7th February, 2025

A warm New Year greeting to all. The year 2024 was wrapped by the Federation of Corrugated Box Manufacturers of India with a grand successful Annual Conference at Bangalore last December 2024. Attended by over thousand delegates and exhibitors. The technical sessions and the exhibitions were of the highest standards. Our former President Shri Hemant Saraogi was felicitated by the host Karnataka for mentoring them to host the grand show. The contingent from the East came back with some encouraging returns. Shri Alok Agarwala bagged the 2nd prize in the Quiz round on industry topics and yours truly bagging the best design award for transport packaging category.

The Eastern team got two nominations for subcommittee Chairmanship. Shri Pradip Agarwal appointed Chairman for Grievance Committee and yours truly Chairman of the New Market Development Committee.

The growth for the industry is on a stagnancy last two quarters matching the national economic scenario. What is of more concern is the rising cost of paper for the last three quarters.

With the budget of the year just being placed in the Parliament let us be in an optimistic mode that our Industry and the country’s economy flourish in the coming financial year.

Achyut Chandra
President, EICMA