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Contents6 editorial

inDusTRy nEWs12 yarn export incentivization scheme restored

iT sOLuTiOns20 OCM india implements Datatex ERp solution in just 4 months

WEAving60 growing indian appreciation for stublis new technologies

CORpORATE14 Raymonds quarterly pAT moves up four-fold at Rs. 57 cr.

22 sutlej net surges 82%

28 Aditya Birla nuvo registers all-round growth

28 Marked increase in grasims vsf sales

67 Dystars holistic approach towards sustainability

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KaRL MaYeR

plan to set up production facility in india

RiCHaRD HougHs

all-out effort at Asian

market expansion

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spinning16 Rieters innovation & expansion strategy of 2012 pays

26 Trtzschlers 10,000th card delivered to Arisht spg.

68 MOHLER bags huge export orders for OHTCs

74 prosino targets sale of 500,000 rings in india by 2015

pROCEssing63 inspirOn meet on stenter role, a big success

jOinT vEnTuRE70 LEEDs total environment management solutions

TEsTing78 usTER device for cotton testing

EnERgy EffiCiEnCy80 sustained textile industry drive to enhance energy efficiency

TECHnOLOgy86 ColorDry water-free dyeing system at niKEs Taiwan

88 grundfos solar pumps help tackle worsening power crisis

pRODuCT LAunCH90 Mahindra powerols new range of diesel generators

97 EvEnTs

Savio fares well in 2013

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100DHL Supply Chain to invest more for expanding indian operations

JeanoLogias lead in sustainable technology for garment finishing



Uptrend in cotton outputCotton production during the 2013-14 sea-

son has been estimated by the Cotton Advi-sory Board, Indian Cotton Federation and the Cotton Association of India at 376 lakh bales. Further, market arrivals of 13.3 million bales of cotton as of December 31, 2013, have been officially confirmed against 10.4 million bales

in the corresponding period of last season. This consensus of views among official agen-cies on the estimated cotton production is in striking contrast to the usual trend witnessed in the last few years, with the Government as well as the official agencies coming out with

conflicting ideas about the expected seasonal

cotton output, the crop yield and the exact

quantum available for local consumption and for export. This invariably led to nag-ging uncertainties related to the cotton economy and to the Government failure to announce a clear-cut and predictable cotton and yarn supply policy. The higher out-put and market arrivals so far this year are quite conducive for a speedier recovery of the textile sector.

Equally significant is the proposed launch of the Rs. 50-crore Tamil Nadu Cotton

Cultivation Mission as envisaged in the State budget for 2014-15. This has come as

a big relief for the textile sector in the southern region, particularly in Coimbatore,

the so-called Manchester of India where a vast majority of the States 1,948 spinning mills are located. Under the Mission, an additional 3.70 lakh acres will be brought under cotton cultivation in the current year. This will be gradually expanded to six

lakh acres in the next five years. The main objective here is to maximise production

to the extent possible to enable the huge number of mills in the State to meet their an-nual requirement of 110 lakh bales. The State Government move is expected to con-siderably improve cotton supply not only in the southern region but all over India.

Meanwhile, the core group set up by the All-India Federation of Co-Operative Spinning Mills to study the general problems facing the textile industry, particularly

the co-operative sector, and work out a viable strategy for an early solution has been termed timely. The core group would study, among other things, the measures to be initiated by the co-operative sector, with particular reference to spinning, for im-proving its operational and financial performance. The move would positively help

intensify the Textile Ministry drive for industry rehabilitation by launching a series

of promotional measures since last one year.

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plan to set up production facility in India KaRL MaYeR

Dr. Rao and his team were received by Mr. Arno Grtner, Managing Director, and Mr. Oliver Mathews, the Head of Sales of the Warp Knit-ting Business Unit, Mr. Bastian Fritsch and Mr. Peter Obrist, Sales Man-agers of the company, and representatives of the local agent, A.T.E.

Mr. Fritz P. Mayer, member of KARL MAYERs Supervisory Board

For KARL MAYER, the

new year began with a

high-level visit by the

Indian Textiles Minis-

ter, Dr. K.S. Rao, and

his team on January 9.

He took advantage of

his visit to Heimtextil

in Frankfurt to make

a short trip to nearby

Obertshausen for visit-

ing the KARL MAYER

plant there.


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Impressed by the modern production processes at KARL MAY-ER, Dr. Rao said that the machines were of the highest technical cali-bre, and the companys innovative products were extremely important for the development of the Indian textile industry.

Expressing his inter-est in the possibilities of encouraging traditional medium-sized, family-run companies to invest in India, he said this tra-ditional approach really motivated KARL MAYER to become very active in India.

As part of its strategy of manufacturing close to its markets, KARL MAYER has been run-

ning its own service subsidiary in Mumbai since 2009. The service

operations are being expanded on a regular basis.

KaRL MaYeR - LiBa integration in progress

As announced

earlier, KARL MAyER

has acquired majority

ownership of LiBA-

Maschinenfabrikg-

mbH. integration of

the two worldwide

leading companies

in areas of develop-

ment, manufacturing

and delivery of warp

knitting and technical

textile machinery has

been implemented ac-

cording to plan.

As a member of

the KARL MAyER

group from now on

LiBAMaschinenfabrik

will be incorporated

under the name KARL

MAyER LiBATex-


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tilmaschinenfabrik

gmbH.

in addition, the proc-

esses that started at

the end of last year

to work out Best of

Both Worlds solu-

tions for products,

processes and con-

cepts are progressing

well. in the middle of

this year, this project

will be finalized. in the

meantime the busi-

ness of both parties

in terms of products

and market approach

will be unchanged.

All important tasks

will be completed as

before.

following completion

of the Best of Both

Worlds projects full

integration of LiBA

into the KARL MAyER

business unit struc-

ture will start. This

should be finalized

at the end of 2015.

Customers will then

benefit from a strong

partner with a unified

approach and opti-

mized products and

solutions.

On the occasion, Mr. Grtner explained that India has been an important sales region for the warp prepara-tion machines pro-duced at Obertshausen for some time. Since 2010, demand for new warp knitting machines manufactured by KARL MAYER has increased considerably.

The Managing Direc-tor went on to say that this development has made India an impor-tant growth market for the textile machinery manufacturing com-pany. This positive

development has also encouraged it to con-sider setting up its own production centre in In-dia. Preliminary work on the project is currently underway.

As an important contribution to the continuing process of modernisation in the Indian textile sector, KARL MAYERs discus-sion partners expresed happiness over the offer of special incentives such as the Technol-ogy Upgrading Fund Scheme put in place by the Indian Textile Minis-try. w

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Yarn export incentivization scheme restoredThe Government has restored the benefit of the Incremental Exports Incentiviza-

tion Scheme (IEIS) for cotton yarn. This will certainly go a long way in increasing exports of cotton yarn and would contribute towards achievement of the overall exports target for cotton textiles, said Mr. Manikam Ramaswami, Chairman, Cot-ton Textiles Export Promotion Council (Texprocil).

According to him, this will also strengthen the confidence of the exporting com-munity with regard to the stability of policy provisions, which is crucial for taking long-term perspectives while negotiating export orders.

IEIS which extends a two per cent duty credit scrip on incremental exports achieved during 2013-14 as compared to 2012-13 was withdrawn on exports of cotton yarn in September last. Since then, Texprocil has been relentlessly represent-ing to the Government for its restoration.

The Government has also increased the all-industry rates of duty drawback on knitted cotton fabrics with a lycra content of five per cent and more based on representations from Texprocil. This will increase exports of lycra-based fabrics whose share in the total world trade in textiles is increasing significantly, said Mr. Ramaswami, who also expressed his confidence that India will soon play a major role in exporting lycra-based fabrics.

He has profusely thanked the Department of Revenue and the Ministry of Textiles for accepting the Texprocil proposals and implementing them. w

Mr. Manikam Ramaswami, Texprocil Chairman


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Raymonds quarterly PaT moves up four-fold at Rs. 57 crores

Raymond Ltd.s consolidated net sales for the quarter ended December 31, 2013, moved up by 15 per cent to Rs. 1,207 crores and consolidated PAT jumped up by 343 per cent to Rs. 57 crores.

