HOW THE RUIA COOKIE CRUMBLED
THE GROWTH STAGE
1990-92:
Essar enters steel and power business
1995:
Launches mobile phone services in Delhi (Essar Cellphone) with Swiss PTT
THE FIRST FALL
Jul 1999:
Essar Steel defaults on Floating Rate Notes worth issued to foreign investors $250 million
Oct 2002:
Essar Steel goes into CDR