InTERNSHIP REPORT-Arvind Ltd-Arushi Srivastava-Vaishali Rai NIFT Delhi.pdf

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Department of Fashion Technology

National Institute Of Fashion Technology

New Delhi



TEXTILE

INTERNSHIPREPORT

ARVIND LIMITED DENIM DIVI!ION

AR"!#I ! RIVA!TAVA



VAI!#ALI RAI



Certifcate o Authenticity

CERTIFICATE

This is

to certify that Arushi Srivastava an$ Vaishali Rai of BFT-V %National

Institute

Of Fashion Technology% New

Delhi $i$ their internships at

Arvind

Limited

!enim !ivisi"n %

Naro$a% Ahem$a&a$ from

#a$ %&' %()* to +une ),' %()* towar$s the partial ful'llmentof the program ()F)Tech *Apparel +ro$uction,)



This pro-ect report has &een create$ an$ compile$ &y them un$erthe gui$ance of

#s .iri/a +ha an$ is their authentic wor.)

Arushi !ri/asta/a

Vaishali Rai

Ms) 0iri-a 1ha



Mentor

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Acknowledgement

At the outset% we wish toe2press our gratitu$e toe/ery&o$y who hasassiste$ in theformulation of this report)

There are many to whome2pression of gratitu$e isine/ita&le% &ut theresome special people whoha/e to &e gi/enprominence% withoutwhom we woul$ not ha/ereache$ the conclusion of this pro-ect so 3uic.lyan$ so e4ciently)

5e are grateful to Dr)!enthil 6umar for gui$ing

us throughout theinternship) 5e woul$ li.eto than. our 7ourse7oor$inator an$ mentorMs) 0iri-a 1ha an$ Mr) N)A)6han% who has alwaysa$$e$ to our &uoyancywith her tremen$ous



e8orts an$ for herconstant support)

At Ar/in$ Limite$% wewoul$ li.e to than. the

#R manager% Ms) RichaAhu-a9 our in$ustrymentor% Mr) Diwa.er

Tiwari% 7hief Manager:Manufacturing an$ Mr)Mahesh Rama.rishnan%hea$ of the Agri&usinessDepartment) Also% we

woul$ li.e to e2press aspecial gratitu$e to thecompany for &einge2cellent hosts)

5e ta.e this opportunityto e2press our a8ectiontowar$s our parents fortheir consistent faith an$support)

Arushi !ri/asta/a

Vaishali Rai



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Contents

;) A&out the7ompany

;);)Intro$uction

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;)>) 1ourney<?

;)@)7ompany sVision

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;)B) Di/ions

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+ro-ect Report:

);) (etter 7otton Initiati/e

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););) Intro$uction

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);)>) Features

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);)@) The (etter 7otton !ystem

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);)B) +ro$uction +rinciples

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);) ) 7riteria For Assessment

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);)C) Au$it Information



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);)=) +ro$ucts Tracea&ility Along The !upply 7hain

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);) ) !upport

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7ountries G Regions

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O/er/iew of Re3uirements

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)>)>) Farm +ro-ects



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Economical (ene'ts

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En/ironmental (ene'ts

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!ocial (ene'ts

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)>)C) Results G Analysis

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References

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About the Company | Introduction

Ar/in$ Limite$ starte$ with a share capital of Rs >% > %<<<*J %<<<, in the year ;?@;) 5ith the aim of manufacturing thehigh:en$ super'ne fa&rics Ar/in$ in/este$ in /ery sophisticate$technology) 5ith >% C< ring spin$les% > > $ou&ling spin$les an$;;>> looms it was one of the few companies in those $ays to startalong with spinning an$ wea/ing facilities in a$$ition to full:Ke$ge$ facilities for $yeing% &leaching% 'nishing an$ merceri ing)

The sales in the year ;?@B% three years after esta&lishment wereRs B )=C la.h an$ pro'ts were Rs >) > la.h) !tea$ily pro$ucinghigh 3uality fa&rics% year after year% Ar/in$ too. its place amongstthe foremost te2tile units in the country)

In the mi$ ;? < s the te2tile in$ustry face$ another ma-or crisis)5ith the power loom churning out /ast 3uantities of ine2pensi/efa&ric% many large composite mills lost their mar.ets% an$ were onthe /erge of closure) et that perio$ saw Ar/in$ at its highest le/el

of pro'ta&ility) There coul$ &e no &etter time% conclu$e$ theManagement% for a rethin. on strategy) The Ar/in$ managementcoine$ a new wor$ for it new strategy Reno /ision) It simplymeant a new way of loo.ing at issues% of seeing more than theo&/ious an$ that &ecame the corporate philosophy)

The national focus pa/e$ way for international focus an$ Ar/in$ s

mar.ets shifte$ from $omestic to glo&al% a mar.et that e2pecte$an$ accepte$ only 3uality goo$s) An in:$epth analysis of theworl$ te2tile mar.et pro/e$ an eye opener) +eople the worl$ o/erwere shifting from synthetic to natural fa&rics) 7ottons were thelargest growing segments) (ut where con/entional wis$ompointe$ to popular price$ segments% Reno /ision pointe$ to high3uality premium niches)



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Thus in ;? =: Ar/in$ entere$ the e2port mar.et for twosections :Denim for leisure G fashion wear an$ high 3uality fa&ricfor cotton shirting an$ trousers) (y ;??; Ar/in$ reache$ ;C<<million meters of Denim per year an$ it was the thir$ largestpro$ucer of Denim in the worl$)

In ;??= Ar/in$ set up a state:of:the:art shirting% ga&ar$ine an$.nits facility% the largest of its .in$ in In$ia% at !ante-) 5ithAr/in$ s concern for en/ironment a most mo$ern e uenttreatment facility with ero e uent $ischarge capa&ility was alsoesta&lishe$)

ear ><< was a watershe$ year for te2tiles) 5ith the muliti:'&eragreement getting phase$ out an$ the $is&an$ing of 3uotas%international te2tile tra$e was poise$ for a 3uantum leap) In the$omestic mar.et too% the rationali ing of the cen/at chain an$ thegrowth of the organi e$ retail in$ustry was li.ely to ma.e te2tilesan$ apparel see an e2plosi/e growth)



Ar/in$ has car/e$ out an aggressi/e strategy to /erticali e itscurrent operations &y setting up worl$scale garmenting facilitiesan$ o8ering a one:stop shop ser/ice% &y o8ering garment

pac.ages to its international an$ $omestic customers) 5ith Lee%5rangler% Arrow an$ Tommy #il'ger an$ its own $omestic &ran$sof Flying Machine% Newport% E2cali&ur an$ Ruf G Tuf% Ar/in$ set its/ision of &ecoming the largest apparel &ran$s company in In$ia)

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About the Company | Journey

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The inception of Ar/in$ Mills Limite$ at the han$s of three&rothers : 6astur&hai% Narottam&hai an$ 7himan&haiLal&hai

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Ar/in$ esta&lishes itself amongst the foremost te2tileunits in the country)

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Ar/in$ recor$s highest le/els of pro'ta&ility) The newstrategy Reno /ision % points at changing the &usinessfocus from local to glo&al% towar$s a high:3uality premiumniche mar.et)

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Ar/in$ enters the e2port mar.et for Denims with a $ualfocus : Denim for leisure an$ Denim for fashion wear)

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Ar/in$ emerges as the thir$ largest manufacturer of$enim in the worl$)

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In$ia s largeststate:of:the:artfacility forshirting%ga&ar$ine an$.nits is set up at!ante-)

%((,

Ar/in$ creates auni3ue one:stopshop ser/ice on a

glo&al scale%o8ering garmentpac.ages torepute$ nationalan$ internationalcustomers)



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Ar/in$ e2pan$sits presence in the&ran$s an$ retailsegment &yesta&lishingMegaMart Oneof In$ia s largest

/alue retailchains)

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Ar/in$ launches The Ar/in$ !tore%a concept puttingthe company s&est fa&rics%&ran$s an$&espo.e stylingan$ tailoringsolutions un$erone roof) Ar/in$launches its 'rstma-or Real Estatepro-ects) Ar/in$&ecomes one of



In$ia s largestpro$ucers of 'reprotection fa&rics)

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AbouttheCompany |

Theun$erlyingthemerunningacross the&roa$

spectrumof all&usinessacti/ities

atAr/in$ isthatofenhancing

lifest



yles ofpeople%across all$i/ersitiesan$$emographics)

O5RPHILOSOPH6

7EBELIEVE

In peoplean$ theirunlimite$potential9in contentan$ infocus onpro&lemsol/ing9 inteams fore8ecti/e

performance% in thepower oftheintellect)

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Toselect%trainan$coachpeople too&tainhigherresponsi&ilities9tonurturetalent%an$to&uil$lea$ersforthecorp

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ons oftomorrow9to rewar$%cele&ratean$acti/ate allintellectual&usinesscontri&utions)

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e2cellencein allen$ea/ors9of mutual&ene't an$prosperity9of ma.ingthe worl$ a&etterplace toli/e in)

Company’sVision

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About the Company | %i#isions

%enim

The late ;? < s saw Ar/in$ pioneer the manufacture of $enimin In$ia) To$ay with an installe$ capacity of o/er ;;< millionmeters per annum% Ar/in$ is a lea$ing pro$ucer of $enimworl$wi$e) Design% Inno/ations an$ !ustaina&ility ha/e &een

Ar/in$ s core competency an$ ha/e playe$ a .ey role inAr/in$ s success) The use of sophisticate$ ultramo$erntechnology un$er the gui$ance of worl$:renowne$

$esigners has ena&le$ Ar/in$ to $eli/er many 'rsts in theinternational mar.ets)

All Ar/in$ s pro$ucts are $esigne$ an$ mo$ele$ on the&asis of e2pert $esign inputs coming from Ar/in$ s$esigners &ase$ out of In$ia% 1apan% Italy an$ the

"nite$ !tates) All Ar/in$ Denim pro$ucts come with thehallmar. of $istincti/eness an$ 3uality)

