Business Units

We continue to be in the forefront of Digital technologies. Be it Vutek wide format digital printers or the related digital printing media or Digital Security. You will be happy to know that teaming up with Nagra ID, Switzerland, has now enabled Digital technology for solutions like Logistics, RFID cards and National ID cards opening up whole new avenue for additional revenues to Arrow, using available infrastructure. The RFID technology has started addressing the logistics and security part of our business—both having digital technologies as enablers. The progress made by your company in the very critical security field of Bank Credit cards with the help of Nagra ID is just about to start yielding revenues.

Arrow has been in the business of security documents, since quite a few years. Arrow Coated Products Ltd. secured the order for Security Thread which is sewn into Security Identification Travel Documents. Nagra ID, as our partners the National ID card pilot project, is being pursued with great gusto. Arrow organized one of the biggest booths at the Smart Card Conference, in New Delhi to announce our Joint Venture with Nagra ID. Futuristic products based on RFID security systems form a part of this venture. However with most Government contracts, the decision-making is slow and precise.

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) includes Trademarks, Copywrite, and Patents. We are pleased to inform you that the IPR cell formed under my guidance continues to chart out path of success during the past year, and is consolidating its position in the Innovation and Knowledge domain. Two of our very important Patents for Embedded Water Soluble films and Barrier coated multilayer Water Soluble films which were granted by Indian Patent office are moving towards generating a revenue stream.. In addition to the portfolio of 18 Patents we have filed about 7 more patents are in the final stages of grants. IPR gains a lot of importance since India joined WTO and the TRIPS agreements have been signed. China has also joined WTO and in future will be more respectful to IPR and so Arrow plans to file patents in China as well. This will mean more revenues to company in form of royalties, EMR (Exclusive Marketing Rights), EPR (Exclusive Production Rights) and incomes from companies infringing our IPR. Our negotiations for a partner who can market our patents and patented products is expected to get good results and the revenues will multiply once the patents are granted in EU and USA. We are at presently in the process of evaluating our IPR portfolio and the same shall be informed to the shareholders as a public announcement.

Taking advantage of the Patented technology, your company continues its process of securing partner(s) in the field of Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals for entering into this highly lucrative and IPR sensitive field of saving human and animal lives. Arrow Agro Segment Company is likely to enter crop protection using a different version of this patented process and patented product. Pesticide residues threatening human lives continues to draw our attention as India is on the way to become biggest provider for food grains for the world population. These are long term revenue generating fields that your company is targeting using our Patents and knowledge acquired over the years. Both these ventures will mean additional Capital expenditures and your company is planning this ahead of time.

Arrow continues to devote its efforts at extensive marketing and distribution network, investments in quality, Research and Development efforts, strong customer relations and competitive pricing. All efforts are being put forth to maximize exports and using the synergies of our joint venture companies, while we continue to retain our lead in the domestic market. Opening new markets in ASIAN countries, after focusing on EU last year, will result in more revenues from water-soluble films used in garments. Existing domestic capacities are nearing peak utilization levels, and will necessitate fresh investments in future to meet the ever-growing demand. New products like Bio-compostible films and rigid will need investments as we find new partners in a stage wise manner.