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Arvind Ltd to Embark on Rs 1500 Crore CapexFocussing on Verticalization, Smart Fabrics and Advanced Material

Mr Susheel Kaul, CEO, Arvind Limited, Lifestyle Fabrics

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Textile India Progress is pleased to profile Arvind Ltd, a US $ 1.5 billion conglomerate with interests in textiles, branded apparel and accessories, engineering and real estate and is one of the leading textile to retail and brands conglomerate in India. Arvind sells about 300 million meters of fabrics and over 30 million pieces of ready to wear apparel every year. Mr Susheel Kaul, CEO, Arvind Limited, Lifestyle Fabrics, revealed that Arvind Limited is about to embark on a Rs 1,500 crore capex cycle and believes that the business will move into a in a double digit growth rate in the years to come. In a detailed interview with Mr Raju Chandran, Managing Editor, Textile India Progress, he said that “we have recently invested in two huge garmenting set ups in India – one in Jharkhand and one in Gujarat – and one more is under discussion”. Mr Susheel Kaul also revealed that the company is focussing on Verticalization, Smart Fabrics and Advanced Material and will scale up its garment business significantly. He said currently 10 per cent of our fabrics are converted into garments and we intend to take it up to more than 30 per cent over the next few years.

Smt Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minister for Textiles addressing industry leaders at Texellence 2018 Conclave, organized by Confederation of Indian Industry, held in Mumbai on 25th May, 2018, said that “textile sector has attracted upto Rs 27,000 crore investment and with the intervention of Government of India, we hope to get more investments from international and domestic market”. Textile India Progress representative, who attended the day-long Conclave was quite impressed with the Union Textile Minister’s address and also the frank interaction done between textile leaders, Textile Minister and Textile Commissioner, Government of India. Mr R.D. Udeshi, President, Polyester Chain, Reliance Industries Ltd, emphasized on the importance of technology and market access for the Indian textile and apparel industry.

Century Textiles and Industries Ltd decision to divest its cement asset to Ultra Tech Cement will unlock value for shareholders and also provide the company an opportunity to deleverage its balance sheet. The divestment of the cement division with associate liabilities, including debt of Rs 3,000 crore, will bring down the company’s net debt and EBITDA to 1.6 times from 3.1 times. Century Textiles has exposure to the cement, textiles, pulp, paper and real estate businesses. Grasim Industries Ltd is planning a Rs 1,200 crore additional revenue, from its chemical expansion. The company is planning to invest Rs 1,000 crore in expanding its caustic soda and new chlorine value-added products. Mr Sushil Agarwal, Director and Group CFO said the brownfield expansion at various plants in Karnataka and Gujarat are expected to be commissioned in 18 months, after receiving the environment clearance.

Lenzing Group of Austria, achieved excellent performance in year 2017, with revenues of EUR 2.26 billion. Lenzing’s quality and innovative strength set global standards for wood-based cellulose fibers. With 80 years of experience, the Lenzing Group is the only company in the world which produces significant volumes of all three wood-based cellulose fiber generation.

Viswanath Chandran Vicha


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Letter From Publisher

Transforming India’s Textile & Apparel Industry


Textiles - Apparel - Fashion - Synthetic Fibres & Filament Yarns - Textile Machinery & Technologies - Accessories & Components - Dyestuffs & Chemicals

Transforming India’s Textile & Apparel Industry

Committed to Values And ExcellenceTextile India Progress Mission for Transforming India’s Textile and Apparel Industry to Attain US$350 billion output and create 35 million jobs by 2025Textile India Progress is dedicated to taking up the cause of Indian textile industry, with Government of Indi, with the objective of attaining $350 billion textile output per annum and creating 35 million jobs by 2025, as against present $140 billion textile output per annum.We are thankful grateful to various Ministries and Senior Officers of Government of India, for accepting many of our recommendations and implementing them as Government policies, for growth of textile industry. We are also grateful to Government of India, for asking us to provide our perspective, ideas and recommendations, vide Government of India letters dated 12.10.2017 and 30.10.2017.In response to this, Textile India Progress has presented its ideas, perspective and recommendations vide its Memorandum dated Wednesday, 17 January, 2018, addressed to Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, with copies to Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, Smt Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of Textiles, Information and Broadcasting, Shri Nripendra Mishra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister of India, Shri Hasmukh Adhia, Secretary, Finance and Shri Anant Kumar Singh, Secretary, Textiles. Textile India Progress has urged Government of India to implement innovative reforms, for transforming Indian textile industry. We have made the following recommendations to Government of India:1. Reduce GST rate on Man Made Fibres from 18% to 12%2. Increase Import Duty on MMF Yarn, Garments and Cotton

Fabrics3. Take necessary steps to Curb Textile Imports4. Set up Integrated Textile Parks to realise Value Added

Opportunities5. Increase substantially export subsidy for Home Textile

Exports, to make our products cost competitive in global market

6. Create enabling environment for Indian textile industry to Focus on Medical, Automobile and Construction Textiles

7. Increase substantially export subsidy for all textiles, to make Indian textiles cost competitive in the global market, as we are losing out our market share in global market, thereby helping our competitors to increase their textile exports

8. Consider Textile Exports as a Thrust or Focus Area for Increasing Exports, as India’s textile exports constitute 30% of India’s industrial output. Hence, Textile should be identified as a Thrust Sector and Maximum export subsidy should be considered by Government of India, for increasing textile exports. We must aim to increase India’s textile exports rapidly, thereby capturing a major market share of the global textile market

9. Reduce GST rate on Man Made Fibres and Filament Yarns to 6%, over a phased period. This would ensure optimum capacity utilisation in textile industry, increase output, widen consumption and bring down prices of Cotton, Man Made Fibres and Filament Yarns, Fabrics and Garments.

The Editor is in no way responsible for the views expressed by the Authors and for the authencity of write-ups of products published in this issue. The articles, news items, editorials published in this Issue are meant for information purposes only and thus cannot be considered as soliciting and offer for sale or purchase of textiles, textile machineries, dyestuffs and chemicals or any other products. No material should be reproduced without the written consent of the Editor.

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CONTENTS EditorialGovernment Should Create Enabling Environment for Rapid Growth of Indian Textile Industry - Reduce GST rate on MMF and MMF MMF Yarn to 6%, Increase BCD on MMF Yarn ...................................................................................5

Cover FeatureArvind Ltd to Embark on Rs 1500 Crore Capex ............................................... 7-11Arvind and INVISTA present the future of denims at FESTIVE 2018 ........... 12-13

Special FeatureSmt Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Textile Minister says textile sector has attracted upto Rs 27,000 crore investment and with Government’s Intervention hopes to get more investments ................................................................................... 14-16UltraTech buys Century Textiles’ cement business in share-swap deal .................17Century Textiles looks to monetise real estate assets ............................................17Grasim Industries Eyes Rs 1,200-cr additional revenue from chemical expansion ...............................................................................................................18Indo Count Industries Ltd Revenues for FY 2017-18 at Rs 1,808 crore as against Rs 2,085 crore for FY 2016-17 ..................................................................19Comprehensive solutions for processing - Textile Doctor .....................................20Lenzing Group’s Excellent Performance in 2017 with Revenue of EUR 2.26 Billion Achieves Best Full-Year Results in History ...............................................21CAPEX investments more than doubled ...............................................................22New brand architecture ..........................................................................................23Lenzing Commitment to Sustainable Forestry as a Climate Regulator .................24Lenzing invests in new capacities for TENCELTM Luxe .....................................25Government Promises to make Gujarat a Land of Limitless Opportunities .... 26-34Raina Industries Pvt Ltd targets Rs 500 crore sales turnover - to Incur capital expenditure for expansion of activity ................................................... 35-36Rieter Compact Spinning Systems displayed to industry leaders at Nitin Spinners Limited ...........................................................................................37Kusters Calico inaugurates new upgraded manufacturing facility ........................38Indian Leader in Card Clothing ICC Ltd Shifts Production to Himachal Plant ....39Wacker Opens a New Plant for Functional Silicone Fluids in India .....................40Karl Mayer Displays its Products at ITM in Istanbul, Turkey ...............................41Karl Mayer Successfully Participated in the JEC World Trade Fair in Paris, France - 6 to 8 March, 2018 ...................................................................................42Picanol Group of Belgium Presented Rapier and Airjet Innovations at ITM Istanbul, Turkey ............................................................................................... 43-45Dornier Displays Weaving Machine at ITM in Istanbul, Turkey...........................46A.T.E. partners with Godrej Consoveyo to bring world-class intelligent storage, movement and handling technology in India ...........................................47Van de Wiele innovations at the ITM in Istanbul, Turkey ............................... 48-49Uster Displays at ITM 2018 Exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey Total Testing Center is already a hit with spinners ......................................................................50Inman Mills and USTER of Switzerland share a vision of progress .....................53Italian Textile Machinery at Techtextil North America .........................................54Italy’s Textile Machinery Industry Exhibited at FESPA, the World’s Largest Digital Print Exhibition ..........................................................................................55Heimtextil India and Ambiente India 2018 launch Bespoke Living in their fifth edition .............................................................................................................56International Textile Conference on “Textile 4.0 – Global and Indian Perspective” ..................................................................................................... 57-60In 2025 all jeans in the world could be 100% water free thanks to Jeanologia’s technology .........................................................................................61Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) with innovative dual leadership ..........62Rollon Bearing Pvt Ltd .................................................................................... 63-64


BMSvision extends its latest generation data collection hard-ware with the DU3, a small and low-cost data unit for the textile and plastics industry. Customers can now benefit from high-quality data collection hardware for a mini-mum investment.

This compact, pre-wired unit al-lows a quick and straightforward connection of any plastics pro-cessing or textile production ma-chine resulting in reduced installa-tion costs. Energy consumption will also be kept to a minimum as this device has a power of merely 5 W.

Integrated Bluetooth and Wi-Fi assure a stable wireless communi-cation with the Manufacturing Ex-ecution Systems server.

BMSvision launches the DU3BMSvision is a leading supplier of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for discrete manufacturing, with focus on the textiles and plastics industry.With over 40 years of experience, BMSvision offers a wide range of systems aimed at productivity, quality improvement and energy management.BMSvision is present at key locations around the world, either with own branch offices or through a worldwide network of agents and service centers.

As operators can easily enter why a machine is down, input the number of scrap and view pro-

duction and planning information, managers will be able to respond swiftly to changing conditions and enhance operational efficiency.

As well as the other BMSvision data units, this device is also IoT ready and hence future-proof. It has been equipped with an MQTT data broker, meaning that all data gathered by this device can be accessed from anywhere and be made available to other applica-tions such as ERP systems and third party apps.For details write to:BMS bvbaCotton Park, Spinnerijstraat 99/1,8500 Kortrijk, BelgiumWeb: www.bmsvision.comEmail: [email protected]

Italian Textile Machinery Orders at a Standstill in Early 2018ACIMIT represents an industrial sector comprising around 300 manufacturers (employing close to 12,000 people) and producing machinery for an overall value of about 2.9 billion euros, with exports amounting to more than 84% of total sales. Creativity, sustainable technology, reliability and quality are the characteristics which have made Italy a global leader in the manufacturing of textile machinery.The order index for textile machinery elaborated by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, for the period from January to March 2018 dropped 12% compared to the same period for 2017. The value of the index came in at 104.8 points (basis: 2015=100).This decline mainly affected orders for the domestic market. Indeed, in Italy the index came in at an absolute value of 94.1 points, that is, 22% less than the first quarter for 2017. In foreign markets, the drop was more contained (-9%) and the absolute value of the index registered 107.2 points.ACIMIT President Alessandro Zucchi does not appear to be too worried by these results for the first three months of the year: “In Italy, we had a rebound effect following the heavy investments made during 2017. The first three months of this year were characterized by a physiological slowdown that doesn’t concern our manufacturers who are used to processing an order portfolio of over four months.” Even abroad, the situation is still considered positive. “Last year, orders were satisfactory abroad as well,” continues ACIMIT’s President. “For 2018, conditions remain for consolidating the growth trend, as evidenced by the good results obtained at recent trade fairs held in different Countries, at which many of our manufacturers participated.”

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Smt Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minis-ter for Textiles, had a detailed interac-tion with leaders of textile industry, at Texcellence 2018 Conclave, organized by Confederation of Indian Industry held in Mumbai on 25th May, 2018. Tex-tile India Progress representative who attended the day-long Conclave was quite impressed with the Union Textile Minister’s address and also the frank interaction held between textile leaders and Union Textile Minister and Textile Commissioner, Government of India. The Union Textile Minister stated that “the textile sector has attracted upto Rs 27,000 crore investments and with the intervention of Government of India, we hope to get more investments both from international and domestic market”. In-dian textile industry has a unique role to play in the world textile market and it is true that Indian textile industry can attract more investments from interna-tional and domestic market. For this to happen, Government of India, has to create an enabling environment to at-tract international and domestic invest-ments into the textile sector.

Textile India Progress has been con-sistently explaining to Government of India, for the last three years, as to why Indian Textile Industry is uncompeti-tive in the domestic as well as export market. The journal has also suggested numerous measures for rapid growth of Indian textile industry through various representations made to Government of India.

According to a Knowledge Paper presented by Confederation of Indian Textile Industry to Government of India, at The 9th Asian Textile Conference, Indian Textile Industry can attain a 9% export and 11% domestic growth. This figure looks to be realistic and achieve-able, provided Government of India,

creates an enabling environment.

Government of India’s policy support is necessary to achieve a target of US $ 350 billion textile output and create 35 million jobs by 2025. Currently, Indian textile industry has become uncompeti-tive due to a number of factors. India is unable to export value added products. Mr Raju Chandran, Managing Editor, Textile India Progress in his Memoran-dum to Government of India expressed confidence that “it is possible to attain the target of US $ 350 billion textile out-put by 2025, if the Government can cre-ate an enabling environment to increase textile output, increase textile exports and increase domestic consumption. Government of India must not lose the opportunity of textile exports to other markets, because, India has everything right from raw materials to garments and it is only an attractive Government policy that can bring about growth in the Indian textile industry”.

Mr Raju Chandran, Managing Editor, Textile India Progress has represented to Honourable Prime Minister of India, Cabinet Ministers and Secretaries of Government of India, to reduce the GST rate on MMF and MMF yarn to 6%, in-crease basic customs duty on MMF yarn and curb textile imports into the coun-try. This will help in reducing the price of fibre, yarn and fabrics and boost do-mestic consumption in a big way. Most companies in the textile industry are not operating at full capacity and a reduc-tion in the GST rate, coupled with the increase of customs duty on MMF yarn, will result in reduced prices of fibre and yarn and also curb import of textiles. In a representation dated 31 May, 2018, made to Honourable Prime Minister of India, Cabinet Ministers and Secretaries of Government of India, Mr Raju Chan-dran has emphasized the imperative need to take urgent policy measures,


EDITORIAL

Mr Raju Chandran - Managing Editor

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Government Should Create Enabling Environment for Rapid Growth of Indian Textile IndustryReduce GST rate on MMF and MMF MMF Yarn to 6%, Increase BCD on MMF Yarn

with a view to ensuring that the Indian Textile Industry takes advantage of the huge opportunities that are prevailing in the international textile market. Govern-ment has to reduce GST rate on MMF and MMF yarn, for increasing domes-tic consumption and for increasing ex-ports, Government must consider fresh incentives to the textile industry. India has natural resources like cotton, man made fibres and yarns and over 1,200 textile mills, a large powerloom sector and a large handloom sector. With prop-er Government policies, the Indian Tex-tile Industry, can increase its output sig-nificantly. Mr Raju Chandran, Managing Editor, Textile India Progress is offering his Honorary Services to Government of India, with the objective of attaining US $ 350 billion textile output per annum and creating 35 million jobs by 2025, as against current US $ 150 billion textile output per annum.

It is hoped, that Government of India, would implement all the recommenda-tions made by Textile India Progress, in its numerous Memorandums presented to Honourable Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers and Secretaries of Govern-ment of India.


Mr Susheel Kaul, CEO, Arvind Limited, Lifestyle Fabrics, in a detailed interview with Mr Raju Chandran, Managing Editor of Textile India Progress revealed that Arvind Limited. is about to embark on a Rs 1500 crore capex cycle and believes that the business will move back into a double-digit growth rate in the years to come. He said we have recently invested in two huge garmenting set ups in India – one in Jharkhand and one in Gujarat – and one more is under discussion. Arvind Ltd, is one of India’s leading industrial conglomerate with interests in textile brands, retail, engineering and advanced material sectors, amongst others. The company’s businesses include Arvind Limited, Arvind Fashions Limited, Anup Engineering Ltd, Arvind Internet, Arvind Envisol, Arvind Advanced Material and Arvind SmartSpaces.Arvind is a $1.5 billion conglomerate with interests in textiles, branded apparel and accessories, engineering and real estate and is one of the leading textile to retail and brands conglomerate in India. Arvind Limited, manufactures and sells about 300 million meters of fabrics and over 30 million pieces of ready to wear apparel. Its denim, woven and knit products are known for being innovative and sustainable, which are sourced by some of the most iconic apparel brands around the world. Textile India Progress is pleased to publish a detailed Interview with Mr Susheel Kaul, CEO, Arvind Limited, Lifestyle Fabrics.

Arvind Ltd to Embark on Rs 1500 Crore CapexFocussing on Verticalization, Smart Fabrics and Advanced Material

Q:TellusbrieflyaboutyourTex-tiles Business?

A: Arvind Ltd is one of India’s lead-ing industrial conglomeratewith interests in textile, brands, retail, engineering and advanced ma-terials sectors, amongst others. Our various businesses include Arvind Limited, Arvind Fashions Limited, Anup Engineering Lim-ited, Arvind Internet, Arvind En-visol, Arvind Advanced Materi-als and Arvind SmartSpaces.

Our textile business offers end to end vertically integrated life-style fabric and apparel solu-tions to leading brands and consumers across the world. We are India’s largest denim manufacturer,the world’s 2nd largest denim exporter and one of the largest manufacturers of

Mr Susheel Kaul, CEO, Arvind Limited, Lifestyle Fabrics.woven and knits textiles in In-dia. We manufacture a range of denims, cotton shirting, knits, voiles and bottom weights (kha-kis) fabrics. For context, the fab-

ric made by us can go around the earth six times over!

We are also a reputed garment supplier to key export and do-mestic brands. Today, we con-

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Cover Feature

MrSusheelKaul,CEO,ArvindLimited,LifestyleFabricsrevealsinanInterviewwithTextileIndiaProgress


vert about 10 per cent of our fabrics into garments,but we expect to see this number touch 50% very soon.

Our large apparel retail busi-ness with a nationwide retail network completes our fiber-to-fashion journey. We are the India licenseeof top tier interna-tional brands - Arrow, US Polo, Izod, Gap and Tommy Hilfiger – and in-house brands – Flying Machine, Newport and Excali-bur. Every second in India, two pieces of apparel are sold by an Arvind managed brand.

Over the last few years, we have also built a very success-ful technical textiles division. To-day, Arvind owns 22 global pat-ents for environmental solutions and is the largest fire protection fabric producer in the country.

Textiles formthe core of our business and with continued fo-cus and investment, we believe that the business will grow at double-digit growth rate in the years to come.

Q:How is the textile industrymoving?

A: Indian textile industry is one of the most important sectors of the economy that contributes around 4% to country’s gross domestic product (GDP). The industry is one of the largest contributors to India’s exports. It also continues to be one of the largest employers as it tradition-ally is a labor intensive sector.

The export business in the in-dustry today I believe is facing headwinds due to negative forex movements, high cotton price volatility, reducing duty draw-backs, subdued export demand and increasing competitive in-tensity in the export market. On the contrary, the strong domes-tic market backed by increasing local consumption presents a huge opportunity. I also expect government initiatives promot-ing investments backed by la-bor skilling programsto give an impetus to the industry.

Q:Whatisyourcurrentcapacityin terms of products/million metres?

A: Today, we have an annual pro-duction capacity of more than 100 mn meters in denim fabric, 132 mn meters in woven fab-ric, 12000 T in knits fabricsand 45mn pcs of garments across shirts, denims, knits and suits.

Q: What is the expansion plan thatyouhaveandwhatisthecapexyouwouldincur?

A: We are very bullish on our tex-tile business both on fabric as well as garmenting side. Our quarter on quarterprofitability in textiles has already gone up by a 100 basis points and we hope to continue that trajectory.

We are about to embark on a 1500 crore capex cycle and believe the business will move back into a double-digit growth rate in the years to come. Our investment approach will be three-pronged.

• The first is Verticalization, where we are forward integrat-ing in the business to get much closer to our customers with garment solutions. We are cre-ating a global delivery system for our garments business via facilitiesin India and Ethiopia to align with regional requirements of our customers. We have re-cently invested in two huge gar-menting set ups in India – one Jharkhand and one in Gujarat – and more are under discussion. Overall, we will scale up our garment business significantly. 10 percent of our fabrics are

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converted into garments today and we intend to take it up to more than 30 percent over the next few years.

• The next leg of growth will be New Age or Smart Fabrics that will support more functionality than clothing. We are investing in intellectual property-based manufacturing, processes and products which we believe will be the next paradigm of growth in textiles

• The third leg is Advanced Ma-terial, the technical textile busi-ness that is coming of age and is already more than 500 crores today. We see a huge market for technical textiles as India grows.

Across these three strategic thrusts, our focus is to be more customer centric, intelligent properties based and asset-light.

Q: Which are the global and na-tional brands/customers that youworkwith?

A: We work with some of the lead-ing international and domestic brands. Our top customers in-clude Gap, Levis, H&M, Boss, PVH, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Gant, Patagonia, Uniq-lo, Inditex, Madura and Arvind Brands.

Q:Doyou followstrictenviron-mental control systems formanufacturing fabric?

A: We believe that Sustainabil-ity when systematically embed-ded at source gets cascaded throughout the production line & value chain. Instead of work-

ing on Tailpipe management we have adopted input manage-ment as our preferred approach to sustainability. We have iden-tified six core inputs – Cotton, People, Money, Energy, Water, Chemicals that are truly material to us and form foundation of our business, our polices, practices & processes. Our focus is on managing, enriching & getting these inputs fundamentally right & there by making our business sustainably sound.

Our Santej unit is equipped with a Wastewater Treatment Plant which recycles up to 98% of our effluent. Thus, the net withdraw-al of the water from bore wells is limited to evaporation and con-sumption losses.

