Watch out for these stocks: HUL, Cochin Shipyard, Bharat Forge, Alembic, Zydus, Omaxe, BL Kashyap, Dhabriya Plywood, Karbonsteel, Pace Digitek, BGR Energy on Thursday

Hindustan Unilever’s board has approved an investment of ₹2,000 crore to increase manufacturing capacity in fast-growing premium categories in the beauty and wellness and homecare segments. “This investment will be made across multiple locations over a period of two years,” said HUL, which owns popular brands such as Surf Excel, Rin, Wheel, Domex, Vim, Cif and Comfort in the home healthcare segment.

Cochin Shipyard has secured new shipbuilding orders worth around $360 million (approximately ₹3,267 crore) from France-based CMA CGM Group for the delivery of six LNG-powered vessels. With the latest win, the company’s total order book has reached around ₹23,000 crore. A PTI report quoting Cochin Shipyard Chairman and Managing Director Jose VJ said the first ship is expected to be delivered within 36 months, by February 2029, followed by two ships a year thereafter.

Bharat Forge has entered into a pact with VVDN Technologies to explore strategic collaboration across key technology-driven sectors including automotive and defense. Under the agreement, the parties plan to jointly pursue opportunities in next-generation technologies in the automotive, defense, AI and data center domains, the company said in a statement. The strategic partnership is designed to drive innovation and jointly develop next-generation products for the automotive, defense and AI server platforms, leveraging their complementary strengths in engineering, manufacturing and technology innovation, it added.

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Alembic Pharmaceuticals informed the exchanges that drug regulator USFDA completed an unannounced cGMP inspection at its injectables facility in Karakhadi, Gujarat, from February 9 to 18. The inspection concluded with two observations. None of the observations relate to data integrity.

Zydus Lifesciences has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for bosentan tablets for oral suspension, 32 mg. The approved product is the generic version of Tracleer tablets for oral suspension, 32 mg, and is indicated for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

BL Kashyap and Sons has secured an order worth ₹300 crore from CRC Green for civil structural works for a group housing project in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The order must be executed within 42 months.

Dhabriya Polywood along with its wholly owned subsidiary Dynasty Modular Furnitures has bagged orders worth ₹25.30 crore (including VAT) from Godrej Group. Of this, an order of ₹16.10 crore is for facade glazing of aluminum doors and windows, to be fulfilled within 24 months. An order worth ₹9.20 crore (including GST) for modular kitchen works is to be fulfilled within 12 months.

Omaxe World Street, a wholly owned subsidiary of Omaxe, has received RERA registration certificate for two of its projects in Faridabad, namely ‘Omaxe Residences’ and ‘SCO Phase-3 Extension’. The certification for the Omaxe Residences project is valid until December 22, 2030 and for the SCO project until August 31, 2030.

Karbonsteel Engineering has secured two domestic orders from leading infrastructure and engineering companies totaling ₹51.96 crore. The contracts include the manufacture and supply of MS painted structures and structural building components. Completion of orders is scheduled for May 31, 2026. Following this development, the company’s total confirmed order book stands at approximately ₹320 crore, providing strong execution visibility for the coming quarters. In addition, the company is actively evaluating and participating in new tenders and surveys in the domestic infrastructure, railway and industrial segments, while also exploring export opportunities in structural steel production.

Lineage Power, material subsidiary of Pace Digitek, has received a purchase order worth $1,346,210 from Yaqin Chem for the supply of Mobile Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on Gooseneck Trailer (200 KW-1200 KWH Battery) and Mobile BESS on Gooseneck Trailer (200 KW-2500 KWH Battery). The order must be executed by April 2026.

BGR Energy Systems has opted for the Rajasthan VAT Amnesty Scheme, 2022, to settle outstanding Value Added Tax (VAT) for previous financial years. The company said it has filed the prescribed application under the scheme and made payments for settlement of VAT claims relating to financial years 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2011–12, in accordance with the confirmations received from the Commercial Taxes Department, Rajasthan.H

Published on February 19, 2026