MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS INDUSTRY- STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT: As you are aware, your Company has been providing innovative and application focused products to enhance value of its customers globally. The customers are from Textile, Furnishing, Agriculture, Hygiene and personal care industries. The Company markets several value added products, which are steadily gaining strength in the overseas market through a net work of dealers and customers. We continue to develop new and innovative products for various applications. The demand for the products of the Company is dependent on the global market and economic growth. The year 2014-15 continued to be a year of high raw material prices, as was the case for all petroleum based raw materials. The Company was not able to pass on the burden of increase to the customers due to intense competition from China. BUSINESS OUTLOOK: The Company sees several opportunities for profitable growth in the areas of value added products, and a growing demand both in the international and domestic markets. The threats that the Company sees are from the Chinese competition in the markets. However, strong quality product development and marketing efforts have enabled the Company to stay ahead. The Company has also improved its geographic brsence by enlarging its position in Europe and the America. OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS: The Company's products depend on the growth of the Global economy and rise in the purchasing power of the population. The sbrad of the Company's business across the continents has enabled it to cater to a steady demand base, thereby minimizing the dependence on any particular market. Lack of Govt. backing, frequent policy change, constrains increase in ocean freight and PP prices are major constrains and did adversely affected the profitability' In view of the anticipated growth in the demand for the products of the company in the years to come opportunities for the company to improve its performance is bright. The Company has also decided to improve its manufacturing efficiency by incorporating various balancing equipments and also by placing emphasis on efficient and professional management of the available resources of the company. However, the changing International developments affecting the production and distribution of the essential petrochemical products and raw materials are likely to have it s effect in our activities. The plant and machinery of the Company are of the state of the art technology. The products of the company are of best quality and have been accepted by well-known end-users in many advanced countries like U.S.A, U.K. etc. HUMAN/INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: Since the very inception of the company, the industrial relation aspect of the company has been very cordial at all locations of the company. The Company believes that manpower is the most valuable primary resource for the growth of the organization. Therefore the company has recruited competent managerial personnel and taken steps for strengthening their efficiency and competency, through their involvement in the company's development and by installation of effective system for improving productivity. INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND THEIR ADEQUACY: The company maintains adequate internal control systems, which provide among other things, reasonable assurance of recording the transaction of it operations in all material transaction of its operations in all material respects and of providing protection against significant misuse or loss of Company's assets. CAUTIONARY STATEMENT: Statement in this report on management Discussion and Analysis describing the company's objectives, projections, estimates, expectations or brdictions may be forward looking statements within the meaning of applicable security laws or regulations. These statements are based on certain assumptions and expectation of future events. Actual results could however differ materially from those exbrssed or implied. Important factors that could make a difference to the Company's operations include global and domestic demand and supply conditions, finished goods prices, raw material costs and availability, change in Government regulations and tax structure, economic developments within India and the countries with which the company has business contacts and other factors such as litigation and industrial relations. The Company assumes no responsibility in respect of forward looking statements which may be amended or modified in future on the basis of subsequent developments, information or events. On behalf of the Board PRAVIN V. SHETH Chairman & Managing Director Registered Office: Air Port Road, Kadaiya, Nani Daman, Daman (U.T.) 396 210. CIN: L25209DD1985PLC004694 e-mail: fiberweb@fiberwbindia.com Place: Daman Date: 30th July, 2015 |