Our long – standing commitment is to be a responsible organiza-tion and towards the purpose, we have embraced globally best sustainability practices & have signed international char-ters, principles & coalitions.

Q:Doyoupracticeprofessionalmanagement in your organi-zation in terms of procuring rawmaterialandfixingpricesand selling products?

A: We are a company that is built on values of integrity, ethics and trust. At Arvind, there is zero tol-erance for deviations on these across all functions along the value chain.

As an example, our procure-ment function inculcates a ho-listic balance between inter-nal and external stake holders whilst creating a value-based relationship with “Organization first” at its core. We have imple-mented best practices like 7 Step sourcing process, a clear RASIC matrix for each project, e-RFx tools, Kraljic Matrix etc. to ensure a balanced decision making in terms of buying price and product / vendor develop-ment. We also use detailed guidelines which map must do principles and define maverick spend. To ensure proper moni-

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toring, we maintaina database of all specifications complying with latest Global Standards in tandem with R&D teams. Entire procurement team mandatorily adds the independent whistle-blower helpline in all their com-munications with the external world, which clearly articulates their commitment to ethical procurement.

Q:Can you reveal to us yourCSR activity and how doesthis benefit your employees/families?

A: One of the fundamental values that are embedded into the very DNA of Arvind Limited is the be-lief that only in a healthy society can healthy businesses flourish and to ensure this, businesses must positively impact society.

Our Founders were instru-mental in setting up pioneer-ing institutions for sustaining and improving Educational, Social, and Cultural conditions in Ahmedabad – the primary center of the Company’s busi-nesses. Ahmedabad Education Society, Indian Institute of Man-agement – Ahmedabad, Cen-ter for Environmental Planning and Technology, H L College of Commerce and LalbhaiDal-patbhai Institute of Indology are examples of some of the institu-tions they set up.

Thus, Arvind has been support-ing initiatives of educational, so-cial and cultural renewal much before the term ‘CSR’ – Corpo-rate Social Responsibility – was coined.

Arvind’s CSR activities so far

have been carried out through SHARDA Trust and NLRDF, working in urban and rural set-tings respectively. Arvind Foun-dation (AF) – a recently set up section 8 company will now lead the company’s CSR initiatives. Our energies are focused on four distinct development seg-ments – Education, Empower-ing Tribal Women, Healthcare and Slum Rehabilitation. AF will also undertake CSR initia-tives on its own and support like-minded individuals and in-stitutions in carrying forward its mandate.

We are creating employment for the community’s workforce, de-veloping the skill base, creating industrial diversity and growth by generating demand, support-ing sustainability of businesses and economy through supply of goods and services, and allevi-ating environmental concerns by reducing distances. We encour-age and support employment of

people from within nearby com-munities. Our senior manage-ment consists entirely of Indian citizens, and our employees and workmen are predominant-ly from the communities where our manufacturing facilities are located.

Q:Can you elaborate on theconcept of sustainable prod-ucts?

A: As an organization, we are deeply committed to sustain-ability. It is a cause that is re-ally close to our heart. With increasing awareness about sustainability, more and more customers today want to work with partners who can offer sustainable products. We work very closely with globalbrands like Patagonia, Gant, Levis, C&A, H&M, Gap and Splash, all of which have sustainability as their top agenda today.

Cotton continues to remain the fabric of choice for consumers and is thus the most important raw material for us. Since 2007, Arvind Agribusiness has been driving the cause of sustainable agriculture. We are an imple-menter of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) project and an early proponent of organic farm-ing in India. We also work with over 4,000 cotton farmers to enhance their farm productivity while reducing financial risks.

While we are reducing the en-vironmental footprint of cotton farming, we are also promoting alternative and recycledfibers. These fibers retain the look, feel and durability of a natural fiber

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but are produced at a consider-ably less load to the environment when compared to traditional cotton. Prime amongst these are Tencel, Modal and Viscose - man-made cellulosicfibers. We are also promotingenvironment friendly fibers like PCW cotton, Sequel, 100% recycled MMFs and dope dyed MMFs which we have successfully commercial-ized.

Our in-house R&D team is also experimenting with new sustain-able technologies. For example, we are currently evaluating a technology that has the poten-tial to eliminate the use of water in the dyeing stage.

Q: What are current innovations inyourKnitsandWovenbusi-ness?

A: At Arvind Wovens and Knits, we consistently set new bars for product innovation. We have a dedicated Innovation Lab with an international team of textile technologists, design experts and retail specialiststo bring lat-est technologies in fashion to our customers. Their job is to envision where we are headed, and visualize ways in which new textiles and textile expressions will change our ways of working and living. Through innovation, we aspire to bring high tech sci-ence to life in real products.

As an example, one of the key concepts developed by our In-novation Lab is Bluetech – An easy to wear, light and airy denim that is a perfect blend of comfort and style. It fades artfully, drapes well, is durable

and easy on care. This is our patented technology which is receiving a very good response from the market.

Another of our team’s products is the Traveler Shirt. This shirt is suitable for the modern-day, jet-setting lifestyle and requires miniscule maintenance due to its wrinkle-free properties. It also has anti-microbial proper-ties that reduce bad odor, pro-vides protection from UV rays and is stain repellent. It is the first true non-iron Cotton fabric in India that is wrinkle-free and has better drape properties.

Q:Can you please talk aboutyourdesigntodeliverymod-el?

A: We at Arvind practice co-cre-ation and collaboration with clients to translate their future strategic concepts & thoughts into finished products. “From idea to product” is the ethos that is woven into everything we do, and has made us the world’s

leading multi-fiber fashion solu-tions provider.

A perfect example of co-cre-ation and collaborating was when we created the Rapid Movement Chino with a client. We first translated the client’s needs of performance, comfort and shape retention into several product concepts and post sev-eral rounds of co-creation, we had the ‘Rapid Chino’ – a gar-ment that stretches, retains fit, and is water resistant and stain resistant. We even supported the client in test marketing of the product which delivered out-standing results.

In another instance, we re-inventedour business model to fulfill the short lead time requirements of one of our key strategic customers. This mod-el, based on mutual understand-ing and trust, enables us to de-liver bulk straight from a CAD, completely eliminating the sam-pling stage.

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Taking inspiration from the most powerful force on our planet, Arvind Ltd, recently launched its latest col-lection called ‘GRAVITY’, a range of new denims that embody Power, Stability, and Comfort. The collec-tion was introduced through en-gaging displays and an enthralling runway show that highlighted the most desired features of modern day expression of energy.

Woven-Knit Denims category has been driving the Indian Denim market for last few years. It has now reached a saturation point. Market is looking for new ideas. During the event, Arvind and INVISTA host-ed an expert panel to brainstorm for such new ideas, in a thought provoking session titled “Look-ing beyond Woven Knit Denim”. The event also included a unique

Arvind and INVISTA present the future of denims at FESTIVE 2018Arvind is a $1.5 billion conglomerate with interests in textiles, branded apparel and accessories, engineering and real estate and is one of the leading textile to retail and brands conglomerate in India. Arvind Limited, manufactures and sells about 300 million meters of fabrics and over 30 million pieces of ready to wear apparel. Its denim, woven and knit products are known for being innovative and sustainable, which are sourced by some of the most iconic apparel brands around the world. Arvind Limited, India’s leading textile to retail and brands conglomerate along with INVISTA, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of fibres, today, showcased its exclusive denim collection in New Delhi named ‘GRAVITY’, at its annual event called Arvind FESTIVE 2018. A pioneer of the denim revolution in India, Arvind has introduced many firsts to the denims industry including various IP led designs and technologies. The FESTIVE 2018 also witnessed the launch of futuristic denim technology brands like IKAT DENIM, BOOMERANG™ 360*, BOOMERANG™ BOUNCE, CHROME CORD and HYBRID CHINOS.INVISTA is one of the world’s largest integrated producers of chemical intermediates, polymers and fibers. INVISTA has leading brands including LYCRA® fiber, COOLMAX®, CORDURA®, STAINMASTER® and ANTRON®. The company’s advantaged technologies for nylon, spandex and polyester are used to produce clothing, carpet, car parts and countless other everyday products. Headquartered in the United States, INVISTA operates in more than 20 countries and has about 10,000 employees.

experiential concept titled ‘The ADL Experience: Art and Science of Denim wash’ curated and de-veloped by on board international laundry experts, Giovanni Petrin & Andrea, who have been previously instrumental in the success story of

the famed Italian laundry, Martelli. This installation showcased the most trend right, aspirational, yet sustainable denim wash directions. With sustainability lying at the core of Arvind’s belief, this wash trend collection has been developed at

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ARVIND DENIM LAB (ADL) us-ing eco-friendly technologies and processes.

Commenting on the Festive 2018 event, Mr. Aamir Akhtar, CEO, Denims, Arvind Ltd. said, “Arvind Limited is taking steps for leveraging innovative technologies to create the best fabrics across performance, fashion, and func-tionality. We are constantly push-ing our limits to redefine denims every season. It is our endeavour to bring customers the best prod-ucts that are aesthetically elevat-ed, technologically innovative, and most importantly sustainable. We will continue to work towards cre-ating disproportionate value for our customers by providing them with end to end solutions from design to delivery.”

Arvind Ltd, which is renowned for introducing innovative prod-ucts to the Indian denim market for years, created a visually stimulating Indigo Art Centre, that gave visitors

a sneak peek into their vision of ‘In-digo inspired lifestyle’. This section of the event focused on creating endless possibilities with Indigo, beyond just Jeanswear.

A key Innovation highlight at the unique show, was Arvind’s new product range christened as IKAT DENIM. This range uses a path

breaking new Indigo dyeing tech-nology, which is not only substan-tially more sustainable compared with traditional dyeing techniques, it also imparts a completely new & aspirational aesthetic appeal to the finished product. The technology creates unique & controlled pat-terns on the fabric that resemble traditional textile art form of Ikat. Arvind takes pride in being the 1st Textile Company in India to ex-clusively offer this product to the Domestic market.

The Show was curated in col-laboration with INVISTA, which has been a long standing Technology Partner to Arvind Ltd, and have col-laborated to jointly undertake path breaking research & development in the field of Textiles.

Transforming daily life through its innovations, INVISTA also show-cased the path-breaking technolo-gy of COOLMAX® ECO MADE that has been brought to India exclu-sively in partnership with Arvind.

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Smt Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Textile Minister says textile sector has attracted upto Rs 27,000 crore investment and with Government’s Intervention hopes to get more investments

Union Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani while addressing CII Texellence 2018 said that the textile sector has attracted up to Rs 27,000 crore investments since the announcement of incentive package last year, and is likely to get more investment from international and domestic markets going forward.

The CII Centre of Excellence for Competitiveness recently organized a Conclave in Mumbai on “Business Excellence in Textile & Apparel Industry – Competitiveness Strategy for Growth in Uncertain Times” which aimed to identify challenges faced by the Indian textile & apparel industry and find solutions through deliberations at a single day event.

The government in June last year announced a Rs. 6,000 crore special package for the textile and apparel sector, which included several tax and production incentives.

“As per the record of textile commissioner’s office, an investment of up to Rs. 27,000 crore has come in, and we are hopeful that with the government’s intervention, we will get more investments both from the international and domestic markets,” Irani said while addressing the CII Texellence 2018, an annual textile conclave organized by the apex industry body CII.

“We need international collaboration within the industry to learn what the world is doing” speaking at the Conclave, Mr. R D Udeshi, Conference Chair and President – Polyester

Smt Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minister for Textiles addressing industry leaders at Texcellence 2018 Conclave, held in Mumbai on 25th May, 2018 said that “the textile sector has attracted upto Rs 27,000 crore investment and with the intervention of Government of India, we hope to get more investments both from international and domestic market”. Textile India Progress, representative, who attended the day-long Conclave was quite impressed with the Union Textile Minister’s address and also the frank interaction done between textile leaders and Textile Minister and Textile Commissioner, Government of India. Texellence 2018, organized by Confederation of Indian Industry, focussed on strategies to Business Excellence in Textile and Apparel Industry.

Mr R.D. Udeshi, Conference Chairmnan and President, Polyester Chain, Reliance Industries Ltd said “we need international collaboration within the industry to learn what the world is doing and emphasized on the importance of technology and market access for the Indian textile and apparel industry.

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Chain, Reliance Industries Ltd., emphasized on the importance of technology and market access for the Indian textile & apparel industry.

Mr. Udeshi also highlighted the need for skill development to generate more employment opportunities and friendly labour laws in the industry with a focus to make India a talent hub in textile & apparel arena. Through the Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS), the textile and apparel industry is targeting to have 60 – 62 million skilled workers by the year 2022 through training and development.

“For every 1 crore investment in the garment manufacturing sector, the Government will provide support/subsidy of 60% per cent” Textile Commissioner, Government of India, Dr. Kavita Gupta said during the inaugural session while addressing the audience. She also reiterated that the textile manufacturers need to take advantage of the various government schemes, subsidies and rebates which are available to boost and promote textile and apparel manufacturing. She also urged the industries bodies to create clusters to streamline best practices for which the government is ready to support such initiatives.

While discussing various schemes offered by the government, Dr. Gupta pointed out that the need for more Research and Development (R&D) initiatives by the industry players as the government is ready to provide support of up to 70%.

From Left: Mr. Pikender Pal Singh, Sr. Director CII and Head CoE for Competitiveness, Mr. R D Udeshi, President – Polyester Chain, Reliance Industries Ltd., Dr. Kavita Gupta, Textile Commissioner, Government of India, Mr. Prashant Agarwal, Co-Founder & Joint Managing Director, Wazir Advisors, releasing the Theme Paper on “Business Excellence in Textile & Apparel Industry – Competitive Strategy for Growth in Uncertain Times”

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Mr. Manu Kapur, President & CEO – Home Textiles, GHCL Ltd., enabled an in-depth discussions with the industry leaders and discussed various thought provoking topics including the Core Values and Concepts of Business Excellence in Textile & Apparel Industry, role of digital solutions for transformation of the industry, operational excellence, to name a few. “Giving customers a unique experience while shopping has become essential and important in order to survive in the apparel industry these days” Business Head – Domestic Textiles, Overseas Spinning and Acrylic Fibre, Mr. Thomas Varghese of Aditya Birla Group. He also emphasized on the uses of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and VR (Virtual Reality) for “Virtual Try Rooms” a technology which allows customers to try various outfits and dresses without trying them on physically. During the session on “Government Role in Enhancing Industry’s Competitiveness”, Mr. Atul Patne, Secretary – Textiles, Government of Maharashtra, Mr. Mihir Parekh, Director – Mega Textile Park, Government of Telangana, elaborated on respective State Government’s Industrial Policy and support it provides to the textile & apparel industry. Industry expectations were also spelled out by Mr. Narain Aggarwal, Chairman, SRTEPC during the session.

Hon’ble Union Minister for Textiles, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani and Smt. (Dr) Kavita Gupta, Textile Commissioner, Government of India with industry leaders at “Texellence 2018” Conclave which was held on 25th May 2018 in Mumbai.

Mr. Mihir Parekh, Director – Mega Textile Park,

Government of Telangana

Mr. Atul Patne,Secretary Textiles,

Government of Maharashtra

Mr. Narain Aggarwal,Chairman,SRTEPC

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UltraTech Cement, an Aditya Birla group company, has acquired the ce-ment manufacturing capacity of BK Birla Group Company Century Tex-tiles and Industries through the issu-ance of 1.4 crore equity shares and by taking over its debt of Rs 3,000 crore.

Century Textiles’ cement business consists of three integrated cement units in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattis-garh and Maharashtra, and grinding unit of 2 mtpa in West Bengal.

With this, UltraTech’s capacity will increase by 11.4 million tonnes per annum. The company is also in the race to acquire 11 mtpa from the stressed Binani Cement.

Following this deal, UltraTech is set to become the world’s third larg-est cement producer (excluding Chi-na) with a capacity of 109.9 mtpa, behind Switzerland’s LafargeHolcim and German multinational Heidel-berg Cement.

The deal was part of BK Birla’s plan to pass on his business empire to his grandson Kumar Mangalam Birla, who is already on the board of most BK Birla group companies.

On Sunday 20 May, the board of directors of UltraTech Cement ap-proved a scheme of arrangement whereby Century Textiles and Indus-tries will demerge its cement busi-ness into UltraTech.

Century Textiles shareholders will receive one equity share of UltraT-ech for every eight shares they hold in Century. Post the deal, promoters’ holding in Ultratech will increase to 61.22 per cent from 60.98 per cent, public shareholding will reduce to 37.22 per cent (37.38 per cent) while GDRs will reduce to 1.56 per cent

(1.64 per cent).

UltraTech will issue 1.4 crore new equity shares, with its equity capital

increasing to Rs 288.58 crore.KK Maheshwari, Managing Direc-

tor, UltraTech Cement, stated that the company would take over Cen-tury Textiles’ debt of Rs 3,000 crore besides issuing fresh equity shares worth Rs 5,621 crore.

UltraTech’s overall debt would be Rs 17,000 crore, he said, adding that its net debt-to-equity ratio would be 0.64, while the debt-to-Ebitda ratio (a measure of leverage) would be 2.35 times.

The deal does not include Centu-ry Textiles cement expansion project of 1.2 mtpa, which is yet to receive environmental clearance.

The transaction is expected to be completed in 6-9 months on getting regulatory and shareholders’ ap-proval.

UltraTech buys Century Textiles’ cement business in share-swap deal

Century Textiles looks to monetise real estate assets

Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group

Century Textiles and Industries’ decision to divest its cement as-set to UltraTech Cement will not only unlock value for shareholders, but also provide the company op-portunity to deleverage its balance sheet.

Currently, BK Birla-owned Cen-tury Textiles has exposure to the cement, textiles, pulp and paper and real estate businesses.

The company requires signifi-cant capital to modernise and grow these businesses. But the current leverage and cash flow does not provide flexibility to raise growth capital.

The divestment of the cement division with associate liabilities, in-cluding debt of Rs 3,000 crore, will

bring down net debt and EBITDA to 1.6 times from 3.1 times.

On the reason for spinning off the cement asset, Century Textiles said some of the cement plants are old and require significant capital expenditure to modernise and en-hance product quality. Besides, it will require high-maintenance capex for its upkeep. The cement plants were operating at 74 per cent capacity utilisation, it said.

The existing mines at the Raipur plant had limited limestone re-serves. Therefore, additional mines have been acquired in auction. It requires an investment of Rs 150 crore to acquire land for develop-ing the mine and this will be invest-ed by UltraTech, it said.

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Birla Estates is poised to capi-talise on land parcels in Mumbai, Kalyan and near Pune and unlock value for shareholders, it added.

The company has 30 acres in Worli, 132 acres in Kalyan and 45 acres in Pune.

The company plans to roll out premium and mid-income housing and commercial projects in the sur-plus land. In addition, Birla Estates

has signed on MoU to develop 1 million sq ft of residential project in Gurgaon. It plans similar MoUs to develop a residential, commercial and retail portfolio to achieve this plan and requires significant fund-ing over the next five years, said the company.

The pulp and paper business has its locational advantage and has performed well in the past

three years.The company plans to mod-

ernise the facility and expand the tissue capacity and optimise the product mix to enhance profitabil-ity, it said.

Century Textiles will continue to have exposure to the cement busi-ness through its highly liquid eq-uity shareholding in UltraTech, the company said.

Grasim Industries Ltd expects to generate additional revenues of Rs 1,200 crore per annum, with its plan to invest Rs 1,000 crore in expanding caustic soda and new chlorine value-added prod-ucts. Mr Sushil Agarwal, Director and Group CFO, said the brown-field expansion at various plants in Karnataka and Gujarat are expected to be commissioned in 18 months after receiving the environment clearance.

Rising input cost in the viscose staple fibre business is not much of a concern for Grasim as it sources 80 per cent of its raw material from group companies. The almost fully backward integrated operation has helped the company to stay ahead of the cost curve, he added.

The company is fully integrated for caustic soda, carbon disulphide, power and carbon, which accounts for 30 per cent of production cost. It sources 60 per cent of dissolv-ing grade pulp, which constitutes 55-60 per cent of the overall cost, through joint venture companies in Canada and Sweden.

Agarwal said though the pulp is

Grasim Industries Eyes Rs 1,200-cr additional revenue from chemical expansionsourced at market price, the cost benefit flows back in the consoli-dated account through profit from the joint venture company.

Grasim has competitive advan-tage over others as 80 per cent of the cost is hedged through high backward integration.

This apart, the company plans to invest Rs 6,400 crore in the tex-tile business by the financial year 2021, he said.

The company plans to fund the expansion largely through in-ternal accruals. The net debt was Rs 14,165 crore in the year ended March 2018 against a surplus of Rs 2,438 crore in the same period last year.

On a standalone basis, its sur-plus has come down to Rs 384 crore from Rs 2,260 crore, he said.

Mr Dilip Gaur, Managing Direc-tor, said while the demand for VSF (Viscose Staple Fibre) has been good in both the global and do-mestic markets, the fresh capac-ity of about one million tonne be-ing added this year in China is a

concern.

However, he added the VSF capacity addition will not be more than half-a-million tonne as con-cerns over environment have been raised.

Grasim expects viscose filament capacity of 25,000 tonnes taken over on lease from BK Birla-owned Century Textiles to add an Ebitdaof Rs 450 crore this fiscal. The plant, which is located at Shahad near Thane, will save about Rs 20 crore through the synergy with Grasim operations, he said.

Grasim has entered into an agreement with Century Textiles to manage and operate its viscose fil-ament yarn business for 15 years.

The agreement would provide Grasim the right to use the Century Textiles assets, while the owner-ship will remain with the BK Birla Group.

As per the agreement, Grasim will pay Rs 600 crore as royalty and make a refundable security deposit of Rs 200 crore; these will be from internal accruals.

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Indo Count Industries Ltd Revenues for FY 2017-18 at Rs 1,808 crore as against Rs 2,085 crore for FY 2016-17Plans weaving project in Maharashtra for phase II of capex

The land for the proposed weaving project for Phase II of the capex project has been identified in Maharashtra. The said capex will commence in FY19 and commercialization of the same will begin by end FY20.

In the domestic business the company is witnessing a positive acceptance of its domestic brands, designs and promotions. As on 1st May, 2018, the company’s inspi-rational brand “Boutique Living” is present across 465 Multi Brand Outlets (MBOs) and 8 Large Format Stores (LFS). The brand expanded its footprint to 96 cities and present across 21 Indian states.