!ome E2amplesP



!huttle looms for !el/e$ge $enim

Name sel/e$ge an$ !tretch sel/e$ge

"ni3ue Fi&ers li.e E2cel% 1ute% !il.% Linen

Natural In$igo an$ Vegeta&le $yes

"ni3ue concept pro$ucts li.e In$igo /oiles G #an$spun$enim

Organic% (7I G !ustaina&le $enim

The $enim facility at Ar/in$ is accre$ite$ with I!O ?<<;%I!O ;B<<;% OE6OTE ;<<%

0OT!% an$ Organic e2change stan$ar$) Ar/in$ s la&s arecerti'e$ &y NA(L *I!O

;=<> certi'cation, an$ customers li.e Le/i s% Lee% an$5rangler etc)

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o#en &abrics

'hirting ( )ottomweights

Ar/in$ s e2pertisein new ageshirting fa&ric an$&ottom weights isunparallele$)Ar/in$ s shirtingfa&rics ha/econsistently

fetche$ apremium in thelocal an$internationalmar.ets) Ar/in$ sstate of the artfacility is capa&leof pro$ucing atotal of C millionmeters per



annum of !hirtingan$ &ottomweight fa&rics)

This capacity isset to increasereaching a total of

B million meters&y the ne2t'nancial year)

5e ha/e a$e$icate$ in:house $esignteam constantlywor.ing onpro$uctinno/ation an$fashion forecastsfor the $omestican$ international

mar.ets) 5e also&oast of thelargest yar$agean$ sampling millin In$ia)

Ar/in$ s spinningsetup can pro$ucea /ariety of countsfor yarn types li.ecompacts% slu&s%signe$ yarn etc)Ar/in$ s wea/ing



capa&ilities inclu$ehigh:spee$

Air-et looms an$Rapier looms)

Ar/in$ s 'nishingcapa&ilitiesinclu$econtinuous&leaching an$$ying ranges%causticmerceri ation%

an$ machinery for/arious chemicalan$ mechanical'nishes)

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A sophisticate$an$ supremelyKe2i&le pac.age$ying facilitycomplete with/essels rangingfrom ; 6g to = <6gs an$ state ofthe art printingfacilities are alsoin place)

In a$$ition tocotton we nowwor. with a/ariety of '&ersincu$ing Mo$al%

Tencel% E2cel%Viscose% (em&erg%Lycra% !il.% Linen%+olyester an$Nylon)

5e are host toIn$ia s 'rstAmmoniaMerceri ation+lant



5e use patente$technology toimpart structuralsta&ility an$superior han$:feelfor the $i4cult:to:

han$le 'r&ers li.eMo$al% Tencel%E2cel an$ Viscose

O/er the years%Ar/in$ s inhouseRGD $epartmenthas sucessfully$e/elope$

an$ perfecte$ anum&er of'nishes a$$ing/alue to Ar/in$ spro$ucts an$

uni3ueness toAr/in$ s range)

Other 7hemicalFinishesP 5rin.le

free% +repress%E/erfresh% Easy toIron%

!tain Repellant%Nano 7are% Anti:(acterial%+ermawhite etc)



MechanicalFinishesP Aero%+each% (rush%Diamon$ Emeryan$ 7ar&onium

Ar/in$ s pro$uctrange is certi'e$&y Oe.ote2%

Ar/in$ sprocesses arecerti'e$ &y

0OT! forpro$ucing Organicpro$ucts% weQrecerti'e$pro$ucers of Lycraan$

TeKon &ase$/arieties% whileAr/in$ sla&oratory isaccre$ite$ &yMar.s an$!pencers% Ne2t%0ap Inc)% Le/iQs%Du+ont an$INVI!TA)



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Voiles

Ar/in$ has &eenwell poise$ as alea$ingmanufacturer ofsuper 'ne fa&ricsin In$ia) Anunconteste$mar.et:lea$er inthe manufactureof /oiles% Ar/in$still continues tomanufacture thetra$itional fa&ricfor &oth $omestican$ internationalmar.ets) Thelegacy of Ar/in$transcen$s fromthe ol$en $aysinto a gol$enfuture with apro$uctioncapacity of @Cmillion meters perannum) Ar/in$ s/oiles areprimarily use$ as

&louse material



an$ are sol$ inthe $omesticmar.et throughan impressi/enetwor. of aroun$; < $ealers%reaching o/er

<<< retail outletsthroughout In$ia)#igh 3uality !wiss/oiles aree2porte$ to!wit erlan$% !riLan.a an$

countries in theMi$$le East)



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*nits

Ar/in$ s .nits$epartment hasan annual .nittingcapacity of %<<<tons) The .nits/ertical has afa&ric $yeingcapacity of <<<tons per annuman$ yarn $yeingcapacity of ; <<tons per annum) Ithas the a&ility toprocess &othtu&ular an$ open:wi$th fa&rics an$o8ers specialty'n ishes li.emerceri ation%singeing an$/arious forms of&rushing an$peaching)



(asic .nitsP

1ersey% +i3ue% Ri&%an$ Interloc.

!pecialty .nitsP arn:$ye$% Autostripers%

1ac3uar$s% an$!tretch fa&ric

Fi&ersP 7otton%E2cel% Viscose%Mo$al% +olyester

FinishesPMerceri ation%(rushing%+eaching% Aero:'nish)

Mar.s G !pencer E$$ie (auer

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+arment ,!ports

A worl$ without&oun$aries is apromise of aglo&almar.etplace) AtAr/in$% our rangeof fa&rics isuni/ersal inappeal) 5e aim toinspire a $i/ersemi2 of customersenrichinglifestyles glo&ally)5e ha/esuccessfullyesta&lishe$oursel/es as aone:stop shop forapparel solutionscatering to anarray of nationalan$ internationalclients)



(ottomsP =)>million pieces of

-eans per annum

Formal G 7asual topsP Cmillion pieces per annum

6nit topsP @)C millionpieces per annum

Our speciali e$capa&ilities for a$$ing/alue to our pro$uctsinclu$eP

Automate$ +lacement+rinting Machinery

In$ia s largestwashing facilitywith Tonellomachines for wetproesses

(ohemianmachines an$Laser tech foruni3ue an$

automate$ $ryprocesses

!.ille$ artisansfor han$processes



0ap Inc +atagonia

Tommy #il'ger Huic.sil/er (roo.s (rothers !il/er 1eans 7al/in 6lein F7"6 +ull G(ear 1ac. G

1ones Energie Esprit !)Oli/er Me22 !isley (enetton 7oin

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Ad#anced-aterials

5e en/ision worl$lea$ership in the'el$ of a$/ance$materials o8eringhigh:tech te2tilesolutions forcritical an$compositeapplications)

Ar/in$ Lt$)% A "!J ;)@ &illionLal&hai 0roup

company hascreate$ theA$/ance$ Te2tiles(usiness) (uil$ingfurther on ourlegacy ofinno/ation% weha/e &rought a

new le/el of



sophistication tomanufacturingfa&rics) Our +ro;range of &ran$e$fa&rics an$composite te2tilesinclu$es solutionsfor growingin$ustrial sectorsli.e +ersonal+rotection%In$ustrialFiltration% 5in$Energy% Defense%

Auto 7omponents% Transportation%an$ #ousing GInfrastructure)

+ro$ucts in the+ro; range

inclu$ePFire +rotectionFa&rics

7hemically treate$ FlameRetar$ant Fa&rics

+ro&an

+yro/ate2

Inherent FireResistant Fa&rics



Nome2

+rote2 *Mo$acrylic,

#igh Tech Applications

Filtration Fa&rics

Anti:(allistic Fa&rics

Nylon Fa&rics

7ar&on:0lass:Arami$Fa&rics

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Ar#ind )rands

Ar/in$ is amongsta feworgani ationsworl$wi$e with aportfolio of &ran$sthat are as$istincti/e an$rele/ant across

$i/erseconsumers) AtAr/in$% &ran$swor. acrossmultiple channels%price points an$consumersegments) The

e2panse of theAr/in$&ran$scape issprea$ across theIn$ian mar.etwith aroun$ >=@stan$alone &ran$stores in a$$ition

to ?= counters



selling through.ey accounts an$multi&ran$ outletsacross In$ia)

O8n BrandsLi9ensenedBrands

+"int VentureBrands

Mainstream

(ri$ge to Lu2ury(ri$ge to Lu2ury

E2cali&ur 0ant

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Tommy #il'ger

Flying Machine

Energie

P":ular

Premium

Premium

Ruf G Tuf

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Lee



New +ort"ni/ersity

Arrow

5rangler

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-ega -art .etail

Ar/in$ runsIn$iaQs largestValue Retail 7hain: Megamart) TheMegaMart formato8ers a uni3uean$ $i8erentiate$proposition to the

consumers) Ito8ers mega&ran$s atama ingly lowprices an$pro/i$es a retaile2perience of ahigh:en$

$epartment store)

The Megamartstores range insi e from ><<< s3ft to C <<< s3 ft)

The larger stores



are calle$ (igMegamart an$there are C suchstores across(angalore%7hennai% +unean$ Mum&ai) Thesmaller formatssprea$s acrossthe country are>< in num&er)Megamart ise2pan$ing rapi$lyan$ is e2pecte$ to

&e a Rs) ;<<< crchain within thene2t two years)

The &ran$s sol$e2clusi/ely in

Megamartinclu$eP

R"00ER! : !6INN: ELIT"! :DON"T! :6ARI0ARI : MEA7A!A : A"("RN#ILL :

(A I!LAND :7OLT : LEI!#A:

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/he Ar#ind 'tore

After $eca$es ofruling the nationalan$ internationalfa&ric mar.ets%Ar/in$ has nowintro$uce$ TheAr/in$ !tore% auni3ue concept infa&rics an$apparel retail) TheAr/in$ !tore &ringtogether% un$erone roof% the &estthat Ar/in$ has too8er)

It is a con/ergenceof three of Ar/in$ sstrongestcapa&ilities% the&est of fa&ricsfrom Ar/in$ s

te2tiles $i/ision%



lea$ing apparel&ran$s fromAr/in$ (ran$s an$&espo.e stylingsolutions &ase$ onthe latest garment

styles from Ar/in$!tu$ios) In a worl$where &espo.etailoring meetscutting e$gefashion% TheAr/in$ !tore willcreate a shoppinge2perience to ri/althe &est in theIn$ianMar.etplace)

