Dear Friends,

It is my immense pleasure to address you as President of the Federation of Corrugated Box Mfrs of India. My heartfelt thanks to all who made this possible.

Our Federation is one of the best-performing Associations, excellently conceptualized and administered by our Seniors over the past 52 years. Our Federation offers collective representation, fosters great fellowship and promotes knowledge sharing. Taking over as President is an honour, and I assume this office with humility.

We recently conducted the 52nd FCBM Conference in Bangalore, very successfully and received outstanding feedback. I thank my KACBMA colleagues for this achievement.

VISION 2025:

FCBM is represented by subcommittees that add value through their activities. Our dedicated chairmen actively engage in activities that benefit members.

The R&D chairman will conduct the 2nd course on Corrugation 2.0 in all regions. Regional Presidents, please inform us of suitable dates for the course.

Addressing the dearth of trained manpower, the Skill Development Subcommittee will conduct training programs with the National Productivity Council's assistance. Our Taxation Chairman continues to provide daily updates and timely inputs.

Other chairmen, including NMDC, PMCC, and Membership Drive, will plan activities in their respective domains.

FCBM delegates will be visiting the Sino Corrugated exhibition (WEPACK) in Shanghai, China, from April 8th to 10th, 2025. We are also planning a delegation to the ICCA Global Summit in Japan, where our senior member and Past President, Sri M.L. Agarwal, will take over the Presidentship.

In summary, I aim to leave this Federation in a better place for my successor.

Wishing you all a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2025

Warm Regards,

T.M. RAGHAVAN
PRESIDENT