The textile segments consolidated sales for the quarter witnessed an increase of eight per cent at Rs. 543 crores on the back of higher realiza-tion in the domestic and export segments. The ap-parel segment net sales stood at Rs. 250 crores, an increase of 15 per cent on y-o-y basis.

The retail stores count as at December 31, 2013, stood at 955 across all formats, including 41 stores in the Middle East and the SAARC region covering over 1.8 million square feet of retail space. Dur-ing the quarter, like to like sales growth blended across all formats were flat. Secondary sales through the retail chan-nel grew by five per cent.

The garmenting seg-ment net sales grew by

45 per cent to Rs. 104 crores during the quarter. EBITDA rose by 54 per cent to Rs. 15 crores. The cotton shirting fabric business grew by seven per cent to Rs. 86 crores. However, EBITDA for the quarter was impacted due to higher input costs and lower exports.

The denim business witnessed eight per cent sales growth during the quarter and stood at Rs. 235 crores backed by higher realisation in the domestic as well as export segments. EBITDA was impacted due to higher input cost. Sales in the tools & hardware segment grew by 15 per cent to Rs. 110 crores, led by both domestic and export markets. EBITDA grew by 90 per cent to Rs. 11 crores.

Sales in the auto component segment grew by 13 per cent to Rs. 56 crores led by both domestic and export markets, and EBITDA improved by 65 per cent to Rs. 7 crores.

Announcing the re-sults, Mr. Gautam Hari

Singhania, Chairman & Managing Director, Raymond Ltd., said: We have ended the third quarter on a positive note, despite subdued discretionary spend witnessed in the month of December 2013. Our focus on profitability through margin expan-sion across key business segments of the Group has led to a strong bot-tom line growth in the current quarter as well as

for the period till date. Going forward, while factors like inflation and interest rates will con-tinue to play a role in the consumer discretionary space, we are confi-dent that our long-term sustainable initiatives in Brands, Retail, Supply Chain Management and Operational Efficiency will enable Raymond to surge ahead.

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Mr. Gautam Hari Singhania, Chairman & MD, Raymond Ltd.


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rietersinnovation & expansion strategy of 2012 pays

Rieter had a backlog of orders in hand of some 765 million CHF at the end of 2013. This will ensure a high capacity utilization until well into 2014.

After a subdued start to the year, the market for short-staple fiber ma-

large number of national markets. Following a strong initial six months, demand stabilized in the second half of the year, but remained at a pleas-ingly high level.

The positive trend in order intake and sales in 2013 underlines that

Rieter is on the right track with the innovation and expansion strategy it has been implementing since 2012.

Demand for Rieters offering, expanded by major product launches, has been very good in both the traditional and

Big spurt both in order intake and sales

chinery and components gained momentum in the course of 2013. Spinning mills margins continued to develop favorably, and this stimulated custom-ers willingness to invest. This positive trend was broad-based in regional terms and apparent in a

Mr. Erwin Stoller, Executive Chairman, Rieter

Rieter recorded a pleasing trend in business in 2013. The improvement in its market position enabled the company to

post significant growth in both order

intake and sales. Order intake of

1,259.4 million CHF was 50 per cent

higher. Sales totalled 1,035.3 million

CHF, representing an increase of 17

per cent.


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new markets. Rieter has further developed its al-ready strong market po-sition with the implemen-tation of the large-scale investment program in 2012-2013 aimed at further growth and focus-ing on expansion in Asia, innovation and process improvements. With its product range centering on specific markets and its new plants, the com-pany is ideally positioned with a worldwide operat-ing network.

Spinning mills in all major markets are in-creasingly placing their confidence in machinery and components which enable a high degree of automation to be achieved in conjunction with higher productiv-ity and yarn quality with lower energy consump-tion. As the sole global supplier of integrated

systems for all four spin-ning processes, Rieter can optimize the entire spinning operation in line with customers specific needs. This is a crucial and lasting competitive advantage.

In the year under re-view, new orders received by Rieter increased by 50 per cent to 1,259.4 million CHF. After developing especially vigorously in the first half of 2013, order intake slowed slightly in the second six months, but still remained above the long-term average.

This trend was es-pecially true in Turkey where demand had been particularly strong with the support of Gov-ernment development schemes. Rieter booked new big orders in China, especially in the first six months, thanks to the

further expansion of its local presence. However, investments by Chinese spinning mills waned towards the year-end

due to large raw material inventories and growing difficulties with financing investment projects.

Healthy demand for Rieter products neverthe-less continued through-out the year in a number of Asian countries, such as Pakistan, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Bangla-desh, Indonesia and Vietnam. Spinning mills in the US are renewing capacity as the industry benefits from a com-petitive cost structure. Business here developed briskly in the second half in particular, and


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Rieter secured substantial orders for rotor spinning machines.

Orders received in India rose in the sec-ond half, albeit still at a modest level. Rieter posted an increase in order intake at both Business Groups, with the striking momentum in the first six months being attributable especially to orders for complete installa-tions from Spun Yarn Systems. Compared to 2012, Spun Yarn Systems (the machinery business) posted a 56

per cent increase in new orders to 1,084.3 million CHF. At Premium Textile Components (the components business),

order intake increased by 21 per cent in 2013 to 175.1 million CHF.

Rieter had a backlog of orders in hand of some 765 million CHF at the end of 2013, which will ensure high utilization until well into 2014 compared to some 550 million CHF on December 31, 2012.Encouraging sales trend

The sales trend at Rieter in 2013 was also very good. The figure of 1,035.3 million CHF was 17 per cent higher than a year earlier. All regions recorded increases, with only Europe posting slightly lower sales. Expand-ed and modernized manufacturing capac-ity enabled Rieter to process orders promptly and post a 17 per cent increase in sales in the

second half of the year compared with the first six months.

Spun Yarn Systems reported sales of 857.8 million CHF in 2013, equivalent to an in-crease of 18 per cent compared with the previous year. Premium Textile Components posted a 10 per cent increase in sales to third parties to a figure of 177.5 million CHF.

The margins earned in the machinery business in the second half of the year were better than expected and above the average of the existing orders in hand. With this improvement in operating profitability and volume growth, Rieter foresees net profit of around 3.5 per cent of sales for the 2013 financial year.

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oCM india implements Datatex eRP solution in just 4 months

OCM India Ltd., is a leading mens apparel fabric retailer offering quality suiting fabrics in all wool and innovative wool blends with multiple fibers. Located at Amrit-sar, the company has its vertically integrated fab-ric plant with production facilities for converting wool tops into finished fabrics through dyeing, spinning, weaving and finishing processes.

while OCM deployed a full-time core team com-prising functional leads from all departments.

The project implemen-tation covered Datatex NOW across the func-tionalities of database, sales, planning, manu-facturing/production, purchase/materials, costing, quality manage-ment, plant & mainte-nance, warehouse man-agement, external order

management, HRMS & payroll with integration to SAP FICO.

Datatex is the worlds leading provider of ERP solutions for the textile industry, with over 400 customers in 42 coun-tries. The Datatex NOW suite, with all the re-quired textile application functions, is a web-based system using state-of-the-art J2EE Java standards.

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Early last year OCM selected the NOW ERP solution from Datatex to be implemented by Infi-nite Computer Solutions, Bangalore. Work related to its implementation started on June 01, 2013, and completed on October 1.

Infinite deployed functional consultants specifically from the worsted industry for this high-technology project,


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SuTLeJ net surges 82%Big yarn capacity hike in progress

Sutlej Textiles and In-dustries Ltd. (STIL), a leading manu-facturer of value-added synthetic, cotton and blended yarns, fabrics and home furnishings, recorded a net profit of Rs. 111 crores during the nine months of the year

31, 2012, to Rs. 1,399 crores, marking an increase of 12 per cent. EBITDA is Rs. 236 crores as compared to Rs. 174 crores, showing a growth of 36 per cent.

