2004
Latest press releases
- HLL shareholders approve transfer of Sewri undertaking
- 10-06-2004:
Mumbai: The Shareholders of Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) have approved the resolutions to transfer it's Sewri undertaking, Mumbai to one of its subsidiaries and functionalised biopolymers business including manufacturing facilities at Pondicherry to a third party or a subsidiary.
- HLL world's first company to receive TPM certification in sales
- 24-11-2004:
Mumbai: Hindustan Lever Limited's (HLL) Mumbai Regional Office has become the first sales operation unit in the world to successfully implement Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), a tool for process excellence, in sales operations in any industry anywhere.
- HINDUSTAN LEVER LIMITED – September Quarter 2004 RESULTS
- 28-10-2004:
Volume growth of 6 % in HPC ; Value growth of 2.7 %
Volume Market Share gained in Hair and Laundry
HPC Advertising spend up 27%
EBIT declines 30.6% mainly due to continuing price and brand investment
EBIT margins improves by 100bps over JQ 04
- HINDUSTAN LEVER LIMITED – JUNE QUARTER 2004 RESULTS
- 29-07-2004:
Laundry and Shampoo market shares held despite competitive attack
Volume growth of 5 % in HPC
A&P spends up 30%
Interim Dividend maintained at Rs 2.50/- per share
- KARVY TAKING OVER AS HLL’S REGISTRARS & TRANSFER AGENTS
- 12-07-2004:
Karvy Computershare Private Limited is taking over as Hindustan Lever Limited’s (HLL) Registrars and Transfer Agents effective July 16, 2004, as had been reported in HLL’s Report & Accounts, 2003. HLL’s Investor Services Department will handle work related to the Bonus Debentures, till their final redemption in January 2005.
- HLL IS REINVENTING DISTRIBUTION, SAYS M.S. BANGA
- 29-06-2004:
Company creating new channels; Redefining way current channels are serviced;
For 3-way convergence of product availability, brand communication, brand experience - HLL COMPLETES DISPOSAL OF MUSHROOMS BUSINESS
- 18-06-2004:
Hindustan Lever Limited ( HLL) has completed the disposal of it's 100% shareholding in KICM ( Madras) Limited to two non-resident Indians ( NRI's) namely Mr Ramana Epparla and Mrs Siva Epparla after receiving necessary approvals from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), Govt of India and Reserve Bank of India. Earlier, HLL had entered in to a Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU) with these NRI's for disposal of the mushrooms business effective from August 1, 2003.
- HINDUSTAN LEVER LIMITED - MARCH QUARTER 2004 RESULTS
- 29-04-2004:
- Volume growth accelerates to 7% in HPC ; Value growth of 3.5 %
- Foods power brands grow 8%; Overall Foods growth 1.4%
- Continuing Sales grow 3%
- EBIT declines 13.7% mainly due to strategic pricing and brand investment
- HLL’S M.S.BANGA TO HEAD UNILEVER’S US$ 6-BILLION HPC BUSINESS IN ASIA
- 15-04-2004:
The Chairman of Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL), Mr. M.S. Banga, has been concurrently appointed Business Group President of Unilever’s US$ 6-billion Home & Personal care (HPC) business in Asia, effective July 1, 2004. Mr. Banga will continue as Chairman of HLL’s Board. In his combined role he will continue to provide strategic leadership and operational direction to HLL.
- HINDUSTAN LEVER LIMITED – 2003 RESULTS.
- 17-02-2004:
- HPC Power Brand doubles growth to 6.5% in 2003 (3.2% in 2002)
- HPC grows by 4.6% in 2003 led by 14.8% growth in Personal Products
- Brooke Bond grows by 6% in 2003
- Processed Food gains momentum and grows by 20% in 2003
- Final Dividend of Rs.3.00 / Share. Distribution tax to be borne by the company
- Chairman’s address at the Analysts’ meet on 17th February, 2004
- 17-02-2004:
Chairman’s address at the Analysts’ meet on 17th February, 2004
