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Indian cos raise $2.21 bln via external commercial borrowing in October
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--RBI: Indian cos raised $2.21 bln via external commercial borrowing in Oct
NEW DELHI – Indian companies raised $2.21 billion through external commercial borrowings in October, data by the Reserve Bank of India released Thursday showed. The quantum of total ECB borrowings fell for the fourth consecutive month. Indian companies had raised $2.80 billion in September, $3.27 billion in August, and $3.32 billion in July.
Of the total, Indian companies raised $1.92 billion through the automatic route in October, with Agratas Energy Storage Solutions Pvt. Ltd. the largest borrower at $525 million. The company, an electrical equipment manufacturer, raised money for the import of capital goods.
The amount raised through the approval route was $290.42 million. Power Finance Corp. Ltd. and Interglobe Aviation Ltd., which operates passenger airline IndiGo, were the only two companies to raise money through the approval route in October.
Following is the full list of issuances through external commercial borrowing in October:
| I AUTOMATIC ROUTE* | ||||
| ECB/FCCB | Borrower | in mln $ | Purpose | Maturity Period in months |
| ECB | Bikar Metals India | 2.50 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
5 Years |
| ECB | APT Tools And Machinery India |
0.40 | Import of Capital Goods | 5 Years 4 Months |
| ECB | Arrow Specialties India | 12.00 | Working capital/general corporate purpose | 5 Years |
| ECB | VAL Products India Company |
2.00 | Modernisation | 20 Years 6 Months |
| ECB | Eternis Fine Chemicals | 9.00 | New Project | 6 Years |
| ECB | Nordex India | 22.62 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
5 Years |
| ECB | Nordex India manufacturing |
11.31 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
5 Years |
| ECB | Adani Solar Energy Jaisalmer one |
242.50 | Refinancing of Earlier ECB | 5 Years |
| ECB | Genus Bikana Smart Metering SPV |
5.41 | New Project | 7 Years 11 Months |
| ECB | Genus Braj Smart Metering SPV |
3.93 | New Project | 7 Years 11 Months |
| ECB | Genus Marudhara Smart Metering SPV |
3.37 | New Project | 7 Years 10 Months |
| ECB | Genus Marwar Smart Metering Solutions SPV |
5.26 | New Project | 7 Years 11 Months |
| ECB | Genus Banas Smart Metering SPV |
3.69 | New Project | 7 Years 11 Months |
| ECB | Genus Dhundar Smart Metering SPV |
3.76 | New Project | 7 Years 11 Months |
| ECB | Genus Mewar Smart Metering SPV |
7.24 | New Project | 7 Years 11 Months |
| ECB | Genus Rajputana Smart Metering SPV |
6.06 | New Project | 7 Years 10 Months |
| ECB | Genus Shekhawati Smart Metering Solutions SPV | 4.30 | New Project | 7 Years 11 Months |
| ECB | Kalpa Char Products | 4.89 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
10 Years |
| ECB | Agratas Energy Storage Solutions |
525.00 | Import of Capital Goods | 4 Years 11 Months |
| ECB | ONGC Videsh | 60.00 | Overseas Ivestment In JV/WOS |
7 Years |
| ECB | ONGC Videsh Rovuma | 90.00 | Overseas Ivestment In JV/WOS |
7 Years |
| ECB | Jamind Technologies | 0.23 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
6 Years |
| ECB | Jamind Technologies | 0.19 | Local Sourcing of Capital Goods (Rupee Expenditure) |
6 Years |
| ECB | Detpak India | 4.52 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
9 Years |
| ECB | Francois Compressors India . . |
1.16 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
5 Years |
| ECB | Massilly India Packaging | 2.00 | Import of Capital Goods | 7 Years 6 Months |
| ECB | New England Biolabs India | 1.00 | New Project | 5 Years 1 Months |
| ECB | HI-Rich Seeds | 1.25 | Working capital/general corporate purpose | 5 Years |
| ECB | Roop Koepp Foam Technologies | 0.52 | Local Sourcing of Capital Goods (Rupee Expenditure) |
4 Years |
| ECB | Fibox India | 0.09 | Modernisation | 10 Years 6 Months |
| ECB | Nissei Plastic (India) | 0.98 | New Project | 1 Years 1 Months |
| ECB | Muthoot Finance | 150.00 | On-Lending or Sub- Lending | 4 Years 5 Months |
| ECB | Aisin Automotive Haryana | 11.31 | Local Sourcing of Capital Goods (Rupee Expenditure) |
1 Years |
| ECB | Taiyo Kagaku India | 5.62 | Modernisation | 3 Years 5 Months |
| ECB | Brofind India Technology Environmental |
