YEAR EVENTS 1986 - The Company was incorporated as a private limited company which was converted into a deemed public limited company with effect from May 12, 1988. The main object of the Company is to manufacture and trade in wide variety of synthetic rubber and lattices used in the Tyre, Paper, Textile and carpet industries and synthetic rubber used in footwear industry. 1990 - The Company took over Apcotex Division of Asian Paints. The Company manufactures Vinyl Pyridine Latex, an important raw material for Tyre industry at Taloja, Maharashtra in technical collaboration with Chemische Werke Huls (CWH). 1995 - The company has undertaken expansion of capacities to manufacture 10,000 MT of Synthetic Rubber from the existing 1500 MT at a cost of Rs 30 crores. - Apcotex Financial Services Ltd. is the subsidiary of the Company. 1997 - 4,76,071 No. of equity shares of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 105 per share allotted to the shareholders holding odd lots below 50 shares for converting odd lot in to market lot. 5,00,000 No. of equity shares of Rs 10 each at a prem. of Rs 105 per share allotted to the promoters through firm allotment. 14,400 No. of equity shares of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 105 per share allotted to the employees of the company. 1,09,550 No. of equity shares of Rs 10 each at a prem. of Rs 105 per share allotted to the public. 2005 -Company has changed its name from Apcotex Lattices Ltd. to Apcotex Industries Ltd. 2010 - Apcotex Industries Limited has appointed Shri. Abhiraj Choksey as the Managing Director of the Company for a period of three years with effect from May 01, 2010. Further Shri. Abhiraj Choksey was serving the Company as the Executive Director of the Company from May 01, 2005 and his term expires on April 30, 2010. Shri Sanjay Kumar Lahiri was appointed as Whole-time Director and CEO of the Company from June 04, 2007 and his term expires on June 03, 2010. 2011 -Apcotex Industries Ltd. - Taloja has achieved a "EXCELLENT" grade in Telos Safety Rating System which is an improvement over that achieved in the year May 2010 2012 -Apcotex was awarded the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Excellence Award Category A in March'2012 by the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM). -Apcotex Industries Ltd has recommended a dividend of Rs. 8/- per share 2013 -Apcotex Industries have recommended Dividend of Rs. 9.00 (Rupee Nine only) per equity share of Rs. 10/- each (@ 90%). -Apcotex Industries has splits its face value from Rs 10/- to 5/- 2014 -Apcotex Industries had recommended a dividend of Rs. 5 per share (on fully Paid up equity share of Rs. 5/- each). 2015 -The Company has allotted the Bonus Shares to its shareholders in the Ratio of 1:1. 2016 -Apcotex makes a synergistic bolt-on acquisition in Emulsion Polymers. - In February 2016, Apcotex acquired a 100% stake in Omnova Solutions India Pvt Ltd (OSIPL), the Indian arm of US-based specialty company Omnova Solutions Inc 2019 -The Company has splits its face value from Rs. 5/- to Rs. 2/-.