O/er a ;<<<$i8erent fa&ricstyles acrossshirting% suitingan$ $enimLea$ing apparel&ran$s such asArrow% "! +olo GFlying MachineAr/in$ DenimLa&s *ADL,% a&espo.e $enimconcept o8eringcustomi e$

washe$ $enim : a



'rst of its .in$ inIn$ia an$ perhapsthe worl$

Ar/in$ !tu$io A

styling an$tailoring solutionto ri/al the &est&ran$s in theworl$

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About the Company | ,!ecuti#e 0eaders

C"r:"rate

+a$esh Shah

Director G 7FO

Anan0 Lal;hai

MD : Ar/in$ +ro$ucts

Li<est$le Fa;ri9s

Aamir A=htar

7EO% Lifestyle Fa&rics : Denim

Susheel >aul

7EO% 6nits G 5o/en Fa&rics



P! Chavda

+resi$ent% Voiles

Li<est$le A::arel

Ashish >umar

7EO% Lifestyle Apparel : 1eans G !hirts

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Brands ? Retail

+ Suresh

Managing Director : (ran$s G Retail

>n"8led0e A9adem$

#ilan Shah

7EO% 6nowle$ge Aca$emy





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bout the Company

ard o %irectors



. SANJAY S. LALBHAI

CHAIR#AN AN! #ANA.IN. !IRECTOR

) !an-ay !) Lal&hai% years% is the 7hairman an$ Managing Director of the

mpany) #e is a !cience 0ra$uate with a MasterQs $egree in (usiness Managementhas &een associate$ with the 7ompany for more than @@ years) #e also hol$sectorships in Ar/in$ Lifestyle (ran$s Limite$% Ar/in$ Retail Limite$% Ar/in$ (ran$s Gail Limite$% Amol Decalite Limite$% Torrent +harmaceuticals Limite$% Ar/in$l$wi$e Inc)% "!A% Ar/in$ 5orl$wi$e *M, Inc)% Ar/in$ O/erseas *M, Lt$) Ar/in$nning Lt$)% Mauritius an$ Ar/in$ Te2tile Mills Limite$% (angla$esh)

. JAYESH SHAH

IRECTOR AN! CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER



) 1ayesh 6) !hah% > years% is the 5holetime Director with the $esignation ofector an$ 7hief Financial O4cer of the 7ompany) #e is a 7ommerce 0ra$uate an$ artere$ Accountant an$ has &een with the company since ;st 1uly% ;??@) #e has ainguishe$ aca$emic career an$ e2tensi/e a$ministrati/e% 'nancial% regulatory an$nagerial e2pertise) #e also hol$s $irectorships in many other companies)

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MR. PUNITLALBHAI

@EXEC5TIVE!IRECTOR

Mr) +unit Lal&hai%@< years% is anM(A from IN!EAD*France,speciali ing in!trategy an$0eneral

Management%along with +ost:0ra$uate $egreein Masters ofEn/ironmental!cience from ale"ni/ersity% an$ a(achelors $egree

in !cience*7onser/ation(iology, from"ni/ersity of7alifornia% "!A)#e has se/eralawar$s an$honors $uring his

career inclu$ing



Research 0rants%+resi$entialFellowship 0rant%

1)M) Long:En$owe$!cholarship an$inclusion inDean s Lists forconsistent

Aca$emicE2cellence)

MR. KULINLALBHAI

@EXEC5TIVE!IRECTOR

Mr) 6ulin Lal&hai%

>=years% is anM(A from #ar/ar$(usiness !chool*"!A,% along witha (achelors$egree in !cience*ElectricalEngineering, from!tanfor$"ni/ersity% "!A)



#e has hel$se/eral lea$ershippositions $uringhis aca$emic roleinclu$ing ser/ingas 7o:+resi$ent of Family (usiness7lu& at #ar/ar$%Associate Directorfor !tanfor$ Asia

TechnologyInitiati/e an$ alsoser/ing as7onference 7o:

7hair for the#ar/ar$:In$ia7onference)

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OTHER!IRECTORS

-r$ 'udhir -ehta

@N"n-e e9utiveandInde:endent!ire9t"r

Mr) !u$hir Mehtais a !cience0ra$uate from0u-arat "ni/ersity)#e wasinstrumental in

the growth an$progress of Torrent+harmaceuticalsLt$)% the Kagship7ompany of the

Torrent 0roup) #esystematicallye2pan$e$ the



power &usiness of Torrent 0roup &yac3uiringsigni'cant sta.esin the Torrent+ower AE7 Lt$)an$ Torrent +ower!E7 Lt$) an$

Torrent +ower0enerationLimite$% nowmerge$ with

Torrent +owerLimite$ an$ one

among the fewsuccessfulin$epen$entpower pro-ects inIn$ia)

Dr. Bakul H.Dholakia


Dr) (a.ul #)Dhola.ia is a 0ol$Me$alist from(aro$a "ni/ersity



an$ he has aDoctorate inEconomics) #ehas B; years ofprofessionale2perienceinclu$ing @@ yearsat IIM%Ahme$a&a$) #ehas &een aconsultant to/arious nationalan$ internationalorgani ations) #e

was awar$e$many awar$sinclu$ing +a$ma!hri &y the0o/ernment ofIn$ia inrecognition of his$istinguishe$

ser/ices in the'el$ of e$ucationin ><<=% (haratAsmita NationalAwar$ for hiscontri&ution tomanagemente$ucation an$

teaching &y the#on &e 7hief 1ustice of In$ia in><< etc)



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Mr. MuneshKhanna


Mr) Munesh6hanna% < years%is a 7hartere$Accountant fromI7AI) #e has &een

with the 7ompanysince >=thOcto&er% ><<=) #ehas o/er >< yearsof e2perience inthe 'nancial%regulatory an$ta2ation $omain)

#e has ane2tensi/e networ.of relationshipswith In$ian7orporates)



Ms. RenukaRamna h


Ms) Renu.aRamnath is theFoun$er an$Managing Directorof MultiplesAlternate AssetManagement +/t)Lt$) which see.sto manage circaJB < million ofIn$ian an$Internationalcapital)

Mr. Pra!hakarR. Dalal

@N"minee!ire9t"r "< EXI#Ban= "< India



Mr) +ra&ha.ar R)Dalal is theE2ecuti/e Directorof E IM (an. ofIn$ia ha/ing3uali'cations ofM)7om% LL)(%7AII( an$+0DFERM an$ afellow of theIn$ian Institute of(an.ing an$Finance *FII(F,)

#e has si2 yearse2perience incommercial&an.ing after

-oining as +O an$> years

e2perience inInternational

Tra$e Financing%+ro-ectingFinancing%

Institutional

Relations%7orporate(an.ing an$7orporateFinance)



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About the Company | %enim %i#ision

Ar/in$ is a pioneer in the manufacture of $enim in In$ia) To$aywith an installe$ capacity of o/er ))( milli"n meters :erannum % The Naro$a plant accounts for ? of the companyQs total$enim fa&ric capacity of ;< million meters)

CEO of the Ar/in$ $enim $i/ision is #r Aamir A=htar )

Ar/in$ $enim hol$s the position of *rd lar0est :r"du9er "<denim in the 8"rld 9 an$ an e :"rt net8"r= "< 2( 9"untriesworl$wi$e) +rominent pro$ucts in this category inclu$e ring $enim%

in$igo /oiles% organic $enim% &i:stretch $enim an$ fair tra$ecerti'e$ $enim) This is apart from regular light% me$ium an$ hea/yweight $enims) They come in /arious sha$es of in$igo% sulfur% yarn:$ye$% in ;<< cotton an$ /arious &len$s)



Ar/in$ is a lea$ing pro$ucer of $enim worl$wi$e) Design%Inno/ations an$ !ustaina&ility ha/e &een their core competencyan$ ha/e playe$ a .ey role in their success in pro$ucing thehighest 3uality of $enim an$ &eing the mar.et lea$ers)

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They ha/e a hugeDNT0 $epartmentthat isDe/elopment an$New technologythat is the hu& ofinno/ation for$enims) The useof sophisticate$ultramo$erntechnology un$erthe gui$ance ofworl$:renowne$$esigners hasena&le$ Ar/in$ to$eli/er many

'rsts in theinternationalmar.ets) Thefacilities of Ar/in$Denim areaccre$ite$ withI!O ?<<;% I!O;B<<;% OE6OTE

;<<% 0OT!%Organic e2changestan$ar$% FLO forfair tra$e an$Lycra Assure$) Asone of the largest$enim pro$ucersin the worl$%Ar/in$ caters to



3uality mar.ets of Eur":e' 5S'7est Asia' theFar East and theAsia Pa9i 9 )La&s are certi'e$&y NABL @ISO

)2(%,9erti 9ati"nThe la;s area99redited ;$!u:"nt' Levi

Strauss' .AP

All the pro$uctsare $esigne$ an$mo$ele$ on the&asis of e2pert$esign inputscoming from our$esigners &ase$out of In$ia%

1apan% Italy an$the "nite$ !tates)All Ar/in$ Denimpro$ucts comewith the hallmar.of $istincti/enessan$ 3uality)



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About the Company | International )uyers





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About the Company | 1wn )rands





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2roduction 2rocess | 2rocess &low

Chart





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BLO7 ROO#

In:ut

C"tt"n Bales

:Full of trashes or impurities i)e) lea/es% see$% cha8% metallic

particle% $usts etc)

Pur:"se

Opening



7leaning

Mi2ing or &len$ing

Dust remo/al

"niform fee$ to the car$ing machine

Out:ut

7lean G open small tu<ts

N" "< #a9hines

> Lines with ;> machines

#a9hine ma=e

TrWt schler

N" "< O:erat"rs

> Operators * ;opXmc,



T" ":en the 9"m:ressedla$er "< ;ale "< 9"tt"n "ran$ sta:le ;res

T" 9"nvert the mass "<9"tt"n ;res in t" auni<"rm thi9= sheet "<9"tt"n ;"th l"n0itudinall$and transversel$ in the

<"rm "< 9"m:a9tl$ ;uiltla:

O(1E7TIVE!

