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directors’ report
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Purchased
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Coal
Annexure to the directors’ report
FORM A
Form for Disclosure of Particulars with
respect to Conservation of Energy.
A. Power and fuel consumption
CURRENT YEAR (2001-02) PREVIOUS YEAR (2000-01)
Unit 49,099,022 43,564,664
Total amount Rs. 202,287,970 Rs. 187,066,404
Rate/unit Rs. 4.12 Rs. 4.29
Own generation – through diesel generator set
Unit 4,482,455 6,046,313
Units per ltr. of diesel oil 3.32 3.38
Cost/unit 5.11 Rs. 4.11
(Used in boiler)
CURRENT YEAR (2001-02) PREVIOUS YEAR (2000-01)
Quantity (tonnes) 18,565 18,119
Total Cost (Rs.) 41,350,970 28,363,241
Average rate 2,227 1,565
FORM B
Research and Development (R & D)
1.Specific areas in which R & D carried
out by the Company.
• Development of commercially viable
processes for pharmaceutical products and
new polymorphism with a good market
potential worldwide
• Development of alternate routes of
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synthesis for products already
commercialised. Study of impurity
profiles of products
• Development of non-infringing process,
to become a API source for Generic
customers
• Product development of generic products
for ANDA/Dossier submission and
approval. Patent non-infringing
technologies and patentable technologies
for the regulated markets like USA,
Europe
• Novel Drug Delivery Systems
• Analytical Research & Development
including impurity identification,
polymorph identification
• Bio analytical research and development
for the development of bio-equivalent
products
• Development of products for human care
• Analytical methods development,
• Quality improvements,
• Alternate vendors development for
existing materials,
• Cost reduction and
• Packaging development for new products,
improvements in existing packs