Strong operational and financial performance of the company was due mainly to improved prof-itability on the back of operational and financial efficiency, better realiza-tions and higher produc-tion of units resulting in revenue expansion, margin progression on the back of improved cost efficiencies and prof-itability enhancement on account of lower interest outgo and improved cost management.

STILs spinning capac-

ity is being expanded by 30,672 spindles, result-ing in higher production of value-added yarns at a project cost of Rs. 175 crores. Expansion is on schedule, and commer-cial production is likely to commence in the third quarter of 2015. Further, modernization-cum-up-gradation of the existing projects will result in sub-stantial cost reduction.

In line with the compa-ny philosophy of reward-ing its shareholders, it allotted bonus shares in the ratio 1:2 in June 2013.

Commenting on the results, Mr. C.S. No-pany, STIL Chairman, said: Our strategy to focus on manufacturing

ended December 31, 2013, as against Rs. 61 crores generated during the corresponding period last year, registering a growth of 82 per cent. Its revenue expanded from Rs. 1,248 crores garnered in the nine months ended December

Mr. C.S. Nopany, STIL Chairman


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niche products in the yarn category, namely, specialty & value added yarns, is reflected in the sustained improve-ment in operational and financial performance even in a protracted slowdown prevailing in the macro environment. Our constant endeavour towards maintaining a high degree of cost effi-ciencies has also enabled us to soften the impact of cyclicality associated with the business. Favorable domestic and interna-tional factors in general have aided the sector by keeping the raw material prices steady during the period. In addition, our innovative R&D enables us to broaden our sourc-ing capabilities, thus strengthening our ability to mitigate volatile raw material prices over the years. While the econo-

my at present continues to reel under pressure, we are optimistic that the companys current im-plementation of capacity addition and moderni-zation will further con-solidate its position within the industry and enable us to deliver healthy financial performance going forward.

Incorporated in 2005, Sutlej, an ISO 9001:2008-certified

company, excels in all stages of textile produc-tion, with its versatile facilities being vertically integrated, from spinning and weaving to dyeing and finishing to making home textile furnishing.

The company has also been a recipient of numerous prestigious awards, the latest ones being the Niryat Shree Gold Trophy Award in October 2012 for its

export performance in 2009-10, (up 77 per cent over the preced-ing financial year), Gold Trophy from SRTEPC for best performance in ex-port of fabrics to focused Latin American countries in 2011-12 and the Silver Trophy, also from SRTEPC, for the second best export performance in the spun yarn category

in 2011-12. STIL has its global

footprint with presence across Australia, Ar-gentina, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Egypt, England, France, Ger-many, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Paki-stan, Panama, Philip-pines, Sri Lanka, Turkey, the US, the UAE and Vietnam.

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TRTzSCHLeRs 10,000th card delivered to arisht Spinning Mills

The Trtzschler Group and A.T.E. together reached a new milestone with the recent delivery of the 10,000th Trtzschler card in India. The card was delivered to Arisht Spin-ning Mills of the Vardh-man Group.

It was also a happy coincidence that, with the delivery of the card, the total number of cards in the Vardhman Group has reached 502, probably the highest number of cards pur-chased by any single company in the world. This group probably has all models of Trtzschler cards like DK 760, DK 803, DK 903, TC 03, TC 5 and TC 11.

A special function was held at the Arisht unit in Baddi to commemorate this unique occasion. It was attended by Mr. S.P. Oswal, Chairman and Managing Director of Vardhman, Mr. Heinrich Trtzschler and Mr. J.P. Bhatt from Truetzschler, and Mr. Anuj Bhagwati, Mr. G.V. Aras and Mr. Sunil Bhatnagar from A.T.E.

the VMT project and for its continued support for the last 20 years. With the launch of the Trtzschler comber in India, the operation between the two groups would strengthen further.

Mr. Trtzschler also handed over to Mr. Oswal a specially-made replica of the TC 5 card and a golden card for crossing the 500-number mark by the group.

In his address, Mr. Anuj Bhagwati, A.T.E. Managing Director, said that the succss of Vardh-man, Trtzschler and A.T.E. is based on their commitment to custom-ers, and what is of spe-cial significance is that Trtzschler is celebrating its 125th year, A.T.E. its 75th year and Vardh-man its 50th year.

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In his welcome ad-dress at the function, Mr. Oswal said the Vardh-man Group is the first organization in India to cross the one million-spindle mark. Over the years Trtzschler has brought new technolo-gies to the Indian shores through its joint venture.

Mr. Trtzschler thanked Mr. Oswal for giving his company the first opportunity in 1994 in

Mr. S.P. Oswal, Chairman & MD, Vardhman, and Mr. Heinrich Trtzschler, Managing Partner, Trtzschler


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aDiTYa BiRLa nuvo registers all-round growth

Marked increase in Grasims VSF salesFor the quarter ended

December 31, 2013, the Fashion & Lifestyle busi-ness of Aditya Birla Nuvo rose by 12 per cent to Rs. 1,558 crores and EBITDA by 41 per cent to Rs. 192 crores. It expanded its retail presence to 1,670 exclusive brand outlets/stores, spanning nation-wide across 4.11 million sq. feet.

Madura posted all-round growth in top line, margins and free cash flows. During the quarter, its revenue grew by 23 per cent to Rs. 855 crores and EBITDA doubled to Rs. 116 crores, led by growth in the wholesale channel, retail stores expansion and four per cent like-to-like retail stores sales growth. Ma-dura added 276 stores and generated free cash flows of about Rs. 250 crores during the nine months ended December 31, 2013.

Pantaloons is in the investment phase and is strengthening its retail presence, brand position-ing and merchandise to increase the sales

Grasim Industries Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) business has recorded volume growth, supported by increased capacity at Harihar. Produc-tion increased by four per cent over the last years. Sales volume at 97,049 MT was up by 24 per cent, led by better performance in both domes-tic and exports markets.

The company was able to maintain the realisations despite the sharp fall in inter-national prices, supported by the rupee depreciation. The input costs have gone up with the increase in pulp prices, coupled with rupee deprecia-tion.

The performance of the pulp JVs was affected on account of planned main-tenance shutdowns. The anti-dumping duty levied in China impacted realisations and the volumes of pulp sold in China.

The VSF project of 120,000 TPA at Vilayat is expected to go on stream in a phased manner from the fourth quar-ter. The commissioning of major projects by the compa-ny will help improve volume and profitability. w

volume. It has launched nine new Pantaloons stores and one factory outlet during the nine months.

To strengthen its market leadership, Jaya Shree has expanded the annual linen yarn capacity from 2,300 to 3,400 tonnes and the linen fabric capacity from 7.3 to 10.1 million metres.

The revenue from the manufacturing busi-nesses at Rs. 1,109 crores and EBITDA at Rs. 118 crores are lower by 19 per cent mainly on account of the discontinuance of trading in imported P&K fertilisers, which has also led to rationalisation of capital employed through reduction in the outstanding subsidy.

The Rayon Business recorded its highest-ever quarterly earnings. The new superfine yarn unit, currently operating at full capacity, will help in enhancing the product quality and range. w

Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman


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Welcoming the guests, Mr. Aich said: Innova-tion has always been Welspuns forte and a major driving force to emerge as a key home textile player in the glo-bal arena. This conclave is Welspuns attempt to further develop knowl-edge and understand the emerging textile technologies and ap-plications that will shape the future of the textile industry.

Part of the $3.5 billion Welspun Group, WIL is one of the top three home textile manufac-turers in the world and the largest home textile company in Asia. With a distribution network

Welspun, one of the worlds leading home textile manufacturers, has unveiled the com-panys vision for 2020. Welvision 2020, an iconic event, was recently organised at Anjar which was attended by suppli-ers and partners from all over the world. Many in the industry felt that this was the first time that an event of this magnitude has been organised in the history of the Indian textile industry. Mr. S.S. Aich, Director, Welspun India Ltd. (WIL), and his team had put together an event comparable to global standards and conducted in a most professional manner.

