New Delhi: Adani Group has actually suspended deal with a Rs 34,900 crore petrochemical job at Mundra in Gujarat as it concentrates on resources to combine operations and address financier issues following a damning report by a US-based brief seller, sources said.

The group’s flagship Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) had actually in 2021 integrated a wholly-owned subsidiary, Mundra Petrochem Ltd for establishing a greenfield coal-to-PVC plant at Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) land in Kutch district of Gujarat.

But after Hindenburg Research’s January 24 report declaring accounting scams, stock controls and other business governance lapses sliced off about USD 140 billion from the marketplace worth of Gautam Adani’s empire, the apples-to-airport group is intending to claw back and calm tense financiers and loan providers through a resurgence technique.

The resurgence technique is based upon resolving financier issues around financial obligation by paying back some loans, combining operations, and battling accusations.

The group has actually rejected all accusations levelled by Hindenburg. As part of this, tasks are being re-evaluated based upon cashflow and financing available.

And of the tasks the group has actually chosen not to pursue for the time being is the 1 million tonne per year Green PVC job, 2 sources with understanding of the matter said.

The group has actually shot off mails to suppliers and providers to “suspend all activities” on instant basis.

In the mails, seen by PTI, the group has actually inquired to “suspend all activities of the scope of work and performance of all obligations” for Mundra Petrochem Ltd’s Green PVC job “till further notice.” This is the following “unforeseen scenario”. The management, it said, was “re-evaluating various project/s being implemented at group level in different business verticals. Based on future cashflow and finance, some of the project/s are being re-evaluated for its continuation and revision in timeline.” Reached for remarks, a group representative said AEL will be assessing the status of development tasks in main market vertical over the coming months.

“The balance sheet of each of our independent portfolio companies is very strong. We have industry-leading project development and execution capabilities, strong corporate governance, secure assets, strong cashflows, and our business plan is fully funded. We remain focused on executing our previously outlined strategy to create value for our stakeholders,” the representative said.

“AEL will be evaluating the status of growth projects in the primary industry vertical over the coming months”.

The system was to have a poly-vinyl-chloride (PVC) production capability of 2,000 KTPA (kilo tonne per year) needing 3.1 million tonne per year (MTPA) of coal that was to be imported from Australia, Russia and other nations.

PVC is the world’s third-most commonly produced artificial polymer of plastic. It discovers broad applications – from floor covering, to making sewage pipelines and other pipeline applications, in insulation on electrical wires, product packaging and manufacture of aprons and so on.

Adani Group had actually prepared the job as PVC need in India at around 3.5 MTPA was growing at the rate of 7 percent year-on-year. With near stagnant domestic production of PVC at 1.4 million tonne, India depends on imports to equal the need.

The Hindenburg report had actually declared “brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud” and usage of overseas shell business to pump up stock costs. The group has actually rejected all Hindenburg accusations, calling them “malicious”, “baseless” and a “calculated attack on India”.

As part of the resurgence technique, the group has actually cancelled a Rs 7,000 crore coal plant purchase in addition to shelved strategies to bid for stake in power trader PTC to save expenditures. It has actually paid back some financial obligation and pre-paid a few of the financial resources raised by vowing promoter stake in group business.