| Your Directors have the pleasure of presenting the 16th Annual Report of Chemfab Alkalis Limited along with theAudited Standalone and consolidated financial statements for the Financial Year Ended 31st March 2025.
 The summarized financial results are as under: 
 FINANCIAL SUMMARY
| Particulars | Consolidated | Standalone |  
|  | Year ended.31 March
 2025
 | Year ended.31 March
 2024
 | Year ended.31 March
 2025
 | Year ended.31 March
 2024
 |  
| Summary of Profit and Loss Statement: |  
| Total Revenue | 33,437.43 | 32,729.68 | 32,209.05 | 32,728.78 |  
| Profit before Finance Cost and Depreciation | 5,083.86 | 6,243.95 | 5,913.59 | 6,540.77 |  
| Less: Finance Cost | 492.50 | 94.22 | 491.58 | 93.08 |  
| Profit before Depreciation | 4,591.36 | 6,149.73 | 5,422.01 | 6,447.69 |  
| Less: Depreciation and amortization | 3,633.13 | 2,235.08 | 3,238.79 | 2,185.01 |  
| Profit Before Exceptional Items | 958.23 | 3,914.65 | 2,183.22 | 4,262.68 |  
| Exceptional Items | (988.77) | - | - | - |  
| Profit before Tax | (30.54) | 3,914.65 | 2,183.22 | 4,262.68 |  
| Less: Tax including Deferred Tax | 663.49 | 1,282.34 | 660.80 | 1,263.96 |  
| Profit/(Loss) after Tax | (694.03) | 2,632.31 | 1,522.42 | 2,998.72 |  
| Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) | 38.43 | 21.94 | 38.43 | 21.94 |  
| Total Comprehensive Income/(Loss) | (655.60) | 2,654.25 | 1,560.85 | 3,020.66 |  
| Summary of Retained Earnings Movement: |  
| Balance brought forward from last year | 1,150.48 | (1,320.62) | 1,712.98 | (1,124.53) |  
| Add: Profit/(Loss) after Tax | (694.03) | 2,632.31 | 1,522.42 | 2,998.72 |  
| Add: Other Comprehensive Income | 41.19 | 16.20 | 41.19 | 16.20 |  
| Less: Appropriations |  
| Final Dividend | 178.46 | 177.41 | 178.46 | 177.41 |  
| Tax on Dividend | - | - |  | - |  
| Balance Carried to Balance Sheet | 319.18 | 1,150.48 | 3,098.13 | 1,712.98 |  Performance and State of Affairs of theCompany
The overall performance and more details arecovered under the Management section, which forms
 part of the Annual Report.
 Change in Nature of BusinessDuring the year under review, there is no change innature of business of your Company.
 Change in the registered office of theCompany
There was no change in the registered office of thecompany during the financial year 2024-2025.
 Capital StructureDuring the year under consideration, there is nochange in authorized share capital. However, the
 paid-up share capital was increased due to allotment
 of equity shares under Company's employee stock
 option scheme "CAESOS 2020". As on 31st March2025, the authorised and paid - up capital stands as
 stated below:
 The Authorized Share Capital of the Company is' 39,14,00,000 (Rupees Thirty Nine Crores Fourteen
 Lakhs Only) divided into 3,91,40,000 (Rupees Three
 Crores Ninety-One Lakh Forty Thousand Only) Equity
 Shares of ' 10/- each.
 The Paid-up Share capital of the Company standsat ' 14,36,37,020 (Rupees Fourteen Crore Thirty Six
 Lakh Thirty Seven Thousand Twenty Only) divided
 into 1,43,63,702 (Rupees One Crore Forty Three Lakh
 Sixty Three Thousand Seven Hundred Two Only)
 Equity Shares of ' 10/- each.
 DividendYour directors recommended the payment ofDividend of ' 1.25/- per share for the year ended March
 31, 2025, absorbing a sum of ' 179.55 Lakhs considering
 shares outstanding as on 31 March 2025, subject to
 the approval of the Members at the ensuing Annual
 General Meeting.