Anjar, a small sleepy town in

the hinterlands of gujarat,

is now a buzzling city. Till

2004 it was just barren lands

with not much industrial

development. it was in 2004

that Welspun decided to set

up a large-scale manufacturing

unit for its textile and steel

business. Today, Anjar can be

called the Welspun City. This

is the best example of what

an industrial project initiated

by a responsible corporate

can do the economy around

it, providing employment

opportunities and livelihood to

thousands of families.

Targets $2 billion turnover by 2020


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Mr. B.K. Goenka, Chairman, Welspun Group



in 32 countries and manufacturing facilities in India, it is the largest exporter of home textile products from India. Supplier to 14 of top 30 global retailers, the company has marquee clients like Wal-Mart, J C Penny, Macys, to name a few. Last year, the com-pany was rated the No.1 home textile company in the US. This is a remark-able achievement as the US is one of the biggest and most competitive markets.

Over the last sev-eral years, Welspun has achieved global manufacturing scale with integrated facilities and a diversified product portfolio, making itself a one-stop shop for home textiles. The extensive product mix has enabled the company to reach out to a larger consumer base. The technological superiority, along with its full-fledged Design Studio, has enabled Welspun to deliver world class quality products with a wide range to meet the rising consumer needs.

Further, the companys efforts to bring the textile business under a single umbrella have already started yielding results. Its vision to become a fully

Mr. Rajesh R. Mandawewala, Managing Director, Welspun India Ltd.


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integrated player will further improve perform-ance and enable it to consolidate itas position as one of the top home textile suppliers globally.

Mr. Rajesh R. Man-dawewala, Managing Director, Welspun Group, delivered one of the best and most inspirational extempore speeches witnessed in recent years. He started saying: Change is the only con-stant. Everything in this world changes around us and has an impact on one business after the

other. Those who failed to recognise the change are no more present in the competition. In the early 90s, most of the big businesses in the de-veloped economies failed

to see that the world was ready to offshore manufacturing of textiles to the east, particularly to the Asian countries. At that time, we did not find anyone to partner us in

our decision to expand our business. This is the when our chairman, Mr. B.K. Goenka, decided to set up our own plant at Vapi in Gujarat in 1993. Due to the good efforts

A.T.E.s strong and successful partnershipA.T.E. has been having a strong and successful relationship with Welspun

for more than two decades. Due to its strong presence across the textile value chain A.T.E. has been fortunate to be invited to participate in almost all the projects of Welspun. It partnered with the group in its fi rst spinning project at Vapi in 1993.

A.T.E. supplied Truetzschler spinning preparatory equipment, Zinser spin-ning machinery and Volkmann twisting machines from Germany, followed by its participation in further expansion of the plant in spinning, weaving and processing. At Welspuns Anjar plant, it supplied spinning machinery from its European principals and processing equipment from Monforts, Osthoff, Stork, etc. It also supplied the warp preparation of Karl Mayer at both the plants.

Recently, as Welspun expanded the carpet and rug manufacturing facility at Vapi, A.T.E. provided it with Cobble tufting machines and Zimmer chromo jet digital printing and coating equipment. It also facilitated availability of Truetzschler nonwovens for its nonwovens project at Anjar.

While dealing with Welspun all these years, A.T.E. experienced sheer professionalism at all levels. Especially due to the vision and clear business focus of Mr. B.K. Goenka, Chairman, Welspun Group, ably supported by his team, the group could take bigger strides in home textiles and take advantage of the emerging opportunities in the global markets.

A.T.E. is hopeful that it will continue to partner with the Welspun Group in all its future endeavours as an able technology partner. Welspun also benefi ts from the knowledge of A.T.E.s vast pool of technical people having domain knowledge in different verticals of textile processes.

Mr. G.V. Aras, Director, A.T.E.


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of my colleagues, who are in the organisation since its inception, we are today the largest producers and sellers of towels in the world.

Unveiling the Vision for 2020, Mr. Rajesh said: We are targeting a turnover of $2 billion by 2020. Our first target is to achieve a turnover of $1 billion by 2016 from the current level of around $700 million. We want to be the worlds No.1 manufacturer of home textiles.

Most of the $700

Archroma helps Welspun focus on sustainability and innovationArchroma is extremely proud to have been associated with

Welspun for the past 15 years. Archroma specializes in col-ours and performance technologies and is committed to fos-tering sustainability and innovation in the textile industry. This is why companies such as Welspun turn to it in their own quest for more innovative and eco-friendly textile products.

Welspun has introduced impressive high-end towels and bed sheets in a very competitive market. It has earned special reputation as a highly innovative company dedicated to meet-ing the highest quality standards.

Archroma provides process solutions to Welspun which aim at improving the environmental profi le of its own production process with no compromise on effi ciency, for the pre-treat-ment and fi nishing of terry towels and home textiles. It also provides high fastness dyes and optical brightener agents.

Archroma is a natural partner for the development of carpets and technical textiles. Thanks to its experience in these applications and a full range of products and services, it is in a position to work closely with Welspuns ex-perts from the very beginning of new projects, starting from product development.

The company has built an excellent partnership with Welspun over the years with its trustful and open relations resulting in many successful developments. It is to be a supplier to, and partner of Welspun, and is keen on taking up new developments and challenges together.

Mr. Rainer ROESCH, Business Operation Leader Textile Specialties


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million turnover that the company does in textiles comes from home textiles segment. The company is invest-ing Rs. 2,500 crores over the next three years to further increase the capacity across the en-tire manufacturing value chain from spinning to finishing. All these in-vestments will propel the companys future growth to achieve the vision it has set for itself.

Welspun is well set to achieve the 2016 target through the existing expansion and busi-ness growth. The chal-lenge will be to double the turnover from $1 billion to $2 billion by

Picanol weaving Welspun success storyPicanols association with Welspun started with the supply of its new generation Summum airjet machines last

year. Its experience in working with Welspun has been enriching, to say the least. Welspuns sincere, co-operative and methodical approach has resulted in achieving top class performance of Picanols new gen machines which are in use at the Anjar plant producing top quality bed sheeting fabrics.

Picanol started its Indian operations in 2008 with the sole purpose of being closer to its customers and providing them with best of service. It has a local team of trained technicians who take care of the erection and commission-ing of the new machines and aftersales service. Picanol has a fully-equipped electronic prints repair station in New Delhi where all the prints are repaired locally. The company technicians attend to customer complaints immediately so as to avert losses.

Picanol has a full range of weaving machines which can cover the wide range of fabrics which Welspun is venturing into. Its machines are suit-able for bed sheeting, terry towel as well as tech-nical applications such as automotive textiles.

Picanol believes that it can offer complete so-lution to Welspun and be one of its key partners in its journey to achieve its Vision 2020.

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Saurers high-end solutionsSaurer has been supplying high-end machinery to Welspun for the past

30 years. Its co-operation with the group started with winders, followed by ring spinning lines and later on with rotor spinning frames.

Saurer is proud to be associated with a company like Welspun which has a clear vision and is very well managed by a professional team. The prod-ucts manufactured by it are of the highest quality and cater also to markets like Japan, the US and the UK.

Saurer and Welspun have a very cordial business relationship based on mutual interest. Welspun runs about 20,000 Zinser ring spindles, 4,000 ACO open end spindles and 4,500 winder positions from Saurer Schlaf-horst. Saurer service stations in India are located in close proximity to its customers. Its service engineers respond immediately to customer requests

and take regular vis-its to them for periodic checks and technological support.

Saurer has supplied Welspun with its latest model in ro-tor spinning, ACO 8, which offers high productivity. On the ring spinning side Saurer is the leading provider of solutions, from roving to winding for all yarn applications.

Rising wages and quality demand are making automation a must in the production process. The Schlafhorst product range offers automation, from roving frame up to the winder, to bring clear benefi ts to customers.

