Sunday, June 26, 2011

Recron Inks US$190 Million Syndicated Term Loan Deal

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Recron (M) Sdn Bhd, an integrated polyester and textile company, has signed an agreement for US$190 million (RM570 million) syndicated term loan with six banks, including Citibank Bhd and HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd.

The rest are Barclays Bank plc, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp and Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd, according to a statement from the company.

Recron is part of the Reliance Group, India's largest private sector enterprise, with businesses in the energy and materials value chain.

The Malaysian unit has state-of-the-art manufacturing sites in Nilai and Melaka, with 90 per cent of its products exported to more than 60 countries.

It has a turnover of RM3.2 billion last year, and earned foreign exchange to the tune of US$895 million for the country, the statement said.

-- BERNAMA