Indo Count Industries has recently launched three new home textile brands in the USA namely Heirlooms of India, Bou-tique Living Coastal and ATLAS. This will help the company consolidate its position

Indo Count Industries Ltd faced a challenging year for FY 2017-2018, with revenues at Rs 1,808 crores, as against Rs 2,085 crores in FY 2016-2017. Consolidated total revenue for FY18 was Rs 1,958 crores as against Rs 2,258 crores for FY17.The company reported standalone EBIDTA of Rs 265 crores for FY18 as against Rs 419 crores in FY17. The consolidated EBIDTA for FY18 was Rs 262 crores as against Rs 428 crores in FY17.

Commenting on the results, Mr Anil Kumar Jain, Executive Chairman said “FY18 has been a challenging year for the industry on account of multiple headwinds. However, our sales volume for H2FY18 has been better and we expect this trend to continue going forward. The standalone profit after tax for FY18 was Rs 131 crores as against Rs 228 crores in FY17. Consolidated profit after tax for FY18 was Rs 125 crores as against Rs 232 crores in FY17”.

The Board of Directors have recommended payment of final dividend @20% i.e. Rs 0.40 per equity share of Face Value of Rs 2/- each for the year ended 31st March, 2018, which together with interim dividend paid at 20%, i.e. Rs 0.40 per equity share aggregates to @40%Rs 0.80 per equity share of Face Value of Rs 2/- each, subject to the approval of the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting.

Mr Anil Kumar Jain Executive Chairman

Indo Count Industries Ltd

and has become a total bedding resource. The company ’s current capacity is 90 mil-lion meters.

The Company’s product comprises the following:-

• Bed Sheets: Flat sheet, fitted sheet and pillow cases

• Fashion Bedding: Comforters, bed in bag, quilts and coverlets, deco-rative pillows, etc.

• Utility Bedding: mattress pads, protectors, comforters filled with poly fibre

• Institutional Linen: Basic white bedding, duvet covers and shams; ca-ters to hotels, hospitals and others

The Company has launched the following innovated products:-

Infinity Cotton: Blend of a few fin-

in Fashion Bedding business in USA. The company has also launched a new licensed lifestyle brand Morris & Co. This brand was founded by William Morris in 1961.

Indo Count Industries Limited India’s second largest home textile manufacturer

Indo Count Industries Ltd (ICIL) (part of S&P BSE 500), is one of India’s largest Home Textile manufacturer. Mr. Anil Ku-mar Jain, Executive Chairman, has been ranked 10th amongst the India’s Best Top 100 CEO’s 2017 by Business Today. Under his leadership, the Company has focused on some of the world’s finest fashion, in-stitutional and utility bedding & sheets and has built significant presence across the globe. Over the years, the Company has successfully carved out a niche for itself

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est cotton varieties in the world resulting in superior yarn

Thermal Balance: Balances tem-perature between body and bed to deliver superior sleep characteristics

ICIL has introduced three lifestyle brands “Boutique Living”, “Revival” and “The Pure Collection” in 2016 in US Mar-ket. Further 3 new brands viz Sanderson, Harlequin and Scion, licensed through Walker Greenbank PLC UK, having strong presence in UK & Australia were intro-duced in North America. It also forayed

into the Indian market with the launch of its domestic B2B brand “Boutique Living” in October 2016.

The Company has recently launched 3 new Home Brands namely, Heirlooms of India, Boutique Living Coastal and ATLAS in the Fashion Bedding segment in USA. Further the company also launched a new licensed Brand Morris & Co. in USA.

ICIL is second largest manufacturer and exporter of bed linen from India; amongst t he top three bed sheet suppliers in USA and eleventh largest global home

textiles supplier to USA. ICIL has a strong global clientele and exports to more than 54 countries. Major revenues are derived from USA, the Company’s largest market; its other prominent markets comprise UK, Canada, Europe, MENA and Australia etc. The Company enjoys long-term relation-ships with large global marquee retailers.

ICIL has also been honoured in past with numerous prestigious awards from TEXPROCIL including Gold Trophy for highest exports of Cotton Made-ups in Category III for the year 2016-17.

The international economy ac-companied by a market shift in the textile industry is currently undergoing profound change af-ter the exclusion of the quota re-gime. The industry, currently, is on a high growth trajectory. Tex-tile processing imparts tremen-dous value to the manufacturing workflow in a manner that no oth-er link in the supply chain does. It also happens to be the most knowledge intensive aspect of textile manufacturing, and hence susceptible to knowledge gaps and shop-floor failures.

The recent influx of legislative measures and EHS {Environment – Health and Safety} concerns surrounding the use of chemi-cals and the need for resource conservation in the field of textile processing, has compounded the complexity surrounding this disci-pline.

The New Book Authored by Mr. C.N. Sivaramakrishnan - An alumnus of UDCT - titled: Textile Doctor: Comprehensive Solu-tions For Processing is a cul-mination of more than five years practical work in the area of tex-tile processing. The book by the author is slated for release on the 19th of June 2018 at the Institute of Chemical Technology {For-

merly UDCT} at the hands of Mr. N.K.Parekh {Vice Chairman Pidi-lite Industries Limited, Padmashri Dr S Sivaram {INSA Scientist & Former Director National Chemi-cal Laboratory Pune and Pad-mashri Prof Dr G.D. Yadav - Vice Chancellor of Institute of Chemi-cal Technology, Mumbai.

The book addresses specific & real time processing problems encompassing pre-treatment, dyeing, printing, finishing and testing. It also delves into the current burning issues of EHS aspects and its compliances. The content and relevance extends far beyond just the academic and student community (who also stand to benefit from it), touch-es the core of practicing indus-try professionals and shop-floor persons who will resonate with the problems described, and find worthy solutions as prescribed in the book.

Comprehensive solutions for processing - Textile DoctorBy Mr C.N. Sivaramakrishnan

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In 2017, the Lenzing Group re-ports its best financial performance ever with record revenue and earn-ings due to a better product mix and higher selling prices in com-bination with a generally favorable market environment.

Group revenue grew by 5.9 per-cent in the 2017 financial year to EUR 2.26 bn (2016: EUR 2.13 bn). Group earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) improved by 17.3 per-cent to EUR 502.5 mn (2016: EUR 428.3 mn). The corresponding EBITDA margin rose to 22.2 per-

cent (2016: 20.1 percent). Earn-ings before interest and tax (EBIT) increased by 25.2 percent to EUR 371 mn, resulting in a higher EBIT margin of 16.4 percent (2016: 13.9 percent). The net profit for the year totaled EUR 281.7 mn, a rise of 23 percent from the prior-year figure

of EUR 229.1 mn. Earnings per share in the 2017 financial year amounted to EUR 10.47 (2016:

Lenzing Group’s Excellent Performance in 2017 with Revenue of EUR 2.26 Billion Achieves Best Full-Year Results in History

The Lenzing Group is an international company that produces high-quality fibers from the renewable raw material wood with environmentally friendly and innovative technologies. These fibers form the basis for a wide range of textile and nonwoven applications, and are also used in work and protective wear and in industrial applications. Lenzing’s quality and innovative strength set global standards for wood-based cellulose fibers. With 80 years of experience, the Lenzing Group is the only company in the world which produces significant volumes of all three wood-based cellulose fiber generations. Its products are marketed under the following brands: TENCELTM for textile applications, VEOCELTM for nonwovens and LENZINGTM for special fiber applications in other areas and other products. Innovations like REFIBRATM recycling technology, the identifiable LENZINGTM ECOVEROTM branded fibers and TENCELTM Luxe branded lyocell filament yarn make Lenzing a global innovation leader. The Lenzing Group’s success is based on consistent customer orientation combined with innovation, technology and quality leadership. Lenzing is committed to the principles of sustainable management with very high environmental standards and can underscore this commitment with numerous international sustainability certifications for its business processes as the most sustainable company in the sector. In addition to fibers, which form the core business, the Lenzing Group is also active in the fields of engineering and plant construction – mostly for its own locations, but also for external customers. Key Facts & Figures Lenzing Group 2017 Revenue: EUR 2.26 bn Fiber sales volumes: 942,000 tons Employees: 6,488 TENCELTM, VEOCELTM, LENZINGTM, REFIBRATM, ECOVEROTM are registered trademarks of Lenzing AG.

Lenzing - Different Fibers

Revenue increased by 5.9 percent to EUR 2.26 bn

EBITDA up 17.3 percent to EUR 502.5 mn

Dividend proposal of EUR 3.00/share plus a special

dividend of EUR 2.00/share New brand strategy to

generate a strong message to consumers

Limited visibility for coming quarters

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EUR 8.48).

The Management Board and the Supervisory Board will propose at the upcoming Annual General Meeting a stable dividend of EUR 3.00 per share plus an increased special dividend of EUR 2.00 per share (2016: EUR 1.20 per share). In total, the dividend will amount to EUR 5.00 per share, correspond-ing to a dividend payment to share-holders of EUR 132.75 mn.

“The Lenzing Group looks back at a very successful year 2017. We continued to implement our corpo-rate strategy sCore TEN with great discipline and focus on our invest-ment projects and successfully captured value in a positive market environment. Our commitment to innovation and customer centricity was underpinned by the opening of an application innovation center in Hong Kong and the creation of the new sales and marketing office in Turkey. In line with sCore TEN we decided to revamp our brand architecture and image to sharpen Lenzing’s corporate and product profiles for customers and consum-ers. We want to put a stronger em-phasis on our ambition to make the textile and nonwoven market more sustainable”, says Stefan Doboc-zky, Chief Executive Officer of the Lenzing Group. “We are very posi-tive about our chosen strategy as it will help us to be more resilient as we expect more headwinds in the upcoming quarters”, he adds.

Very strong balance sheet and improved return on capital

The return on capital employed (ROCE) increased to 18.6 percent compared to 15.1 percent in 2016 and adjusted equity increased by

9.9 percent to EUR 1.53 bn from the prior-year level of EUR 1.39 bn. Ac-cordingly, the adjusted equity ratio improved to 61.2 percent (Decem-ber 31, 2016: 53 percent). Despite higher capital expenditures net fi-nancial debt continued to remain at a very low level, totaling EUR 66.8 mn at the end of 2017 (December 31, 2016: EUR 7.2 mn).

CAPEX investments more than doubled

The capital expenditures (CAPEX) of the Lenzing Group more than doubled in 2017 to EUR 238.8 mn from EUR 107.2 mn in light of the capacity expansions. The increase in working capital, primarily due to the discontinuation of the factoring program, resulted in an operating cash flow in 2017 of EUR 271.1 mn down from EUR 473.4 mn in 2016.

Total expenditures for research and development, calculated ac-cording to the Frascati method, amounted to EUR 55.4 mn in the 2017 financial year (2016: EUR 46.4 mn), putting Lenzing in the top ranks of the industry both in abso-lute terms as well as in relation to revenue.

Sustainability driven innovation power

In 2017, the Lenzing Group pre-sented a number of game changing

sustainability innovations, that un-derline the ongoing transformation of Lenzing into a genuine specialist player focused on high-quality bo-tanic materials made from the sus-tainable raw material wood. The introduction of TENCELTM branded lyocell fibers with REFIBRATM tech-nology at the Première Vision trade fair in Paris in February and the launch of LENZINGTM ECOVEROTM branded viscose fibers in May were followed by the presentation of TENCELTM Luxe branded lyocell fil-aments. TENCELTM Luxe will open new markets for the company and for its customers and partners and will allow the company to further participate in the premium segment of the fabrics market. With the help of TENCELTM Luxe filaments Lenz-ing supports customers of the pre-mium luxury fashion industry to im-prove their ecological footprint.

Investment program in progress

The Lenzing Group aims to in-crease the share of specialty fi-bers as a percentage of revenue to 50 percent by 2020. Next to the capacity expansion in Heiligenk-reuz (Austria), to be completed in the second quarter of 2018, and the new plant in Mobile, Alabama (USA), with a start-up in 2019, Len-zing announced its intention to con-struct the next world-scale plant to produce LENZINGTM branded lyo-cell fibers in Thailand.

Focus on customer intimacy

In September 2017, the Lenzing Group opened a new textile appli-cation innovation center (AIC) in Hong Kong, thus setting a further

Lenzing - Wood Chips

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milestone in strengthening its inno-vation offering to all partners along the value chain. New applications for LENZINGTM fibers will be de-veloped and tested at the AIC. Fur-thermore, new sales and market-ing offices were opened in Turkey and South Korea in the first half of 2017. The direct contact to custom-ers and well-equipped showrooms featuring products made of LEN-ZINGTM fibers serve as the basis for providing even better customer support.

New brand architecture Lenzing will sharpen its corpo-

rate and product portfolio profile for customers and partners as well as consumers as a sustainable inno-vation leader. Consequently Lenz-ing decided in 2017 on a new brand strategy. The backbone of the new brand strategy is a brand architec-ture focused on fewer brands and a strong message to consumers.

Outlook The International Monetary

Fund expects a further acceleration in global economic growth to 3.7 percent in 2018. However, growing protectionist tendencies in the po-litical arena represent a source of uncertainty. Export-oriented com-panies in the Eurozone will also be faced with an additional challenge from the currency environment.

Developments on the fiber mar-kets should also be positive in 2018, but with continuing volatil-ity. Cotton prices are expected to remain at the current level and in-ventory levels should be constant despite the increase in production. Polyester fiber prices increased in recent quarters following years of

historic lows.

The wood-based cellulose fi-ber segment, which is relevant for Lenzing, should see further strong demand. After years of moderate capacity expansion in the viscose sector, significant additional vol-umes can be expected to enter the market in 2018. The Lenzing Group is very well positioned in this market environment with its sCore

TEN corporate strategy and will continue the consistent focus on growth with specialty fibers.

The Lenzing Group sees a num-ber of, in part contradictory, factors which limit the visibility over fiber prices in 2018. The prices for sev-eral key raw materials, e.g. caustic soda, remain at a very high level and their further development is difficult to estimate. These general conditions are expected to form the basis for a challenging market en-vironment in the standard viscose fiber business during the coming quarters; coupled with anticipated negative exchange rate fluctua-tions, the Lenzing Group expects its results for 2018 to be lower than the outstanding results in the last two years.

Lenzing - Pulp

Key group indicators (IFRS) (in EUR mn) 01–12/2017 01–12/2016

Revenue 2,259.4 2,134.1

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) 502.5 428.3

EBITDA margin in % 22.2 20.1

Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 371.0 296.3

EBIT margin in % 16.4 13.9

Net profit for the year 281.7 229.1

CAPEX1 238.8 107.2

Dec. 31, Dec. 31, 2017 2016

Adjusted equity ratio2 in % 61.2 53.0

Number of employees at year-end 6,488 6,218

1) Capital expenditures: i.e. acquisition of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment as per statement of cash flows

2) Ratio of adjusted equity to total assets in percent

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The Lenzing Group is publish-ing its current Sustainability Re-port 2017 on March 21, 2018, which is International Forest Day. The report underlines the successful efforts of the Lenzing Group in its role as one of the sustainability leaders in the wood-based cellulose fiber sector to make an important contribution to eco-friendly management along the entire value chain of the tex-tile and nonwovens industry.

“Climate protection and thus the preservation of forests as carbon sinks storing CO2 are two key issues with respect to soci-

etal acceptance of the textile and nonwovens industry. In recent years we have contributed to a positive shift in awareness in the industry thanks to our exemplary wood procurement policy based on sustainability principles”, said Stefan Doboczky, CEO of the Lenzing Group on the occasion of the presentation of the new Sustainability Report 2017.

Lenzing proactively supports the improvement of the condition and biodiversity of global forests. LENZING™ fibers derived from sustainable forest management make a global contribution to cli-mate protection due to the stor-age of CO2 in growing forests but even more by the replacement of less climate-friendly materials made of fossil fuels.

Today the Lenzing Group is al-ready one of the leading compa-nies in the circular economy and with respect to eco-conscious process management in its in-

Lenzing Commitment to Sustainable Forestry as a Climate Regulator

Lenzing - Stefan Doboczky, CEO

dustry. Now Lenzing has decided to take a major step forward in meeting its high standards by im-plementing a further substantial reduction of specific emissions1

by the year 2022. A specially de-signed eco-investment program will be implemented for this pur-pose. The Lenzing Group aims to have the EU Ecolabel granted for all its production sites.

A further goal of the company is to evaluate the sustainability scorecard of 80 percent of its most important suppliers by 2022.

Lenzing publishes Sustainability Report 2017 New sustainability goals defined Implementation of an eco-investment program

Lenzing - Robert van de Kerkhof (CCO)

1 Specific emissions are defined as emission per unit of production by the Lenzing Group (i.e. pulp and fiber production volumes).

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Market success above expectations

Product and market development accelerated

Investment up to EUR 30 mn

The Lenzing Group is setting another milestone as a specialist for extremely high-quality products made of the renewable raw mate-rial wood. Capacities will be sig-nificantly expanded due to strong demand for Lenzing’s TENCELTM

Luxe filament yarn which was first launched on the market just a few months ago. Lenzing will invest up to EUR 30 mn in a further pilot line at the Lenzing site. Basic engineer-ing for construction of the new fa-cility has already been initiated.

“Thanks to TENCELTM Luxe, Lenzing is currently positioning it-self in the premium luxury market and is embedding the issue of sus-tainability there in combination with superior aesthetics”, says Robert van de Kerkhof, Chief Commercial Officer of the Lenzing Group. “The fine filament yarn is comparable to natural silk due to its airy feeling on the skin and the matte finish. It is perfectly suited for very fine fabrics made exclusively from this yarn and as a blending partner with silk, cashmere and wool”, he adds.

“On the occasion of the launch of TENCELTM Luxe filaments, the luxury brands already realized what opportunities they would have by using this yarn made of the renewable raw material wood. For this reason, demand is already so high that we have decided to

take an intermediate step to ex-pand capacities before building a large commercial production plant. The decision to construct a new line will serve as the basis for generating a three-fold increase in capacity compared to the previous volume. The additional capacity will be available to customers at the end of next year”, states Stefan Doboczky, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of the Lenzing Group. “The Lenzing site was selected because research and technological know-how in plant construction are con-nected in a special way, which will in turn enable us to further develop this special product”, Doboczky adds.

The new capacities will enable Lenzing to more effectively fulfil the needs of customers for TENCELTM Luxe filament yarn than in the past. At the same time, Lenzing will press ahead with technical planning for a

large-scale commercial line at the Lenzing site.

This strong level of demand is further evidence of the Lenzing Group’s innovative strength. The yarn is opening up new markets for the company in the eco-couture segment, thus contributing to the successful implementation of the sCore TEN strategy.

For more information please contact:

Mag. Waltraud KasererVice President Corporate Communications &Investor RelationsLenzing AktiengesellschaftWerkstraße 2, 4860 Lenzing, Austria

Phone +43 7672 701-2713Mobile +43 664 81 31 834Fax +43 7672 918-2713E-mail [email protected] www.lenzing.com

Lenzing invests in new capacities for TENCELTM Luxe

Lenzing - TENCELTM Luxe

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Over the years, Gujarat has evolved into a resilient, responsive and vibrant society and has become an ideal place for citizens to live. The journey that started under the inspiring leadership of Na-rendra Modi as Chief Minister of the state is being carried forward under the committed and able leadership of CM Vijay Rupani.

The state government which is working towards achieving ho-listic development has been able to provide basic facilities to the people in the farthest corners of the State, along with world class infrastructure. With a sound foundation, the state is marching for-ward on the path of development, with modern and efficient trans-portation systems, interlinking of rivers, irrigation facilities, quality water supply, affordable housing, nutrition, health, education, val-ue addition in agriculture, farmer’s welfareand ample employment opportunities for youth. The focus has always been on inclusive development by investing in both the physical infrastructure as well as in the human resources of Gujarat. With this strategy, the

state has evolved as an inclusive and conducive society where people from all walks of life can flourish.

Reiterating the commitment of a Vibrant Gujarat, the budget for next year is a road map to help 6.25 crore people of Gujarat to develop their full potential. “Saunosaath, Saunovikas” is a modern age mantra that our visionary Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given to the world.

The State has not only been able to meet all the parameters of Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, but has also successively improved on all the parameters over the years. The revenue surplus of the State has increased from Rs. 1704 crore during the year 2015-16 to Rs. 5947 crore during 2016-17.

As per the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, the state has to reduce the fiscal deficit to not more than 3% of the GSDP, however due to prudent fiscal management and reduced

Government Promises to make Gujarat a Land of Limitless OpportunitiesIn the past one and a half decade, Gujarat has seen unprecedented development with a growth rate that has surpassed all the other states in India. Since the tenure of Narendra Modi as the Chief Minister of the state, Gujarat has seen expansion in all sectors including health, education, business, agriculture and employment thereby providing limitless opportunities to the youth. As India is now being led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the inclusive policies of the Union Government have had a positive impact on Gujarat’s growth as well. Today, India has become a global phenomenon due to earnest endeavours of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as our country’s position in the international arena has been reinforced and the world leaders are taking serious note of the PM Modi’s efforts and initiatives. To strengthen the economy of the country, the Union Government has undertaken a series of major economic and institutional reforms including the implementation of path breaking GST under “One Nation, One Tax”. According to the World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2018, India’s ranking has jumped to 100 position from 130 of last year, which in itself is a record in terms of any country’s rise in its ranking.While the nation is setting up a series of benchmarks one after another, Gujarat is also prepared to achieve new heights of economic growth. Gujarat shares just 5% of the country’s population and yet, it accounts for nearly 7.6% of the National GDP thereby making a significant contribution in nation’s progress and strengthening its commitment for a stronger India.

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dependence on borrowings, the state has been able to keep fiscal deficit during 2016-17 at 1.42% of GSDP. During the presenta-tion of the budget Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said, “I am also confident that, we would be able to adhere to all the FRBM requirement during the current FY 2017-18 as well as during the next year 2018-19. The state tax revenues during the period April, 2017 to January, 2018 compared to the same period during the last year, i.e. April, 2016 to January, 2017, shows a growth rate of 20.92%. As per the Quick Estimates, the Gross State Domestic Product at Market current prices during 2016-17 has registered a growth rate of 13% over the year 2015-16. Thus, our Government has made the fundamentals of the State economy more strong in comparison with other States.”

Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Co-operationA total provision of Rs. 6755 crore has been allotted to Agri-

culture, Farmers Welfare and Co-operation department. The state government has accorded highest priority to agricultural sector growth by ensuring uninterrupted supply of electricity, irrigation facilities, and agricultural inputs such as seeds, fertilisers and others besides providing adequate insurance coverage. With the objective of sustained growth in agriculture, the Government is providing support to farmers through the mechanism of minimum support price for various crops such as groundnuts, cotton, and others. The Government has allocated an amount of Rs. 1101 crore towards Pradhanmantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Khedut Akas-mat Bima Yojana and others to protect farmers against agricultural risks and provide support for crop loss during natural calamities. Interest on crop loan is a financial burden to the farmers and there-fore, Government has decided to provide crop loan at zero per cent interest rate to farmers.Youth Employment and Empowerment

The state government is committed to provide employment to all. Therefore, provision of total of Rs. 785 crore has been made in the budget to provide ample opportunities of employment and vocations to the youths of Gujarat. The new budget allocation is estimated to create employment opportunities for about 7 3.50 lakh youths. Also, in addition to this, about 4 lakh youths will get employment opportunities in various private units through the employment fair. The government of Gujarat has also introduced Mukhyamantri Apprenticeship Scheme where young boys and girls can join factories, hotels, hospitals, transport companies, banks, mining sector, IT, financial services, etc as apprentices. Apart from the assistance provided by the state government, the units will also be getting Rs. 1,500 per month from Government of India under the National Apprenticeship Act. Under this scheme, assistance will be provided to about 1 lakh youths. Education

The state government has allocated provision of Rs. 27,500 crore to Education department. As there was no legal provision

regarding regulation of fees in private schools, Government of Gu-jarat has enacted Fee-Regulation Act. As a result, children hailing from poor and middle class families will be able to afford education in private schools. Thus, Gujarat has shown the way with regard to fee regulation across the country. The state has accorded priority to qualitative education with initiatives like Kanya Kelavani Rath Yatra, Shala Praveshotsav, Gunotsav, Jnankunj project, Vidyalak-shmi bond, Mukhyamantri Swavalamban Yojana and others. The state government has allocated Rs. 1081 crore for the implemen-tation of Mid Day Meal Scheme in Primary Schools across the State.Health and Family Welfare

A provision of Rs. 9750.50 crore has been made to Health and Family Welfare Department. For ensuring health to all, the State Government has started a number of schemes like Mukhyman-tri Amrutam (MA) and MA-Vatsalya Yojana, School Health pro-gramme, free medicines and others for the benefit of the people. Also, children up to the age of 18 years are provided free medical services in Government Institutions under the National Bal Sw-asthya Program. These schemes have been started to ensure that no citizen of the state is deprived of the health services because of economic crisis. Today, the expenditure on medicines and opera-tions for the treatment of elderly people, parents and senior citi-zens, is a matter of great concern for people from poor and middle class families. In such situations, the state government will extend its support to such families. The government of Gujarat has also decided to expand MA-Vatsalya Yojana to provide high quality treatment as per requirement to the senior citizens of the state.Women and Child Development

The government of Gujarat has allocated Rs. 3080 crore for nutrition and well-being of women and children under Woman and Child Development Department. The state government is commit-ted to see that women get sufficient employment opportunities, become self-reliant and their representation is maintained at every sector in the society. The state government has done concrete planning for women’s empowerment under various schemes like Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Kanya Kelavani and Abhayam Helpline etc. The government of Gujarat has also ensured 50% reservation for women in the local self governing bodies and 33% reservation in recruitment.Industries and Mines

A provision of Rs. 4410 crore under Industries and Mines de-partment has been made. The state government has announced special schemes for development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMe) under the Industrial Policy 2015. Assistance is provided under this scheme to the units having capital invest-ment in plants and machineries up to Rs. 50 lakh, Rs. 2 crore, Rs. 10 crore respectively. Atotal provision of Rs. 843 crore has been made for this purpose. Presently, assistance is also provided for

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about 22 service sector activities apart from manufacturing and it is proposed to increase the number of such service sector activi-ties to 38.Tourism

Due to sustained and systematic efforts of the state govern-ment, there has been a gradual increase in the tourist flow in Gu-jarat, making Gujarat as one of the top most tourist destinations in the country. More than 250 tourism projects worth total invest-ment of Rs. 9700 crore have been registered under the Tourism Policy. A provision of Rs. 281 crore for creating infrastructural facilities at tourist places under ‘Integrated Destination Develop-ment Scheme’. Aprovision of Rs. 22 crore to develop Modhera as a solar energy based International tourist destination has been made. A provision of Rs. 10 crore has been made to organise International Film Festival in Gujarat with the support of National Film Development Corporation of India. Abudget of Rs. 20 crore has been allocated for light and sound shows at Sabarmati Ash-ram, Ahmedabad, Porbandar and other places related to the life of Mahatma Gandhi.Development of Places of Pilgrimage and Civil Aviation

The state government has made special provisions for renova-tion of ancient places of pilgrimage, infrastructural development and cleanliness at these places. In this regard, a provision of Rs. 5 crore for development of ancient temples of Rukamaniji at Mad-havpur has been made. In addition to this, a provision of Rs. 5 crore has been made for rehabilitation, architecture maintenance, strengthening of infrastructure facilities at ancient places of pil-grimage which are 200 years old. Considering Prime Minister Na-rendra Modi’s drive for cleanliness in form of Swachh Bharat Mis-sion, the state government has passed a budget of Rs. 15 crore for cleanliness of 8 important pilgrimage places of Gujarat.Energy and Petro-Chemicals

This year a budget of Rs. 8,500 crore has been allocated to the Energy and Petrochemicals Department. Electricity is one of the key factors for Agricultural growth, Industrial growth and Social development of the state. Installed power capacity in the state has significantly increased from 315 MW in 1960-61 to 27,058 MW in 2016-17 due to consistent efforts of the state government towards developing energy sector. A provision of Rs. 220 crore has been made for works of coal and solar based power generation sector.Water Supply

The State Government has given topmost priority to water management system. Starting from water conservation, the State has launched important schemes to increase efficiency of water management and to fetch water from areas having sufficient water to water scarce basins. Due to intensive efforts of the Govern-ment, the total area under irrigation in the state has increased to

63.66 lakh hectares in the year 2017 from 38 lakh hectares in the year 2000. A budget of Rs 857 crore has been allocated for irriga-tion in the hilly and Tribal areas, out of which Rs. 376 crore will be used for four lift irrigation schemes i.e. Kakarapar-Gordha-Vad, Kadana reservoirs based pipeline, Karjan dam to Vadi and Dinoj-Boridra. This will provide irrigation facility in 34,300 hectares of land in Surat, Narmada, Bharuch, Dahod and Mahisagar districts. Another provision of Rs. 112 crore is for extension, renovation and modernisation (ERM) of existing canal network of Ukai, Kadana, Panam, Kakrapar and other reservoirs. This will provide irrigation facility in 18,000 hectare of land. A provision of Rs. 90 crore has been made to enhance the works of water conservation such as small and big check dams and deepening of water tanks. A provi-sion of Rs. 1765 crore has been made for undertaking works of 12 packages in the second phase of SAUNI Scheme. This will strengthen irrigation facility in 3,73,000 acre area of 57 reservoirs in Saurashtra region. Taking SujalamSufalamYojana ahead, a provision of Rs. 222 crore has been made for five lift irrigation schemes i.e. Piyaj to Unad, Dhandhusan to Red Laxmipura, Bhasariya to Sametra, Kuda-Dabhoda Bhimpur (Varsang Tank), and Kherva to Visnagar with an estimated cost of Rs. 1074 crore. This will provide irrigation facility in about 18,000 hectare of land in Gandhinagar and Mahesana district.Urban Development and Urban Housing

The state government has allocated a budget of Rs. 12,500 crore to Urban Development and Urban Housing Department. With a view to mitigate the traffic problems in big cities, to improve the quality of environment, strengthening of public transport sys-tem and to save fuel, works of construction of over-bridge – under-bridge will be taken up. Sewage water treatment and solid waste management systems will be strengthened. The Government of Gujarat has put special emphasis on providing urban poor and middle classes their own houses at a reasonable cost. “Swarna-jayanti Mukhyamantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana” is a flagship scheme of the State Government for providing civic infrastructure in urban areas, for which provision of Rs. 4,540 crore is madeCottage and Rural Industries

To boost state’s cotton and rural industries, the government of Gujarat has announced a provision of Rs. 450 crore. Gujarat, a leading Manufacturer & Supplier of Cotton fabrics, will create ample amount of self-employment through such measures intro-duced in this year’s budget. The government of Gujarat has also given a total provision of Rs 35.45 crore for various incentives schemes to promote Khadi sector and provide assistance to thou-sands of workers employed in small scale industries.Information and Broadcasting:

The government of Gujarat allocated the budget of Rs. 174 crore under Information and Broadcasting Department. Also ac-credited press-reporters will be provided free travelling passes in

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Volvo Buses run by State Transport.Scheduled Tribe Development

In this year’s budget government of Gujarat has laid empha-sis on development of Scheduled tribe. A total provision of Rs. 2200 crore has been passed which includes schemes such as Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana, Adarsh Nivasi Shala etc. The state is committed towards holistic and inclusive development and for empowering of tribal people. The government of Gujarat has not only implemented the PESA Act, it has also started Medical Col-leges in tribal belts, established Military Schools, introduced spe-cial schemes of water supply for tribal areas and set-up of Birsa Munda Tribal University.Science and Technology

Government has always accorded priority to programs for op-timizing the use of Science and Technology for the welfare of the people. A provision of Rs. 110 crore has been provided for setting up Astronomy and Space Science theme based gallery in an area of about 10,000 square meter to make Science City a world class exhibition center. Atotal provision of Rs. 27.5 crore has been made to strengthen digital governance of the state which includes estab-lishment of a new “State of the Art” data center.Food, Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs

With the aim of ensuring food security for lower income fami-lies, the state government has allocated Rs. 1102 crore under Food, Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs Department. Edible items like rice, wheat, salt, sugar and edible oil as well as es-sential commodities like LPG gas and Kerosene are made readily available at cheaper rate to the lower income families. The state government has started ‘Annapurna Yojana’ for daily wage labour-ers wherein food to daily wage labourers is provided at a nominal cost of Rs. 10.Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities

For promoting sports, arts and cultural talent in our youths, the state government provides incentives to artists and talented sports persons and has started many schemes to promote the talents of the youths. Considering the performance of sports persons of Gujarat at National and International competitions the government allocated Rs 581 crore budget this year. A provision of Rs. 76 crore has been made for organising Khel Mahakumbh. A special Khel Mahakumbh will also be organised for differently abled sports per-sons, for which a provision of Rs. 8 crore has been made.Revenue Department

The government of Gujarat has allotted a total budget of Rs. 10 crore to avail old village form No.7/12 to be scanned for the citizens and provide them its online access. A provision of Rs. 6.73 crore to convert 22 Sub Registrar Offices into model offices by providing fundamental and essential services in Sub Registrar Of-fices has also been made under the Revenue Department.

Home DepartmentThe government of Gujarat has provided a total provision of

Rs. 5,420 crore to the state Home Department in this year’s bud-get. To strengthen traffic management system, a special provision of Rs. 200 crore has been made by the government of Gujarat. To ensure safety of its citizens and to provide job opportunity to the youth, the state government will directly recruit 5,635 people for different posts in the Police department in the next year, out of which 1500 posts will be allocated for traffic duties. Honorarium to volunteers of Traffic brigade will be increased from Rs. 200 per day to Rs. 300. Various equipment will be purchased for traffic management to curb illegal parking in eight big cities of the state. The state government has made a provision of Rs. 102 crore to install CCTV cameras under Safe and Secure Gujarat Scheme to strengthen the policing. A budget of Rs. 67 crore has been al-located to strengthen police administration and Forensic Science administration under Police Modernisation Scheme. The state has witnessed surge in cyber-crimes in past few years, hence the government has made a provision of Rs 1 crore to start four new cyber-crime police stations at Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Meh-sana districts.Social Security

The government of Gujarat is committed towards social se-curity of its citizens with financial independency. Gujarat govern-ment has made a provision of Rs. 473.77 crore to provide pension assistance to approximate seven lakh beneficiaries of the state under the social security. A special provision of Rs. 506 crore has been made for the purpose of comprehensive welfare of educa-tionally and economically backward families through the activities of Gujarat ‘Binanamat Shaikshanik Ane Arthik Vikas Nigam’.Panchayat, Rural Housing and Rural Development Department

Reiterating its mission of Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas, the govern-ment of Gujarat allocated a budget of Rs. 100 crore for water sup-ply schemes under Rurban programme run in rural areas. A total provision of Rs. 3216 crore has been made for Rural Develop-ment. A budget of Rs. 700 crore has been allocated for the works of managing solid and liquid waste under Swachh Bharat Mission in rural areas. The government has also allocated of Rs. 1391 crore to 1,00,000 families to construct houses in rural areas under ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana’. A provision of Rs. 20 crore has been made to provide incentive assistance and loan subsidy to the beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. A provision of Rs. 390 crore has been made under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to provide employment benefits to lakhs of citizens.Forest and Environment Department

The government of Gujarat is committed towards preserv-ing the greenery of the state. For that purpose, the Forest and

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Environment department has been allocated a total provision of Rs. 1287 crore in this year’s budget. A provision of Rs. 280 crore has been made for conservation and development of forests. A provision of Rs. 247.36 crore has been made under ‘Community Forestry Project’ for increasing the green cover in areas other than forest areas. Today, the government of Gujarat boasts of 14 cultur-al forests including Mangalya Van in Ambaji, Tirthankar Van in the Jain pilgrimage of Taranga, Harihar Van in Somnath, Bhakti Van in Chotila, Shyamal Van in Shyamalaji, Paavak Van in Palitana, Virasat Van in Pavagarh etc. The government has also allocated budget under “Agro Forestry scheme” for carrying out plantation in private agriculture land by allocating a total budget of Rs. 17.71 crore. Other than this a provision of Rs 94.69 crore has been for development and conservation of wildlife in and outside the Sanc-tuary & National Parks. A provision of Rs. 3.96 Cr has been made for “Project Lion” a unique project for conservation and develop-ment of the Lions in Gir.

Roads and BuildingsRobust infrastructure of the state received a further boost in

2018-2019 budget as the Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel an-nounced Rs. 2516 crore for Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojana with an aim to strengthen rural network in Gujarat. The govern-ment of Gujarat made an allocation of Rs. 9252 crore in the cur-rent year’s budget to develop the infrastructure and ensure smooth connectivity of approximately 34,245 villages with sub urban and urban areas of the state. The government has allocated Rs. 235.24 crore for the construction of newly made high level bridges in place of existing causeways / dips / narrow culverts. The state government will spend Rs 230.21 crore for the construction of missing links and missing culverts. Moreover, the government has passed a provision of Rs.183 crore for initiation of first phase for four lanes of state wide corridor of ‘Pragati Path.’ A provision of Rs. 2754 crore has been provided for six-lane road construction of 201 kms of National Highway No.8-A and 8-B Ahmedabad-Bagodara-Rajkot. Also, a budget of Rs. 29.90 crore has been allocated for Kisan Path Yojana and provision of Rs. 79.50 crore for schemes to construct flyovers/underpasses on important junctions on state highways has been made.

Climate Change DepartmentThe Gujarat government realises the adverse effects of Global

warming hence it has made a total provision of Rs. 103 crore to Climate Change Department. A provision of Rs. 60 crore for solar rooftop system in residential houses and government buildings has been made. The government of Gujarat has allocated a budget of Rs. 4.21 crore to provide 40,000 LED tube lights and 20,000 star rated fans in 2000 government schools of the state. A provision of Rs. 2.50 crore has been made for providing financial assistance to 1250 beneficiaries to purchase e-Rickshaw.

Gujarat show the way to quality education with the unprecedented school fee regulation Act

The Gujarat Government is committed to provide holistic and affordable education to its youth in order to provide a platform for the youth to excel in their desired fields and contribute to nation building.

Reiterating the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who have always encouraged students to become job givers rather than job seekers, the government of Gujarat aims to improve the quality of primary and higher education in the state with emphasis on innovation, technology and entrepreneurship.

Quality and affordable primary education becomes an impor-tant element in ensuring equal opportunity for the youth of Gujarat. In that regard, the state government introduced the Fee Regula-tion Act 2017 under the leadership of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani to ensure affordable primary education in private schools of the state.

The Gujarat Self-Financed Schools (Regulation of Fees) Act was brought in April 2017 to put a cap on the practice of arbitrary fee hike by private schools in the state after listening to the woes of lakhs of parents. Approximately 15,000 private schools in Guja-rat will come under the purview of the new Fee Regulation Act.

Under the new law, the self-financed private schools that hike their fees in an arbitrary and unreasonable manner will have to submit a clarification with a proposal to the Fee Regulation Com-mittee (FRC) in 30 days. Then the Fee Regulation Committee (FRC) will have the right to take a call on the application sent by the schools. The set up committee will also have power to initiate suomoto against any school in regard to collection of excess fee. The FRC is also empowered to impose fine on schools charging exuberant amount of fees. The committee can charge up to Rs. 5 lakh fine for first offence, Rs. 5 to Rs. 10 lakh fine for the second offence and cancellation of registration or affiliation of the school for the third offence.

As a symbol of its commitment towards the people, the gov-ernment of Gujarat has time and again proved that it listens to the woes of the public with swift and appropriate actions.

Similarly, other state run initiatives and projects such as Kanya Kelavani Rath Yatra, Shala Praveshotsav, Gunotsav, Jnankunj project, efficient implementation of Right to Education Act, as-sistance for textbooks, free education to the girl child, Vidyalak-shmi bond, Mukhyamantri Swavalamban Yojana and others have shown that the government of Gujarat keeps education as a prior-ity in its governance module.

When it comes to financing, this year the government of Guja-rat has allocated Rs. 27,500 crore to the department of education with focus on primary education. An amount of Rs. 1,081 crore

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rupees has also been allocated for Mid Day meal scheme in state run primary schools of Gujarat.

Furthermore, a provision of Rs. 673 crore is made for construc-tion of new classrooms in government primary schools across the state. With a view to reduce the drop-out rate of girls after stan-dard-VIII, a provision of Rs. 69 crore is made to create lodging facilities for standard IX and X, benefiting 6,475 girl students of Gujarat.

Under Anna Triveni Scheme, a provision of Rs. 68 crore has been made to provide food grains to parents and guardians of ap-proximately 5.15 Lakh girl students in 14 tribal districts.

To elevate the quality of education, the government of Gujarat started the Jnankunj project last year, which has not only helped in improving the quality of education but has also made learning interesting for students. Particularly, it has helped students in un-derstanding the basic concepts of Science & Maths easily. It is proposed to provide Rs. 30 crore to extend Jnankunj project to additional 8,000 classes of standard VII and VIII in 4,000 schools and also for developing e-content for courses in line with NCERT for standard V to VIII. The Jnankunj project will benefit more than 3 lakh students and its e-content will benefit about 58 lakh students across the state.

Aprovision of Rs. 15 crore to provide free of cost mathematics workbook to 42 lakh students of standard III to VIII and science workbook to 21 lakh students of standard VI to VIII has also been allocated.

Moreover, a budget of Rs. 13 crore has been provided for imparting different training programmes to Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary teachers of the government schools. With Doodh Sanjivani Yojana, the government has made a significant effort to improve the Health and Nutrition status of children. Under this Yojana, a provision of Rs. 377 crore has been made to provide flavoured milk to 29.81 lakh beneficiary children at Anganwadi and primary schools and also to lactating mothers.

The state government has introduced various schemes to pro-mote higher education which include distribution of Namo-e-Tabs. Based on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of empowering India with IT knowledge, NAMO-e Tabs were distributed to 3.5 lakh students across Gujarat. This scheme ‘New Avenues of Modern education through Tablets (NAMO-e-TAB) is a step towards digital India where large number of students will be benefited by receiv-ing tablets at token rate of Rs. 1000. The NAMO-e-Tabs given to students taking admission in the first year of diploma and graduate level courses has been proved to be very useful.

To ensure basic facilities to the students studying in Govern-ment Universities and Colleges, a total provision of Rs. 257 crore is made for strengthening the infrastructural facilities, new con-struction and for repairs and renovations. Furthermore, a provi-

sion of Rs. 42 crore has been made to establish Research Park at Gujarat University. Under Digital Education Development Fund, a total provision of Rs. 30 crore will be given for setting up digital class rooms, e-library, to extend NAMO Wi-Fi facilities at Govern-ment Institutions/Universities etc.

When it comes to providing academic resources, the state government has allocated Rs. 907 crore for Mukhyamantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojana to provide range of assistance which in-clude text-books, scholarships, uniforms, tuition fees, lodging and boarding assistance to students pursuing primary, secondary and higher education. This is set to benefit approximately 140 lakh students.

Moreover, a provision of Rs. 374 crore has been made for pro-viding Pre Metric Scholarships to a total of 58.02 lakh students including 10.40 lakh students belonging to Scheduled Castes and 47.62 lakh students belonging to Socially and Educationally Back-ward Classes, economically weaker sections and minorities.

The Gujarat Government is committed to provide inclusive education to youth from all strata of the society and in this regard efficient steps towards development of backward castes and com-munities have also been taken.

Free lodging and boarding facility will be provided to 35,755 students in 598 Grant-in-aid hostels and 88 Ashram Shalas of the state for which a provision of Rs. 78 crore is made. A provision of Rs. 162 crore for 73,000 students of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes.

The Gujarat Government will also spend Rs. 64 crore to pro-vide free bicycles to 1,84,000 girls belonging to scheduled castes and Socially and Educationally Backward Classes.

A provision of Rs. 44 crore has also been made for availing loans to total of 453 students to pursue higher studies abroad in-cluding 133 students belonging to Scheduled Castes and 320 stu-dents belonging to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes. Also, a total provision of Rs. 6.7 crore has been made to provide coaching to 3600 students including 850 students belonging to Scheduled Castes and 2750 students belonging to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes for preparation of preliminary ex-amination of GUJCET, NEET, PMT, NLU, NIFT.

GUJARAT BUDGET 2018: FOR AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORS

History With considerable production of local crops such as cotton,

groundnuts and tobacco, Gujarat contributed favourably well to the economy of the country in the late 80s and early 90s. Barely known for agrarian dynamism, semi-arid Gujarat clocked ex-ceptionally high and relatively steady rate of growth of 9.6% per year in its agricultural state domestic product (SDP) in the early

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years of the new millennium. It was in sharp contrast to Gujarat’s own highly volatile agricultural performance during the decades before 2000.

