 to January 31, 2004

Rallis India sells gelatine biz to Sterling Biotech Ltd

Rallis India inks pact with Dupont India Pvt Ltd on April 5, 2004, for insecticide marketing

Rallis India Ltd has informed that the company and EI Dupont India Private Ltd on April 5, 2004 have entered into an agreement, whereby company will co-market Dupont's insecticide Indoxacarb and Dupont will co-market company's insecticide Acetamiprid.

Rallis India enters into marketing alliances with global players like Syngenta, Bayer and Dupont

Rallis India Ltd has appointed Mr. Veeramani Shankar as the Executive Director of the Company.

Rallis India Ltd has informed that Dr. V S Sohoni has been appointed as Additional Director on the Board of the Company with effect from March 01, 2008.

Rallis India Ltd has appointed Mr. R. Mukundan as Additional Director on the Board of the Company.

Registered Office of the Company has been shifted to 156/157, 15th Floor, Nariman Bhavan, 227, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021

Company has inaugurated a new Metconazole plant at its factory in Ankleshwar, Gujarat

Rallis India Ltd Acquires Majority stake in Metahelix Life Sciences

Rallis India - Board approves Bonus Issue

Rallis India has given the Bonus in the Ratio of 1:2

Rallis India crosses sales figure of Rs 1,000 crore For the year ended March 31, 2011

Company has commenced commercial production at its new manufacturing facility at Dahej SEZ, Gujarat.

Company has splits its Face value of Shares from Rs 10 to Re 1

Rallis India Acquires 22.8% Stake in Zero Waste Agro Organics Private Limited

Tata Quality Management Services awarded Company's Dahej unit under Promising Innovations Category for New Product Innovation

The Company received National Energy Conservation Award from Mr. Pranab Mukerjee (President of India) for winning under Chemical sector

The Company awarded as Winner of Golden Peacock Award for Eco-Innovation in Chemical Sector

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) awarded the Company as Product Innovator of the Year in Agro Sector

The Company has recommended final dividend of Rs. 1.30 per share (130%) to the shareholders of the Company.

Rallis India Ltd appointed Dr. Punita Kumar-Sinha as an Additional Non - Executive, Independent Director of the Company

The Company has recommended final dividend of Rs. 1.40 per share (140%) to the shareholders of the Company.

ICC awarded Certificate of Merit for Best Compliant Company for the Process Safety Code under Responsible Care

Dahej unit awarded National Safety Award

The Award was presented by Hon’ble Union Minister for Labour & Employment Shri Narendra Singh Tomar at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi

India's Most Trusted Brand Award, 2015 in Best Company category

CII EXIM prize for Business Excellence

Origin product has received Product Innovator of the Year in Agrochemicals Sector awarded by FICCI Chemicals & Petrochemicals Awards

Rallis India gets approval for Rs 200 cr project in Gujarat.

The Company has signed an Agreement for increasing its stake in its Subsidiary Zero Waste Agro - Organics Limited from 73.63% to 100%. Consequently, ZWAO and become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, on completion of the acquisition of the balance shares in ZWAOL.

The Company has considered and approved the proposal for the merger of Metahelix Life Sciences Limited (''Transferor Company''), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, with Rallis India Limited (''the Company'' or ''Transferee Company'') and their Shareholders and Creditors, under Sections 230 to 234 of the Companies Act, 2013

"Rallis India powers its hybrid seed production process with mobile app SeedSure."