 Transfer of profit to reservesThe Company has not proposed transferring any of itsprofits to reserves.
 Material Changes during the reportingperiod
No material changes have occurred, or anycommitments made between the financial year
 ended 31st March 2025 and the date of this report,
 which would adversely affect the financial position of
 the company.
 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS COMMITTEESA. Composition of the Board of DirectorsThe Board of Directors of the Company compriseof total eight directors including Non- Executive
 Chairman who is a promoter of the Company, Non
 - Executive Directors and Independent Directors. The
 Company has two women Independent Directors. The
 composition of the Board of Directors is in compliance
 with Regulation 17(1)(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations
 and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015 and
 Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013.
 The Company has received necessary declarationsfrom the Independent Directors under Section 149(7)
 of the Companies Act, 2013 stating that they meet
 the criteria of independence as specified in Section
 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and as per the SEBI
 (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements)
 Regulations, 2015.
 The Independent Directors are registered with the data bank as per rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment andQualification of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2019.The Registration details are as below:
 
| Sl. No | Name of the Director |  | Registration number |  
| 01. | Mr. A. Janakiraman |  | IDDB-DI-202002-007989 |  
| 02. | Mrs. J. Sujatha Jayarajan |  | IDDB-DI-201912-001692 |  
| 03. | Mrs. R. Drushti Desai |  | IDDB-DI-202002-015500 |  
| 04. | Mr. Satish Narain Jajoo (Additional) (w.e.f. 30th Me | y, 2025) | IDDB-DI-202110-039184 |  Board Composition:The Board is well balanced with the composition of four Non- Independent Directors and Four IndependentDirectors (including two Women Independent directors).
 
| Category | Name of Directors |  
| Non - Independent Directors | Mr. Suresh Krishnamurthi RaoMr. C S Ramesh
 Mr. R Mahendran
 Mr. Nitin S Cowlagi
 |  
| Independent Directors | Mr. A JanakiramanMrs. Drushti Desai
 Mrs. Sujatha Jayarajan
 Mr. Satish Narain Jajoo (Additional) (w.e.f. 30th May, 2025) |  Thus, the composition of the Board is in line with the terms of Section 149 of the Companies Act 2013 andRegulations 17(1)(b) of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.
 B. MeetingsThe number of Board Meetings held during the year along with the dates of the meetings:(Disclosure pursuant to 134 (3)(b) of the Companies Act, 2013).
 During the Financial Year 2024-2025, the Board of Chemfab Alkalis Limited met Five times as under: 
| Sl. No | Date of Board meetings | Quarter | No. of Directors as onthe date of Meeting
 | Total No. of Directorsattended
 |  
| 1. | 22nd May 2024 | First | 7 | 7 |  
| 2. | 08th August 2024 | Second | 7 | 7 |  
| 3. | 25th September 2024 | Second | 7 | 5 |  
| 4. | 04th November 2024 | Third | 7 | 7 |  
| 5. | 30th January 2025 | Fourth | 7 | 7 |  The meetings of the Board were held periodically,with an interval of not more than one hundred and
 twenty days between two consecutive meetings, as
 prescribed under Section 173(1) of the Act.
 C.    Re-appointment of Directors Retiring byRotation
In terms of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013,Mr. R. Mahendran (DIN: 07451058) is liable to retire by
 rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and
 being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment. The
 Board of Directors, based on the recommendation
 of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
 has recommended the re-appointment of Mr. R.
 Mahendran (DIN: 07451058) retiring by rotation.
 D.    Committees of the BoardThe constitution and terms of reference of theAudit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration
 Committee, Stakeholders Relationship Committee,
 Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, and
 Risk Management Committee are also aligned with
 the requirements of Regulations 18 to 22 of SEBI
 (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
 Regulations, 2015 and the Companies Act, 2013.
 A detailed note on the Committees is given in theCorporate Governance Report forming part of the
 Annual Report.