Post-2000 Gujarat agriculture has experienced rapid growth as well as enhanced stability - both of which together make the state’s experience look like a miracle. The Gujarat Government has aggressively pursued an innovative agriculture development programme since the beginning of the st 21 century by liberalising markets, inviting private capital, reinventing agricultural extension, improving roads and other infrastructure. Agricultural income of farmers in Gujarat rose the fastest in the country at an annual rate of 13% since 2004-05; the area under food crops jumped from 36.6 lakh hectares in 2004-05 to 47.11 lakh hectares in 2007- 08; total food grain production was improved by 55% from 51.53 lakh metric tonnes (MT) in 2004-05 to 79.95 lakh MT in 2007-08. Argu-ably, massbased water harvesting and farm power reforms have helped energise Gujarat’s agriculture.

Gujarat Government also instigated some unconventional ini-tiatives in managing the groundwater economy, the mainstay of its irrigated agriculture, where water conservation, preservation and basic water supply had always been the core focus area. The reinforcement of Gujarat State Water Policy, 2011 made discern-ible differences too. Trainings and education programs to encour-age drip and sprinkle irrigation were set in motion. Ideas for using recycled water for cold storage and horticulture and using of sa-line water in irrigation of crops for non-food crops like tobacco were implemented. Exhibitions such as Krushi Mahostav Lab to Land Program and schemes such as “Per Drop More Crop” scheme were instituted for farmer welfare and prolific agricultural production.

Development in Agriculture and allied sectors

During the period 2011-2012 to 2016-17, the GSDP at con-stant (2011- 2012) prices for agriculture sector including animal husbandry increased from Rs. 98015 crore to Rs. 106037 crore. Provision of Kisan Credit Cards for farmers in the past years has led economy towards inclusive growth. To bring the second green revolution in the State Krushi Mahotsav was introduced where the farmers participated in the one day event/exhibition received proper training, education, exposure and felicitation. The State Government is also putting considerable emphasis on horticulture crops viz. fruits, vegetables, spices and flowers. For the implemen-tation of National Horticulture Mission (NHM) in the state, Gujarat State Horticulture Mission (GSHM) has been registered, which was formed with a view to double the horticulture production and Income by the development of infrastructure and market facilities. The mission is being implemented in 21 potential districts and cov-ers important crops like Mango, Chikoo, Amla, Banana, Papaya, Lime, Cumin, Fennel, Flowers, Medicinal and Aroma crops.

Water resource development through major and medium schemes including indirect benefits of Sujalam Suphalam Spread-ing Canal, Sardar Sarovar Project and SAUNI Yojana (Saurash-tra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation Scheme) has brought remarkable changes in the farming techniques. 125541 boribandh and 261988 khettalavadi have been constructed by Rural Development Agen-cy, Tribal Development Department, Environment and Forest De-partment and Agriculture Department up to March 2017. Under Sujalam Suphalam Yojana, all 54 Bandharas have completed as planned to prevent salinity ingress in Kutch region up to October 2017. State Government also passed ‘Gujarat Water Users Par-ticipatory Irrigation Management Act-2007’ under which 555366 hectare and 1806 water users associations have been covered at the end of March 2017. Sagarkhedu Sarvangee Vikas Yojana, SAUNI Yojana, Pradhanmantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (Under the Flagship Programme), Per Drop More Crop schemes have made notable changes in traditional practices and encouraged people to use water obtained from natural resources for irrigation and related purposes. Construction of Dams and preservation and supply of large amounts of water for various regions under these schemes snowballs into maximising agriculture production at minimum cost to increase the income of Farmers and to bring revolutionary trans-formation of the agricultural scenario. Nodal agencies such as, Gujarat Agro-Industries Corporation Ltd. and Gujarat State Land Development Corporation Ltd are working towards construction of Biogas plants for farmers and cattle rears and soil and water conservation activities on waters hedbasis respectively. The well established Animal husbandry and Dairy industry have played a vital role in the rural economy by generating substantial income to rural population and have been taken as a model for other states. There are 20 co-operative dairy plants in the state with handling capacity of 187.98 lakh litres of milk per day. For animal welfare, the scheme of preservation of milch animals is being implemented to control the illegal export of animals outside the state during the year 2016-2017, 12107 animal treatment camps were organised were 92.42 lakh animals were treated. During the year 2016-2017, total fish production in the state has been estimated at 8.16 lakh tones worth Rs. 6233.89 crore. For the development of reservoir fisheries, particularly for tribal areas, all the reservoirs have been reserved for the tribal federation, tribal fisheries co-operatives so-cieties and tribal individuals.

Budget High-lights for Agriculture The revenue surplus in the state increased to Rs. 5,946 crore

in FY2016- 17 from Rs. 1,704 crore in FY2015- 16.With an al-location of Rs. 6,755 crore for agricultural activities and farmer welfare programs this year’s Budget 2018-2019 seems certainly inclined towards agriculture, water conservation and judicial us-age of water for irrigation The government allocated a whopping Rs. 14,895 crore for the Narmada, water resources, and water supply for better irrigation facilities throughout the year. It also sanctioned Rs. 1,921 crore to provide 1.22 lakh new agriculture

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power connections. A provision of Rs. 1,765 crore has been made to strengthen irrigation facility in 3, 73,000 acres of area of 57 res-ervoirs in Saurashtra region. Rs. 3,311 crore will be spent on water supply projects. Under Sardar Sarovar Yojana, Rs. 4,018 crore will be spent on constructing canals. The budget made a provision of Rs. 500 crore for zero-interest farm loan, Rs. 1,100 crore for crop insurance, Rs. 235 crore for minimum support prices and Rs. 200 crore for fencing fields to keep off wild boars.

Fast paced scenario of urban developmentUnder the dynamic and vibrant leadership of the then Chief

Minister Narendra Modi, Gujarat has seen massive transformation in its economy and public policy as the modern state has ensured that the housing dream of every Gujarati be fulfilled.

In the past one and a half decade, Gujarat has progressed leaps and bounds towards modernisation, equal opportunity and social inclusion. Due to the vision and earnest endeavours of PM Modi, today Gujarat has become a global phenomenon where in-vestment and employment opportunities run galore.

Marching ahead on the same stride, the government of Gujarat has been constantly working towards developing urban infrastruc-ture and for that reason; it has allocated a budget of Rs. 12,500 crore to Urban Development and Urban Housing department.

In this year’s budget, the government of Gujarat has put spe-cial emphasis on providing urban poor and middle classes their own houses at a reasonable cost. No country is called a devel-oped state unless it provides equal resource opportunities to its citizens from every strata of the society.

With the same thought, the state government has launched ‘Swarnajayanti Mukhyamantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana’ which is a flagship scheme for providing civic infrastructure in urban areas, for which a provision of Rs. 4,540 crore is made. Out of this amount, Rs. 2912 crore will be used for the works related to physical and social infrastructure, internal infrastructure in residential colonies based on people’s participation and urban transportation.

The state government also plans to construct a total of 4.22 lakh houses under various schemes to provide affordable houses to the homeless living in urban areas, out of which 2.11 lakh houses have been completed and works on the rest is under progress.

With a view to mitigate the traffic problems in big cities by strengthening of public transport system and to improve the qual-ity of environment, construction of over-bridge and underbridge will be taken up and sewage water treatment and solid waste man-agement systems will be strengthened. The state government has given a provision of Rs. 1264 crore for water supply and under-ground drainage system.

Keeping ahead with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Mission, the state government has also allotted Rs. 100

crore for bio-mining projects at Pirana dumping site in Ahmeda-bad.

The state government has laid major focus on Water Supply and Underground Sewerage Project in this budget. Under ‘Swarn-imYojana’, the government intends to focus on constructing sew-age treatment plant for recycling the sewage water and using it for industries, gardens and construction works, making the cities green, clean and environmental friendly. It also plans to start un-derground drainage system works in seven cities and new works of sewerage treatment plant in 120 cities. A total provision of Rs. 71 crore has been made for providing financial assistance to 105 municipalities as repairing and maintenance cost required for run-ning sewage treatment plants.

Beside this, a budget of Rs. 592 crore has been passed for metro train project in Ahmedabad City. Metro link for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) Project is under progress. The construc-tion of Metro will help daily commuters to save time and it will also help them to mitigate the traffic problems.

A provision of Rs. 65 crore has been made for Pallav Char Rasta split Flyover Bridge. Another Rs. 25 crore has been allo-cated for Gandhigram Railway underpass (from Nehru Bridge towards Nagari Hospital). A provision of Rs. 20 crore has been made for renovation of Sanskar Kendra museum and construction of world heritage city museum.

The city of Surat will get a new flyover constructed from Sa-hara Darwaja to Karnimata Chowk. Moreover, Rs. 50 crore have been allocated for building railways over bridge from Udhana to Siddharthnagar. And another Rs. 50 crores for the bridge joining Ved to Vareeyav on Tapiriver.

In Vadodara city, a new fly-over over Suvein Junction will be constructed with the budget of Rs. 36 crore. A provision of Rs. 12 crore has been passed for widening of the existing Kalaghoda Bridge over Vishwamitri River.

For strengthening the public transportation system in urban areas, the government of Gujarat will start 2864 buses on contrac-tual basis at annual per km rate basis in 8 Municipal Corporations and 22 “A” category Municipalities. A total provision of Rs. 290 crore is made for the same.

Moreover, additional Rs. 597 crore has been made under Smart City Mission for the six cities of Gujarat. Keeping health and sanitation as a priority, a budget of Rs. 255 crore has been allocated under “Swachh Bharat Mission” to ensure that the cities are clean and to provide a healthy environment to the citizens.

Additionally, an amount of Rs. 30 crore has been allocated for ‘Diamond Dream City’ project in Surat and a provision of Rs. 2 crore has been made for Urban Bhawan at Gandhinagar to re-dress people’s grievances and representations from a single place and also for administrative convenience.

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The journey of development of Gujarat has received tremen-dous praise both across India and the world. Under Narendra Mo-di’s leadership, the state was known for its development oriented governance where common people were made active partners and stakeholders in the journey of development.

Today, the entire world talks about the Gujarat Model of De-velopment which celebrates the collective efforts of the people of Gujarat.

Gujarat’s development journey is characterised as develop-ment oriented, inclusive and participative. All the three sectors namely agriculture, industries and services have made equal con-tribution towards the growth of Gujarat.

Industrial development has scaled new heights in Gujarat since 2002. In 2003 the biennial Vibrant Gujarat Summits began that drew record investment to the state. At the same time, the land acquisition policy put in place by the Government ensures no injustice is done to the people where the industry is coming up. Taking forward the legacy of ‘SaunoSaath, SaunoVikas’ to ensure the unprecedented development of Gujarat, the budget this year was based on strong foundations that included sustainable and holistic development.

After introducing this year’s budget, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said that the budget 2018-19 is a representation of people’s faith in the government of Gujarat. Expressing his confidence in the path breaking budget of the current financial year, CM Rupani said that the government is committed to provide good governance and amplify opportunities and resources for the youth.

CM Rupani also said that the Deputy Chief Minister and Fi-nance Minister Nitin Patel has vowed to leave no stone unturned to ensure that all sectors of government work in an coordinated manner to deliver inclusive governance.

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said that, in the budget, total provi-sion of Rs. 1,83,666 crore has been made which will help the state to reach to newer heights of inclusive growth. He added that the budget is a gift to each and every person of Gujarat be it a farmer, student, tribal, women or children with some or the other kind of incentive for them.

In this year’s budget, there has been an increase of Rs. 14,828 crore over revised estimates of 2017-18 which also include new schemes and services, standing charges and expenditure on con-tinuous schemes. The budget indicates overall surplus of Rs. 783 crore and revenue surplus of Rs. 5,998 crore and is the seventh continuous budget presented with revenue surplus.

CM Rupani said that the budget has been a blessing to the

farmers of Gujarat with a provision of Rs. 500 crore in the state as the farmers will now be able to avail credit without paying interest on the same compared to the previous rate of interest which was 18%. In addition to that, the government has provisioned Rs. 1,100 crore for crop insurance, purchasing of crops at MSP, and another Rs 235 crore for buying tractors and other farming equipment. Not only that, a provision of Rs. 200 crore has been made to ensure adequate supply of water and electricity to the farmers, manure for the crops and fencing around the farm for crop protection.

The Chief Minister also added that the budget has been drafted keeping in consideration the dreams and aspirations of the youth who will become the future leaders of a New Gujarat and a New India.

The government has introduced the Mukhyamantri Apprentice-ship Scheme to provide employment opportunities to the youth of Gujarat so that they contribute their bit to nation building. Under this scheme, the youth employed as an apprentice by various pro-fessional entities shall be paid a monthly stipend from the state government. Graduates, diploma holders and others will receive Rs. 3,000, Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 1,500 per month respectively. He also said that employment fairs will be held in future through which as many as 4 lakh youth shall be employed and also added that the state government shall recruit as many as 30,000 youth in vari-ous departments of the government sector too.

Similarly, to boost the labour sector, the government has intro-duced Mukhyamantri Gramoday Yojana, where interest subven-tion will be provided to 50,000 skilled and semiskilled labourers and micro and small entrepreneurs in rural areas. A provision of Rs. 60 crore has been made for this scheme. Apart from that, the budget has taken care of new areas like Start-ups, incubators, i-Create, Center of Excellence, skill development etc.

The government has increased the scope of its flagship health schemes Mukhyamantri Amrutam Yojana and Ma-Vatsalya Yojana by allocating Rs. 700 crore. The annual income limit to avail ben-efits of the schemes has been increased from Rs. 2.5 lakh per annum to Rs. 3 lakh per annum. The state government has not only focused on the youth of the state, but has also taken care of the senior citizens and increased the treatment aid to Rs. 3 lakh for various diseases and ailments.

The Chief Minister said that this budget is a balanced meal for the state which will ensure that all the citizens remain in a healthy state of mind and body. He spoke about the various welfare ori-ented schemes such as Narmada Yojana, Urban Development, Smart Cities Project, SAUNI Yojana, Cyber Crime Prevention and added that these schemes shall enable people to avail numerous benefits in the days to come.

GUJARAT BUDGET 2018-2019 A WELFARE ORIENTED BUDGET FOR HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT

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Q: What was the motivation to start a new company in In-dia?

A: Well, service to the country. My parents made sure I got the best of education in India and abroad and left me to make my choic-es. So after spending about 11 years in Germany, I decided to come back to India and start a company which primarily fo-cusses on getting state of the art technologies from Europe to India and commercializing them. Raina Industries strives to transfer advanced manufactur-ing and products with a techni-cal textile base from developed nations like Germany to India. The focus of this endeavor is value creation for the nation and its sustainability.

Q: When did you move from Ger-many to India and why?

A: I moved to India in October 2014 for good. I realized that it was an apt moment for the shift as the new Make in India initiative was launched and the dream of New India was floated by our Honor-able Prime Minister Modi. I just

decided to join the mission and being a part of the success sto-ry of our country by contributing in the area of technical textiles.

Q: Why did you decided to tar-get the technical textile sec-tor? How are you contribut-ing here?

A: Well technical textiles is a sun-rise industry in India but has established itself in the west. In Europe technical textiles contributes about 10% of all materials which are used in ap-plications across sectors and in-dustries. In India there is a ma-jor gap in this sector. The only sector in technical textiles which is doing well is the packaging sector. The other sectors have

Raina Industries Pvt Ltd targets Rs 500 crore sales turnoverTo Incur capital expenditure for expansion of activity

Dr Mohit Raina, Managing Director, Raina Industries Pvt Ltd in an Interview with Mr Raju Chandran of Textile India Progress, explained the growth plans of his company. Dr Raina in his Interview told Mr Raju Chandran that he has targeted to attain a sales turnover of Rs 500 crore soon and for this, he would be incurring capital expenditure for expansion of his activities. Extracts of the Interview:

Dr Mohit Raina, Managing Director, Raina Industries Pvt Ltd

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only marginal increments.

I personally believe that India has a potential to replace about 15-20% of all conventionally used materials in the country by technical textiles. This will call in for a lot of inter-disciplinary, cross-sectoral work. My en-deavor as a trained engineer from Germany is to bridge the gap between the high value added technical textile sector and the application industries. To achieve this Raina Industries engages in all aspects ranging from procurement to manufac-turing and even implementation of the technologies in the price competitive and challenging In-dian market.

The aim is to target growth sec-tors in India and contribute with sustainable technologies from the field of technical textiles. The sectors involve infrastruc-ture – rural, peri-urban and ur-ban; transport & avionics and the medical sector which will be approached in a phased manner. For the first phase, the infrastructure sector is ad-dressed. The idea is to collab-oratively transform sustainable

(green) building material ideas and solutions in to tangible re-ality for built environment, by understanding customer re-quirements and providing value (quality) enhanced solutions.

Q: What has been the current acceptance of products in the Indian market? Are there growth plans?

A: As mentioned we have currently targeted the building sector and are providing solutions to the best in the Industry like Lodha Group, GVK, L&T etc. The proj-ects which we have carried out with these companies have ac-celerated our growth by about 336% in just two years. We are heading towards being a 100 Cr company over the next 3 years. Parallelly other technical textile sectors will be targeted and the growth would be targeted at 500 Cr soon.

Q: How do you plan to achieve this exponential growth?

A: Its technology transfer and up-gradation from saturated mar-kets in the west to India, cross-sectoral work across disciplines and turn-key implementation will hold the key to exponential growth. Joining hands with ap-plication industries, addressing to their material challenges with engineered technical textile so-lutions is what we thrive on.

Q: Have you been receiving sup-port from the Government of India in this endeavour?

A: Indeed, a lot of hand holding have been done in the initial stages by the Invest India Cell and the Ministry of Textiles. Cur-rently the MSME Department of the government of India is really training us with funding options to scale up our production and implementation.

Q: When would you think you have achieved your target with your company Raina In-dustries?

A: Our Mission - 20% of all ferrous and non-ferrous material used in the country are substituted by technical textiles and indig-enously made in the country.

The day when the stats say that 20% of all the ferrous and non-ferrous material used in the country are replaced by techni-cal textiles we would have ad-dressed two challenges – one uplifting our textile indusstry immensely and secondly hav-ing highly engineered and lat-est technology materials in our country. This is the future and we shall achieve it!

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The event began with a splen-did get-together of all guests in Udaipur at Fateh Prakash Palace where the history-soaked interiors and the armoury of the Mewar dy-nasty took everyone to the great historic times.

The evening held recently, be-gan with an entertainment and cultural show at historic Jagmandir Island Palace where Mughal em-peror Shah Jahan stayed himself and imbibed several ideas for the world known Taj Mahal. The inter-cession of all guests further added delight to the show.

The next day began with a Ri-eter conference and a visit to Nitin Spinners Ltd. During the confer-ence, Rieter experts provided an overview about the entire product range which customers were to ex-perience at Nitin Spinners during the visit. The emphasis was on dis-cussion on project feasibilities with insights on Investments, Profitabil-ity and Payback with a complete Rieter compact spinning system. In addition to these countable bene-fits, the easy cooperation with one single responsible supplier from sales to successful operation was demonstrated.

Visit to Nitin Spinners Ltd.The highlight of the two day event

was a special visit to Nitin Spinners Ltd. where the participants could experience a live demonstration by state of the art Nitin Spinners Ltd, Bhilwara. The live demonstration and explanations highlighted the true benefits of the complete Rieter compact spinning system.

The presence of eminent ex-ecutives enlightened the event and generated an opportunity to have direct and close interaction with entire Rieter & Nitin Spinner’s team and experience the benefits of be-ing in partnership with Rieter. The event harvested a huge response and the participants got familiar with Rieter’s know-how on techno-logical innovations in the spinning industry.

For further information, please contact:Maschinenfabrik Rieter AGSelma WobbenMarketing Rieter Machines & SystemsT +41 52 208 76 38F +41 52 208 80 [email protected]

Rieter Compact Spinning Systems displayed to industry leaders at Nitin Spinners Limited Rieter is the world’s leading supplier of systems for short-staple fiber spinning. Based in Winterthur (Switzerland), the company develops and manufactures machinery, systems and components used to convert natural and manmade fibers and their blends into yarns. Rieter is the only supplier worldwide to cover spinning preparation processes and all four end-spinning processes currently established on the market. Rieter is also a market leader in precision winding machines. With 18 manufacturing locations in ten countries, the company employs a global workforce of some 5 250 employees, about 20% of whom are based in Switzerland. Rieter is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol RIEN. www.rieter.com

Nearly 85 top executives of leading spinning mills of India followed the Nitin Spinners Ltd. and Rieter invitation to have a close impression of complete system installation of Rieter compact spinning machine. During the two day event, participants had the opportunity to have deep interactions on advantages of Rieter Systems.

Mr. Prasanta-Kumar Deka addressing on Rieter

Guests at Nitin Spinners Ltd.

Rieter Conference at Darbar Hall, Udaipur

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Kusters Calico Machinery Pvt Ltd (KCM), a producer and export-er of open width wet textile pro-cessing machines for both woven and knitted fabrics, inaugurated its upgraded manufacturing facility on April 11, 2018.With this new up-graded manufacturing facility, KCM aims to provide timely delivery and high quality German products to customers in India and abroad.

With strong backing of its Ger-man parent, the Jagenberg Group, which now holds 100% controlling stake in Kusters Calico since Feb-ruary 2018, KCM started the up-gradation exercise two years back and has invested close to Rs. 10 crores, with plans to invest another Rs. 5 crores in 2018.

Now, the company has set a goal to reach revenues of Rs 120 crores in the next few years, as against Rs 85 crores currently.

The inaugural function was graced by Shri Rajendra Trivedi, Hon’ble Speaker, Gujarat Legisla-tive Assembly, Shri MansukhVasa-va, Member of Parliament and Shri

Kusters Calico inaugurates new upgraded manufacturing facility

Satish Patel, Ex Member of Guja-rat Legislative Assembly.

The function was also attended by Dr. Erich Broeker, Group CEO, Jagenberg AG and Managing Di-rector Kleinewefers GmbH, Ger-many, Mr Sushil Verma, Managing Director, Kusters Calico Machinery Pvt. Ltd and employees of KCM.

Under the upgradation program, KCM has constructed a new 22,000 sq. feet assembly shed, one dou-ble column 4 metre x 1.5 metre 4 axis rotating head machining cen-tre, converted all lathe machines to CNC and commissioned separate blasting and painting booths, for both MS and SS. Also, successful-ly commissioned SAP B1, HRMS and PLM software. These are just a few of the more than 100 proj-ects, KCM has initiated.

