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Aditya Birla Group plans VSF expansion globally
02 Apr '07
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While the brownfield expansions are intended to meet the growing demand of VSF in emerging textiles hubs of Asia, the Group has also initiated steps for setting up of a 90 KTPA greenfield capacity in Mediterranean region that offers significant cost and logistics advantages to the Group's existing VSF operations.
“This new facility with a focus on high-end products will enlarge our global footprint and help meet the requirements of customers in emerging textile hubs of the Middle East, Mediterranean region and Latin American countries in a cost effective way”, avers Mr. Jain. It will also enable customers to proactively grapple with the challenge of increased textile imports from China post WTO.
Importantly, the Group has beefed up its existing R&D facilities for Cellulosic fibres through the setting up of a state-of-the-art Textiles Research and Application Development Centre in Gujarat, India. The Centre aims to provide R&D support at all stages of the Textile value chain right from fibre to garments under one roof.
The Group's VSF business operates through its three companies - Grasim Industries in India, Thai Rayon Corporation in Thailand and Indo Bharat Rayon in Indonesia, which also oversees its Chinese operations at Birla Jingwei Fibres, China.
The Group has also concurrently expanded its presence in Dissolving Grade Pulp production to support the raw material requirement of its VSF operations. The Group has two Pulp Plants in Canada and, one in India. It has initiated a Pulp and Plantation project in Laos to strengthen its backward integration.
The Group's Pulp and Fibre business is on top of the league in the VSF sector globally, factoring an aggregate view of its financials, margins, geographical spread, horizontal and vertical integration, product mix and market presence.
“This new facility with a focus on high-end products will enlarge our global footprint and help meet the requirements of customers in emerging textile hubs of the Middle East, Mediterranean region and Latin American countries in a cost effective way”, avers Mr. Jain. It will also enable customers to proactively grapple with the challenge of increased textile imports from China post WTO.
Importantly, the Group has beefed up its existing R&D facilities for Cellulosic fibres through the setting up of a state-of-the-art Textiles Research and Application Development Centre in Gujarat, India. The Centre aims to provide R&D support at all stages of the Textile value chain right from fibre to garments under one roof.
The Group's VSF business operates through its three companies - Grasim Industries in India, Thai Rayon Corporation in Thailand and Indo Bharat Rayon in Indonesia, which also oversees its Chinese operations at Birla Jingwei Fibres, China.
The Group has also concurrently expanded its presence in Dissolving Grade Pulp production to support the raw material requirement of its VSF operations. The Group has two Pulp Plants in Canada and, one in India. It has initiated a Pulp and Plantation project in Laos to strengthen its backward integration.
The Group's Pulp and Fibre business is on top of the league in the VSF sector globally, factoring an aggregate view of its financials, margins, geographical spread, horizontal and vertical integration, product mix and market presence.
Aditya Birla Group
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