T" ;lend diEerent varieties "<

T" e tra9t the im:urities li=e

9"tt"n in the desired

;r"=en seeds' leaves' sand'

:r":"siti"n t" :re:are the ra8

st"ne ? ir"n :arti9les' sh"rt

material <"r the s:innin0

;res' immature ;res' dust'

:r"9ess

dirt ;$ ":enin0 and ;eatin0






PROCESSFLO7 OFBLO7 ROO#D

(len$omat

0(R

0(R

AF7

AF7

M+M:

M+M:

A!TA

A!TA

(E:?C;

(E:?C;

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RN

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R!6

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7ARDIN0

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Blend"mat(len$ing of$i8erent types ofcotton to maintainconsistency

.BR

7otton Opener

7on/erts &alesinto small tufts

AFC

A2i:Flow 7leaner

!eparation ofhea/y parts*impurities, fromcotton

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Multiple Mi2erwith 7ham&ers

!orts the cotton'&ers G is use$for homogenousmi2ture of '&ers

ASTA

#ea/y trashseparation from

BE-4&)

Reser/oir trun.with opening Gcleaning

SRS-&

7leaning



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RN7leaning

BE-43)

Reser/oir trun.with opening Gcleaning

RS>

7leaning

!5ST-EX

Remo/al of DustG Micro $ust

FB> ,**



Ena&lescontinuous fee$ingfrom (low Room to7ar$ing



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CAR!IN.

In:ut

Clean ? ":en small tufts

Pur:"se

To open the Koc.s into in$i/i$ual '&ers

7leaning or elimination of impurities

Re$uction of neps

Elimination of $ust



Elimination of short '&ers

Fi&er &len$ing

Fi&er orientation or alignment

!li/er formation

Out:ut

!li/er

N" "< O:erat"rs

> Operators * ;opX;<mc,



N" "< #a9hines

>< machines

#a9hine ma=e

TrWt schler

#"del

D6 <@

Pr"du9ti"n

; %<<< .gX$ay

Card 9leanin0 e 9ien9$

C>:C=

CVG

;)>:;)=

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7ar$ing is theprocess ofremo/ingimpurities from'&ers an$pro$ucing acar$e$

sli/er ofparalleli e$ an$straightene$'&ers

(efore the rawstoc. can &ema$e into yarn%the remainingimpurities must&e remo/e$% the'&ers must &e$isentangles% an$

they must &e

straightene$)

The straighteningprocess puts the'&ers into



somewhat parallel7ARDIN0)

The wor. is $one &ycar$ing machine)

The lap is passe$through a &eatersection an$ $rawnon rapi$lyre/ol/ing cylin$erco/ere$ with /ery'ne hoo.s or wire

&rushes slowlymo/es

concentricallya&o/e thiscylin$er

As the cylin$errotates% thecotton is pulle$ &ythe cylin$erthrough the smallgap un$er the&rushes9 theteasing actionremo/es theremaining

trashes%$isentangles the'&ers % an$arranges them in

a relati/ely



parallel manner inform of a thinwe&)

This we& is $rawn

through a funnelshape$ $e/icethat mol$s it intoa roun$ rope li.emass calle$ car$sli/er)

7ar$ sli/erpro$uces car$e$yarns or car$e$cottons that areser/icea&le topro$uce $enimfa&rics)

After car$ing% thecar$e$ sli/ers goto the $rawframe)



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Auto:le/eler maintains a&solute sli/er 'neness

Out:ut

!li/er

N" "< O:erat"rs

@ Operators * ;opXBmc,

N" "< #a9hines

C (rea.ers C 'nishers

#a9hine ma=e

TrWt schler

#"del

#!R ?<<

Pr"du9ti"n

@) tonX$ay



Drawing is the process where the '&ers are &len$e$% straightene$an$ the num&er of '&ers in the sli/er increase$ in or$er to achie/ethe $esire$ linear $ensity in the spinning process) The $rawing

process also impro/es the uniformity or e/enness of the sli/er) Thenum&er of $rawing passages utilise$ $epen$s on the spinningsystem use$ an$ the en$ pro$ucts

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In arvind mills'the sliver isdra8n thr"u0hthe dra8 <ramet8i9e

)ST PASSA.ED

+arallel alignment of'&ers% C sli/ers arecon/erte$ into one sli/er)

%nd PASSA.ED

Output of thesecon$ passageof $raw framegoes into openen$ spinning)





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SPINNIN.

The plant at Naro$a wor.s entirely on open en$ spinningtechnology spinning)

Fehla<har<t s A5TOCORO spinning machine)

No) of Machines installe$ : >B *in all @ units, ;; = C

T"tal num;er "< r"t"rs in ea9h S:innin0 5nitD

AML !ection >@=C rotors

EO" !ection ;C < rotors

RD+ !ection ;BB< rotor)

T8ist :r"du9edD S twist only)

6arn len0th "n 9reelD CB << meters)

Aut"mati9 :ie9in0D 7orolap automatic splicer



C"untD )@ to >< count)

C slu& forming machine

The yarn forme$ is rolle$ in form of 9heese' 9"ne and;";;in )

The spee$ of the rotor roll /aries from <%<<< rpm to;@<%<<< rpm)

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O:en ends:innin0D

Rotor !pinning isa more recentmetho$ of yarnformation



compare$ to Ring!pinning)

This is a form ofopen:en$

spinning wheretwist is intro$uce$into the yarnwithout the nee$for pac.agerotation) Allowinghigher twisting

spee$s with arelati/ely lowpower cost)

In rotor spinning acontinuous supplyof '&ers is$eli/ere$ from$eli/ery rollers o8a $rafting systemor from an openingunit)

The '&ers are

suc.e$ $own a$eli/ery tu&e an$$eposite$ in thegroo/e of therotor as acontinuous ring of '&er) The '&erlayer is



strippe$ o8 therotor groo/e an$the resultant yarnwoun$ onto apac.age)

The twist in theyarn &eing$etermine$ &ythe ratio of therotational spee$of the rotor an$the linear spee$

of the yarn)

!li/er is fe$ intothe machine an$com&e$ an$in$i/i$uali e$ &ythe opening roller)

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The '&ers are then$eposite$ into therotor where aircurrent an$centrifugal force$eposits themalong the groo/eof the rotor where

they are e/enly$istri&ute$)

The '&ers aretwiste$ together&y the spinningaction of therotor% an$ theyarn iscontinuously$rawn from thecenter of therotor) The

resultant yarn iscleare$ of any$efects an$woun$ ontopac.ages)



The pro$uctionrates of rotorspinning is C:times higher thanthat of ringspinning an$ asthe machines arefe$ $irectly &ysli/er an$ yarn

is woun$ ontopac.ages rea$yfor use in fa&ric

formation theyarn is a lotcheaper topro$uce)

Rotor spun yarnsare more e/en%somewhat wea.eran$ ha/e aharsher feel thanring spun yarns)

Rotor spun yarnsare mainlypro$uce$ in theme$ium count *@<Ne% >< te2, tocoarse count *;<Ne% C< te2, range)

The yarn is woun$on a &ig pac.age

of a&out B .g)



The use of thissystem has two&asic a$/antages)It is fe$ &y sli/er%not as with thering frame &yro/ing% an$ soeliminates thespee$

frame from theprocess line) It

can also &emo$i'e$ toremo/e anyremaining trash%there&y impro/ingthe yarn 3uality)



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Rin0 S:innin0 O:en-end S:innin0

(o&&in rotates constantly for insertion

!pool $oes not nee$ to &e rotate$ to

of twist

insert twist



7annot han$le spools of &igger si e

Much larger spools can &e woun$

7an spin 'ner yarns

@: times faster than ring spinning



"niform an$ strong yarn

"niform &ut Ke2i&le yarn with &etter

$ye a&ility



7om&e$ yarns *'ner,

7ar$e$ yarns *coarser,

arns for /arie$ applications

arns for hea/ier fa&rics such as



$enims% towels an$ poplins

!tronger



>< more twiste$ &ut ; :>< wea.er

as the yarn is coarser

!uita&le for all staple '&ers



Not suita&le for man:ma$e staple '&er

spinning



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rp %yeing

roduction



r: !$ein0-

rmally the process of $yeing $ictates the technology of Denim manufacturing) Theing for Denim Fa&ric happens at the yarn stage) 0enerally there are two mostular metho$s of $yeing Denim followe$) They areP

pe Dyeing

herX!heet Dyeing

cess Kow of each of the a&o/e mentione$ processes are $iscusse$ in $etail &elow)

in0 is trans<errin0 man$ $arns <r"m 9reel "< sin0le-end :a9=a0emin0



allel sheet "< $arn 8"und "n t" ;e a ;eam "r se9ti"n ;eam 5arping chines can process all type of materials inclu$ing coarse an$ 'ne 'lament an$ple yarns% mono'lament% te2ture$ an$ smooth yarns% sil. an$ other synthetic yarnh as glass)

warp &eam that is installe$ on wea/ing machine is .nown as wea/er &eam) Aa/er &eam contain thousan$ of en$s% &ut in $enim pro$uction a &eam o&tain fromping is .nown as section &eam &ecause $enim is ma$e from $ye$ yarn that s whysection &eam can &e o&taine$ an$ then these section &eam are com&ine$ on the

ge $yeing an$ si ing to get re3uire$ num&er of en$s for wea/ing process) In $enim$uction initially the yarns are 'rst $ye$ an$ then wea/ing process is carrie$ out )

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There are t8"meth"d "< $arnd$ein0 in denim:r"du9ti"nR":e d$ein0

Slasher d$ein0

7ar:in0 meth"dused <"r ;"thmeth"d "<d$ein0 aredi erent The:r"9ess used <"rr":e d$ein0 is=n"8n as BALL7ARPIN.J and<"r slasherd$ein0

BEA#7ARPIN.Jmeth"d is used

(EAM 5AR+IN0(ALL 5AR+IN0





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arp %yeing | .ope %yeing

ROPE !6EIN.