“KCM has always strived to offer better products and services to its customers and has been working to further improve various processes, infrastructure, facilities to upgrade our product range to meet custom-er expectations and requirements of high end technologies. This new upgraded facility will help better all the above and more,” Mr Sushil

Verma, Managing Director at KCM said.

In textile wet processing ma-chines, KCM manufactures Wash-ing, Dyeing, Bleaching, Singeing, Mercerizing, Finishing, Desizing and Dye Padders. It also manu-factures Converting machines for Coating and Lamination lines, which are used, for converting plastic films or foils to packaging material or for further processing by creating barriers for air, mois-ture and light by coating with vari-ous materials.

KCM has installed around 500 wet processing textile machinery in various countries worldwide, which includes Germany, Turkey, Rus-sia, USA, Middle East, Egypt, Iran, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Africa besides selling to all major textile companies in India. This year KCM is exploring markets in other coun-tries like Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.

In coming years, several Jag-enberg AG Group companies want to introduce their products in India and Kusters Calico is evaluating the manufacturing of these prod-ucts in India under the ‘Make in In-dia’ concept of our Hon’ble Prime Minister. This will further increase the production capacity of KCM in coming years.

For more details please visit http://www.kuesters-calico.com

Rs 10 crores already invested with Rs 5 crores more allocated in 2018

New facility to help timely delivery of high quality German technologies

Targets revenue of Rs 120 crores as against Rs 85 crores now

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63-years old and NSE as well as BSE-listed Indian leader in card clothing products and card room accessories for the textile spinning industry, ICC Ltd is entirely shift-ing production to its already existing state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh. In doing so, ICC has closed down its Pune plant, which was man-ufacturing card clothing since more than six decades.

“The move is strategic, since the Pune plant is 63 years old and was primarily en-gaged in manufacturing card clothing cater-ing to the low speed and lowthroughput card-ing machines segment, while the market is now gradually shifting towards high speed and high throughput carding machines,” Mr. Vinod Vazhapulli, CEO at ICC said.

“Being a pioneer in the industry, ICC foresaw this shift in market behaviour nine years back, when we started our facility in Himachal Pradesh, where we have installed the most advanced machines which cater to precision manufacturing and highly evolved production technologies,” he added.

The Himachal Pradesh plant currently specialises in addressing the card clothing requirement of the latest generation of card-ing machines. With the strategic move of closing down the Pune facility, ICC will now be focusing production from that plant and ensure that this single plant caters to the whole range of ICC’s card clothing market.

The company is also in the process of further automating the plant with more ad-vanced technologies, probably unseen in this industry. Additionally, some of the ma-chinery from the Pune plant will be moved to Himachal Pradesh, as a lot of innovation

Indian Leader in Card Clothing ICC Ltd Shifts Production to Himachal Plant

Himachal Pradesh plant equipped with state-of-the-art manufacturing technology Move strategic to keep up with developments for high speed cards To launch new products which improve life and surface technology of cards

in flexible card clothing products has been done in the Pune plant.

“This move to consolidate production un-der one roof will also enable ICC to improve on time and in full delivery parameters, there-by adding value for our esteemed customers, with better delivery lead times. However, our corporate functions will still operate from the Pune office and we will try to better customer delight, in terms of service and quality,” Mr Vazhapulli informed.

ICC has closed the Pune plant through an amicable settlement with workers, many of whom have been working at the plant since more than 35 years. It has taken the in-terest of all the workers working in the Pune plant into consideration, while negotiating the settlement.

In the next six months, the company is planning to come up with an array of prod-ucts targeting high speed carding machines with improved life and surface technology

and also, productivity enhancers in the card-ing equipment and accessoriessegments.

All these products are currently under-going the process of Beta validation at vari-ous customer plants and are expected to be commercially launched in the market within the next six months, in readiness for ITMA 2019 in Barcelona. For more details please visit http://www.cardindia.com

Media Contacts:ICC LtdMr Prasad Mahale Vice President – Sales & Marketing Mob: +91 9325998433Email:[email protected]

Arun RaoFounderTaurus CommunicationsAhmedabad, IndiaMob: +91 982 503 8518Email: [email protected]

Card clothing is in the DNA of ICC, as it has been producing them for 63 years and are the only global manufacturers of both, metallic and flexible card clothing. ICC has mastered change to maintain its position as a leader, by making innovation a constant ongoing process. ICC operates two plants, one in India and another in the UK, where ICC holds majority stake. ICC has offices at multiple locations within India and abroad, with its technologies being sold in around 25 countries globally.

ICC Himachal Plant

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“With this expansion of our production, we are broadening our pro-duct portfolio and can thereby open up new markets in the growth regions of India and Southeast Asia,” explained Christian Hartel, Executive Board member at Wacker Chemie AG with responsibility for Asia, at the opening ceremony today. “This investment under-scores the commitment of WACKER to the Indian market and shows that our company is continuously growing its technical expertise and capacities in Asia.”

Hydrosilylation is a chemical process in which organofunctional groups, such as glycols, olefins or ketones, are “docked” onto the periphery of silicones. This is done in order to modify the properties of the end product and render a silicone fluid, for example, hydrophobic (water-repellent) or hydrophilic (water-attracting).

Hydrosilylation silicone products reduce the incompatibilities between oils and water, thereby improving the compatibility with organic sys-tems. The second application area of the new products manufactured in Amtala are polyurethane foams, in which functional silicone fluids serve as additives for adjusting the cell structure. Such foams are used in car interior trim and insulation materials. Silicone fluids and emulsions are also used in personal care products (e.g. shampoos), in softeners for the textile industry and in agricultural applications.

“Our new hydrosilylation plant enables us to address promising new markets where we haven’t been represented in India and Southeast Asia until now – for example the market for silicone functional fluids with its many sales opportunities,” said Soumitra Mukherjee, Managing Director of Wacker Metroark Chemicals. “In this way, we intend to secure our position as the market and technology leader for silicones in the region and provide a basis for further growth.”

Wacker Opens a New Plant for Functional Silicone Fluids in IndiaWacker Metroark Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. (WMC) has its registered office and production facilities near Kolkata, while sales are headquartered in Mumbai. The company is responsible for all marketing and sales activi-ties in the Indian subcontinent relating to WACKER silicones. WACKER owns a 51 percent share in the joint venture, which was set up in 1998 and is active in Greater India’s most important trade centers, maintaining sales offices and warehouses in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, as well as a liaison office in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Key markets are the textile, personal care, automotive, construction, transmission and distribution, coatings, plastics, adhesives and packaging sectors. The company markets sealants, silanes and pyrogenic silica in India. WMC currently has 260 employees.

Wacker Metroark Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. is expanding its existing silicone production at its Amtala site near Kolkata with a new hydrosilylation plant for manufacturing functional silicone fluids. The plant with an annual capacity of over 6,000 metric tons was officially opened today at a ceremony in Amtala. The expansion is WACKER’s response to growing regional demand for specialty silicones for use in the textile, personal-care, rigid and flexible polyurethane foam and agrochemical sectors. The investment for the plant amounts to around €6 million.

Wacker Metroark Chemicals’ new hydrosilylation plant at its Amtala site near Kolkata. (Photo: Wacker Chemie AG).WACKER is a globally-active chemical company with some 13,800 employees and annual sales of around € 4.9 billion (2017). WACKER has a global network of 23 production sites, 21 technical competence centers and 50 sales offices.

WACKER SILICONESSilicone fluids, emulsions, rubber grades and resins; silanes; pyrogenic silicas; thermoplastic silicone elastomers

WACKER POLYMERSPolyvinyl acetates and vinyl acetate copolymers and terpolymers in the form of dispersible polymer powders, dispersions, solid resins and solutions

WACKER BIOSOLUTIONSBiotech products such as cyclodextrins, cysteine and biologics, as well as fine chemicals and PVAc solid resins

WACKER POLYSILICONPolysilicon for the semiconductor and photovoltaic industries

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Karl Mayer Displays its Products at ITM in Istanbul, Turkey

These include lightweight fabrics with a variety of different grounds and superim-posed designs produced on an HKS 4-M EL, as well as stylish lace designs created on a LACE.EXPRESS. Bastian Fritsch is certain that terry fabrics as well, especially those produced on the TM 4 TS, will also be a hot topic at the ITM trade fair. “Warp-knitted terry fabrics have more firmly an-chored loops and can be produced more efficiently than similar woven goods. And they can be patterned with a wide variety of different designs.” This sales expert is showing examples made from polyester as well as cotton at the fair. The presentation of warp knitting technology is complement-ed by some innovative products produced by double-bar raschel technology: trendy shoe fabrics, stylish spacer fabrics for rucksacks, and plush fabrics. Anyone with any questions on these products or any other applications will be able to discuss them with KARL MAYER’s experts in tex-tile development.

As far as warp preparation is con-cerned, KARL MAYER is exhibiting as an expert partner in the denim sector. The company is showing a LONG CHAIN BEAMER, a BALL WARPER, and models of the PRODYE indigo dyeing machine and the DOUBLE VARIO dyeing unit for use in the production of jeans. Dieter Gager, the Sales Director of KARL MAYER’s Warp Preparation Business Unit says that the PRODYE range of products is already well established on the Turkish market, and this position is being strengthened by the com-pany’s participation in the fair.

For anyone interested in technical tex-tiles, this company has many ideas and suggestions relating to the production of composites, especially for the construction industry – with textile concrete being the buzzword here.

KARL MAYER has once again hit the bull’s eye with its innovative presentation and has again become the meeting point for the sector, which is exactly what the exhibition team expected. “The ITM fair is always an exceptional platform for us, enabling us to make contact with our cus-tomers, both big and small, and to support them in their day-to-day operations,” says Roland Kunze, the Managing Director of KARL MAYER’s local agent, ERKO. He

bases this on some interesting conversa-tions he has had on technical possibilities, future projects and promising initiatives. The trade fair is an important link between the past, the present and the future – which is important for guaranteeing the company’s continuing partnerships with its customers.

Oliver Mathews, the Sales Director of the Warp Knitting Business Unit, is also delighted at the large number of visitors attending the ITM. “In the last few years, Turkey has become one of our three most important markets. We are also starting from a good business position and are looking forward to a lively fair with plenty of visitors.”

From left to right: Oliver Mathews, the Sales Director of KARL MAYER’s Warp Knitting Business Unit, Roland Kunze, the Managing Director of ERKO, and Bastian Fritsch, a Senior Sales Manager at KARL MAYER, are looking forward to a successful ITM exhibition.

Karl Mayer, displayed its products at the Tüyap Fair Convention and Congress Center in Istanbul, Turkey, from 14 to 17 April, 2018. The focus of exhibiting the products was to put its innovative machine systems and technical solutionas, which have opened up new opportunities in the Turkish market. Karl Mayer displayed its HKS 3-M, producing a newly developed voile-like net curtain pattern. As far as warp-knitted net curtain and embroidery grounds are concenred, company has had interesting conversations with companies new to this sector, concerning new expansion plans and projects, says Mr Bastian Fritsch, a Senior Sales Manager at Karl Mayer. Karl Mayer also received many enquiries concerning the production of home textiles in general, as well as outwear fabrics on high-speed tricot, jacquard and multibar raschel machines.

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Many visitors, valuable suggestions

KARL MAYER Technische Textil-ien GmbH looks back on a successful JEC World 2018. This textile machin-ery manufacturer joined the leading trade fair of the composite sector in Paris from 6. to 8. March with a well-attended information stand on the topic of multi-axial warp knitting ma-chines and fiber spreading units. “I am very satisfied with the response to our exhibition in Paris. Not only the number but also the internation-ality of the visitors was good”, con-cluded Jochen Schmidt, President of KARL MAYER Technische Textilien GmbH. Of course, the guests came from Europe but many of them also from China as well as from the USA, India and Turkey. The discussions confirmed already known trends, but they also provided new ideas.

Affordable lightweight components with adequate performance

Numerous conversations during the exhibition were about lightweight solutions with automated production, high reproducibility and well-bal-anced price-performance ratio. Car-bon fibers are still too expensive, and they are only used if the performance requirements do not allow any other option. This was clearly demonstrat-ed by the specific demands for aero-space applications. But even here cost optimization is needed, focus-ing on the targeted use of dry carbon fiber layer structures as alternative to the cost-intensive prepregs.

Karl Mayer Successfully Participated in the JEC World Trade Fair in Paris, France - 6 to 8 March, 2018

Cheaper than carbon fibers and improved in terms of properties, glass is becoming increasingly interest-ing for many applications, explained Jochen Schmidt. For the glass pro-cessing, KARL MAYER Technische Textilien GmbH can offer its COP MAX 4. On this multi-axial warp knit-ting machine it is possible to produce dry glass layers which, according to Jochen Schmidt, are especially in demand by the wind energy market, but increasingly also by the automo-tive industry.

Another approach to a cost-opti-mizd manufacture of composites was presented by KARL MAYER with the “VARIO LAYING” procedure. This in-novative method ensures a mechan-ical and load path-oriented position-ing of the carbon fibers just during the production of dry glass layers.

Alexander Wegner from KARL MAYER’s exhibition team and Senior Manager Application Technology, ex-plained that the use of glass is also

becoming increasingly interesting for another trend area of the composite industry: namely for thermoplastic applications. He went on to say that in the overall production process, thermoplastic composites made from glass layers are cheaper than duro-plastic composites, but for their man-ufacture they require a special know-how, in particular during spreading. Nevertheless, with its fiber spreading unit UD 700, KARL MAYER is well positioned for the future. “The market is increasingly demanding for glass layers with low surface weights. For this purpose, the glass fibers must be spread as homogeneously as possible. And precisely this brings our technology into play”, concluded Alexander Wegner.

For this applications engineer and his colleagues, the information and ideas gathered during the tradeshow in Paris are a valuable source of in-spiration for further innovations with benefits for the customers.

The stand of KARL MAYER Technische Textilien GmbH at JEC World 2018

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OptiMax-i Picanol has an outstanding track record in produc-tion of high-tech rapier machines. Picanol launched its very first weaving machine with rapier insertion in 1975. Since then Picanol has installed over 90,000 rapier machines throughout the world. With industrial speeds of up to 750 rpm, the OptiMax-i is unquestion-ably the world’s fastest rapier weaving machine in industrial production. Highlights of the new rapier in-clude increased performance, more rigid construction, new applications, smart energy efficiency, improved ergonomics and user-friendliness. The OptiMax-i is available in reed widths ranging from 190 to 540 cen-timeters. Furthermore, with its Guided Gripper system (GC) and Free Flight system (FF) it is also the most versatile. The Guided Positive Gripper (GPG) system has been developed for dedicated technical fabrics. Meanwhile, additional features have been developed to meet the ever-increasing demand for versatility in-clude among others the Electronic Filling Tensioner (EFT), the SmartEye filling detector and the SmartCut filling cutter.

OptiMax-i 4-R 190, fancy denim Machine configured to show the top speeds achiev-

Picanol Group of Belgium Presented Rapier and Airjet Innovations at ITM Istanbul, TurkeyThe Picanol Group is an international, customer-oriented group specialized in the development, production and sale of weaving machines (division Weaving Machines), engineered casting solutions and custom-made controllers (division Industries). In 2017, the Picanol Group realized a consolidated turnover of 688.93 million euros. The Picanol Group employs some 2,300 employees worldwide and is listed on Euronext Brussels (PIC). Since 2013, the Picanol Group has also had a reference interest in the Tessenderlo Group (Euronext: TESB).Picanol is one of the leading weaving machinery in the world and has a big presence in Indian textile industry. Picanol weaving machine are of technology and has consistent buyers from textile mills in india.The ITM 2018 fair is held at the TÜYAP 2018 Fair Convention and Congress Center in Istanbul from 14 until 17 April. Underlining the importance of the Turkish market, the Picanol team was exhibited two rapier and two airjet weaving machines in Hall 2, Booth 216. Picanol is since 1998 active in Turkey with an own organization and with offices in Istanbul and Bursa, employing a total of 26 people. Besides sales activities, they ensure local service, print repair and the availability of a strategic stock of spare parts.

able with the OptiMax-i.

Warp Co Ne 40/2 Density = 42 ends/cm Drawing-in width: 179 cm

Weft Co/El Ne 20/1 Pa/El Ne 14/1 Density = 29 picks/cm

Features Blue Box electronic platform GCv gripper, combining high speed and versatility

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Electronic Disc Cutter EDC 2/4 Foreseen for Quick Style Change Stäubli dobby S3060

TerryMax-i Picanol will also present its TerryMax-i rapier weav-ing machine, which has been developed for terry towel production. The direct electronic drive of the cloth fell mechanism guarantees a perfect pile formation and enables weavers not only to program the pile height loop by loop, but also to program the pre-beat-up dis-tance of every single filling yarn, which in turn permits endless design possibilities. Special features include OptiSpeed, pile height monitoring and needle roller control. Besides the TerryMax-i, Picanol also has an airjet for terry production: the TERRYplus Summum weaving machine. This means that Picanol is the only high-end provider on the market offering both airjet and rapier terry machines.

TerryMax-i 8-R 260, terry Picanol is also offering a terry machine on our proven rapier platform.

Warp Ground: Co Ne 24/2 Pile: Co Ne 20/2 Density = 23 ends/cm Drawing-in width: 247 cm

Weft Co Ne 14/1 Chenille Nm 4 PP 270 denier Density = 18 - 22 - 144 picks/cm

Features Blue Box electronic platform OptiSpeed Direct electronic driven cloth formation Pile height monitoring Needle roll control Mechanical Filling Cutter LED illumination Stäubli dobby S3020

OMNIplus Summum The OMNIplus Summum is Picanol’s high performing airjet weaving machine. It combines the latest technol-ogy with over 30 years of experience in airjet weaving. By introducing state-of-the-art technology in hardware and software, the OMNIplus Summum offers the next level to meet new market demands in terms of qual-ity, performance and energy consumption. Built on the reliable BlueBox electronic platform, the OMNIplus Summum is packed with new features that enhance weaving performance and facilitate future improve-ments. The OMNIplus Summum is equipped with fully electronic pressure regulators, a separate built-in air tank for each weaving channel and a unique triple air tank configuration for the relay nozzles. This improves the user-friendliness and flexibility of the machine and significantly reduces energy consumption.

OMNIplus Summum-4-P-280, sheeting Maximum speeds become possible without compro-mising on flexibility.

Warp Co Ne 60/1 Density = 72 ends/cm Drawing-in width: 274 cm

Weft Co Ne 40/1 Density = 42 picks/cm - double pick insertion

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Features BlueBox electronic controls

Air tucking in continuous reed Blue22 prewinder PRA II Plus, the most performing pick repair system in the market AirMaster, for automated checkup of the air insertion system ARVD II Plus, for lowest air consumption

OMNIplus Summum- 4 - P – 190, bottom weight The “performance” execution that brings an answer to the needs of bottom weight as well as denim weavers.

Warp

WarpPes/CO Ne 10/1 Density = 23,7 ends/cm Drawing-in width: 167 cm

Weft Pes/Co Ne 16,5/1 Density = 25 picks/cm

Features BlueBox electronic controls HP, High Performance execution for unequalled industrial speed TwinJet, for top performance Blue22, prewinder PRA II Plus, the most performing pick repair system in the market AirMaster, for automated checkup of the air insertion system ARVD II Plus, for lowest air consumption. Hybrid harness frames ELSY Plus

For further information please contact: Erwin Devloo, Marketing Communication Manager, at +32 (0)57 22 20 90 or by e-mail: [email protected].

Uster Technologies AG has announced the successful closing of the acquisition of Elbit Vision Systems Ltd. (EVS), a world-leading high-technology supplier for automated vision inspection in the textile industry. This expands USTER’s competencies in quality control and strengthens its product portfolio. EVS’s products are used to automatically

locate, label and trace defects of fabric and web products, and ultimately to grade the quality and de-termine the value of the produced goods.

Thomas Nasiou, Chief Executive Officer of USTER, said: “I am delighted that we are now able to finalize this major milestone, which embodies the strengthening of USTER’s activities across the globe. The access to innovative technology and the enhanced presence will enable us to strengthening our offering to customers, and offer new, interesting perspectives to the colleagues of USTER and EVS. The acquisition fits perfectly into our vision to be the world’s leading supplier of quality solutions for the textile industry from fiber to fabric.”

Sam Cohen, CEO of EVS, commented: “I am proud of the progress we have made during the last few years in improving our products and services leading to increased customer satisfaction, expanding our footprint while delivering on our financial targets. Now, I am very much looking forward to continue working for EVS, now part of USTER, and combining our offering. I believe that we will demonstrate the potential to provide our customers with new, innovative products that can address unmet needs.”

USTER closes acquisition of EVS – Combined technology offers customers more potential for further automation and improvement for increased and sustainable performance

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Traditional textile production in Turkey: In this country bridging Europe and Asia, terry hand towels and similar products are produced on the DORNIER ServoTerry® air-jet weaving machine (Image: “Hand towel weaving machine”; Source: DORNIER).

DORNIER was demonstrated weaving machine solutions for clothing, home and technical textiles aimed at the Turkish and Central Asian market Displayed at the ITM, 2018.

DORNIER was represented at the ITM textile machinery trade fair from April 14 - 17 in Istanbul. Besides denim, wool and carpets, in Turkey the machine builder‘s weaving machines are also used to produce technical textiles.

Lindauer DORNIER GmbH and its Weaving Machine, Specialty Machinery and Composite Systems® divisions has earned its place as a global technology leader. In 2017, the family-owned German company with about 1,000 employees (including 63 trainees) recorded incoming orders totaling about 280 million euro. The weaving machines from DORNIER meet all of the requirements that are essential for modern fabric production: flexible, gentle material insertion, an exceptionally broad spectrum of material and pattern capabilities, absolute functional reliability, flawless goods and short standstill times. The DORNIER system family, consisting of rapier and air-jet weaving machines, is the contemporary answer to the unforgiving catalog of specifications demanded by today’s market. The machines are manufactured in the production workshops at Lindau in Germany. 90% of the machines produced are exported.

Dornier Displays Weaving Machine at ITM in Istanbul, TurkeyManufacturing woven fabrics: Exceptionally versatile in design and function

“Clothing and home textiles are produced in Turkey on weav-ing machines from DORNIER by tradition”, says Wolfgang Schöffl, Head of Business Unit Weaving Machines at Lindauer DORNIER GmbH (LiDO). The machines are used to make fabrics for furnish-ings, curtains and hand towels, for example. But recently technical textiles have also begun to make an appearance in the product portfolios of Turkish weaving houses. The volume is still modest, but it is growing. Technical textiles as a market of the future for Turkish weavers? “It will happen”, Schöffl is convinced, as he sees the classic local textile industry responding to cheaper competition from India and China.

