HINDUSTAN LATEX LIMITED (HLL) PRESENTS INTERIM DIVIDEND OF RS. 2.50 CRORES

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Hindustan Latex Limited (HLL), Thiruvananthapuram a public sector undertaking today presented an interim dividend of Rs.2.50 crores to Shri A. Raja, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare for the year 2002-03.

The company has posted a record turnover of Rs.150 crores and net profit of Rs.13 crores for the year 2002-03 which is 20% higher in terms of turnover and 40% higher in terms of net profit in comparison to the year 2001-02. For the year 2003-04 the company has projected turnover of Rs.170 crores and net profit of Rs.20 crores.