 E.    Performance EvaluationSection 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 states thatformal evaluation needs to be made by the Board, of
 its performance and that of its committees and the
 individual Directors. Schedule IV of the Companies Act,
 2013 and regulation 17(10) of SEBI (Listing Obligations
 and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 state
 that the performance evaluation of each Independent
 Director shall be done by the entire Board of Directors
 excluding the Director being evaluated.
 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134 (3) (p) ofthe Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) regulations,
 2015, the Board has carried out an evaluation of its
 performance, the Directors individually as well as its
 Committees. The manner in which the evaluation has
 been carried out has been explained in the Corporate
 Governance Report forming part of the Annual Report.
 F. Directors' Responsibility StatementAs required under Section 134(5) of the CompaniesAct, 2013, the Board of Directors hereby confirms, that -
 (a)    In the preparation of the Annual Accounts forthe financial year ended 31st March 2025, the
 applicable Accounting Standards and Schedule
 III of the Act have been followed and there are no
 material departures.
 (b)    They have selected such accounting policies andapplied them consistently and made judgments
 and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
 to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
 of the Company at the end of the financial year
 and of the loss of the Company for the financial
 year 2024-2025.
 (c)    They have taken proper and sufficient carefor the maintenance of adequate accounting
 records in accordance with the provisions of the
 Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company
 and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
 irregularities.
 (d)    They have prepared the annual accounts on agoing-concern basis.
 (e)    They have laid down proper internal financialcontrols to be followed by the Company and
 such internal financial controls are adequate and
 are operating effectively; and
 (f) They have devised proper systems to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicable
 laws and that such systems are adequate and
 operating effectively.
 G.    Changes in Directors and Key ManagerialPersonnel
 During the year under review there were no changes inDirectors or Key Managerial Personnel. After the end of
 financial year, Mr. Satish Narain Jajoo was appointed
 as Additional Director (Independent) w.e.f. 30th May,
 2025. Mr. B. Vignesh Ram resigned from the position
 of Company Secretary and Compliance Officer on 18th
 April, 2025 and Mr. Bharatraj Panchal was appointed
 as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer w.e.f.
 16th July, 2025.
 H.    Changes in Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures,and Associates
 During the financial year ended 31st March 2025, therewere no changes in the subsidiaries, joint ventures
 and associates. The salient feature on financial
 statements or performance is given in Annexure A of
 this report.
 I.    Significant or Material Orders Passed byRegulators/Courts
 There were no significant or material orders passedby any regulator/court during the reporting period.
 J.    Declaration by Independent Directors The Company has received necessary declarationsfrom Mr. A. Janakiraman, Mrs. Sujatha Jayarajan, and
 Mrs. Drushti Desai independent directors, under Section
 149 (7) of the Companies Act 2013, that they meet the
 criteria of independence laid down in Section 149(6)
 of the Companies Act 2013 and regulation 25 of the
 SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
 Regulations 2015 and their Declarations have been
 taken on record.
 K.    Independent Directors' Meeting In accordance with the provisions of Schedule IV(Code for Independent Directors) of the Companies
 Act, 2013 and Regulation 25 of the SEBI Listing
 Regulations, a meeting of the Independent Directors
 of the Company was held on March 29, 2025 without
 the presence of Non-Independent Directors and
 Company's Management.
 The Company Secretary was an invitee to the saidmeeting and acted as a facilitator to the Independent
 Directors.
 L.    Details in respect of Frauds The Company's auditors' report does not have anystatement on suspected fraud in the company's
 operations to explain as per Sec. 134(3) (ca) of the
 Companies Act 2013.
 M.    Fixed Deposits During the year under review, the Company did notraise funds, by way of fixed deposits, from the public.
 N.    Details of contracts or arrangements withrelated parties
 The details of contracts or arrangements entered intowith related parties along with justification for entering
 into such contract or arrangement, referred to in sub¬
 section (1) of Section 188 in the prescribed form no.
 AOC 2 is given in Annexure B of this report.
 O.    Code of Conduct for prevention of InsiderTrading
 The Company has a policy viz., "Code of Conductfor prevention of Insider Trading" and the same has
 been posted on its website www.chemfabalkalis.com.