Technical textiles are generally considered to be growth market with enormous potential. Powerful industries such as aerospace, the automobile industry, wind energy and medicine all drive a steadily increasing demand. This has also been confirmed in a study conducted by the Swiss business consultancy Gherzi and commissioned by the European Apparel and Textile Confederation Euratex at the request of the EU Commission: The study found that the global market for technical textiles (including non-wovens) will experience annual growth rates of 5 - 6 percent and will reach a volume of almost 200 billion dollars US by 2020 (2014: 147 bil-lion dollars).

Weaving flexibly and reliably in volatile marketsBut the initial obstacles for weavers who want to break into the

technical textiles market – often while still producing home and

garment fabrics – are formidable. The standards of design and aesthetics are replaced almost entirely by function and quality. Companies intending to manufacture airbags, parachutes, filters or tirecord must have weaving machines that satisfy the highest quality standards. “Either the material is flawless – or it is useless; there is no second-quality category in technical weaving”, says Schöffl. And this is precisely why every weaving machine built by the technology leader DORNIER conforms to all major manu-

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facturing criteria such as lowest warp and filling thread breakage rates, processing of various materials, high machine speeds and reproducible machine settings with consistent weaving quality.

“With our rapier and air-jet weaving machines, we intend to make it possible for the weaver to achieve the highest possible pro-duction reliability for technical weaving as well”, explains Schöffl. For example, with the positively controlled filling insertion function, the versatile rapier weaving machines from DORNER can be used to process not only delicate effect yarns for women’s jackets, for example, but also coarse yarns for conveyor belt fabrics and the like. The LiDO head of business unit explains that the purpose of this is to enable weavers to produce for the promising technical textiles market as reliably and safely at they do the household and clothing textiles in the face of increasing market volatility. “An investment in flexibility is an investment in the future.”

Technical fabrics from Turkey for EuropeEuropean companies might also benefit from technical fabrics

produced in Turkey. The country astride the Bosporus is already a well-established textile manufacturing partner for the EU, and offers the further advantages of duty-free exchange of goods and short trade routes. Goods sent from Turkey are delivered to any destination in Europe in a few days by truck, not after weeks

Technical textiles as market of the future: Technical wovens for aircraft, cars and the building industry may soon be in large-scale production in Turkey (Image: “Technical wovens”; Source: DORNIER)

aboard a container ship. DORNIER has been represented in Tur-key by DORNIER Makina Ltd. Sti. located in Istanbul for over ten years. This is the business hub for commissioning, repairs and shipping of original spare parts for the whole of this Euroasian country.

A.T.E. has joined hands with Godrej Consoveyo – pioneer and leader in offering Automated Intra-lo-gistics solutions in India. The company offers end-to-end solutions in intra-logistic automation for various industry segments such as Pharmaceuticals, Chemi-cals, Agro-Chemicals, Food & Beverages, Textile, Pa-per, Paints, Automotive, Railways and Defense. A.T.E. will promote GCLA’s products in India, effective from March 2018.

Godrej Consoveyo Logistics Automation Ltd. (for-merly Godrej Efacec Automation and Robotics Ltd.) is a joint venture between Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. and Consoveyo S.A. (acquired by Körber AG, Germany), offering intelligent storage, movement and handling solutions in intra-logistics domain. GCLA of-fers technologically advanced customized solutions to meet the client requirements.

As textile being one of fastest growing market for ASRS range of solution. Warehouse throughput, large no of variants and manpower availability are major concern for any textile company in India and Godrej have solutions which can add value in these areas.

A.T.E. partners with Godrej Consoveyo to bring world-class intelligent storage, movement and handling technology in India

Godrej facility

A.T.E. partnering with Godrej will make possible to ex-pand market for ASRS as A.T.E. are already present in all textile pockets in India and Godrej being good brand value. With this partnership A.T.E. will be able to penetrate textile segment to design greater ware-housing solution for textile customers.

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Dr. Peter J. Hauser as industry scientist and textile chemistry professor.

The new showpiece in carpet weaving is the “HCiX2” in reed 1500 dents per meter, 8 colour frames (1500/8). This high density carpet weav-ing machine, available in 3 and 4 meters width, is able to weave carpets with up to 5 million points per square meter, creating niche high end products. The same machine is able to weave carpets in reed 750 dents per meter, with 16 colour frames.

The HCiX2 is perfectly suited for picture weaving: instead of the traditional labor-intensive designing of woven carpet, a photo-realistic picture is processed in real time and converted to a design that fits the weaving machine. The HCiX2 is also available in the common configurations 1200/8, 1000/10, 1000/8…

An important development for the Cobble tuft-ing machines is the Individual Pile Delivery (IPD)

Van de Wiele innovations at the ITM in Istanbul, TurkeyVan de Wiele is presented of ITM in Istanbul the world’s first the 3 meter execution of the Velvet Smart Innovator VSi for plain and jacquard velvets. The main specs of the machine include parallel reed motion, reinforced cross members, single beams over the full width and up to 24 servo driven smart frames.

The VSi “345”-type is now available for plain velvets as well as jacquard velvets including light viscose carpets and prayer rugs.

Figure 1: VSi22 Velvet Smart Innovator for weaving plain velvet on 3 meters width

on Colortec, giving a better pile surface of the tufted carpet, resulting in less yarn consumption.

The Colortec, in combination with the in-house developed software TuftLink, is able to produce car-pet with multiple density and color gradients. Also, it is perfectly suitable for imitation hand-tuft qualities up to 4.2 kg/m², even with combinations of different yarns.

Figure 2: Sample tufted on Colortec with a combination of standard acrylicyarn (white) and fancy polyester(black)

With the Myriad, designs of 240 m² without re-peat are possible for wall-to-wall side matching. The Myriad is available up to 1/12” gauge and can be equipped with double sliding needlebar. All Cob-ble tufting machines are available up to 5 meters width.

BONAS, trendsetter in jacquard weaving, is evi-dently present at ITM Istanbul. The Si range, known as trailblazer in jacquard weaving due to the most compact design, lightweight, low energy consump-tion and high efficiency is now available up to 31.104 hooks in a single jacquard machine.

The Ji range, already nested in many countries worldwide, is the ideal jacquard technology for the Turkish market. Based on the micro-selection tech-nology and enriched with a state-of-the-art, mainte-nance-free drive mechanism with integrated dwell, the Ji is the reference for double width weaving. Su-perior technology at the best price.

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The Linux based BONAS Ci controller and soft-ware offers solutions for every weaving application. Use of icons on a 10.4” touch screen is user friend-ly, self-learning and makes operation very easy and self-evident. The Ci controller is Industry 4.0 compli-ant and therefore ready for the future.

Figure 3:Ji jacquardwith 2.688 hooks on top of a rapier loom weaving designs on double width in 8 repeats

Figure 4: High capacity Si jacquard with 31.104 hooks

To improve the service to the important Turkish market, BONAS sales and service is now included in the Van de Wiele office in Istanbul. You will find the contact details on the new BONAS website, also available in Turkish at www.bonas.be/tr.SUPERBA, world leader in heat-setting and space-dyeing for carpet yarn, and member of the VANDEWIELE family of companies, is well estab-lished in Turkey with their agent SAMOTEKS in Is-tanbul, a permanent team of technicians in the field, and BILGE, their partner in Gaziantep, acting as the official distributor for spare parts with a large inven-tory immediately available.

With more than 150 TVP3 lines to heat-set car-pet yarn and over 60 LV3 lines for Acrylic running

in Turkey, SUPERBA have established themselves as the benchmark in terms of quality for carpet yarn processing for all types of yarns (PET, PP, PA, PAN, Wool & blends).

Recent developments have focused on Space-dyeing with the latest version of the MCD/3 machine capable to handle a layer of 72 ends with exclusive dyeing effects such as the bi-color printing or the tone-on-tone effect. The MCD/3 can space-dye with up to 6 colors, polyester or polyamide in combina-tion with the TVP3 heatsetting line, but also acrylic fibers with the new high capacity DL/5 fixation line. The synergy and co-working with VANDEWIELE weaving or tufting machines offers now to the cus-tomers the possibility of new creations with a very efficient time-to-market.

Figure 5: High capacity DL/5 fixation line for heatsetting and (space or solid) dyeing of acrylic yarns

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All motions approved Dividend of 5.00 CHF agreedAt the 127th Annual General Meeting of Rieter Holding Ltd., as April 2018, 472 shareholders, who represent 63% of the share capital, participated. In light of the financial strength of the company and the solid result for 2017 a dividend of 5.00 CHF per share was agreed. The shareholders approved the proposed maximum total amounts of the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and of the Group Executive Committee for the fiscal year 2019.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Bernhard Jucker, and the members of the Board of Directors This E. Schneider, Michael Pieper, Hans-Peter Schwald, Peter Spuhler, Roger Baillod, Carl Illi and Luc Tack were each confirmed for an additional one-year term of office.

Furthermore, Bernhard Jucker, This E. Schneider and Hans-Peter Schwald, the members of the Remuneration Committee who were standing for election, were each

re-elected for a one-year term of office.

Rieter General Meeting 2018


In less than three years since its introduction, USTER®TESTER 6 has earned positive feedback from spinning mill quality managers for automatic data analysis and alerting features provided by As-sistant Q. Production managers appreciate the facility for con-nection with other USTER® testing and monitoring instruments to offer detailed guidance on pro-cess improvements, integrated throughout all mill operations. At the top level, mill owners re-port great satisfaction with their investment in USTER®TESTER 6 as a means to boosting staff per-formance in the drive towards managing the spinning mill with quality in mind. Ultimately, it’s a risk-reducing guarantee of suc-cess – especially important in a highly-competitive market such as Turkey.

The benefits of the USTER® TES-TER 6 are also impressing profes-sionals at the next stage of the yarn business: the traders and sales people tasked with linking yarn production to the paying customers downstream.

At the forthcoming ITM 2018 exhibition in Turkey, the

USTER®TESTER 6 will be show-cased to all these groups from the yarn business, with USTER specialists ready to present the only evenness tester with numer-ous deal-making advantages, including the three specific ar-eas highlighted here.

Pilling prognosis passes the test

Pilling trials carried out man-ually at the fabric stage con-sume both time and money – and even then, assessments are based on the subjective

views of the operators. But it’s different with Assistant Q: he provides objective grading of the yarn, with accurate and in-stant results. His prognosis relies on data and algorithms devel-oped on thousands of sam-ples. The grades have been proven in blind testing, so yarn sellers can rely on them.

An Indian spinner facing a severe quality claim decided to put the accuracy of pre-dictions by human operators and Assistant Q to the test.

Uster Displays at ITM 2018 Exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey Total Testing Center is already a hit with spinners

Integrated data analysis with USTER®TESTER 6 brings multiple advantages for owners, managers and yarn sellersThe practical benefits delivered by USTER®TESTER 6 range from assured quality control to expert process analysis and optimization of the entire spinning mill with the Total Testing Center. It’s no surprise, therefore, that this sixth generation of the renowned USTER®tester has already earned widespread acclaimacross every discipline of the yarn manufacturing sector.

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The spinner had complaints about low pilling resistance in knitted fabric made from a Ne 30 100% combed cotton ring spun yarn. The mill sent sam-ples of knitted fabrics – made of yarns produced from three different cotton bale laydowns – to an institute, for testing with the pilling box method. At the same time, yarn samples of the same three different cotton mixes were sent to the USTER® laboratories for a blind test. This was a task for Assistant Q, who provides data-based pill-ing grades as an integral part of the Total Testing Center of USTER®TESTER 6.

The correlation between the pilling resistance grades determined by Assistant Q and those identified with the pilling tests was impressive, capturing the changes in the fiber mix that affected pilling behavior (see table). The ac-curate and reliable data mea-

sured by the different sensors of USTER®TESTER 6 means that Assistant Q always has a signifi-cant advantage over human assessors in predicting pilling.

Fabric appearance forecasting with the Total Testing Center

Since data can be used to forecast how a fabric will behave under friction stress, could it also be the basis of a fabric appearance analysis? Yes, it is possible to estimate the look of a fabric with the To-tal Testing Center – in fact it is achieved in a single step when testing the yarn quality param-eters with the USTER®TESTER 6.

Eray Aydok, a yarn trader within Biska, considers it essen-tial that seller and buyer are talk-ing about the same standards. So he uses USTER®STATISTICS – when technical data for yarn parameters is required – which are appreciated as the com-

mon language of yarn quality. He regards grade information, including a picture of the pre-dicted fabric appearance, as the best tool possible, and a ‘language’ which can’t be misunderstood. “My custom-ers love to see the finished fabric from the yarn they are going to buy right away, with-out waiting for test results. The fabric appearance grades influence trust positively and instantly. They ensure that the deal is based on mutual un-derstanding,” says Aydok.

The big Qs for weaving performance

The Total Testing Center has become a unique business tool, transforming data into practical choices for quality yarns and profitable produc-tion. A final set of questions needs to be answered by yarn sellers. How satisfied will the weaver be with the per-formance of the yarn? Will the quality be good enough to meet his production efficiency goals? Weaving performance can be predicted with a com-bination of strength testing pa-rameters from USTER®TENSOJET 4 and yarn quality parameters from USTER®QUANTUM 3 yarn clearers. This is possible only with the Total Testing Center, as data can be connected to 100% online quality parameters measured with the third-gen-eration USTER® yarn clearers, in

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the core of the USTER®TESTER 6. By analyzing test data from the two different sources, weak places can be reliably detect-ed and the weaving behav-ior of the yarn predicted. The weaving performance grade allows yarn producers to iden-tify batches with a high risk of yarn breaks during weaving. On a scale with one to five Qs (grades), yarn sellers can eas-ily communicate to weavers the expected performance of the yarn in their fabric produc-tion. Pilling and fabric appear-ance grades are visualized in the same way with the Qs.

Pilling, fabric appearance and weaving performance are among the Total Test-ing Center features which were highlighted at the USTER booth at ITM 2018 (Hall 3, booth 309B). USTER is excited to present the concept of the Total Testing Center, highlight-ing to mill owners, operators, managers, technicians and yarn sellers the specific ben-efits they can expect. “USTER is convinced that the qual-ity and production efficiency assurance provided with the Total Testing Center is a valu-able success factor in a com-petitive market environment like Turkey. This advantage can be further driven on the one hand by the advanced alerting system –which simpli-fies the job of the mill person-nel to secure quality – and on the other by a completely new system which allows the

management to focus on fast and informed decision-mak-ing. For these and many other reasons, we are confident that the industry’s appreciation of

the USTER®TESTER 6 will surely grow,” says Andreas Tanner, Executive Vice President Sales and Service within Uster Tech-nologies.

About Uster Technologies Ltd.The Uster Group is the leading high-technology instrument manufacturer of products for quality measurement and certification for the textile industry. The Group provides testing and monitoring instruments, systems and services that allow optimization of quality through each individual stage of textile production. This includes raw textile fibers, such as cotton or wool, all staple fiber and filament yarns, as well as downstream services to the final finished fabric. The Uster Group provides benchmarks that are a basis for the trading of textile products at assured levels of quality across global markets. The Group’s aim is to forward know-how on quality, productivity and cost to the textile industry.

The Group is headquartered in Uster, Switzerland and operates through a worldwide Market Organization complemented by Technology Centers. It has sales and service subsidiaries in the major textile markets and Technology Centers in Uster (Switzerland), Knoxville (USA) and Suzhou (China) www.uster.com

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Textile manufacturers and their technology suppliers face many chal-lenges in common, in an increasingly competitive and quality-conscious business. That’s why it’s important that they share a vision of excellence, which fosters both individual success and technological progress. Well-known North American textile producer Inman Millsis a prime example, in its relationship with USTER. Both compa-nies have a proud heritage, founded on ‘traditional’ values – and a strong commitment to innovation.

Inman Mills produces some of the world’s most advanced fabrics for a wide range of applications. Its spinning and weaving plants are well established throughout the Southeast portion of the United States. The mill founded in 1901 near Spartanburg, South Caroli-na, is one of the oldest and most tradi-tional in the world. “If there’s one thing that we as humans can always count on it’s change. Inman Mills has a long history of change and adaptation in an attempt to stay ahead of the game,” says Bill Bowen, Vice President of In-man Mills. The company’s tradition re-lies on the core values and principles that have maintained its position as a key player in an ever-changing indus-try, constantly adapting and improving to suit the demands of an expanding global market.

The road to qualityUSTER’s `Think Quality´ approach

is an invitation to spinners to follow the USTER route to developing their yarn production towards higher customer satisfaction and business success. Aiming to help customers succeed in today’s harsh and competitive mar-ket conditions, USTER has evolved this support into a quality-focused mill management approach. This means that producing the required yarn quality is matched with the most efficient use of raw material. The target is to avoid waste and increase production speed as much as possible, without interfer-ing with the other manufacturing goals. USTER’s mission is to utilize innova-tive technology to equip spinners for mill optimization at the highest level– without risking claims.

USTER is proud that its customers participate in this philosophy, by continuously raising their awareness of quality – constant quality – in yarn production, embracing both technology and structures for mill quality management. Inman Mills is an ideal example of a mill driving its quality development in parallel with USTER. (See video.) ((link: https://youtu.be/FPM-R7ZAvyA)). The US company makes yarns from expensive raw materials. Therefore Inman uses the USTER®AFIS to carry out checks machine-to-machine, as well as process-by-process, to get the best value out of the raw materials. More USTER® technology is installed to test at different stages throughout the mill. “USTER® laboratory equipment allows us to optimize our raw materials but it also allow us to optimize our processing machinery and run it at the highest

speed possible – but still produce the right quality,” says Bowen.

Shaping the future togetherUSTER is appreciative of the role

its customers play in bringing innova-tive technology to fruition in their mills. The Inman Mills approach shows how this works in practice: “We’re really having to push the envelope to meet the high quality standards our custom-ers expect,” says Bowen. “In order to do that, we invest in the best machin-ery we can – as well as the best testing equipment that’s available – to allow us to make products meeting custom-ers’ requirements.”

Past, present and future develop-ments by USTER are supporting mill management. The focus is on meeting the needs of management through in-struments and systems which provide answers to enable informed decisions. This is a cumulative process, starting with individual instruments and ex-panding in line with a mill’s commit-ment to manage yarn production with quality in mind. “We recognize USTER as a leader in defining the future of the textile industry. We trust USTER and follow its development. The past proved that we are right in doing so,” says Bowen.

Inman Mills and USTER of Switzerland share a vision of progress

Uster - Inman Mills

Uster - Inman Mills Laboratory

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The positive scenario of the US industry has pushed many local companies to invest in new technologies. Also Italian exports to US market testify the will of American textile customers to invest in new equipment. In 2017 January-November period Italian exports of textile machinery to US market reached a value of about 90 million euro, with an increase of 10% on the same period of the previous year. In 2017 the most relevant share of the Italian machines exported to US market was for the finishing sector (33%), followed by accessories (22%).

At Techtextil North America ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, and Italian Trade Agency (ITA) have organized an Italian Pavilion, where some Italian machinery manufacturers involved in the production of machines for technical textiles will show their innovative solutions.

ACIMIT members who exhibited at the Italian Pavilion are: 4M Plants, Bematic, Beta, Durst, Fadis, Ferraro, Flainox, Monti Antonio, Ms Printing Solutions, Ramina, Sei Laser, Simet, Stalam, Testa, Ugolini.

Background on the Italy’s textile machinery industry and ACIMIT ACIMIT represents an industrial sector comprising around 300 manufacturers (employing close to 12,000 people) and producing machinery for an overall value of about 2.7 billion euros, with exports amounting to more than 85% of total sales. Creativity, sustainable technology, reliability and quality are the characteristics which have made Italy a global leader in the manufacturing of textile machinery.

Contacts: Mauro Badanelli, ACIMIT Economics-Press, Phone. +39024693611, e-mail: [email protected]

Techtextil North America, which took place in Atlanta from May 22nd to 24th, opened under the best auspices for the American technical textiles and nonwovens market. According to the figures released by IFAI (Industrial Fabrics Association International) US market for specialty fabrics and technical textiles registered a growth of 2.6% in 2017 and the projections for 2018 are quite positive. Moreover US Specialty and Industrial Fabrics export figures rose 4.22% in 2017 over 2016.

Italian Textile Machinery at Techtextil North America

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Italy was represented by a relevant number of textile machinery manufacturers at the upcoming FESPA Global Print Expo held during 15-18 May 2018, Berlin). In addition to companies with their very own stand, six companies were set up shop in the common area created by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers and the Italian Trade Agency. The Italian companies exhibiting in the ACIMIT / Italian Trade Agency area are: Arioli Group, Beta Machinery, Carù, Mcs, Monti-Mac and Unitech.The event marked the very first time ACIMIT promote a collective effort at the world’s foremost print exhibition. This presence is duly motivated, as explains ACIMIT president Alessandro Zucchi, “There’s no doubt that today’s digital transformation is one of the major development trends in production processes for the textile industry. Although digital print has not as yet totally replaced traditional print processes, everyone is expecting a strong growth trend for this production technology.” Flexibility in production processes, reduction of time to market, great creativity in

Italy’s Textile Machinery Industry Exhibited at FESPA, the World’s Largest Digital Print Exhibition

terms of possible patterns and colours, and a low environmental and economic impact are the primary attributes targeted by textile print manufacturers that have invested in digital technology. Zucchi points out that, “Italy, particularly the industrial district of Como, has played an essential role in innovative digital transformations. Many of the world’s major print manufacturers are Italian, and digital textile print technology has developed in our Country. Right alongside the most renowned print machinery brand names, we find functional digital print production process machinery, such as pre and post treatment machinery.”

ACIMIT represents an industrial sector comprising around 300 manufacturers (employing close to 12,000 people) and producing machinery for an overall value of about 2.7 billion euros, with exports amounting to more than 85% of total sales. Creativity, sustainable technology, reliability and quality are the characteristics which have made Italy a global leader in the manufacturing of textile machinery.

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India’s premium fairs for home tex-tiles, homeware and interior décor, Heimtextil India and Ambiente India have launched Bespoke Living, an exclusive product showcase space dedicated to companies dealing with signature col-lections at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 27th – 29th June 2018. With four successful editions in a row, Heimtex-til India and Ambiente India also slated on the same dates, have become the country’s leading business trade fairs to showcase the finest quality of dining, liv-ing, giving and home textiles. The launch of Bespoke Living aims to highlight one of a kind brands who deal with uniquely crafted designs that will range from plush statement pieces to extensive signature collections for home and retail furnish-ing.

