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Fashion Value Chain
04-06-2025
- Business
- Fashion Value Chain
Intertextile Shanghai Autumn Champions Sustainable Fashion
As the textile industry deepens its commitment to sustainability, Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Autumn Edition (Sept 2–4, 2025) will spotlight the latest in eco-innovation, including biodegradable fibres, waterless dyeing, and globally aligned certifications. The event reaffirms its position as a critical hub for fostering sustainability across the apparel value chain. With fashion contributing to nearly 10% of global carbon emissions, the fair provides a platform for dialogue and discovery around net-zero targets, circularity, and green technologies. One of its major features, the Econogy Hub, will return with a robust exhibitor lineup—featuring sustainability leaders like GOTS, Hohenstein, TESTEX, Bureau Veritas, and newcomers like bluesign, Itochu Corporation, and Control Union. The Econogy Check, a stringent third-party verification tool, continues to guide buyers toward certified sustainable offerings. Verified companies, such as Lenzing (Austria), Birla Cellulose (India), Toray (Japan), and Reda (Italy), benefit from inclusion in the Econogy Finder, which simplifies sourcing of transparent and traceable solutions. Returning exhibitor Birla Cellulose's Gunjan Tarika highlighted that today's buyers demand not just affordability and quality, but products with measurable environmental impact, particularly in carbon and water metrics. Similarly, new visitors like Ricky Osborne of Jatu Clothing valued the Econogy Check for speeding up trust-building with clients focused on verified sustainability claims. Co-organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, the event will run alongside Yarn Expo Autumn, CHIC, and PH Value, covering the entire apparel textile value chain under one roof.
Fashion Value Chain
14-05-2025
- Business
- Fashion Value Chain
RSWM Returns to Profit in Q4 FY25, Revenue Up 7.2% YoY
RSWM Ltd. (BSE: 500350 | NSE: RSWM), a leading player in India's textile industry, reported a consolidated net profit of ₹1.6 Cr for Q4 FY25, driven by improved realizations and operational efficiency. The company's revenue for the quarter rose by 7.2% year-on-year to ₹1,256 Cr, while EBITDA surged 44.8% YoY to ₹79 Cr, supported by cost optimization and a rebound in demand. For the full fiscal year (FY25), RSWM posted ₹4,825 Cr in revenue, marking an 18.9% YoY increase, though it reported a net loss of ₹41 Cr due to earlier headwinds. EBITDA rose 76.8% YoY to ₹233 Cr, with margins expanding 158 basis points to 4.8%, reflecting a turnaround in operational performance. Strategic Business Highlights: Panchtatva Innovation Program: RSWM launched Panchtatva, an innovation initiative rooted in India's elemental philosophy (Fire, Earth, Water, Air, Space) aligned with the Mission LiFE sustainability movement. The program aims to fuse ancient wisdom with cutting-edge textile technologies. Graphene Textile Collaboration: A Joint Development Agreement was signed with Birla Cellulose (Grasim Industries) and TACC Ltd. to develop graphene-infused functional textiles —enhancing durability, breathability, and conductivity. Clean Energy Investment: RSWM entered a Share Subscription and Shareholders Agreement (SSSHA) with Bhilwara Energy Ltd. (BEL) and Singularity Fund, involving a ₹250 Cr investment to expand into sustainable energy and green infrastructure. Management Commentary: CMD Riju Jhunjhunwala stated: 'FY25 marks a transformational phase for RSWM. Despite earlier challenges, we are now aligned for sustainable, profitable growth. Our 'RSWM 2.0' strategy focuses on export expansion, innovation, and ESG integration. We see strong opportunity through the India–UK FTA, which could unlock $1B+ in exports. We remain committed to long-term value creation and industry leadership.'
