Alternatives to Cotton-Sustainable solutions from natural origin based man-made cellulosic fibers
——Sachin MalikGeneral Manager, Birla Cellulose
2015-08-07 15:20:45
Firstly, Mr. Malik opens his speech with the challenges for cotton textile industry. Globally, the challenges are resource conservation and pollution problem, which manifestite notably in cotton planting and produts dyeing. For China, additional challenges are uncertainty of cotton prices and other cost escalation. China's cotton production kept shrinking and the industry is threated by competitive yarn imports. Hence, Mr. Malik recommend spinners in eastern regions to look for alternative solutions for their long term survival.
Secondly, Mr. Malik presents the advantages and solutions from man made cellulosic fibers. On the one hand, man made cellulosic fibers from Birla Cellulose offer sustainability advantage over cotton. On the other hand, cellulosic fibers from Birla Cellulose are suitable for all spinning technologies.
Lastly, Mr. Malik introduces Aditya Birla Group and its special fiber varieties. As large-sized leading company in India, Birla Cellulose is dedicated to business all over the world. Birla modal, Birla viscose and Birla spunshades, featured by the sustainability are widely applied to various fields.