Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Disclosure under Regulation 30 of Securities and Exchange Board of India ( SEBI ) (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (as amended) ( Listing Regulations ) Surrender of CAPEX approved for the project for setting up a Free Trade Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) in Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) on a land parcel of approximately 15 Acres'.
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Balmer Lawrie's Board, at its meeting on 6th August 2025, approved the surrender of the previously sanctioned CAPEX for setting up a Free Trade Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) within the Special Economic Zone of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) on roughly 15 acres of land. The original project approval was communicated to the exchanges on 27th March 2024. The company is pulling out of the sanctioned project because it is no longer attractive from an investment standpoint, owing to a significant decline in the Internal Rate of Return (IRR). Going forward, Balmer Lawrie will explore alternate possibilities for the land/project. No financial quantum of the CAPEX being surrendered has been disclosed in the filing.
Marginally negative for near-term growth visibility, as the company is walking back a previously approved expansion plan, but the move reflects capital discipline by avoiding deployment into a low-IRR project. Short-term share price reaction is likely muted since no immediate financial hit is indicated.