Fibre2Fashion
01-05-2025
- Business
- Fibre2Fashion
Shyamlal Patnaik
Liva Reviva-M is the first-of-its-kind circular fibre As the global textile industry shifts towards circularity and low-impact production, innovation in sustainable fibres has never been more critical. Birla Cellulose, a global leader in man-made cellulosic fibres, is at the forefront of this transformation. In this interview with Fibre2Fashion, Shyamlal Patnaik, Joint President – Global Head Specialty Business at Birla Cellulose, discusses the company's pioneering efforts in advancing its specialty fibre portfolio, with a spotlight on Liva Reviva-M—the company's latest breakthrough in circular fibre innovation. He shares insights on sustainability gains, supply chain adaptability, and how Birla Cellulose is scaling solutions for a more responsible fashion ecosystem. As head of the specialty business, what is your approach to innovating within Birla Cellulose's diverse fibre portfolio? As the demand for natural fibres continues to grow, it is important to highlight the evolving benefits of man-made cellulosic fibres. Our approach to innovation is rooted in sustainability, circularity, and enhancing the functional properties of fibres. Our specialty fibre portfolio reflects this focus, delivering performance and eco-conscious solutions for a wide range of applications. How is Birla Cellulose responding to changing dynamics in the global textile supply chain? With new geopolitical challenges, including trade tariffs, addressing the global textile supply chain has become critical to ensuring business continuity. We are well-positioned to meet customer demand across different regions, thanks to our manufacturing units located in multiple geographies. This enables us to adapt more swiftly to the evolving supply chain landscape. What are your priorities when it comes to scaling sustainable specialty fibres across categories? We are strongly committed to scaling our sustainable specialty fibres. To support this, we are launching our state-of-the-art Liva Reviva-M manufacturing unit in Nagda, which will produce Liva Reviva-M fibre. This new facility marks our latest advancement in circular fibre innovation. What makes Liva Reviva-M a breakthrough innovation in the recycled cellulosic fibre space? Liva Reviva-M is an extension of our Reviva product category, specially crafted based on customer preferences. It is the first-of-its-kind circular fibre that uses post-consumer textile waste—such as used clothing— as feedstock. Can you explain the technical process behind mechanically opening post-consumer cotton-rich waste and blending it with Birla MMCF fibres like Excel and Spunshade? The process is uniquely developed through our in-house innovation, where we are uniformly blending mechanically recycled textile waste fibres with our sustainable Birla fibres, such as Excel and Spunshade, based on customer specifications. The uniqueness of this process lies in its customisability, allowing us to create tailored fibre blends that come with certifications like GRS, FSC, and, we will be introducing the fibre with tracers in the future. How do you ensure quality, consistency, and fibre performance while using mixed post-consumer waste as input? Quality and consistency are critical. Our blending process ensures a uniform, customised fibre blend that meets customer requirements and enhances performance. The post-consumer textile waste is sourced with full traceability at the point of collection and is GRS-certified, RSL-compliant (free from hazardous chemicals), and includes detailed information on the blend ratio. What are the sustainability gains in terms of chemical, water, and energy savings during Liva Reviva-M's production? Liva Reviva-M is the first circular fibre that does not consume any additional chemicals or water and is produced using low energy. This makes it a highly sustainable fibre with a low carbon footprint. In terms of product application, how does Liva Reviva-M perform in heavier categories like recycled denim and terry towels? Liva Reviva-M is ideal for producing heavyweight textile fabrics. We are currently offering two categories: Liva Liva Reviva-M (Denim) for recycled denim applications, and Liva Reviva-M (White) for terry towels and other fabrics, based on customer requirements. How does Liva Reviva-M compare with existing fibres in the LIVA Reviva line from a functionality and processability standpoint? 'Reviva' means 'reviving back to new life.' Liva Reviva-M is a mechanically blended fibre and an extension of the Reviva range. While we already offer Liva Reviva fibres through a chemical recycling process using recycled pulp to produce sustainable viscose or lyocell fibres, Liva Reviva-M is specifically designed for heavyweight fabric applications such as recycled denim and terry towels. What is your strategy for scaling production and encouraging mill and brand adoption of Liva Reviva-M globally? Our Liva Reviva-M plant in Nagda has a production capacity of up to 5KT per year. As adoption of Liva Reviva-M grows, we are prepared to scale up the capacity further. We are actively collaborating with mills and brands to develop products using Liva Reviva-M and to offer consumers sustainable and circular textile options. DISCLAIMER: All views and opinions expressed in this column are solely of the interviewee, and they do not reflect in any way the opinion of