The term luxury décor is not restricted to brand names anymore. With trends like fully furnished luxury houses, theme dominated homes and tastefully de-signed retail showrooms rapidly picking up in the country, consumers are open to different styles and unique designs. Be it the very popular Scandinavian themed houses to colourful cultural artefacts cre-ating a soothing aura, Indians now want their homes and businesses to reflect their personal style with statement inte-riors.

Heimtextil India and Ambiente India 2018 launch Bespoke Living in their fifth edition

Messe Frankfurt is the world’s largest trade fair, congress and event organiser with its own exhibition grounds. With more than 2,500* employees at some 30 locations, the company generates annual sales of around €661* million. Thanks to its far-reaching ties with the relevant sectors and to its international sales network, the Group looks after the business interests of its customers effectively. A comprehensive range of services – both onsite and online – ensures that customers worldwide enjoy consistently high quality and flexibility when planning, organising and running their events. The wide range of services includes renting exhibition grounds, trade fair construction and marketing, personnel and food services. With its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, the company is owned by the City of Frankfurt (60 percent) and the State of Hesse (40 percent).

Halls dedicated to Bespoke Living will feature selected designer brands from India and around the world showcasing their premium collections. This product showcase arena will be beneficial for interior designers, architects, hotel buy-ers, buyers of luxury goods and luxury homes developers. Business visitors can gain knowledge about the upcom-ing trends, source timeless pieces, build new connections with people sharing the same interest and experience the qual-ity of the products in person. Exposure to best in class products and latest trends presented here will help them create a better home design experience for their clients.

Excelling in statement leather pieces the brand Three Sixty will showcase their latest leather collection that comprises of rugged travel accessories and signature furniture pieces. Inspired by the world’s deserts and explorers who traversed them, the brand designs fully customis-able handmade products which are available in beautiful shades of tan, sure to up the sophistication quotient of home and retail interiors.

“Our latest collection at Bespoke Living will showcase our ever evolving tastes and designs. We believe luxury need not be synonymous with breaking open the bank. Traditional Indian crafts-

men can craft the most beautiful signa-ture pieces and provide quality beyond compare, shared Mr Vikash Gupta, CEO, Three Sixty. International exhibitors pres-ent at the show will showcase exquisite artefacts like decorative ceramics with glaze, handmade clay wreaths with metal leaves, ceramic vases and other decora-tive items to make every home unique.

Apart from this specially curated de-sign platform, Heimtextil India and Am-biente India 2018 will host the Interior Lifestyle Awards that will bring creative masters from the interior decor and home textile sectors together by recognising their art and giving them an international platform to showcase their designs. The trade fair will also organise the Hospital-ity Day, a hospitality and retail procure-ment programme that will bring top class purchase managers from the industry to build new contacts and source quality products. Together, Heimtextil India and Ambiente India together will host over 100 companies from countries like In-dia, Indonesia, Switzerland and Thailand showcasing trendsetting designs in the interior décor and home textile industry.

For more information, please visit our website at:www.messefrankfurt.comwww.congressfrankfurt.dewww.festhalle.de

Special display arena will showcase exquisite signature collection from interior décor and home textile sectors

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Chief Guest, Dr. Kavita Gupta, IAS, Textile Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India lighting the lamp.Standing (L to R): Mr. Sanjay Chawla, Jt. Convener, Mr. Vilas Gharat, President, TAI, Mumbai Unit, Mr. T. K. Sengupta, President, TAI, Mr. A. V. Mantri, Hon. Secretary, TAI, Mumbai Unit, Mr. T. K. Chandra, Conference Advisor, Mr. R. D. Udeshi, President-Polyester Chain, Reliance Industries Limited, Mr. Shailesh R. Sheth, Director & Strategy Adviser, Jost’s Engineering Co. Ltd., Mr. V. C. Gupte, Convener & Chairman, TAI, Mumbai Unit, Mr. G. V. Aras, Conference Chairman and Mr. Prashant Agarwal, Co. Founder & Jt. Managing Director, WAZIR Advisors Pvt. Ltd

The Textile Association (India), Mumbai Unit organized International Textile Conference on “Textile 4.0 – Global and Indian Perspective” on 22nd & 23rd March 2018 at Hotel The Lalit, Mumbai. This was the first such conference on the subject to be held both in Asia and India and therefore, received an overwhelming response from the industry.

Mr. V. C. Gupte, Chairman, TAI, Mumbai Unit and also the Convener of this Conference took the lead in selecting the innovative topics & speakers for the success of this conference. The entire organising work of this conference was done under his able leadership.

Mr. Vilas Gharat, President, TAI, Mumbai Unit welcomed the Chief Guest, Dr. Kavita Gupta, IAS, Textile Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India and Key Note Speaker, Mr. R. D. Udeshi, President-Polyester Chain, Reliance Industries Limited. He also welcomed Mr. Shailesh R. Sheth, Director & Strategy Adviser, Jost’s Engineering Co. Ltd., the Awardees, Speakers, Press, Media and delegates.

Dr. Kavita Gupta, the Chief Guest in her inaugural address said “With the implementation of Textile 4.0 and automation, we should maintain a balance between man and machine and be careful that machines don’t overtake human beings.” She observed, we need human beings and a little bit of unpredictability in our lives to keep it interesting.

Mr. R. D. Udeshi in his Key Note Address highlighted Indian textile industry has to focus on holistic growth across the value chain and needs to focus on building quality and scale. This will be possible only by adopting digitalisation and cyber physical systems, which will accelerate growth and build excellence both in manufacturing and consumer experience.” He emphasised on planning today for a new and better tomorrow. In terms of changing dynamics because of automation and Industry 4.0, sourcing needs are also changing. Buyers do not just want to purchase a product, rather they are looking for end to end solutions.

Mr. G. V. Aras, Conference Chairman while giving the highlights said that the world is on the threshold of a new industrial revolution characterized by Automation, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things etc. Industry 4.0 is the future of manufacturing which is based on cyber-physical systems, Internet of things, digitalization which would create a “Smart Factory”. These new technologies will enter our manufacturing and supply chain sooner than expected and will have disruptive effects on the present processes followed by the industry.

Mr. Shailesh R. Sheth in his theme presentation said that “Factory of the Future is here and can no longer be ignored. For Textile industry’s global competitiveness, we have to grapple with the complexities and chalk out a roadmap for us to implement.” In this VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) world, companies want to ensure their future investments and time of returns on investments. The objective of Textile 4.0 is to optimise inputs and maximise output.

Textile 4.0 conference gets an overwhelming response from industryInternational Textile Conference on “Textile 4.0 – Global and Indian Perspective”

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Mr. Prashant Agarwal, knowledge Partner of the Conference elaborated the Textile 4.0 introduces a new concept called “smart factories” in which technology monitors physicals systems & processes and makes decentralized decisions. Adoption of Industry 4.0 tools and technologies in textiles would result in increased efficiency, reduced lead time, improved production quality. Indian textile companies are functioning at various stages of automation depending on size of company. The organized companies need to prepare the way forward for adopting textile 4.0 and the semi organized and un organized sector needs to develop roadmap towards bridging the technology gap and gear up to align with the industry going forward. He said all teammates including top management professions like CEOs etc, need to be educated, trained and aligned with this technological advancement.

Honouring the best in classThe Textile Association (India), Mumbai Unit has set a precedent of felicitating the textile professionals for their outstanding contribution in the field of textile industry. In this Conference, the TAI, Mumbai Unit felicitated Shri Sanjiv S. Lathia, Technical Director, Lathia Rubber Mfg. Co. Pvt. Ltd. with “The Lifetime Achievement Awards” and Shri S. K. Khandelia, President & CEO, Sutlej Textiles and Industries Ltd. with “The Industrial Excellence Award”.

Knowledge and Informative technical sessionsThe two-day conference saw several informative

sessions. The theme of the first session was “Opportunities in Global Scenario”.

In this session first paper was presented by Mr. Ashish Bhat, Executive Vice President and Head - Digital Factory, Siemens Limited on “Textile 4.0 – Opportunities in Global Scenario”. He pointed out, “Digitalisation is changing everything, since 2000 over half of the top 500 global companies have disappeared, since they couldn’t change with time. The world is changing at a rapid speed; it took 16 years for mobile to have its first 100 million users and only three years for WhatsApp to cross 100 million users. Industry 4.0 is not about the technology, it is about new business models. Digitalisation is already a part of our day to day life through mobile, social media and others, it is time we make digitalisation a part of our business. In my opinion, ‘Disruption’ is slightly a negative word; I would rather like to use Adoption instead of disruption. The whole idea of Industry 4.0 is to ability to produce single customised product as mass customisation at the same cost as mass production.”

Mr. Ram Sareen, Founder, TukaTech, USA presented the paper on “Textile 4.0: Process by Technology Providers’ Perspective”. He observed Disruptive Process is nothing but taking status quo process and simplifying. He believe change is constant, growth is optional.”

Mr. Stephan Kehry, Sales Manager India, Mahlo GmbH Co. KG, Germany made the presentation on “Textile 4.0 - Chances and Risks of a Visionary Revolution”. He quoted his owner Dr Mahlo and said, “We can’t

Inaugural Address by Chief Guest Dr. Kavita Gupta, IAS, Textile Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.

Key Note Speaker Mr. R. D. Udeshi, President-Polyester Chain, Reliance Industries Limited addressing the gathering.

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manage, what we can’t measure” indicating that it is important in today’s business to have information and data to make informed decisions. He also mentioned that in Industry 4.0 and IoT “Human element gains on overreaching significance in development of Industry 4.0.”

Mr. Prabhat Pande, Manager – Professional and Business Services (India & Sri Lanka), EFI Optitex presented the paper on “‘Retail Apocalypse’ and Technological Disruptions”.

The Second Session began with Panel Discussion on “Opportunities & Challenges in Implementation of Textile 4.0: Indian/Asian Stakeholders Perspective” which was moderated by Mr. Prashant Agarwal, Co. Founder & Jt. Managing Director, WAZIR Advisors Pvt. Ltd. The Panel comprised Mr. Rajendar K. Rewari, MD, Morarjee Textiles Ltd., Mr. Sanjiv S. Lathia, Technical Director, Lathia Rubber Mfg. Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Arvind Mathur, CEO, Raymond Uco Denim Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Updeep Singh, Deputy CEO, Sutlej Textiles and Industries Ltd. All the Panel Members emphasized that textile industry in India has no choice but to adopt this new revolution if they want to sustain in global market. This revolution will attract technically qualified young generation to the textile industry and present workers will need to upgrade themselves to new technologies. It was a very interesting and memorable session.

The Third Session was on “Textile 4.0 - Approach to Textile Manufacturing from Fabrics to Finishing” which were presented by eminent speakers from India and abroad.

Mr. Gianangelo Licini, Sales Area Manager and Mr. Francesco Gozio, Marketing Department, Marzoli Machines Textile srl made the presentation on “Textile 4.0 - Industrial Cyber - Physical Systems”. In their presentation they explained how Marzoli focuses its development on innovation and digital integration of Spinning Mill production processes:

Dr. Indu R. Keoti, Dy. General Manager, Sales & Marketing, EcoAxis spoke on “Industrial IoT for Textiles”. She highlighted how a textile enterprise can become smarter by using industrial IoT solutions. She also discussed challenges in implementing and adopting these technologies in the textile industry.

Mr. Hans Gerhard Wroblowski, (Area Sales Director SEA & Head of Denim Technology), A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG, Germany presented the paper on “Textile 4.0 - Internet of Things “Overview / Outlook”.

Mr. V. Bino George, Head of Business Consulting, Infor South Asia presented the paper on “Innovations & Competitiveness in Textile Industry”. He said that the Fashion industry of today is facing a unique and dynamic set of challenges. From the rise of modern consumers to the increasing speed with which new products need to be brought to market, the technology is essential to remain competitive.

Mr. Ashish Sharma, Vice President-Sales & Mktg., Truetzschler India Pvt. Ltd. showed “Trutzschler’s approach to Industry 4.0”. He said the term “Industry 4.0” originates from a German government’s project as high-tech strategy to promote the computerization of manufacturing process. Trützschler Line Commander connects complete Blow room line and cards together, which itself is basis of IoT concept long before Industry

Theme Presentation by Mr. Shailesh R. Sheth, Director & Strategy Adviser, Jost’s Engineering Co. Ltd.

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4.0 conceptualized.

The Fourth Session was on “Textile 4.0 – Demonstrative Approach to Manufacturing from Fibre to Fabrics”.

Mr. Gunish Jain, Managing Director, Royal Datamatics Pvt. Ltd., presented the paper on “The Role of Machine Learning in the Textile Value Chain”. He explained what activities and processes will be part of the first wave of AI and Automation.

Mr. Akshar Chandra, Strategy & Business Excellence, MD Office, Grasim Industries, Aditya Birla Group expressed his views on “Future of Textile is Upon Us – Digitalization enabled Connected Value Networks”.

Mr. Ramakrishnan Pongirivasan, Country Manager (India), IAS – India (Canias ERP) made the presentation on “Textile 4.0 – Combination of Process and Technology (In term of Business Process Management) know how”.

The theme of the Fifth Session was “Government Initiatives and Industry Interface”.

Mr. R. Girish, IAS, Commissioner for Textile Development & Director of Handlooms & Textiles, Govt. of Karnataka, presented the paper on “Invest Karnataka”.

Mr. Mihir Parekh – Director Mega Textile Park, Department of Handloom & Textiles, Government of

Telangana discussed about “Textile and Apparel Sector in Telangana – Opportunities and Initiatives”.

Mr. Damodar Kulkarni, Deputy Secretary, Dept. of Textiles, Govt. of Maharashtra presented the newly introduced “Textile Policy of Government of Maharasthra and its advantages to various sectors”.

Dr. J. V. Rao, CEO, Textile Sector Skill Council (TSC) presented a paper on “Future of Textile Jobs – A Perspective”. He said that the impact of Industry 4.0 on the nature of jobs would result in four different possibilities –some new jobs would be created or some of the existing jobs wound demand additional skill sets, while some jobs would continue to exist without any change in skill sets and some would disappear. The jobs that would disappear are those which require Routine Manual (RM) or Routine Cognitive (RC) skills. All such jobs would be automated. The jobs which require Non-Routine Manual (NRM) and Non-Routine Cognitive (NRC) skills will continue to survive with or without additional new skill sets.

The Sixth Session was on “Risk Management”.

Mr. Badruddin Khan, Sr. Manager – Product Management Team, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (MCX) made the presentation on “Awareness on Cotton Price Risk Management”.

Mr. Sajal Gupta, Head – Forex & Rates, Edelweiss Securities Limited and Mr. Vivek Acharya, Manger – Business Development (Currency & Debt), National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) made the joint presentation on “Forex Risk Management: Currency Insurance - Protection against Volatility”.

The Seventh Session was a Workshop on the theme “Demonstrative Approach in Processes in Textile 4.0” which was presented by Marzoli Machines Textile srl.

Mr. Sanjay Chawla, Editor-in-Chief & Publisher & CEO, DFU Publications presented the Audio Visual Show on – Textile 4.0 which was appreciated by all.

All the Papers received very high response as well as interactions from the participants.

Mr. A. V. Mantri, Hon. Secretary, TAI, Mumbai Unit proposed a vote of the thanks. The Conference was a grand success and was attended by 450 participants.

Panel Discussion Session: (Sitting L to R): Mr. Arvind Mathur, CEO, Raymond Uco Denim Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Sanjiv S. Lathia, Technical Director, Lathia Rubber Mfg. Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Prashant Agarwal, Co. Founder & Jt. Managing Director, WAZIR Advisors Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Rajendar K. Rewari, MD, Morarjee Textiles Ltd., Mr. Updeep Singh, Deputy CEO, Sutlej Textiles and Industries Ltd.

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Enrique Silla, CEO at Jeanologia, with a view to the upcoming World Water Day, highlights that using a combination of their technologies “in 2025 all jeans in the world could be 100% water free”.

For Silla “with Jeanologia as the expert technology partner, it is pos-sible, within a few years, for produc-tion to use zero water and create zero waste; increasing productivity and accelerating time to market”.

35% of the 5 billion jeans pro-duced every year are made with Jeanologia technology. As such, the company CEO explains “if we develop products in an eco-effi-cient way, we will produce an eco-sustainable product and bring a sustainable product to the market, achieving one of our company’s objectives: to reduce environmen-tal impact in its entirety, not partial-ly mitigate it”.

Water generates life and pros-perity, and its care is essential for sustainable development. Further-more, it plays an important role in the reduction of poverty and eco-nomic growth. With this in mind, the CEO at Jeanologia has pointed out that “we continuously work to increase awareness and involve everyone while reducing the water footprint, and without losing com-petitiveness or compromising on design and quality”.

In 2025 all jeans in the world could be 100% water free thanks to Jeanologia’s technology

Jeanologia has saved around 800,000 cubic meters of water in the last month, the equivalent of 283 Olympic swimming pools.

Jeanologia’s objective is to reduce environmental impact in its entirety, not partially mitigate it

With Jeanologia as the expert technology partner the textile market is more competitive and respectful of the environment

Through their technology, the company also eliminates the use of potas-sium permanganate, pumice Stone, manual bleaching and traditional laundering

During the past month, Jeanolo-gia technology has led to a saving of 800,000 cubic meters of water, the equivalent of water used to fill 283 Olympic swimming pools. “This saving has been possible thanks to the laser, ozone, and eflow technol-ogy being used in the 60 countries Jeanologia works in”, explains Silla.

It is worth remembering that the combination of the company’s technology has contributed to a saving of around 8 million cubic meters of water in 2017; equivalent to the quantity of water needed for

human consumption in the city of Miami for a whole year.

Furthermore, the company’s technology has allowed the elimi-nation of potassium permangan-ate, pumice stone, manual scrap-ing and traditional washing at the same time as considerably reduc-ing chemical use. Leading to, as the CEO highlights “the detoxifica-tion of jeans”.

Jeanologia: Leaders in textile technology

Since 1993 their mission has been to create an ethical, sustainable and eco-efficient textile & apparel industry, through their disruptive technology and know-how. Their laser, G2 ozone and e-flow system have revolutionized the textile in-dustry. They offer infinite design possibilities and garment finishes, while saving water, energy and chemicals, eliminating waste and toxic emissions.

The Spanish company currently has clients in 5 continents. The ex-port of its machines and services represents 90% of its total billing, reaching 60 countries. The biggest market brands place their confi-dence in Jeanologia, using tech-nology developed by the compa-ny.

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Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) with innovative dual leadershipTrue to its mission “working to-

gether to achieve solutions” GOTS once again lives up to its pioneer role. It began with the harmoniza-tion of existing standards in 2002 into the global standard for the processing of certified organic fi-bres along the entire supply chain. It continues through regular revi-sions by a multi-stakeholder pro-cess, for keeping GOTS always up-to-date regarding technological progress and social responsibility. Now GOTS comes up with an in-novative management approach.

With Claudia Kersten and Ra-hul Bhajekar GOTS now installed a dual leadership as modern man-agement form for the non-profit operating unit Global Standard gemeinnützige GmbH. At this time more than 5,000 operations in around 63 countries around the globe are GOTS certified. The in-dependent certifiers reported more than 1.7 million workers in GOTS operations in 2017.

“I am extremely pleased that we could secure my succession with these two top executives leading the Global Standard gGmbH. I am confident that together they will en-sure GOTS leading position and successfully face challenges” says Herbert Ladwig, who led GOTS as Managing Director from its forma-tion in 2002 and has been instru-mental for its success. Ladwig will continue to serve as Policy and Le-gal Advisor.

Kersten and Bhajekar have already been working as directors for GOTS. Kersten, who holds an

MBA Sustainability Management, will continue to serve as head of Marketing and Finance. Bhajekar, who has been working in the tex-tile sector for more than two de-cades including textile and analyti-cal laboratories, remains head of Standards Development and Qual-ity Assurance. Both Kersten and Bhajekar shall be participating in ‘GOTS India Seminar 2018’, which is scheduled to be held on 29th May 2018 in Coimbatore, India. They shall be moderating Session I and Session IV respectively.

“Mr. Ladwig’s farsightedness propelled GOTS to international recognition as the standard of

choice for organic textiles. His pio-neering drive earns our deepest respect. Moreover, we are grateful that we can continue to rely on his support and benefit from his irre-placeable experience” say Kersten and Bhajekar.

ABOUT GOTS:GOTS is the stringent voluntary global standard for the entire post-harvest processing (including spin-ning, knitting, weaving, dyeing and manufacturing) of apparel and home textiles made with certified organic fibre (such as organic cotton and organic wool), and includes both en-vironmental and social criteria. Key provisions include a ban on the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), highly hazardous chemi-cals (such as azo dyes and form-aldehyde), and child labour, while requiring strong social compliance management systems and strict waste water treatment practices. GOTS was developed by leading international standard setters - Or-ganic Trade Association (U.S.), Ja-pan Organic Cotton Association, International Association Natural Textile Industry (Germany), and Soil Association (UK) to define globally-recognised requirements that en-sure the organic status of textiles, from field to finished product. GOTS is a non-profit organisation which is self-financed.

For more information please see www.global-standard.org.

Sumit Gupta [email protected]

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Rollon Bushes/ComponentsROLLON Bushes or Components are engineered product of Rollon Slideway material manufactured as per the customer requirements. ROLLON Slideway is a proven linear bearing material used globally by OEM’s and re-conditioners for machine tool guideways, jibs, wedges, rotary tables or any linear movement application to check metal to metal contact, where reduced friction and wear resistance are critical design considerations.

ROLLON Bushes / Components are abrasion resistant and self-lubricating material suitable for reciprocating or oscillating or combination of both. They exhibit exceptionally low friction and are maintenance free. These Bushes / Components are manufactured in solid ROLLON wear resistant material or Slideway material suitably bonded on to the backing material like Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, Nylon, etc. ROLLON Bushes / components have excellent wear resistant properties, are corrosion resistant and eliminate stick-slip problems. They are suitable for wide temperature range and good PV values.

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Properties of ROLLON Bushes / componentsLow co-efficient of friction: 0.05 much lower than the self lubricated Bronze plates or graphite.

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PV value: It has good PV values.

Wear Resistance: ROLLON Bushes / components have excellent wear resistant properties.

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