asian paints industrial coatings ltd Management discussions


ASIAN PAINTS INDUSTRIAL COATINGS LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2008-2009 MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS Company Performance the Company registered growth of 1% in volume and value soles remained at par with that of previous year (Rs.67 crores) during the financial year under review. Profit before tax is down by 156% over the previous year. The price of major raw materials increased sharply during the first half of the financial year on account of increase in crude oil price, depreciation of rupee against US dollar and overall demand supply gap. However, during the second half of the year under review the basic price of raw materials softened as compared to the first half. During the year, the company continued its efforts to strengthen in-house research & development capabilities, strive to maintain competitiveness and work to develop and launch new, innovative products that will enable if to build sustainable strengths. New production lines which we installed at Sarigam were fully standardized and operational. Overview of the market & Prospects for the Current Year The growth for powder cooling industry is expected to be moderate, under challenging macro economic environment. While, slowing construction activity and 4 cautious view on expansions shad continue to affect a large part of powder consuming industries, positive trend in appliance and automotive sector shall be favoring the demand growth. Your Companys focus shall continue to deliver value addition through sustained focus on in house developmental capabilities.