(elie/e$ to &e the &est possi&le in$igo $yeing metho$ for yarn% thethrea$s of $enim yarn are initially twiste$ into a rope% an$ thenun$ergo a repetiti/e se3uence of $ipping an$ o2i$i ation) The morefre3uent the $ipping an$ o2i$i ing% the stronger the in$igo sha$e)

rope Y @ <:BC< en$s

+rocess Flowchart:

(all 5arping

Rope Dyeing

Re:(eaming

!i ing

Ball 7ar:in0 : the :r"9ess "< 8indin0 8ar: in r":e <"rm "nt";alls

(alls are cross woun$ pac.ages an$ warp is form of rope)



Technical Details as per the company:

Machines in total for the process

; operator is re3uire$ per machine

Machine setup timeXcreel changing time is >< min

!top Motion X Defect sensor

BBB en$s per creel

@>< metesXmin creel s rpm

B hour cycle time

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+ressure +!I: =<

Dancer 5eights: @

ii,

+re

Tan. > is col$

wash aftersulphur &ottomingI $one

5ashing

to pre/ent colorslippage an$ then

tan. @ an$ B hot

Sone

wash)

iii,

Dyeing Sone

+h range: ;>)B %



Re$o2 potential: ><m/ to: C<m/

!3) +ressure: X: @ +!I

Dancer 5eight: C

[For in$igo $yeing$ip timeP air timeis ;PC

i/,

5ash

Temp: < X: Z7

Sone

!3) +ressure +!I:?<

Dancer 5eights: C



Ash Kow: ;<< X:

/,#ot 5ash

Temp: Z7

Sone

+h range: ;>)C<

;>)

Re$o2: : ;< to:CC<

!3: = +!I

Dancer 5eight: C

Drying 7ans

B cylin$ers intotal

&ar pressure



7oiling "nits

Litter waste an$'nal collecte$separately

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[ShadeChe9=in0S$stem :!pectrophotometer is also presentin the machine

In this metho$ awarp &eams 'rstcon/erts into rope&eamers an$ thentransfer to theRope Dyeingmachine for thefurther process)

Rope:$ye rangesena&le to pro$ucepure in$igo% sulfur&ottom% sulfurtop% an$ colore$$enim yarn) Theyarn goes throughscourXsulfur $ye%wash &o2es%in$igo $ye /ats%o/er a s.ying$e/ice *to allowo2i$ation tooccur,% througha$$itional wash&o2es% o/er $rying



cans an$ then iscoile$ into tu&swhich aretransferre$ to theRe: (eamingprocess $

The spee$ rangeof this machine is< to @<mXmin withthe pro$uctioncapacity of > setsin same time)

Pr"du9ti"n :erda$ is*&((( % 2%(((mK at the s:eed"< %,mMmin

7ount range inrope $yeing is*;Cs to CXs, OEan$ !lu& &oth)



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* Re-Beamin0 - Re-":enin0 ther":e and8indin0 it "n;eams s" thatthe$

9an ;e si ed "nne t ste:

Technical Detailsas per thecompany:

;@ Machines intotal for theprocess

; operator isre3uire$ permachine

Machine setuptime is > min

BB; com&s per

machine



?C<<< meterX$ayX machine

Si in0 T"9"ver the $arn8ith si ematerial in"rder t":revent;rea=a0edurin0 the8eavin0:r"9ess due t"the tensi"n itunder0"es

Technical Detailsas per thecompany:

@ Machines intotal for theprocess% forregular si ing an$thir$ fore2periments an$tests)



> creels set at atime lo$ge$ in themachine% onespare an$ onerunning

; operator permachine G >assistant operatorper machinere3uire$

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+rocess:

Each sheet separate$ &y the gui$e roll *;< sheets% ;< gui$e roller,

+asses through the si e &o2X!ow &o2 at a temp of ?<Z7 an$ any ofthe B recepies mentione$ as

per the re3uirement

CB ree$% B@\ water% C<<gm N! pow$erX&in$er% ;<<..g with starch

Anilose E starch% mutton tallow B .g

<<gm N!7% CB C< stretch ree$ * e/erything else same,

; <<g &in$er% C => ree$ * e/erything else same,

;> DN si e% no &in$er% B water: B 7ountP !pecial !lot

Drying slot: appro2) ;> Z7 temp an$ B cylin$ers

Accumulator: > accumulator &eams with ;>< m capacity each



Re9e:ie @SBIT #i

SBIT stan$s for !ulphur (ottom In$igo Topping

Chemi9al

B" @0:l

Feed@0:l



S Bla9=

;=<XB <

Causti9

;

;)



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Sul:hide

;<

@

Xe="l SNS;)

;)?

Setam"l 7L

<) =

;)?

Primas"l NF

;

;)?



C"nditi"n

Indi0"

Sul:hur

Ph QM- ( %

;>)B :;>)=<

;>) :;>)

Red" QM-

><: C<

C;<:CC<

%(



7eta;ilit$

Instant to @ secon$s

Type of (ath for (O

MI

!ar= IN!I.O

7on$ucti/ity at thestart

,( " &( ms



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arp %yeing | 'lasher %yeing

SLASHER !6EIN.

In continuous slasher X sheet $yeing an$ si ing machine% $irectwarping &eams are use$% instea$ of &all warping logs in case ofIn$igo rope $yeing system) At the &ac. en$ of the slasher X sheet$yeing range% the $irect warping &eams are creele$) The yarnssheet from each &eam is pulle$ o/er an$ com&ine$ with the yarnsfrom the other &eams so that multiple sheets of yarns can &ema$e)

In sheet $yeing range% the total No of re3uire$ en$s for a wea/ers&eam are $ye$% $rie$% si e$ an$ $rie$ simultaneously) Thiscontinuous slasher $yeing range eliminates a few interme$iateprocesses of the rope $yeing% such as re:&eaming% si ing)

+rocess Flowchart:

+re wetting

5ashing

Dyeing



5ashing

Drying

!i ing

Drying

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#a9hine 5nits <"r the :r"9ess-

i,

+re 5etting

Temp: =< X: @< Z7 X Z7 for !ulphur (ottom

Sone



Nip +ressure: < X: 6N

*Dyeing tan.,

Dancer +ressure: >) .gXcm @

ii,



Dyeing

Nip pressureY X:@

TempY room temp

Dyeing capacityY ;<%<<< l XC tan.s

iii,

5ashing

; << l



i/,

Drying

cylin$ers

C &ar pressure in total

/,

!i ing

> s3uee ing rolls an$ > immersion rolls of ; m



$epth

/i,

Drying

;> cylin$ers in total

7ans

&ar pressure



/ii,

Accumulator

>><m capacity

/iii,

7ompensator

5in$ing tension @<<<X 6N

an$ leasing



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Re9i:e

Sul:hur

Indi0"

Decol: > gpl

!eptamol 5!: @ gpl



!o$ium sulphite: ; gpl

In$igo: = gpl

7austic: gpl

7austic: = gpl

!ulphur: gpl

#y$rosulphite: ;; gpl



+enitrol: = ) gpl

Denim #! *le/eling agent,: =) gpl

Anti o2i$ant: @ gpl

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ea#ing| Introduction

5EAVIN0 is interlacement of the warp *length:wise in$igo or sulphur$ye$ yarn, an$ the 'lling *grey yarn cross wise yarn, pro$ucing $enimin a /ariety of weights an$ styles)

In:ut7ar: Beam and 7e<t $arn

Out:ut

5o/en Denim Fa&ric

N" "< O:erat"rs

C Operators * ;opX?mc,

N" "< #a9hines

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A5THENTIC!ENI#

A hea/y weightfa&ric

Ma$e of cottonyarn with no yarncharacteristics

@X; right han$twill

;<< naturalin$igo $ye$

5eft an$ warpcount = G Crespecti/ely with@C pic.s per inch

T6PES OF 6ARNS 5SE!



5arpP Organic%7on/entional

5eft: Open en$%Ring spun% !lu&%

Lycra% +olyester%+oly lycra



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&inishing ( 2rocessing | Introduction

Finishin0 and Pr"9essin0

Ar/in$ Mill% Naro$a &oasts of > integrate$ 'nishing ranges an$ > other'nishing $epartments) In integrate$ $enim 'nishing range% thesingeing an$ shrin.ing is carrie$ out in a single range) This re$uces theprocess time% material han$ling% cost of pro$uction an$ la&our cost)

Finishing of grey $enim fa&ric normally carrie$ out after wea/ing) Itta.es an important role infa&ric properties% appearance% softness an$resi$ual fa&ric shrin.age)

The de:artment 9hurns "ut *((((( meters "< nished denim9l"th a da$

The main purposes of applying /arious 'nishes may &e summarise$ asun$er)



HI.H SALES APPEAL P To impart properties of attracti/e appearance%supple han$le% softness an$ goo$ $rape)

HI.H 7EAR U5ALIT6 P This refers to a$e3uate tensile an$ a&rasionstrengths% $imensional sta&ility% crease reco/ery an$ free$om from

pilling)

BO!6 PROTECTION AN! CO#FORTD This relates to proper heatinsulation% moisture a&sorption an$ air permea&ility)

SPECIAL EFFECTSD These inclu$e water:repellency% re$uce$Kamma&ility% mil$ew an$ moth:proo'ng% anti:static &eha/iour an$ soilrelease property)

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cess Flow 7hartP

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7liping "nit



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%enim Incubation %epartment | %esign

/eam

DID is a critical unit for the inno/ation an$ creati/ity that Ar/in$ millspro-ects) The $epartment has &een constitute$ in such a manner that ithas > parts:

The Design Team

The Technical Team

!esi0n TeamD

The $esign team has a constant responsi&ility of re:inno/ating$enims)

It consists of fashion consultants from Europe an$ other countriesalong with the te2tile e2perts an$ te2tile $esigners)

The team wor.s together to create a completely $i8erent $enim $esign) Though it seems li.e inno/ation in $esign in $enims has limite$ scope%

this group of professionals use their creati/ity an$ constant thin.ings.ills to come up with unprece$ente$ $esigns)



They follow tren$s% customer fee$&ac. an$ /arious tren$s in the/arious parts of the worl$% research it an$ come up with inno/ati/ei$eas)

These new $esigns are feature$ in fashion shows across the glo&e%for top fashion e2perts to see an$ re/iew% an$ hence maintain the

e2clusi/eness of $enim pro$uce$ &y Ar/in$ Mills)

T": desi0ners li=e Calvin >lien' Chanel et9 and ;rands li=e

ara' A;er9r"m;ie and Fit9h' #an0"' .a: and man$ "thers'sele9t these

desi0ns and "rder them t" ;e :r"du9ed in mass )

The $esigns can &e create$ &y changing one of the followingcharacteristics of the fa&ricP

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7eave "< the<a;ri9D

o *$enim isusually @ 2 ;twill,: /ariationsare ma$e in twill

wea/e or &ychanging thenature of thewea/e alltogether) Li.e > ;or other /ariations

The d$in0:r"9edure s"ut:utD

*usually $one within$igo an$sulphur $yes, the $ying can gi/ecolour e8ects tothe fa&ric)Di8erentcompositions of



