According a report by IndustryArc, the textile yarn market size is forecast to reach $12.2 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 4.1 percent. Rapid growth in urbanization and the increasing requirements of the industries on a large scale, are the significant factors that are driving the growth of this market. With most of the brands shifting towards sustainable products, the competition in this segment has grown rapidly.
When it comes to a country like India, premium quality along with competitive pricing is the need of the hour. Sulochana Cotton Spinning Mills from Tamil Nadu is one step ahead of its peers with regard to sustainability. It has done unique Life cycle Assessment (LCA) on the Recycled Cotton & Recycled Polyester where the environmental savings are amazing, and the numbers are already vetted by a third party.
S. Krishnakumar, MD, Sulochana Cotton Spinning Mills says, “Sulochana specializes in Sustainability where we ensure that both Products & Process are
sustainable and march towards net zero. Our constant R & D has given us an edge over others, where we recycle Post consumer Garments into yarn again where every discarded garment has a story to relive. We work with brands and collect the post-industrial cutting waste from their nominated vendors, recycle them and supply those 100 percent Sustainable yarn. Our Recycled 100 percent Polyester yarns are spun with care and dedication which is highly suitable for making Knitted & Woven garment, Bags and accessories".
Unique Range of Products
Sulochana is one of the largest producers of Melange Yarns in India and we specialize in all possible blends with Cotton, including Recycled Polyester, Viscose, Linen, Modal, Micro Modal, Lyocell, Bamboo, Tencel, Coolmax and many more. The Recycled Yarn, consists of a blend of Post-Industrial Cotton and Post-consumer Recycled Polyester, is truly a feather in its cap. The company produces 100 percent Recycled Polyester yarn, made of Polyester Staple fibre. Recycling PET Bottles gives a Cotton look when made into a garment.
Krishnakumar mentions, “Our company is equipped with roof top solar panel thus utilizing the renewable energy. We have gone one step ahead and invested on producing Solar panels on our own. The solar Panels installed in our units are made from our Solar Panel manufacturing division 'Evergreen Solar'. With our presence across the Textile value chain, we have flexibility in supplying Recycled Polyester fibre, Ring Spun Yarn, Fabric and Garments, as per the requirement of the client. Dope dyed fibre, is available across 55 NOS shades (Never out of Stock), due to which Minimum order Quantity never arises. With dope dyeing, the fibre takes the colour without using a single drop of water. With the capacity of 90,000 Kilos every day, we will be able to supply mélange yarns in big volume maintaining shorter lead time".
Looking at the Future
Right from the company’s inception it has been unique, venturing into making of mélange yarns almost three decades
ago has given it an advantage of achieving right shades at the first stroke and maintaining shorter lead times on specialty yarns. “We want to manufacture recycled Cotton Grieve yarn with GRS certification is another innovation where conventional cotton is mixed with recycled cotton to give a Sustainable yarn. Shortly our Recycled Polyester Filament Yarn production will be rolled out; making us the one among few manufacturers of Dope dyed Polyester recycled Filament yarn producers”, concludes the MD.