0.35 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
6 Years 2 Months |
| ECB | Revalyu Recycling (India) | 4.00 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
6 Years 11 Months |
| ECB | Dongsung Precision Company | 1.00 | Local Sourcing of Capital Goods (Rupee Expenditure) |
1 Years |
| ECB | Sammaan Capital | 450.00 | On-Lending or Sub- Lending | 5 Years |
| ECB | Bellsonica | 4.97 | New Project | 7 Years |
| ECB | Raymond UCO Denim | 0.84 | Others(Specify) | 1 Years |
| ECB | Sudarshan Pharma Industries | 35.00 | Local Sourcing of Capital Goods (Rupee Expenditure) |
10 Years |
| ECB | Renewsys India | 30.00 | Modernisation | 3 Years 10 Months |
| ECB | Nikkari Machinery India | 0.12 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
12 Years |
| ECB | Illumin8 Blinds India | 1.00 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
9 Years 11 Months |
| ECB | Lusso Designs India | 0.27 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
5 Years |
| ECB | NX Logistics India | 17.25 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
8 Years |
| ECB | Hyein Plastic India | 0.21 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
5 Years |
| ECB | Northern ARC Capital | 40.00 | On-Lending or Sub- Lending | 5 Years 2 Months |
| ECB | JMS Mining | 5.65 | Import of Capital Goods | 7 Years 8 Months |
| ECB | Duflon Industries | 1.74 | Overseas Ivestment In JV/WOS |
5 Years 8 Months |
| ECB | Siemens Financial Services | 11.31 | On-Lending or Sub- Lending | 5 Years |
| ECB | Orind Special Refractories | 0.50 | Local Sourcing of Capital Goods (Rupee Expenditure) |
9 Years 9 Months |
| ECB | Bellsonica Auto Component India |
1.16 | Modernisation | 7 Years |
| ECB | Bellsonica Auto Component India |
0.50 | Modernisation | 7 Years |
| ECB | Maruyama MFG India | 3.85 | New Project | 7 Years 5 Months |
| ECB | TDCONNEX (CHENNAI) | 4.75 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
5 Years 7 Months |
| ECB | MCFS India | 1.80 | Working capital/general corporate purpose | 7 Years 1 Months |
| ECB | Heineken Business Services India | 1.85 | Working capital/general corporate purpose | 5 Years 6 Months |
| ECB | EJAG Foods | 2.50 | New Project | 3 Years |
| ECB | Arochema Ingredients | 22.62 | New Project | 6 Years |
| ECB | Air Liquide North India | 16.97 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
6 Years 10 Months |
| ECB | E-Hands Energy India | 0.10 | New Project | 4 Years 5 Months |
| ECB | JMS Mining | 7.57 | Import of Capital Goods | 7 Years 6 Months |
| ECB | JMS Mining | 11.65 | Import of Capital Goods | 7 Years 6 Months |
| ECB | Leidel & Kracht India | 0.23 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
8 Years 2 Months |
| ECB | Mane Kancor Ingredients | 2.49 | New Project | 7 Years 5 Months |
| ECB | Idgsi | 0.26 | New Project | 5 Years |
| ECB | Rkti Automotive | 0.10 | Modernisation | 5 Years |
| ECB | Oshkosh India | 2.62 | Import of Capital Goods | 5 Years 1 Months |
| ECB | Guala Closures (India) | 5.82 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
5 Years 2 Months |
| ECB | Advik Energy | 3.18 | New Project | 11 Years 5 Months |
| ECB | Lumax Yokowo Technologies |
0.55 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
10 Years 5 Months |
| ECB | JC (India Centre 1) | 4.95 | Working capital/general corporate purpose | 5 Years 11 Months |
| ECB | Actia Automotive India | 0.12 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
10 Years |
| ECB | Asti India | 1.65 | Local Sourcing of Capital Goods (Rupee Expenditure) |
10 Years |
| ECB | Cheng May Technologies India |
1.00 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
5 Years |
| ECB | Intimate Fashions (India) | 1.50 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
5 Years 2 Months |
| ECB | Apeiros AI | 0.07 | Working capital/general corporate purpose |
5 Years |
| ECB | Sennebogen Machinery India |
7.18 | New Project | 13 Years 2 Months |
| Total | 1,915.36 | |||
| II APPROVAL ROUTE* | ||||
| ECB | Power Finance Corporation | 180.00 | On-Lending or Sub- Lending | 10 Years |
| ECB | Interglobe Aviation | 110.42 | Import of Capital Goods | 12 Years 1 Months |
| Approval Route Total(II) | 290.42 | |||
| Grand Total (I+II) | 2,205.78 | |||
End
US$1 = INR 90.24
Reported by Shubham Rana
Compiled by Mansi Patil
Edited by Vandana Hingorani
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