$yes are use$ an$inno/ations an$creati/ity in theuse of colors%pro$uces morenum&er of$esigns)!ometimes theweft an$ the warpare of $i8erent$yes% creating aniri$escent e8ect)

Thoughtra$itionally &lue

or &lac.% manyother colours of$enims arecreate$

Fi;er 5sedD

Authentic $enimuses cotton '&er%&ut for $esign/ariations cotton&len$s are use$)Light weight yarns

li.e polyester areuse$ tomanufacture$enim use$ ingarments li.e

-eggings an$lighter weight$enimre3uirements)Most popular



a$$ition to $enimfa&ric is Lycra forstreatcha&ility asthat is aprominent featureof -eans) Mostrecent type of$enim a$$e$ tothe $enim familyof Ar/in$ is E 9eldenim@8"rld s s"<test denim )

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• FinishesA::liedD

Fa&rics can &e re:inno/ate$ interms of the typeof 'nish applie$%

Now:a:$ays% thereare a /ariety of'nishes that can&e applie$ to anyfa&ric an$ samegoes for $enim)"suallymerceri ation is a

process not $onefor $enims% as it$oes not re3uire/ery soft an$smooth '&ers% &utinclusion of'nishe$ li.emerceri ation or

resin 'nish% cancompletelychange the loo.an$ feel of thefa&ric) Otheraesthetic 'nishes%li.e partialnapping oremeri ation% anti:crease



'nish% permanentcreases &y resin'nish can &egi/en)

The fa&ric% E2celDenims % woul$ &emanufacture$ inAr/in$ 0roup spro$uction facilityin Ahme$a&a$%which has a

capacity of ;><million metres offa&ric per annum)5hile (irla7ellulose woul$ &ein/ol/e$ in the RGDto create the '&rema$e of superre'ne$ woo$ pulp%

Ar/in$ woul$ &emanufacturing thefa&ric an$ sellingthem &oth in the$omestic an$internationalmar.ets)



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%enim Incubation %epartment | %esign

0ines

The following are a few lines of $enim that ha/e &een $e/elope$ an$new

pro$ucts are a$$e$ to it e/ery $ayP

>at" @+a:anese denim line D

6ato &rings in the authentic attri&utes of $enim in collections% fa&ricsmostly ma$e on the shuttle loom an$ with sel/e$ge)

A!L @Arvind !enim La; D

The ADL line is speci'cally for the "! &ran$s) The sXs ><;B collectionhas special attractions in the form of colour $enims% in$igos withcolour 'lls an$summer lights in e2cel along with the authentic coreline

Eur"line @Eur":ean denim line D

The Euroline is speci'cally for the &ran$ nee$s inEurope) The sXs><;B collection has an intro$uction of sha$es li.e pin.% s.y &lue &utin a gra$ing of color)

#etr" @Indian denim line D

The metro line is $esigne$ &y Ar/in$ s in:house $esign teamspeci'cally for In$ian &ran$s) The collection has the Ka/or of a true



In$ian $enim) 5e ha/e also recently launche$ a collection in E2celcalle$ E2cel Denim in colla&oration with (irla 7ellulose) It will &e theworl$ s softest $enim)

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%enim Incubation %epartment

Inno#ation 2ipeline %enims

Ar/in$ s Design $epartment is always high on new $e/elopmentsin the $enim worl$ an$ always has num&er of pro-ects un$er theinno/ation pipeline which are yet to &e teste$ an$ 'nali e$ for theseason &rea.s accor$ingly) Few of those pro-ects are:

!+IE!

Ecru fa&ric with only warp $ye$ yarns which are chemically treate$$uring spinning)

NEO

Richer) Deeper $enim sha$e for wash e2plorations)

6#ADI

+remium line of $enim) #an$ spun% han$ wo/en) Fantastic loo.%$rape% fall) On the principle of sustaina&ility)

1A7H"ARD



Various sha$es of $enims an$ fa&ric types &rought in together forone fa&ric an$ $i8erent loo.)

RIN0

LINEN

;<< linen in @2; wea/e for &etter sheen% $rape etc) Again apremium line

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%enim Incubation %epartment | /echnical /eam

The technical team of the $e/elopment an$ new technology teamaims at $e/eloping the fa&ric as per customer re3uirements)

They ha/e technicians an$ fa&ric e2perts who constantly wor.together an$ colla&orate with each of the processing units to getthe $esire$

output of the fa&ric)

Then% they calculateXconcur an$ $ocument the e2act proce$ures an$processes to &e followe$ to create the fa&ric e2actly matchingcustomer

re3uirements)

Once the processes ha/e &een $etermine$ &y the DNT0

$epartment% they are $elegate$ to the in$i/i$ual units for masspro$uction)

The !I! !EPART#ENT at Arvind mills has a data;ase "<m"re than 3((( <a;ri9s' that have ;een 9reated <"r all =inds"< uses ) The $esigns



range from all .in$s of usage of yarn% to $i8erentiation &ase$ onany of the factors mentione$ a&o/e)

7ustomers an$ $esigners may choose out of this $ata &ase to or$erin &ul.% The $ata then goes to ++7 $epartment% that is pro$uction+lanning

an$ 7ontrol an$ the mass pro$uction of fa&rics start)

7ollection $e/elopment is $one at least one year in a$/ance an$presente$ on a roa$ showXramp show for the &uyers to see an$ or$er)

These shows contain @<:@ pieces each o the type of fa&riccharacteristic &eing showcase$)

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There are&asically twoways this wholeprocess wor.sP

7ollectionDe/elopment

7ustomer De/elopment

Technical$epartment ta.escare of the repro$uction an$$u:pro pro&lemsof the ongoing&atches also)

7onsistencyXRepro$uci&ility

Fee$X!toc.

Machines "se$

+rocess Followe$



All of the a&o/ementione$ factorsare ta.en care &y

the DID right fromthe &eginning ofthe collection$e/elopment tillthe mar.etingstage)



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!I!

7ustomer

7ollection



De/elopment

De/elopment

Inno/ation an$+rocess"pgra$ation

Appro/alX7on'rmmation from the7EO

Testing of +hysical+roperties





7omercialisationof the fa&ric chartprepare$

7ost "pgra$ation:

Final 7osting

Mar.etting

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Ins:e9ti"n de:artment uses )* >itamura #a9hine t" ndsu9h de<e9ts

in <a;ri9s

The ins:e9ti"n <rame is ali0ned at an an0le ;et8een 1, and&(

de0rees

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D %,mMmin



Li0ht

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Ar/in$ follows ;<< percent inspection proce$ures) The acceptancele/el of the fa&ric $epen$s on the customer preferences)

There are two inspectors to .eep continuous watch on fa&ric for'n$ing the $efects) The B:point gra$ing system in$icates that asper customer re3uirement $efects are allowa&le upto their le/els)5e ha/e o&ser/e$ that in VF &ran$ the B:point allowa&le are only Bthat is total ;C $efects per ;@ :meter roll)

1-:"int 0radin0 s$stem is used <"r ins:e9ti"n "< <a;ri9s andthis in9ludesD

Si e "< de<e9t

Penalt$ P"ints

@\ or less @);\ to C \ C);\ to ?\ More than ?\

#oles or Openings*Largest Dimension,

;\ or less More than ;\

; +oint

> +oints

@ +oints

B +oints



> +ointsB +oints

No penalty points are recor$e$ for minor $efects)

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34A0I/5 A''4.A6C, ( '/A6%A.%I'A/I16 |%,&,C/'

#a/"r !e<e9ts are 9lassi ed as <"ll"8sD-

#a/"r 8"ven <a;ri9 de<e9ts such as slu&s% holes% missing yarn%conspicuous yarn /ariation% en$ out% soile$ yarn% an$ wrong yarn)

#a/"r =nitted <a;ri9 de<e9ts are mi2e$ yarn% yarn /ariation%runner% nee$le line% &arre% slu&%hole% press o8)

#a/"r d$ein0 "r :rintin0 de<e9ts are print out% $ye spots%machine stop% color smear or sha$ing)






S:innin0 related !e<e9tsD

5arp !lu&

5eft !lu&

Thic. en$

7oarseX'ne weft

5eft &ar

7eavin0 :re:arat"r$ related de<e9ts

6not

!lac. en$

(all formation

!i e patches



7eavin0 related de<e9ts

!tarting mar.

Tight en$

5eft Koat

6not

Moir_

Repaire$ warp

Dou&le en$

B"8in0 and S=e8in0

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7hec. for s.ewe$%&owe$ an$ &iase$fa&ric) For thispurpose chec. the&owing an$ ss.ewing at e/ery;< meters)

The &owing an$s.ewing arecalculate$ asfollowsP

B"8D A ;"8 is

an unevendeviati"n "< a8e<t <r"m a linedra8n:er:endi9ulart"

the selved0e "<the <a;ri9

A &ow may ha/e$i8erent formsP



I< the avera0eB"8in0 "rS=e8in0 <"r ar"ll is m"rethan %-*G're/e9t the r"ll



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/,'/I6+

Ph$si9alTestin0D

The samplesare teste$forX&yP

arne/ennessP"!TER

TE!TER

!tate27!+*casca$estrength tester,systemP

arn countan$ strength

!ingle yarntester

Instron BBC P

Tensile Testfor fa&ric



Elemen$orf Tearing!trengthP

Tearing

strengthchec. &yapplication of ?<<<g force

7hatillon!ti8ness

Tester

Resistance to&en$ing

+aramounthumi$ity

chec.er

For humi$itycontrol

!tretchXelongation test

5eight of;)@ .gapplie$ on a$esignate$swatchsample forhalf an hour



Dimensional!ta&ility an$s.ewmo/ementtest

!hrin.age test

Measureshrin.ageafter washingthrice con$itioning

O one testcham&er &y"!A inc)

!narl in$icator

Twist tester

!tate2 *;B)Btpi,

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Chemi9al testin0

Tests re3ueste$ &y preferre$ customersP

LEVI s Test meth"d

PhISO-*(2)

Cr"9=in0

AAT77: !+OT TE!T !I ;<<

7ater Re:ellen9$

I!O ;< :E<;

A9id

I!O ;< :E<>

Al=ali

I!O ;< :E<B



POLO meth"d

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Al=ali

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Chemi9alTestsC"ndu9ted inthe la;D