Welspun is also running the latest version of the Schlaf-horst winding machine ACX 5 linked to the ring spinning frames. Both ACO 8 and ACX 5 are state-of-art technology making Welspun excellently positioned for 2020.

Mr. Daniel Lippuner, CEO, Saurer

2020. The big question is whether the home textile segment alone could help achieve this ambi-tious target. The com-pany realises the need for expanding its domes-tic distribution network, entering new product segments and resort to diversification to achieve the vision. Accordingly, in 2013 Welspun invested in manufacturing car-

pets and identified this as an important growth segment with an initial investment of Rs. 250 crores.

The next important segment which the company is actively exploring is technical textiles, particularly in nonwovens, like wipes, automotive textiles and a few other products. This is still in the initial stage

of development. Based on the products

developed and the mar-ket potential and accept-ance, it will decide on the way forward for this business. Welspun is also focussing on expanding its distribution footprint in India. The domestic busi-ness currently contributes three-five per cent of the total business, and this is expected to increase to

20 per cent by 2016. Talking about the glo-

bal scenario, Mr. Rajesh said the US and Europe account for two-thirds of the world consumption of home textiles and 75 per cent of what they con-sume comes from China, India and Pakistan. Chi-na which had a 16 per cent market share in the US home textile market in 2005 has now raised


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it 32 per cent. India, with 11 per cent share in US imports of home textiles has increased it to 35 per cent in the same period, overtaking China in 2013. Today China, with its escalating cost, expensive labour and growing population and per capita income, consumes most of its produce in-house. The world is finding fewer propensities to export out of China and is looking for other destinations to source its merchandise.

Pakistans share of

global home textiles business has gone down, and Bangladesh is suffering from its own challenges like politi-cal stress, human rights violation and reckless pollution of the envi-ronment. Indias market share in global home textile exports has been continuously increas-ing over the last few years. The market share growth is expected to continue, supported by factors such as surplus cotton in the country, competitive factor costs

Huntsman echoes Welspuns spirit of innovationHuntsman Textile Effects has a successful, collaborative relationship

with Welspun spanning for over 13 years. The company is a progressive partner that prides itself on product innovation, quality and sustainability. It has always been supportive in adopting new technologies. It is this spirit of innovation, excellence and collaboration that has positioned Welspun at the forefront of the textile industry and a global leader in home textiles.

As a global business partner, Huntsman Textile Effects has harnessed its cutting-edge technology, strong technical support and know-how to help Welspun improve its effi ciency, drive higher standards in environmental sustainability for its mill and to increase cost optimization. This strong partnership has made a difference to the textile industry and has helped Welspun achieve their business objectives.

Huntsman is the global leader in developing total textile solutions across all aspects of the textile chain. The company is committed to developing sustainable, high-performing processing and effects chemicals that have low environmental impact and enable signifi cant reductions in energy and processing time. With Welspun expanding into carpets and technical textiles, we see more opportunities to offer our cutting edge research and technology to develop value-added solutions and innovative products with intelligent effects that meet their business needs.

Huntsman believes that innovative technology is the key to offering better service and in improving economic and environmental sustainability. It will continue to work closely with Welspun to bring in new technologies, total solutions and provide robust technical support that will help the company achieve its 2020 vision.

Mr. Kent Kvaal, VP- Sales & Technical Resources, Global Textile Effects

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and the supportive policy regime.This decade belongs to India

Mr. Rajesh further ob-served: This is the dec-ade for Indian textiles, particularly cotton and, more importantly, home textiles where India has built a global scale with world class technology, skills, understanding cus-tomers and innovating new products. I am very optimistic and strongly believe that this decade belongs to us. Today, 45 per cent of the towels and 50 per cent of the bedsheets imported into America are from India. Welspun accounts for 40 per cent of all towels exported out of India

and 22 per cent share in the towels imported by America. Today we are the second largest cotton crop producing country in the world and

the only nation having surplus after consump-tion. We stand single in terms of self-sufficiency and export almost 25 per cent of cotton and

30 per cent of cotton yarn produced in the country. China, Pakistan and Turkey import a major portion of their consumption. There is a

DyStar helps Welspun cater to the demanding global requirements

DyStar has been associated with Welspun since 2005. The com-pany feels that the innovation and commitment of Welspun to markets across the world and to its customers is a key factor for the company to become a global leader in home textiles. Wel-spuns state-of-the-art manufacturing plants, systems and processes have helped it achieve this leading position.

DyStar is a leading provider of products and services for the global textile industry. With a heritage of over 100 years in product and application innovation, the company is closely working with Welspun to run its e-control process effectively to maximize output with consistency and reproducibility of shades and working on achieving fi rst-time results in the Pad Dry Pad Steam continuous application process.

DyStar also helps Welspun achieve new demands from the markets on the requirements of highest wash and wet rub fastness in bed sheetings and bleach safe requirements in terry towels for the US markets.

With DyStars global presence, innovative products and technical knowhow it can be a long-term partner of Wel-spun in establishing the technical textiles and carpets projects. Welspun has its complete focus on textiles and aims to emerge a global leader.

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clear advantage of raw materials in the country for the next 12-15 years, and Indian companies need to take advantage of this and invest in tech-nology.Investing for the future

As a company, Wel-spun has made large investment in creating capacities across the entire textile manufac-turing, from spinning to weaving to dyeing, processing and finish-ing. We have commit-

ted to invest Rs. 2,500 crores in the next three to four years to develop our business. Today, we have a capacity to manufacture 40,000 tons in towels and 45 mil-lion metres flat sheeting fabric which we wish to grow to 60,000 tons and 72 million metres respec-tively in the next three years. We are adding 2,50,000 new spindles, apart from modernising all the existing spindles. We also plan to invest in automation processes

LUWAs decade-long relationship with WelspunLuwas relationship with Welspun began a decade ago in 2004 at a time when

Welspun had laid the foundation for its new greenfi eld plant at Anjar, to be-

come the worlds largest home textile manufacturer. For most of Welspuns

air engineering needs, Luwa is its trusted partner for providing the right type of system to attain maximum performance out of its production machines at a

competitive cost. Welspun, being one of the most important customers, Luwa has supplied its

complete range of products, starting from air-conditioning to humidifi cation

systems for the companys spinning plants, TexFog high pressure humidifi ca-

tion system for the nonwoven plant, air-conditioning system for the synthetic fi bre BCF unit to Loomsphere systems for its terry towel and sheeting plants,

air conditioning systems for its motor cooling in the steel plant and ventilation for its thermal power plants.

There are many areas where Luwa will be working as an important partner for Welvision 2020. Plant effi ciency audits, energy audit, technical seminars

and training for the technical and maintenance team are the areas where Luwa is working closely with the Welspun team. It plans to have various interactive and training sessions with Welspuns engineers at its different sites so as to impart proper training to get maximum operational effi ciency from the existing Luwa products.

The philosophy of Welspun to provide world-class products and services to its customers and attain market leader-ship in all its businesses refl ects its proper and detailed planning of investments. Decisions are made very thoughtfully

considering all the factors, including the technical and commercial aspects, on a long-term basis. The Welspun focus on empowering its employees whom it considers as its biggest asset is also benefi ting it to a great extent. Luwa, with its vast

global network, will jointly work out the best solutions for any of its future requirements and for its overseas investments.

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to make ourselves more efficient. We have signed a $100 million contract with HP for IT solutions. We have invested over Rs. 200 crores for the welfare of our people for constructing huge dormi-tories, staff and workers colony, schools, colleges and world class medical facilities in the next three to five years, said Mr. Rajesh.

Welspun is currently executing a major ex-pansion of its spinning capacity by adding another 170,000-spindle project in Anjar, mak-

Van de Wiele Groups long standing partnershipBonas Indias association with Welspun is for almost two decades, from

1996 onwards. Since then it has been moving with the group in its mission of emerging as a global leader.