 The Company also monitors insider trading activities
 through Structured digital database software in
 accordance with Regulation 5(3) of SEBI (LODR)
 (Amendment) Regulations 2020.
 P.    Development and implementation of aRisk Management Policy
 The main objective of Risk Management is risk reductionand avoidance, as also identification of the risks faced
 by the business and optimizing the risk management
 strategies. The Company has put in place a well-
 defined Risk Management framework. The Company
 has constituted a Risk Management Committee even
 though the constitution of the same does NOT apply
 to the Company since it is mandatory only for the top
 1000 listed Companies as per the listing regulations.
 The Risk Management Committee assists the Board in
 drawing up, implementing, monitoring, and reviewing
 the Risk Management Plan. The Committee lays down
 the Risk Assessment and Minimization Procedures and
 it reviews the Procedures periodically to ensure that
 the Executive Management controls the risks through
 a properly defined framework.
 The Company has also obtained certification forISO 14001 and ISO 45001 systems to take care of
 critical operational areas. The Company has also
 implemented Process Safety Management (PSM). We
 are the first company in our industry to implement the
 same.
 We are continuing with the publishing of asustainability report, enhancing our commitment to
 sustainable development.
 Q.    Technology absorption, Conservation ofenergy and Research and development and
 Foreign Exchange earning and Outgo
 The detailed note on the technical absorptionand conversation of energy and research and
 development and Foreign Exchange earning and
 Outgo is annexed herewith as Annexure C.
 R. Cost RecordsYour Company is maintaining cost records andreports pursuant to the Companies (Cost Records
 and Audit) Rules, 2014, as amended prescribed by the
 Central Government under sub-section (1) of Section
 148 of the Companies Act, 2013.
 AUDIT RELATED MATTERSA.    Statutory AuditorsM/s. Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP (Firm Registration No117366W/W-100018) were re-appointed as Statutory
 Auditors of the Company for a term of 4 (four) years,
 to hold office from the conclusion of the 13th Annual
 General Meeting held on 15th September 2022 till the
 conclusion of the 17th Annual General Meeting on such
 professional fees as may be fixed by the Board of
 Directors as recommended by the Audit Committee
 in consultation with them.
 There are no qualifications or adverse remarks in theStatutory Audit Report which require any explanation
 from the Board of Directors.
 B.    Cost AuditorAs per Sec. 148 (6) of Companies Act, 2013 and rule6(6) of the Companies (Cost Records and Audit)
 Rules, 2014, the applicability of Cost audit is based
 on the overall annual turnover of the company, from
 all its products and services during the immediately
 preceding financial year, being rupees one hundred
 crores or more. Under Rule 3 of the same Regulations,
 the maintenance of cost records applies to companies
 whose aggregate turnover of the individual product
 or products, or service or services is Rupees thirty-five
 crores or more.
 In conformity with the said provisions of theCompanies Act, 2013, the Company has appointed
 M/s. Madhavan, Mohan & Associates, Cost Auditors,
 as the Cost Auditor, for the audit of cost accounts for
 your Company for the year ending 31st March 2025.
 The remuneration to be paid to him is being ratified at
 this Annual General meeting.
 There are no qualifications or adverse remarks in theCost Audit Report which require any explanation from
 the Board of Directors.
 C.    Secretarial Audit ReportPursuant to Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration
 of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, your Company
 has appointed M/s. M Damodaran & Associates LLP,
 Practicing Company Secretaries to undertake the
 Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Secretarial
 Audit Report in Form No. MR-3 for the financial year
 2024-2025, is annexed herewith, as Annexure F.
 A Certificate from a Company Secretary in practicethat none of the directors on the board of the company
 have been debarred or disqualified from being
 appointed or continuing as directors of companies
 by the Board/Ministry of Corporate Affairs or any suchstatutory authority is annexed herewith, as Annexure G.
