Interview with Mr Dilip Jiwrajka
Managing Director
Alok Industries Limited
Let us start with the Growth Trend that Alok Industries has embarked since its inception.
Alok was incorporated on 12th March 1986 as Private Limited Company. It started its operations by setting up of manufacturing facilities for Texturising at Silvassa. Thereafter the company undertook a series of expansion programs and today it is one of the biggest textile manufacturers of the country, having its operations across the entire textile value chain from Spinning, Weaving and Knitting to Garmenting and Made Ups. The expansion process started with a batch processing plant at Navi Mumbai in 1995-96 gradually leading to the spinning, weaving, knitting, POY, texturizing and garment & made up plants at Silvassa and the continuous processing (for wide and apparel width fabrics), yarn dyeing and terry towel plants at Vapi. The company’s blue-chip clientele comprises of renowned importers, brands, retailers, garment exporters in India and converter countries and domestic agents. The company in FY 2008 recorded a turnover of about 2,170 crores (exports of Rs. 1,036.89 crores) and an operating PAT of Rs. 167.73 crores.
How does Alok nurture the Spirit of Indian Textile while scaling up to Global Size?
The company commenced operations with a small texturising plant at Silvassa. Today it is amongst the largest textile manufacturers in the country. The operations of the company are spread across the entire textile value chain from Spinning, Weaving and Knitting to Garmenting and Made Ups. The main objective of the company is to provide quality textile goods at international prices to its customers and exceed their expectations. The current capacities of the company are as under and will provide a glimpse of the global size of operations:
| Division | Units | Capacities as on December 2008 | Capacities Under Implementation | Total Capacities Post March 2009 |
| Spinning | ||||
| Spinning Open end | Tons/Annum | 2,000 | 11,520 | 13,520 |
| Rotors | (936) | (2,856) | (3,792) | |
| Spinning Ring Frame | Tons/Annum | 31,300 | 13,680 | 44,980 |
| Spindles | (251,712) | (48,000) | (299,712) | |
| Home Textile | ||||
| Wider Width Weaving | Mn Meters | 46.00 | 24.00 | 70.00 |
| Wider Width Processing | Mn Meters | 82.50 | - | 82.50 |
| Made Up | Mn Sets | 10.00 | 3.75 | 13.75 |
| Terry Towels - Processing | Tons/Annum | 6,700.00 | - | 6,700.00 |
| Apparel Fabrics | ||||
| Normal Width Weaving | Mn Meters | 63.92 | 18.58 | 82.50 |
| Normal Width Processing | Mn Meters | 105.00 | - | 105.00 |
| Knitting | Tons/Annum | 18,200 | 49,000 | 67,200 |
| Knit - Processing | Tons/Annum | 18,200 | 49,000 | 67,200 |
| Yarn Dyeing | Tons/Annum | 3,000 | - | 3,000.00 |
| Garments | Mn Pieces | 15.00 | 7.00 | 22.00 |
| Texturising | Tons/Annum | 75,000 | 39,000 | 114,000 |
| POY | Tons/Annum | 54,000 | 128,500 | 182,500 |
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