In 1996, Mr. B.K. Goenka, Chairman, Welspun, personally placed his fi rst order for 12 jacquard heads with Bonas. The company now has 62 jacquard heads at its Vapi unit and eight jumbo jacquard heads at Anjar, installed on air-jet and rapier weaving machines.

Welspun is Bonas biggest customer in the terry towel sector, and the name helped it to establish leadership in the jacquard terry towels market. The company has invested in state-of-the-art equipments to manufacture polypropylene yarns widely used in woven and tufted carpets. It has a Cob-ble carpet tufting machine and Titan over edging machines which are part of the Van de Wiele Group, the world leader in carpet and velvet weaving machines. The company also has plans to set up an extrusion plant to manu-facture polypropylene yarn, to become one of the key partners in Welspuns carpet venture.

Welspun has a dedicated team of experts committed to get the best out of the new generation electronic jacquards and the professional approach towards the weaving process. Bonas feels that Welspuns mission of serving with passion, growing with speed, innovating with quality, excelling with ethics and sharing good profi ts with the share-holders could be the factors behind its success as a leading global home textile manufacturer. The company hopes to continue helping Welspun attain its vision for 2020.

Mr. Anand Agate, General Manager, Bonas India


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ing it possibly the single largest facility under one roof in the country. The company is planning to add another 60,000 spindles in Anjar and more spindleage in Vapi. It recently added 140 looms in Anjar and is planning to add another 130 looms in 2014-15. Addition of another 100 looms for towels is also under study.

Post this capex, the companys captive sup-ply of yarn and greige fabric is expected to grow to 75 per cent from the current level of 30-35 per cent, thus reduc-

650 Tsudakoma airjet looms in operation at WelspunTsudakoma has been partnering with Welspun for nearly 12 years. The company has been supplying airjet looms

for both sheeting and terry weaving for its home textiles division. Working with Welspun is a matter of great pride and satisfaction for Tsudakoma. Its experience at Welspun has

been very enriching, and inputs from the operations team of Wel-spun have also helped the company enhance its technology.

Tsudakoma has supplied nearly 650 sets of wide-width airjet looms to Welspuns Vapi and Anjar units. The keen interest and deep involvement of the promoters of the company at both macro and micro levels, backed by a strong technical and marketing team, are the key factors behind the Welspun success.

Tsudakoma aspires to go hand in hand with Welspun in its jour-ney towards 2020 and beyond. As one of the leading manufacturers of weaving and weaving preparatory machines in the world in the apparels and technical textiles fi eld, it hopes its partnership with Welspun will only grow stronger year on year.

Tsudakoma has been represented in India by Inditech Internation-al. Apart from the looms, Inditech has supplied Barudan cross hem-ming machines. In addition, the company has supplied the polyester and nylon spinning plants at Silvassa.


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ing its dependence on external suppliers. Apart from ensuring quality and availability of key intermediate products, the backward integration will also contribute to im-proving the profitability of Welspun significantly.

Welspun strongly be-lieves in the India growth story. In the domestic retail space, it operates through its brands Welhome and Spaces for the towels and home textile range. Cur-

rently the domestic market constitutes five per cent of the companys total turnover, growing at 25-30 per cent year on year. By 2020, the domestic market would constitute 20 per cent of our total turnover, said Mr. Rajesh.

The company did ven-ture into the retail market with its own retail stores across the country but wound up all its stores a couple of years ago due to losses. Now the

company is working on the store-in-store concept with major retailers like Shoppers Stop, Panta-loons and many others. Carpets

Globally, carpets is as good, or in some mar-kets much bigger than home textiles. In the US, for example, the market size for towels is $3-4 billion compared to car-pets which is nearly $6 billion. Identifying an op-portunity in this segment,

Welspun has forayed into manufacturing carpets and has invested Rs. 250 crores in setting up a dedicated manufacturing line for rugs and car-pets. It is fully integrated, thanks to the BCF line at Welspun Syntex, which gives it a competitive edge.

Welspun has capacity to manufacture 20,000 tonnes between rugs and carpets, producing 25 million units annually.

Beck-Packautomaten makes Indian foray with WelspunBeck-Packautomatens association with Welspun dates back to 1990s

through Christy of the UK, which Welspun acquired in 2006. However, the fi rst business with Welspun was concluded in December 2012 along with its associate for the Indian sub-continent, Teconnect India. Beck-Packau-tomaten has pioneered many developments in the fi eld of automatic fi lm packaging and shrink wrapping in fi nding customized solutions for highly demanding applications in home and technical textiles.

Beck-Packautomaten has never before ventured into India, and its fi rst experience with Welspun has been delightful and encouraging. Its entire team in Germany and its associates in India have started to focus on ex-panding business and make their presence felt across the sectors. The suc-cess of Welspun, in its view, is attributed to the conduct of its business proc-esses that turns inputs like knowledge and raw materials into products and services that create value for the customers. The companys customer focus, scale of operations, innovation both

in product and process, coupled with management of talent, and stakeholders delight constitute the essence of Welspuns success as a global home textiles player.

Beck-Packautomaten has so far supplied and in-stalled four machines for Welspun, and the next ma-chine is expected to be installed in the next couple of weeks. The company is delighted to know about Wel-spun unveiling its Vision 2020 and hopes to have a role as a key partner for secondary packaging of goods, may it be home textiles, technical textiles (wipes or automotive textiles) or fl oor coverings.

Ms. Beate Beck-Deharde, General Management, Beck-Packautomaten


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The company is already utilising 50 per cent ca-pacity. We are already working closely with potential global custom-ers and the response has been very encouraging. We are confident that this will be an important part of our future business, added Mr. Rajesh.Technical textiles

Further, seeing the tremendous potential in the Advanced Textiles market, the company

EVS online inspection systemElbit Vision Systems (EVS) has been associated with Welspun for more than half

a decade. It certainly appreciates the opportunity to partner with a company like Welspun, one of the leading players who sets the standard for global textile quality.

EVS has recently installed its latest IQ-TEX4 colour camera online inspection system with shade variation analyser in Welspuns fi nished fabric line, which helps in labour reduction, yield enhancement, space saving and better quality. Its auto-matic inspection systems are far more accurate, consistent and reliable than the best human inspectors.

Using full colour high resolution cameras, LED illumination units and multiple viewing angles, the IQ-TEX4 system can see defects down to fractions of millime-tres at speeds well over 80 metres per minute. These cameras do not blink, never turn away or fall sick. By knowing the location, size, type and severity of each de-fect contained in a fi nished lot prior to cutting, an optimized cut map can be created

with a simple click of a button. This optimized map will automatically control the high speed de-batching table and instruct each operator on what defects to fl ag or remove, and where to make roll cuts.

Utilizing these proven methods yield enhancements could increase up to three per cent by doing nothing more than making smarter and better informed decisions. The shade variation analyser provides online shade variation using the CIE L*A*B* standard for measurement with built-in 5-5-5 colour matching program.

The companys online inspection system is already an integral part of Welspuns quality monitoring department in Advanced Textiles.

EVS has spent the past 20 years developing the best vision inspection and process monitoring solutions for the textile market, and today it is very proud to have its solutions confi rmed by the leading global supplier of these goods. EVS looks forward to being a key supplier to Welspun in its vision for 2020 and beyond!

Mr. Sam Cohen, CEO, EVS


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forayed into this segment starting with the non-woven category. It has put up a new plant which has started production in October 2012. In a short span of time it got itself certified to J&J, Cova-

dian, Rocklin and Reckitt Benckiser.

Some of the special-ised products that WIL is currently manufacturing in Advanced Textiles are top end baby care wipes, hygiene wipes, filtration

cloth and automotive nonwovens. The com-pany is well placed with high-end global scale capacity, skilled work-force, product knowl-edge & expertise and co-ordinated marketing

approach to capitalise on the technical textile growth. It is thus well placed to strengthen its position as a global player.

Mr. Rajesh further disclosed: We are quite new to this segment. Right now we are wetting our feet to understand what the nonwoven and industrial textiles business is all about. This will take another year to mature; we will then take a final decision. Currently we are doing more of com-modity products. As we mature and grow, we will define the areas which we will focus on. Auto-motive and industrial filtration systems could be segments to look at.