 During the financial year ended 31st March, 2025,the following observations were submitted from the
 Secretarial Auditor of the Company that needs the
 response of the Board.
 1.    As per Regulation 17(1) (b) of SEBI LODR, where theregular non-executive chairperson is a promoter
 of the listed entity, at least half of the board of
 directors of the listed entity shall consist of
 independent directors.
 "During the review period, the listed entity had 3independent directors out of total 7 directors."
 Response from the Board of Directors: The listedentity has complied with said regulation 17(1) (b)
 of SEBI LODR by appointing one more independent
 director in the Board as on date of Secretarial
 Audit Report.
 2.    As per Regulation 18(1) (b) of SEBI LODR, everylisted entity shall constitute a qualified and
 independent audit committee with at least two-
 thirds of the members of audit committee shall
 be independent directors.
 "The Audit Committee was not constituted withat least two-thirds of the independent directors
 during the period from April 01, 2024 to September
 24, 2024 as required u/r. 18(1) (b) of SEBI LODR."
 Response from the Board of Directors: The Company has reconstituted the Audit Committeein compliance with regulation 18 (1) (b) of SEBI
 LODR as on date of Secretarial Audit Report.
 The Company has paid fine amounting to' 3,56,000 as imposed by NSE under protest and
 fine of ' 4,20,080 as imposed by BSE is subject to
 protest.
 Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 24A andother applicable provisions, if any, of the SEBI Listing
 Regulations, read with Section 204 of the Companies
 Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and
 Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014,
 and based on the recommendation of the Audit
 Committee, the Board of Directors, at their meeting
 held on May 14, 2025, approved the appointment
 of M/s. M. Damodaran & Associates LLP, practicing
 Company Secretaries (Firm Registration Number:
 L2019TN006000), a peer-reviewed practicing
 Company Secretaries, as the Secretarial Auditor of
 the Company for a first term of five consecutive years
 commencing from the Financial Year 2025-26 to
 Financial Year 2029-30, subject to the approval of the
 shareholders at the ensuing AGM.
 D. Internal Financial ControlsYour Company has well-defined and adequateinternal controls and procedures, commensurate with
 its size and the nature of its operations. This is further
 strengthened by the Internal Audit done concurrently.During the year, the Company got its internal controls
 over financial reporting and risk management process
 evaluated by independent consultants.
 Besides, the Company has an Audit Committee,comprising Independent and Non-Executive
 Directors, which monitors systems, controls, financial
 management, and operations of the Company.
 The Audit Committee has evaluated the internalfinancial controls and risk management system at its
 meeting held on the following dates
 
| Sl. No. | Date of Meeting |  
| 1. | 22nd May 2024 |  
| 2. | 08th August 2024 |  
| 3. | 04th November 2024 |  
| 4. | 30th January 2025 |  E. Internal AuditorThe Board appointed M/s. V Sankar Aiyar & Co,Chartered Accountants, as an internal auditor
 for the Financial Year 2024-2025 based on the
 recommendations of the Audit Committee.
 BOARD COMMITTEE COMPOSITIONThe Board has constituted the following committeesviz. Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration
 Committee, Stakeholders Relationship Committee,
 Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, and Risk
 Management Committee.
 A. Audit CommitteePursuant to regulation 18 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations2015 and the provision of Section 177(8) read with Rule
 6 of the Companies (Meeting of Board and its Powers)
 Rules 2014, the Company has duly constituted a
 qualified and independent Audit Committee. The Audit
 Committee of the Board consists of four "Independent
 Directors" and Two "Non - Independent Directors" as
 members having adequate financial and accounting
 knowledge. The composition, procedures, powers, and
 role/functions of the audit committee and its terms
 of reference are set out in the Corporate Governance
 Report forming part of the Boards Report.
 During the period under review, the suggestions putforth by the Audit Committee were duly considered
 and accepted by the Board of Directors. There
 were no instances of non-acceptance of such
 recommendations.
