Uniphos Enterprises Ltd(formerly United Phosphorus Ltd[UPL]), established in 1969 to manufacture red phosphorus, an import substitute, Erstwhile UPL later started manufacturing several speciality chemicals like compounds of phosphorus, pesticides, dyes and dye-intermediates, plasticisers and mercury salts. It has grown to become one of the biggest producers and exporters of organic and inorganic mercury compounds in India. Further it also became a leader in the pesticide and fumigant segment. _x000D_ _x000D_ The company as part of restructuring exercise has demerged all its manufacturing facilities to Search Chem Industries, a subsidiary with effective from March 1, 2003. All necessary statutory formalities has been completed. After this demerger the company consist of mainly trading business._x000D_ _x000D_ In 1994-95, as a part of backward integration and import substitution, the company has commissioned a plant to manufacture D V E Ster which is an important raw material for the manufacture of cypermethrin and enjoys tremendous export potential. _x000D_ _x000D_ To integrate the business operations nationally and internationally and also to support and give boost to the export activities the company has implemented Enterprise-wide Resource Planning (ERP) package developed by Avalon Software Inc., USA. The company is now on line in respect of most of its activities in the country._x000D_ _x000D_ During 1999-2000, the company has been able to maintain growth due to major brand-building and promotional exercise. _x000D_ _x000D_ The Company is planning to make a preferential issue to the extent of Rs.85 crores. The investment will be made in its specialty chemical subsidiary --- Search Chem Industries (SCIL). There will not be any extra cash outflow from UPL as the Rs 85-cr loan given by the company will be converted into preference shares. This is part of the financial restructuring plan suggested by IDBI to SCIL. UPL, holding 53% stake in SCIL, has already given loans to the tune of Rs 168.97 cr to its subsidiary, and out of these, Rs 85 cr will be converted into preference shares. _x000D_ _x000D_ UPL has evinced interest in acquiring a majority stake in Hindustan Insecticides (HIL), in which the government is disinvesting 51%. Though the company has not yet put in its bid, it has been reportedly approached by AF Ferguson & Co, which is the advisor for the proposed disinvestment._x000D_