Raw Materialchec.ing li.e$yeingX'nishingau2hillaries

(asic chemical)

+ercentage of purity of#y$ros% 7austic aci$%pero2i$es etc

+urity performance of$yes li.e in$igo% /atsulphur

Auhilaries li.e wettingagents% si ing% 'nishingetc

!toc. 5eight ofin$igo *gpl,

(ran$s&en$ermoisture tester*;< $egree c) forB hrs,



o 5eighing&alance

Mettler Tole$o

o 7roc.meter

AAT77

o Forml$ehy$econtent in$yeXstoc. &ath o

Thermo orion p#meter

o Laun$er:O:meter o ATLAS

croc.meter

o 0enesys ;<spectrophotometer o Mu efurnace

o 7inte2incu&ator

o EE7 &ea.er$yeing machine o

"!A o one testcham&er



o Flama&ilitytester

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Shadetestin0D

The software use$for sha$e testingis EAS6 #ATCH

#unterLa&QsEasyMatch H7software gi/esunprece$ente$Ke2i&ility toprocess% $isplay%analy e an$report colormeasurementresults)

7olormeasurement an$analysis softwarereports a&solutean$ color$i8erence $ata inall wi$ely use$color scales% for/arious lighting

an$





o&ser/ations% an$plots $e/iationsfrom a/g an$perfect sample foreach roll)

It also pro/i$espass an$ failoptions for rollsthat $e/iate toomuch from normal/alue ma.ing it

/ery easy for theoperator to assure3uality an$

minimi e sha$e/ariation)

It also helps insha$e wise$i8erentiation an$categori ation ofrolls) !o that theconsumer may &e

a&le to easily$istinguish&etween lots of/arious

sha$es



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2AC*A+I6+ A6% '7I22I6+

[ The 'nal step is now to O6 the &atchXlot for shipping an$ sen$to the pac.aging $ept so as to put on the re3uire$ $etails an$ship the consignment)

The $etails that nee$ to &e present on the pac.aging areP

!hipment no)

Date

!ort no

F)M)7

.olls o appro!imately "#$m each is sealed by polythene$

'pec$ o polythene co#er82lastic bags o 9: micron used

7o$e no



Meters

FlagsXpoints

Opt no)

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ACC.,%I/A/I16'

ISO 4(()D%((( &y (VHI*In$ia, +/t) Lt$)% Mum&ai:In$ia% for Manufacture an$ !upply of Denim

Fa&rics)

The ISO 4((( family ofstan$ar$s is relate$ to3uality managementsystems an$ $esigne$ tohelp organi ationsensure that they meetthe nee$s of customersan$ other sta.ehol$ersU; while meetingstatutory an$ regulatoryre3uirements relate$ tothe pro$uct)

The I!O ?<<;P><<</ersion sought to ma.e ara$ical change inthin.ing &y actuallyplacing the concept of



process managementfront an$ center*`+rocess management`was the monitoring an$optimisation of acompanyQs tas.s an$

acti/ities% instea$ of -ustinspection of the 'nalpro$uct,)

IS( )1(((D

+ro/i$es en/ironmentmanagement stan$ar$sto help organisationsminimi e their negati/eimpact on theen/ironment

En/ironmentManagement !ystem*EM!, man$atory7erti'cation carrie$ out&y thir$ party

Focuses on process as incase of I!O ?<<<



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Oe="-TeStandard )(( &y!hirley

Technologies Lt$)%"6% for (lac. an$ In$igo $ye$ $enimfa&rics% &lac. Xin$igo printe$

$enim fa&ric inclu$ing

stretch $enims)

The Oe.o:Te2!tan$ar$ ;<< is aglo&ally uniformtesting an$certi'cationsystem for te2tileraw materials%interme$iate an$en$ pro$ucts atall stages ofpro$uction)

The tests forharmfulsu&stancescomprisesu&stances which

are prohi&ite$ or



regulate$ &y law%chemicals whichare .nown to &eharmful to health%an$ parameterswhich areinclu$e$ as aprecautionarymeasure tosafeguar$ health)

S=alInternati"nalStandards <"rSustaina;leTe tilePr"du9ti"nJ &y 7ontrol "nion7erti'cations% TheNetherlan$s% for

+rocessing oforganic

cotton)

.l";al Or0ani9Te tileStandards \% 7ontrol "nion7erti'cations% The Netherlan$s% for+rocessing of

'&res from



certi'e$ organicagriculture)

Levi s straussLa&oratory7erti'cation &yLe/i !trauss G7o)% Test Metho$s an$ con$itions setforth% DenimLa&oratory% TheAr/in$ Mills Lt$)

ISO-)2(%, NABLNational

Accre$itation(oar$ forLa&oratories%Delhi% In$ia% for7hemical GMechanical$isciplines oftesting)



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PremierA99reditati"nS9heme ;$#ar=s ?S:en9er' TestMetho$s an$ con$itions setforth% La&oratory%

!hirting Di/ision(usiness% TheAr/in$ Mills

Lt$)

Li 7lai&orne Int lLt$)% Testing au$itperformance%La&oratory%!hirting

(usiness Di/ision% The Ar/in$ MillsLt$)

La;s are9erti ed ;$!5PONT@L6CRA



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2ro;ect .eport | )rie



Pr"/e9t Title

Ar/in$ s In/ol/ement In (etter 7otton Initiati/es

O;/e9tive

Intro$uction to (7I

o Ar/in$ s Implementation of (7I Norms

Uualit$ Anal$sis "< BCI-Bunn$ Brahma ? Bunn$Brahma C"tt"n

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#eth"d"l"0$

!econ$aryresearch

"n$erstan$ing

of (7I an$ itsNorms)

+rimaryResearch

Data 7ollection

Huality Analysisof (7I &unny(rahma 7otton

Huality Analysis

of (unny(rahma 7otton

Analysis of the$i8erences&etween (7I:(unny (rahma



G (unny(rahma 7otton

o 7onclusion



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ter Cotton Initiati#e

roduction



TRO!5CTION

e (etter 7otton Initiati/e *(7I, is primarily focusing on the following P

$emonstrate the inherent &ene'ts of (7 pro$uction% particularly the 'nancialta&ility for farmers)

re$uce the impact of water an$ pestici$e use on human an$ en/ironmental health)

impro/e soil health an$ &io$i/ersity)

promote Decent 5or. for farming communities an$ cotton farm wor.ers)

facilitate glo&al .nowle$ge e2change on more sustaina&le cotton pro$uction)

ncrease the tracea&ility along the cotton supply chain)





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>E6FEAT5RES

+ro$ucersnee$ tomeet theMinimum+ro$uction 7riteriawhich arethe initialcorere3uirements% to

recei/e alicense topro$uce(7)

Minimum+ro$uctio

n 7riteria*M+7, arethestartingpoint in acycle ofcontinuousimpro/ement

re3uire$&y(7I)OnceM+7aremet%pro$ucersha

/etoa$$ress+rog

ressRe3uirements)





tprograms% all$esigne$aroun$the (7stan$ar$)

Thisallows(7I an$itspartnersto reachmore

regions%trainmorefarmersan$pro$ucemorecotton)

(7Imem&ershipfocusesonena&lingpositi/echange inthe 'el$%supporting supplycreation%&uil$ingpu&licsupportan$

$emonstratingmar.etplace$eman

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producedon <:@?>>>hectaresby =>?>>>

armers in9> B 9$

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membersrepresentso#er @ othe world’s

tot alconsumption$

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The BetterC"tt"n S$stem

The +ro$uction+rinciples an$7riteria cannotoperate inisolation% an$form part of the(7 !ystem) This(7 !ystem isma$e up of thefollowing inter:$epen$entcomponents% eachas important asthe other inma.ing thesystem e8ecti/ely$eli/er itso&-ecti/esP

Pr"du9ti"nPrin9i:les andCriteria topro/i$e a glo&al$e'nition of (7



Farmer Su::"rtto promoteena&lingmechanisms at alocal an$ glo&alle/el% wor.ingwith e2perience$implementingpartners% an$stimulatingpu&lic:pri/atepartnership fun$sto implementthese

mechanisms

FarmAssessment toencouragefarmers tocontinuously

impro/e% through measuring resultsan$ seasonallearning cycles

Su::l$ Chainconnecting supplywith $eman$through ani$enti'a&le &aleof ;<< (7 lint

#"nit"rin0'Evaluati"n andLearnin0mechanisms to



measure progressan$ change an$to ensure the (7!ystem has theinten$e$ impactson its $irect&ene'ciaries

T""ls' gui$elinesan$ learningforums tofacilitate thee2change of &est

practices an$.nowle$ge toencourage thescaling up ofcollecti/e action

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PRO!5CTIONPRINCIPLES

(7 is pro$uce$ &yfarmers whominimi e theharmful impact ofcrop protectionpractices

(7 is pro$uce$ &yfarmers who usewater e4ciently

an$ care for thea/aila&ility ofwater

(7 is pro$uce$ &yfarmers who carefor the health of

the soil

(7 is pro$uce$ &yfarmers who conser/enatural ha&itats

(7 is pro$uce$ &yfarmers who carefor an$ preser/e



the 3uality of the'&er

(7 is pro$uce$ &yfarmers who

promote $ecentwor.