 The Audit Committee acts in accordance with theterms of reference specified by the Board of Directors
 in terms of Section 177(4) of the Act and in terms of
 Regulation 18 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015. It also
 oversees the vigil mechanism and is obliged to take
 suitable action against the Directors or employees
 concerned, when necessary.
 A detailed note on the Audit Committee is given inthe Corporate Governance Report forming part of the
 Annual Report.
 B.    Nomination and Remuneration CommitteeAccording to Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013and in terms of Regulation 19 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations,
 2015, the Company has set up a Nomination and
 Remuneration Committee which has formulated the
 criteria for determining the qualifications, positive
 attributes, and independence of a Director and
 ensures that:
 1)    The level and composition of remuneration arereasonable and sufficient to attract, retain and
 motivate Directors having the quality required to
 run the Company successfully.
 2)    The relationship of remuneration to performanceis clear and meets appropriate performance
 benchmarks; and
 3)    Remuneration to Directors, key managerialpersonnel, and senior management involves a
 balance between fixed and variable pay, reflecting
 short-term and long-term performance,
 objectives appropriate to the working of the
 Company and its goals.
 The Nomination and Remuneration Policy of yourCompany is set out and available on your company
 website www.chemfabalkalis.com. A detailed note
 on the Nomination and Remuneration Committee is
 given in the Corporate Governance Report forming
 part of the Annual Report.
 C.    Stakeholders' Relationship CommitteeA detailed note on the Stake Holders' RelationshipCommittee is given in the Corporate Governance
 Report forming part of the Annual Report.
 D.    Risk Management CommitteeThe Company has constituted a Risk ManagementCommittee even though the constitution of Risk
 Management Committee does NOT apply to the
 Company since it is mandatory only for the top 1000
 listed Companies as per the listing regulations. The
 Risk Management Committee assists the Board in
 drawing up, implementing, monitoring, and reviewing
 the Risk Management Plan. The Committee lays down
 Risk Assessment and Minimization Procedures and it
 reviews the Procedures periodically to ensure that the
 Executive Management controls the risks through the
 properly defined framework.
 E.    Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)Committee
The Board has constituted the Corporate SocialResponsibility Committee in accordance with Section
 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. The Company is
 committed to operating in a socially responsible
 manner in terms of protecting the environment and
 conserving water resources and energy. Details of the
 CSR Policy drawn up by the Company and the CSR
 expenditure and initiatives were taken during the year2024-25 are given in Annexure D to this Report.
 OTHER MATTERS A.    Particulars of loans, guarantees, orinvestments u/s 186 of the Companies Act,
 2013
 During the year under review, the details of loans,guarantees or investments u/s 186 of the Companies
 Act 2013 forms part of the financial statements for
 financial year ended 31st March, 2025 which includes
 the Loan of ' 3,800 Lakhs (Principal ' 3,761.43 Lakhs
 and interest at 8.80% net of TDS ' 38.57 Lakhs) which
 was subsequently converted to Preference shares
 additionally the Company has invested ' 600 Lakhs
 towards subscription of 0.01% Cumulative Convertible
 Preference Shares and the overall investment is
 4,40,00,000 shares of ' 10 each in Chemfab Alkalis
 Karaikal Limited, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary.
 B.    Remuneration details of Directors andEmployees
 The Company's policy on Directors' appointmentand remuneration, including criteria for determining
 qualification, positive attributes and independence
 of a director and other matters provided under sub¬
 section (3) of Section 178, is posted on our company's
 website in the following link https://chemfabalkalis.
 com/investors/ and forms part of this Report pursuant
 to the first proviso of Sec. 178 of the Companies
 Act 2013.
 C.    Debentures During the year under review, the Company has notissued any debentures. As of date, the Company does
 not have any outstanding debentures.
 D.    Bonus Shares During the year under review, the Company has notissued any bonus shares.
 E.    Borrowings The Company has outstanding borrowings includingIND AS accounting adjustment entries and interest
 accrued of ' 8,101.34 Lakhs during the financial Year
 ended March 31, 2025.