Welspun has so far invested Rs. 150 crores on the technical textiles

Inspirons heat recovery solutionsInspiron supplied the Motex, Model B340, 10F Combi Chain Type, in

September 2004 to Welspun. This machine is now being overhauled with modern features and automation, refl ecting the companys professional ap-proach with regard to upkeep of plant & machinery. The machine has been playing a signifi cant role in the growth of Welspun.

Welspun also intends to contribute signifi cantly to environment protection through energy saving. Inspiron is supplying 10 KAPrec heat recovery units to save the energy let out to the environment and recirculate and reheat the MOTEX stenter at the Anjar facility. This is expected to result in 10-12 per cent energy saving in the drying process, 15 to 18 per cent in the drying and heat setting process and 22-25 per cent in the heat setting process. This will drastically reduce the load on fuel consumption, thereby contributing to reduction in carbon footprint.

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Novozymes partners Welspun in offering environment friendly technologies

Novozymes has been associated with Welspun from 2011. Welspun has always encouraged and adopted all new technologies which can help them upgrade their quality as well as ensuring that their CSR are upheld. This openness and vision, along with its continued focus on constantly updating the skill and knowledge of its employees has been instrumental in Welspun achieving success globally and creating a new benchmark for Indian textile companies.

Being a pioneer and world leader in enzyme technology, Novozymes has the complete range of enzymatic solutions for processing textiles. It is working closely with Welspuns R&D team to offer the company new solutions that can help in improving product quality and provide value-added offerings to the end customers through in-house innovations.

Novozymes anticipates huge demand for environmental friendly products with special emphasis on savings in ba-sic utilities like water, power and increased productivity. With such requirements becoming a necessity, Novozymes could foresee big scope for enzymatic solutions being adapted to the home textiles segment in the near future.

Ms. Merete Frgemand, Technical Service Director - Asia Paci c

project and plans an-other Rs. 75-crore invest-ment in needle punch lines during 2014-15.

Asked about inorganic growth opportunities, he said that Welspun is not averse to such opportu-nities. The company did acquire a couple of busi-nesses globally, out of which the most successful has been the UK towel

brand Christy, which has given the company a dominant share in many global markets, including the US, the UK, Europe and Asia. The company has also been exploring the possibility of setting up manufacturing facili-ties outside India, which might have favourable trade agreements with the US or the EU. But,

for now, it feels there is enough opportunity in what it is doing right now.

Referring to the poten-tial threats for business, Mr. Rajesh said: The biggest threat to any business out of India is trade blocks. When our competing countries get preferential access to markets like the US and

the Europe, that puts us in a disadvantage. For example, Pakistan has duty-free access to the EU and the US for a period of 2 to 3 years.if this becomes perma-nent, then over a period of time it will become difficult for Indian manu-facturers to compete if we dont sign similar contracts. Another major

Mr. Arvind K. Singhal, Chairman & MD, Technopak

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challenge will be man-power. We understand that the world is chang-ing, the aspirations of the people are changing. As principal employers, if we dont understand this and dont take corrective action, it is impossible to run a factory with a workforce of 20,000 people. It is not the facto-ries we set up but it is what we do with the peo-ple who are working with us which will differentiate us from the rest. We are doing a lot to improve the overall quality of liv-ing of all our employees. If we dont take care of our employees we will be out of business.

In fact, the Welvision 2020 event conducted at Anjar was part of the

company efforts to give global exposure for its employees, providing an opportunity for them to hear and interact with their global suppliers and partners. Welspun is planning many such events in the future, for which it has built state-of-the-art infrastructure comprising a convention center of global standard and conference halls. All these are housed under a grand memorial built in memory of the com-panys founder, the late G.R. Goenka, fondly known as Babuji.

Mr. Rajesh concluded on a highly optimistic note by saying that, with an incredibly favour-able policy environment, skilled manpower, a bur-

geoning middle class and rising disposable income which will make it the second largest market in the world probably in the next 20 years, Wel-spun is all set to achieve its vision for 2020 and beyond.

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Growing Indian appreciation for

new technologies

ter than in 2012. Our standard shed forming technologies dobbies and cam motions were profiting from this trend. Furthermore, Stubli in-creased its market share for Jacquard machines in key markets. Warp preparation technology with automatic drawing-in or beam knotting ma-

chines was in demand, and Stublis benefits over alternative solu-tions were clearly seen. Our other brands, e.g., Schnherr for solutions in carpet weaving or Deimo for electronic control-lers, were also gaining strength in their respec-tive markets.

Highlights in 2013

How was the year 2013 for Stubli? What were the key highlights during the year?

The official figures for 2013 is not out yet but our own analysis and market intelligence sug-gest that the investment activity in key markets was much better than anticipated and far bet-

StublIs

Mr. Fritz Legler, Vice President Marketing, Sales & Service, Staubli Sargans AG,

Staubli has always led the weaving industry

in terms of technolog-ical innovations. Be it

the dobbies, jacquards or warp prepartory

machines, Staubli has continuously worked on further improving the productivity and

performance of its machines. All these

efforts have resulted in further increas-

ing its engagement with its customer and

increasing its mar-ketshare. In a recent

interview, Mr. Fritz LEGLER, Vice President

- Product Manage-ment and Marketing, spoke about the com-

panys performance in 2013 and its expecta-

tions for the future.


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were certainly the market introductions of our lat-est dobby generation S3000/S3200 Series or our new cam motions 1671/1681/1781 Se-ries. Our new Jacquard machines SX are gaining market share as are our drawing-in machines of the DELTA & SAFIR lines or our famous TOP-MATIC beam knotting machines. Moreover, our new carpet weaving ma-chine, Schnherr ALPHA 500, is attracting a lot of interest. Our existing as well as prospective customers appreciate the innovative drive of our company.

Which were the glo-bal markets which did well during 2013, and how did Stubli per-form in these markets?

Besides India there

were the usual claimants and leading markets which contributed to an improved market envi-ronment. Countries like China, Turkey, Pakistan or Bangladesh held their own but also, for instance, Italy did rather well in certain market areas. Stubli was in a position to profit from this situation.

How was the Indian weaving market in general in 2013, and how was Stublis per-formance during this period?

There was quite a bit of enthusiasm right after India-ITME held in De-cember 2012 which gave the weaving industry some impetus. However, some of the planned and official support vehicles like, for instance, the

TUFS, took longer to materialize. This de-layed project financing propositions. Letter of credits were not readily available for some time. Moreover, later into the year announcements by the American FED to reduce or taper industry support provided through what they call quantita-tive easing (i.e., bond buying activity), FDI or investment moneys left India, which brought down the strength of the local currency. This in itself helped the Indian industry to boost gar-ment, yarn or fabric exports. This increased utilization of plant in a positive way.

Stubli managed to gain market share within its textile activities such as Jacquard machines or

warp preparation activi-ties (drawing-in or beam knotting machines).

Can you highlight some of the key inno-vations in products and technologies at Stubli in recent years?

It is our guiding princi-ple that we provide fast moving technology to our customers. This can only be achieved through high investment into R&D activities to bring about innovative solutions which firmly address our customers needs.

Recent innovations are now being introduced into India also. Some examples would be our latest generation of dob-bies (S3000 and S3200 Series) and cam motions (1600 and 1700 Series). Stublisdobbies of the 3rd generation enable weaving machine run-ning speeds in excess of 1000 rpm with, for instance, the S3260 ver-sion. Another example would be the SX-Jac-quard machine which is favored by Indian weav-ers over alternative solu-tions. Our SX Jacquard machine is predomi-nantly used in India in all common application fields such as upholstery, terry and so forth.

In the area of warp preparation, a typi-



cal example would be our latest generation of drawing-in machines of the SAFIR line which provides much higher productivity compared to manual drawing in.