CRITERIA FORASSESS#ENT

Pass and <ailD

+ro$ucer nee$ torespect (etter7otton Minimum+ro$uction

7riteria in or$er toget a license topro$uce (7) The(7 system aimsat continuousimpro/ement) It isnot organi e$ as asimple pass or failsystem &ut goes&eyon$ &yintegratingelements ofcapacity &uil$ing%$atamanagement% an$progress)



7hat ha::ens i< n"n-9"n<"rmit$is <"und

At least < of

the farmers inLearning 0roupmust comply withall rele/ant (7criteria in or$erfor the group toget a license topro$uce (7)

5here asystematic &reachof a Minimum+ro$uction7riteria iso&ser/e$% thewhole +ro$ucer"nit may &e

$is3uali'e$)

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!"es theinitiative " er

in9entives <"r9"ntinu"usim:r"vement

After meeting theMinimum+ro$uction7riteria% (7farmers ha/e tomeet +rogressRe3uirements )

These progressre3uirements arepresente$ in the

!tan$ar$s Map$ata&ase as

Me$ium:termre3uirements )

A5!ITINFOR#ATION

)st' %nd' *rd:art$9erti 9ati"nD



The (7 assurancesystem is acom&ination ofself:assessment%secon$ partycre$i&ility chec.san$ thir$ party/eri'cation)

Fre uen9$ "<auditsD

early

Validit$ "< audit9erti 9ateD

One year)

PRO!5CTSTRACEABLIT6ALON. THES5PPL6 CHAIN

One of the .eyelements of thesupply chain for(7 is the creationof ;<< (7



&ales% meaningthat (7 issegregate$ fromfarm to gin)

Chain "<Cust"d$standard

(7I will create a;<< (7 &ale%an$ connect the

supply of (7 to$eman$% puttingin place a supplychain system thatfacilitates theprocurement of(7)

5SE OF LO.OON THE FINALPRO!5CT

No

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S5PPORT

To help farmersa$opt practicesconsistent withthe (7I +ro$uction+rinciples% (7Icoor$inates aprogram of farmersupport acti/ities$eli/ere$ throughe2perience$Implementing+artners)

Farmers supportco/ers .nowle$gesharing an$ s.ills$e/elopment an$e8ecti/e pro$ucerorgani ation For

Implementing+artners% three ofthe (7 !ystemcomponents focuson support) (7Ipro/i$es a !tep&y !tep 0ui$e toImplementation

for &oth



smallhol$ers an$large farms an$annual wor.shopsthat helpcompaniesun$erstan$ an$implement the(7I program)Applications for'nancial grantscan &e su&mitte$twice a yearthrough an onlineform) The fun$ing

contri&utionmatches up to ama2imum of <of the totalpro-ect cost)Mem&ers recei/esupply chainsupport from

$e$icate$ supplychaincoor$inators% aswell as !ecretariatan$ 7ouncilsupport through7aucus calls% (7Ihoste$ e/ents

an$ we&inars)

COSTS

#em;ershi:<eeD Themem&ership fee



is &ase$ onmem&er category%si e an$ eitherannual lint cottonconsumption%annualturno/erXincome%or

whether theorgani ation is&ase$ in an OE7D7ountry or a non:

OE7D country)

Certi 9ati"n9"stsD Thir$ party/eri'cation costsare &orn &y largefarms or &y (7I inthe case ofsmallhol$ers)

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THE BCISTAN!AR!S6STE# ISAPPLICABLE TOPRO!5CERS INTHEFOLLO7IN.CO5NTRIES AN!RE.IONSD

ASIA 7hina% In$ia%+a.istan%

Ta-i.istan

AFRICA (enin%(ur.ina Faso%7ameroon% Mali%!enegal% Togo

SO5THA#ERICA (ra il





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Areas C"vered;$ BCIstandards$stemD

ImmediateRe uirementD

The (7IbMinimum+ro$uction7riteria\ form theinitial corere3uirements for

farmers to growb(etter 7otton\) These criteria arepresente$ in the!tan$ar$s Map$ata&ase asbImme$iatere3uirements\)

#edium-termre uirementD

The (7I b+rogressRe3uirements\form an a$$itionalset of





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OVERVIE7 OF REU5IRE#ENTSD



EXPLANATIOND

Criti9alD

The (7I Minimum +ro$uction 7riteria form the initial corere3uirements for farmers to grow (etter 7otton ) These criteriaare presente$ in the !tan$ar$s Map $ata&ase as criticalre3uirements )



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#edium termD

After meeting theMinimum+ro$uction7riteria% (etter7otton farmersha/e to meet

+rogressRe3uirements )

These progressre3uirements arepresente$ in the!tan$ar$s Map$ata&ase as

Me$ium:termre3uirements )





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)CI at Ar#ind 0imited | Introduction

As the lea$er of In$ian te2tile in$ustry% Ar/in$ has ta.en it uponitself to $e/elop mo$els that ma.e pro$uction of its most /alue$an$ most e2tensi/ely use$ raw material more sustaina&le) 5hichis why% Ar/in$ Agri&usiness has initiate$ contract farmingpro-ects in A.ola $istrict of Maharashtra !tate G Ni ar Talu.a in

Tapi $istrict of 0u-arat !tate)

Aims "< the Initiative

Impro/e the farmerQs pro$ucti/ity an$ income

De/elop en/ironmentally sustaina&le &usiness mo$els

Enhance the regionQs &io$i/ersity

+romote $ecent wor. ethics

De/elop a lasting social infrastructure G support system



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)CI at Ar#ind 0imited | Contract &arming

From the farm to the fashion in$ustry% Ar/in$Qs approach to contract farming ise2tensi/e an$

thorough)

Ar/in$ plays a .ey role in e/ery single process in/ol/e$ in this initiati/e)

Infrastructure and capacity building:

This inclu$es research% colla&orations with national G international organi ations%research institutions% etc) strong #R policies% capacity &uil$ing for e2tension acti/ities)

Building the right team:

A team of ;< 'el$ e2perts inclu$ing agronomists% soil scientists% pest an$ $iseasespecialist an$ M!5 *for carrying out $ecent wor. acti/ities, are put in place)

Training:

#ighly 3uali'e$ agronomists train an$ e$ucate farmers a&out crop% nutrient% pestan$ $isease management% $ecent wor. ethics *no chil$ la&or% $iscrimination%gen$er issues% etc), an$ &usiness mo$els to impro/e pro$ucti/ity) 0ui$ancematerial on &etter management practices &ase$ on (etter 7otton +ro$uctioncriteria is $e/elope$)

Technology and skill development:

+articipatory Technology De/elopment in colla&oration with pro-ect farmers helpsin 'n$ing location:speci'c solutions)

Monitoring:



Regular farm /isits are ma$e) Detaile$ farm recor$s% soil tests% an$ constantmonitoring ensure a healthy crop) Vali$ation wor. on &etter managementpractices is carrie$ out)

Elimination:

Mi$$le men are eliminate$) Farmers are also intro$uce$ to $epen$a&le farm inputsuppliers)

ssured buy back:

Ar/in$ &uys the crop at mar.et prices an$ guarantees Minimum !upport +rice) A QFarm0ateQ payment policy ensures that payments are ma$e within se/en wor.ing $ays)

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)CI at Ar#ind 0imited | )enefts

Managing the supply chain:

Ar/in$ Agri&usiness maintains a fully trace&ale supply:chain an$ an e2tensi/emanagement information system) It is in/ol/e$ in esta&lishing an e8ecti/e

pro$ucer organi ation% the segregation of &etter cotton% chain of custo$yproce$ures an$ engagement with ginners an$ other organi ations)

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E9"n"mi9;ene ts

Redu9ed 9"st "< :r"du9ti"nD Thecost of pro$uctionis re$uce$through the collecti/epurchase of farminputs an$ &etter%

economical $ealsfrom

suppliers)

Better:r" ta;ilit$D Thenee$ for mi$$lemen has &eeneliminate$ as Ar/in$ ensuresthat the pro$uce is&ought at thefarmerQs $oor step)



Better a99ess t"a "rda;le

nan9eDDepen$ence onlocalmoneylen$ers hasalso &een re$uce$as farmers areencourage$ to$eal with relia&le

'nancialinstitutions)

Better nutrient':est anddiseasemana0ementD(ettermanagement practices ensurere$uce$ use ofinputs *li.esyntheticpestici$es Gfertili ers

,% untimelyre$ucing the ris.ta.en in syntheticpestici$eshan$ling an$application)

>n"8led0e

sharin0 and



s=illdevel":mentDFarmers recei/epractical .nowle$ge onpro$uctionprinciples thatcan $ecrease thecost of

pro$uction an$increasepro'ta&ility)

Uualit$ "< ;reDFrom soilpreparation tohar/esting an$segregating &etter3uality cotton atthe farm gate% ouragronomist arein/ol/e$ in e/ery

process to ensure&etter 3ualitycotton)



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Envir"nmental ;ene ts

7ater

e 9ien9$D Thelearning forumspro/i$e .now howon using water e4ciently throughmicro irrigation)

S"il healthDRe$uce$ use ofpestici$es% micro irrigation an$

regular soil testsensure &etter soil

health)

Ha;itat9"nservati"nD

The initiati/e helpsto conser/e their



natural ha&itat &yminimi ing theharmful e8ects ofcrop protection &yre$ucing use of

pestici$es)

S"9ial;ene ts

!e9ent 8"r=ethi9sD Theinitiati/e gi/es

men% women an$&ac.war$ classes e3ualemployment an$incomeopportunities*e3ual an$appro/e$ wages,)

A;"lishin0 s"9ialevilsD !ocial an$culturalprogrammes are

regularly



organi e$ in or$erto createawareness a&outchil$ la&our an$gen$er

$iscrimination)+resently% &oththe pro-ects puttogether employs

<<< farmwor.ers &oth menan$ women)

Buildin0 ahealth$9"mmunit$DInternationally

recogni e$ healthan$ safety stan$ar$s arefollowe$) Theinitiati/e alsowor.s towar$s&uil$ing a strong

social structure&ase$ on mutualcooperation an$un$erstan$ing)

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)CI at Ar#ind 0imited | 3uality

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)CI at Ar#ind 0imited | .esults ( Analysis

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)CI at Ar#ind 0imited | Conclusion

As the lea$er of In$ian te2tile in$ustry% Ar/in$ has ta.en it uponitself to $e/elop mo$els that ma.e pro$uction of its most /alue$an$ most e2tensi/ely use$ raw material i)e) 7otton moresustaina&le)

Application of (7I Norms &y Ar/in$ has not only uplifte$ thelifestyle of the wor.ers un$er the (7I pro-ect &ut has alsoenhance$ the o/erall 3uality le/el of 7otton yarns since its 3ualityis &ase$ on the uniformity le/el of 7otton '&ers)

The (7I 7otton has a much lower 7oe4cient of Variance $espite&eing manufacture$ in $i8erent areas than the normally procure$cotton from the same areas)

The uniformity in$e2 of (7I:(( is ) as compare$ to theuniformity in$e2 of (( i)e) ;)C which is signi'cantly lower than the(7I:7otton an$ a8ects its 3uality greatly)



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www)ar/in$mills)com

httpPXXar/in$:agri)comX&ci)php

httpPXXwww)&ettercotton)orgX

www)garmento)org

www)$enimology)com

www)cottoninc)com

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