 F.    Deposits The Company has not accepted any deposits in termsof Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013 read with
 the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014,
 during the year under review and as such, no amount
 on account of principal or interest on public deposits
 was outstanding as of the balance sheet date.
 G.    Transfer to Investor Education andProtection Fund
 The details of the transfer of unclaimed dividendsand the shares for seven consecutive years to the
 Investor Education and Protection Fund are given
 in the Corporate Governance Report forming partof the Annual Report, which is also available on the
 company's website.
 H.    Credit Ratings India Ratings has assigned initial rating of "IND A-/Stable" for Long term Bank facilities; and "IND A2 " for
 Short term Bank facilities.
 I.    Code of Corporate Governance In compliance with the requirement of regulations24 to 27 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures
 Requirements) Regulations, 2015, a detailed report
 on Corporate Governance is annexed to this
 report as Annexure H along with a Certificate from
 M/s. M. Damodaran & Associates LLP, Practicing
 Company Secretaries, Chennai affirming compliance
 with the said Code which is appended as Annexure I.
 J.    Code of conduct for Directors and SeniorManagement
 The Board of Directors had adopted a code ofconduct for the Board Members and employees
 of the company. This Code helps the Company to
 maintain the standard of Business Ethics and ensure
 compliance with the legal requirements of the
 Company.
 The Code is aimed at preventing any misconduct andpromoting ethical conduct at the Board level and by
 employees. The Compliance Officer is responsible to
 ensure adherence to the Code by all concerned.
 The Code lays down the standard of conduct whichis expected to be followed by the Directors and the
 designated employees in their business dealings and
 in particular on matters relating to integrity in the
 workplace, in business practices, and in dealing with
 stakeholders.
 All the Board Members and the Senior Managementpersonnel have confirmed compliance with the Code.
 K.    Management Discussion and AnalysisReport
 In accordance with the requirement of the ListingRegulations, the Management Discussion and
 Analysis Report is presented in a separate section,
 which forms an integral part of this Annual Report.
 L.    Disclosure on Sexual Harassmentof Women at Workplace (Prevention,
 Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
 The Company has in place a Sexual Harassment Policyin line with the requirement of Sexual Harassment of
 Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and
 Redressal) Act, 2013.
 Internal Compliant Committee (ICC) has been set upto redress the complaints received in connection with
 sexual harassment in any form.
 All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary,trainees) are covered under this policy.
 a.    Number of complaints filed during the financialyear: NIL
 b.    Number of complaints disposed of during thefinancial year: NIL
 c.    Number of complaints pending as of the end ofthe financial year: NIL
 M.    Vigil MechanismThe Company has established a vigil mechanism,also called the Whistle Blower Policy, which has
 been adopted by the Board, applicable to Directors
 and employees, to report concerns about unethical
 behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of
 the Company's Code of Conduct or Ethics Policy. It
 provides adequate safeguards against victimization
 of persons who use such mechanism and makes
 provision for direct access to the Chairperson of
 the Audit Committee in appropriate or exceptional
 cases. The confidentiality of Whistle Blower shall
 be maintained to the greatest extent possible.
 Details of the vigil mechanism are available on our
 Company's website.
 N.    Annual Return - MGT - 7As per the provisions of Section 134(3)(a) of thecompanies Act, 2013, the Annual Return of the
 Company is available on our website at www.
 chemfabalkalis.com/investors
 O.    Employees' Stock Option SchemeThe Company has adopted two Employees' StockOption Schemes:
 i.    Chemfab Alkalis Employees' Stock Option Scheme -    2015 ("CAESOS -2015") and ii.    Chemfab Alkalis Employees' Stock Option Scheme -    2020 ("CAESOS -2020"). Your Company has received a certificate from theSecretarial Auditors of the Company that ESOP
 Schemes viz., CAESOS -2015 and CAESOS -2020 has
 been implemented in accordance with Regulation
 13 of the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits)
 Regulations, 2014 and the resolution(s) passed by the
 Members of the Company
 i. Chemfab Alkalis Employees' Stock OptionScheme 2015
 The Shareholders of the Amalgamated entityChemfab Alkalis Limited had approved the Employees'
 Stock Option Scheme titled "CAESOS - 2015" through
 Postal Ballot on March 05, 2016. "CAESOS-2015"
 complies with SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits)
 Regulations, 2014. The details as required under the
 SEBI regulations is part of the financial statements of
 this Annual Report.
