Misfortune hit DNL's business hard last quarter for the shutdown of its DASDA plant in Hyderabad due to torrential rains was soon followed by a fire in one of the distillation columns of its manufacturing facility at Roha (Maharashtra). Wherefore its income from operations saw the sharpest fall in at least seven quarters and absolute profits showed the lowest reading in thirteen quarters. DASDA plant shutdown (temporary though) accentuated the torpidity in OBA demand for revenues of performance products (erstwhile fluorescent whitening agent) nosedived by a depressing 28.1%....