Finally, our brand Schnherr offers the latest gen-eration of carpet weaving machines of the ALPHA 500 Series. Far-reach-ing application know-how with its Multi Weft Selector (MWS) system, high density carpet weaving as well as its 5 meter machine, help increase the flexibility and invest-ment security for our customers.

What are your ex-pectations from 2014? Do you see any inter-esting global trends evolving which can drive business in the weaving segment?

This is about crystal ball gazing istnt it? There might be general trends like the reindustri-alization move in the US or increasing cost struc-tures in certain countries which help shift some of the value-adding in our global textile industry. Having said this, we can-not see drastic changes when it comes to our more specific weaving

industry. Some of the hype seen in 2013 was probably to the detriment of the current year. There will almost certainly be a more reasonable or standard level of invest-ment in 2014. Lets keep our fingers crossed that there will not be, for in-stance, a global currency crisis as seen in the past.

With the Govern-ments push to mod-ernize the Indian weaving segment, do you see good growth opportunity in this market?

There will be growth opportunities going for-ward. Stubli welcomes any initiative supporting this idea and direction. However, sometimes the

mills of India grind slowly there is always a dan-ger that there will be too much red tape involved! Time will tell if the next government will imple-ment necessary structural changes.

Can you provide some update on the Indian operations, your sales office in India?

Due to the importance of the market, Stubli has been active with its own Indian set-up since 1993. In 2012 we had moved to our new build-ing the Stubli House in Mumbai where we house our three divisions Textile, Connector and Robotics. We keep stead-ily growing our local teams based on market demands. As an exam-ple, we are currently

training two new Sales Engineers and four new Service Technicians in our textile division. Our local General Manager, Mr. S. Mahajan, keeps feeling the pulse of the local industry and plans resources accordingly. Local staff will also be properly trained at our European production units to fully immerse in our innovations and fast moving technology.

In summary, we have full-fledged operation in India with a current strength of 27 members in our Textile Division, three in Sales and 20 in Service support backed with a showroom/dem-onstration center along with machines to offer training to our customers here at Mumbai.

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inspiron meet on stenter role, a big success

Prakash Bhagwati-led Ahmedabad-based InspirOn Engineering Private Ltd. recently organ-ized an innova-tive clients meet at Tirupur. The unique feature of the event was an interactive session wherein tex-tile processing in the context of modern stenters like Motex was deliberated in detail.

Motex, a market and technology leader, has been providing precise controls for various operations carried out in textile processing where stenter has its major role. The top Marketing Executive of InspirOn explained Motexs special features and functioning to the participants.

InspirOn Engineering, which with its sustained market leadership, is striving to develop Motex as a versatile technol-ogy can look beyond its present functions. It has roped in Diagonal Consulting (India) having a team of experts with formidable and well-proven industry, research and academic back-ground and experience. A very senior expert from Diagonal shared his valuable experience in value addition through functional finishes and pragmatic approach to make stenter operation friendly and productive.

The huge success of the event has encour-aged InspirOn to contin-ue with such interactions in other regions of the country.

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Mr. Prakash Bhagwati, Chairman, InspirOn Engineering


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savio

How was the year 2013 for Savio?

The 2013 market has been quite comparable to the previous year, in terms of delivered volumes. We expect that ring spinning frames deliveries could reach the same level of 2012 (around 12 millions). On this assumption we can estimate that the total number of installed spin-

Savio is a global leader in the yarn finishing machine sector, operating worldwide in the manufacturing and marketing of automatic winders, continuous shrinkage and bulking wind-ers, two-for-one twisters, and rotor spinning frames with factories in Italy, China and India. Savio is a technology-driven company and is continuously working on further improving the quality and opera-tional efficiency of its machines. The year 2013 has been quite good for the company globally and in India. We spoke to the management team consisting of Mr. Paolo Puntoni, Marketing Director, Mr. Mauro Moro, Commercial Director, and Mr. Valter De Carli, Regional Sales Vice-President, on the companys performance in 2013 and plans for the current year.

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dles, by the end of 2013, should be in a range of 255-260 millions. Its important to mention the ring spinning deliv-ered volumes, since this data represent also an important parameter to determine the automatic winder ones.

How many machines did Savio sell in 2013 and which are the ma-jor markets for Savio worldwide?

China, India, Indo-nesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh together with Turkey are con-firmed as the main textile markets for Savio, as happened in the last 10 years. The end result of all above is given by the high number of about 2,000 winders delivered in 2013, in addition to

more than 100 twisting machines.

In terms of products and technology, what were the key highlights for Savio worldwide?

Savio worldwide has been offering since many years a product portfolio gathering friendly user machines, in order to process the widest range

of yarn counts and ma-terials. Savio automatic machines are also de-signed to face the lower availability of textile lab-orers and higher person-nel cost of our customers. The investments in higher automation have been significantly increased, in Far East too.

The fully automatic ma-

chines, as in our winding segment, naturally imply additional sophisticated devices if compared with the manual ones, and such requirement has to cope with the low avail-ability of personnel and skilled technicians.

This is the achievement that Savio has made since some years, add-



ing innovative functions on the Polar IDLS/ Link winder, which also have been reconfirmed with its last product Polar E Pre-mium, recently launched in the market.

Furthermore, the Savio Group is today the only player in the market which can offer the whole technology for the winding process, because of the knowhow of the yarn and splicer quality (through its sister companies LOEPFE and MESDAN), in addition to the well-known skills in the package formation.

How did Savio perform in the In-dian market during 2013? What were the key highlights

during the year?In 2013 India imported

almost 250 Saviowind-ers, and forecasts for 2014 indicate a moder-ate increase in volumes. Its confirmed to be the second largest market for Savio. It is a complex, demanding and chal-lenging field which for sure is the worlds first when it comes to techni-cal competence.Savios fully-owned factory at Pollachi near Coimbatore at present serves as a worldwide manufacturing hub for both families of two-for-one twisters: the Cosmos model and the high-end Sirius model. With annual production touching about 15,000 TFO spindles, SavioIn-

dia Ltd. is planning to optimize manufacturing to cope with the growing demand from domes-tic as well as overseas markets.

Looking into the future, how does Savio perceive the business scenario globally?

From the technology and products develop-ment, we believe that the main focus will be on the green environment, which for our segment is represented by energy consumption, noise level and safety. With ITMA 2015 Milan in view, Savio winders will always be more equipped with sustainable technologies, able to produce power and compressed air sav-

ings, to reach minimum wear of the parts and minimum yarn waste.

High-end fully auto-matic and user-friendly machines are another must, considering that today automation has become a global trend. Savio has responded to the increasing require-ments of automation by implementing and pre-senting fully automatic machines both in the winding and twisting sec-tors. However, the main focus for automation is represented by the linked and the free standing winders, which will be the core segment for further development.

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DyStarsholistic approach towards sustainability

Jain, DyStars Global Sustainability Manager, elaborated: First we reduce our own impact by being responsible in the use of resources. Sec-ondly, while delivering the best quality products to our customers, we also assisted them in decreasing their own environmental and social footprint through the use of clean, safe and ef-ficient products and Best Available Technology. The publication of the 2012 Report underlines the fact that Sustainability Reporting will continue to play a significant role in the DyStar strategy as it helps us to engage with all our stakehold-ers and to maintain our leadership in this area of work.

With over a century of heritage, DyStar is a leader in both product and application innova-tion for the textile and leather industries. From being specialised in coloration, the business has since evolved into a sustainable solution provider, offering the in-dustry an extensive range of colorants, auxiliaries and services.

With its presence in over 50 countries, the

DyStar Group ensures efficient expertise is delivered to global and local customers in brands & retailers, mills and dye-houses. Subsidiar-ies include DyStar Textile Services which houses Color Solutions Inter-national (CSI), Texanlab and Sustainable Textile Services.

For details, visit www.DyStar.com

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Some key points include the companys reduction of its GHG emissions by approxi-mately 13 per cent which is a great step towards its internal target of a 20 per cent reduction by 2020. The success of DyStars initiatives has further affirmed the companys dedic

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