 During the year under review, there were no ESOPsgranted or equity allotted upon conversion of option
 under said Plan.
 ii. Chemfab Alkalis Employees' Stock OptionScheme 2020
 At the 11th Annual General Meeting held on 29th July2020, the Shareholders approved Employee Stock
 Option Scheme ('CAESOS -2020') covering 4,00,000
 equity shares. There have been no material changes
 to the Scheme during the year under review. The
 relevant disclosures pursuant to Rule 12 (9) of the
 Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules,
 2014 and Regulation 14 of SEBI (Share Based Employee
 Benefits) Regulations, 2014 is forming part of the
 financial statements of this Annual report.
 Your Company has received a certificate from theSecretarial Auditors of the Company that ESOP
 Schemes viz., CAESOS -2015 and CAESOS -2020 has
 been implemented in accordance with Regulation
 13 of the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits)
 Regulations, 2014 and the resolution(s) passed by the
 Members of the Company is given in Annexure J.
 During the Financial Year 2024-2025 the Companyhas allotted 1,37,100 equity shares under 'CAESOS
 -2020' scheme.
 P.    Green initiativesPursuant to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)circulars dated April 08, 2020, April 13, 2020, and May
 05, 2020, and other circulars issued from time to
 time, the Company is providing the facility of remote
 e-voting to its members in respect of the business
 to be transacted at the AGM. Electronic copies of the
 Annual Report 2024-2025 and Notice of the fourteen
 (16th) Annual General Meeting are sent to all the
 members whose email addresses are registered with
 the Company/Depository Participant(s). Further, the
 soft copy of the Annual Report (in pdf format) is also
 available on our website https://chemfabalkalis.com/
 investors/
 Pursuant to Section 108 of the Companies Act,2013, Rule 20 of the Companies (Management and
 Administration) Rules, 2014, and Listing Regulations,
 the Company is providing an e-voting facility to all
 members to enable them or their nominees to cast
 their votes electronically on all resolutions outlined in
 the notice. The instructions for e-voting are provided
 in the notice.
 Q.    Statement on Secretarial StandardsThe Company is adopting compliances of applicablesecretarial standards and other secretarial standards
 to ensure good governance.
 R.    Human ResourcesEmployee relations continue to be cordial andharmonious at all levels and in all the divisions of the
 Company. The Board of Directors would like to expresstheir sincere appreciation to all the employees for
 their continued hard work and dedication.
 The number of Direct employees as of March 31, 2025,was 213. The table containing the names and other
 particulars of employees in accordance with the
 provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act,
 2013, read with Rule 5(1) and 5 (2) of the Companies
 (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
 Personnel) Rules, 2014, is appended as Annexure E to
 the Board's Report.
 S. Details of application made or proceedingsunder IBC 2016 during the year
The Company has not applied any application underInsolvency and Bankruptcy code,2016.
 T. Details of one-time settlement and thevaluation done while taking loan from Banks
 and Financial Institutions
The company has not entered into a one-timesettlement with any Banks & Financial Institutions
 during the Financial Year 2024-25.
 ACKNOWLEDGMENTThe Directors thank the Shareholders, Customers,Dealers, Suppliers, Bankers, Financial Institutions
 and all other business associates for their continued
 support to the Company and the confidence
 reposed in its Management. The Directors also
 thank the Government authorities for their co¬
 operation. The Directors wish to record their sincere
 appreciation of the significant contribution made
 by the CCAL mates at all levels to its successful
 operations.
 By Order of the Board of DirectorsFor Chemfab Alkalis Limited
 Sd/- Suresh Krishnamurthi Rao, Place: Chennai    Chairman Date: 31st July 2025    DIN: 00127809  
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