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Sekisui Chemical’s Thai subsidiary opens India offi ce Sustainable Innovations in the Textile Industry

in Gurgaon The global clothing industry contri- the latest industry knowledge on techno-
butes to about 3-billion tonnes of logical advances in textile machinery,
Sekisui Chemical, the Japanese “In recent years, the shift from carbon dioxide emissions, representing supply chain, recycling, effl uent
manufacturer of high-performance plas- metal-based piping to resin pipes such about 6-7% of total global emissions, discharge, and other innovations that
tics used in housing & infrastruc- as CPVC has been progressing in the and more than the global emissions enhance sustainability. This holistic
ture sectors, has announced that its construction of residential and indus- from aviation. It is also a signifi cant approach is required to effectively
subsidiary, Sekisui Specialty Chemi- trial buildings in Asia and the Middle consumer of water – a single cotton address the sustainability issue, which
cals (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (SSCT), has East, including India. Along with eco- t-shirt, sucks up 2,700 litres of fresh requires action across the value chain.
established an India branch offi ce in nomic growth, construction demand water, enough to meet one person’s
Gurgaon. has been robust, and as a result, the drinking needs for 2.5 years. Worry- As the two Editors point out in the
demand for CPVC resin is expected ingly, textile production is estimated to Preface, the circular economy, safe &
SSCT manufactures and distributes to continue growing steadily in the be responsible for about 20% of global sustainable by design approach, alter-
chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) future,” said Sekisui Chemical. The India clean water pollution from dyeing and native raw materials, slow fashion,
compounds under the ‘Durastream’ branch offi ce will engage in sales and fi nishing products. regenerative manufacturing and bio-
brand. From its CPVC resin and com- marketing activities aimed at expan- transformations (from petroleum-based
pound plants at Map Ta Phut in Thai- rials to meet growing construction ding the sales of CPVC resin and com- This explosive growth in textile to bio-based products), hold the keys to
land, SSCT has been selling these raw demand in India and the Middle East pounds for plastic piping materials production is mainly attributed to the textile sustainability.
materials for heat-resistant piping mate- since 2015. in the country. emergence of ‘Fast Fashion’ over the
last two decades. Fast fashion brands The book emphasises innovative
Linde India acquires Tata Steel’s industrial gas assets continuously release new collections production technologies, addresses sus-
that align with current fashion trends, Textile Industry’ [Ed. Roshan Paul & tainability in the fashion business and
in Kalinganagar enticing consumers to make frequent Thomas Gries, RWTH Aachen Univer- logistics, explaining how these func-

Industrial gases fi rm, Linde India to own and operate gas-supplying new purchases. This mass production sity, Germany; ISBN: 9780323903929; tions infl uence the environmental im-
Ltd., has entered into a plant sale agree- infrastructure at the steel company’s of clothing and textiles has severe con- 578 pages; $290], a new book from pacts of other stages of the value chain.
ment with Tata Steel Ltd. to acquire Kalinganagar plant for 20 years. As part sequences for climate and the environ- Elsevier, is an attempt to accelerate It also serves a guide to the eco-labels
industrial gas supply assets from Tata of the deal, Linde India will take over ment. The problems are magnifi ed in this sustainable transformation, and that have proliferated in the industry,
Steel’s Kalinganagar (Odisha) phase two air separation units that were under developing countries, including India – addresses advances taking place at every and the assessment methods used by
two expansion project. construction at the plant. The company regions where the textiles and clothing stage of the textile value chain that are the industries.
said it will purchase the units from its manufacturing industries have largely leading to improvements in sustainabi-
“The company has entered into the own funds. migrated to in the last two to three lity and resource effi ciency. With historical aspects of sustain-
plant sale agreement with Tata Steel Ltd. decades, following market growth oppor- ability in textiles as well as the state-of-
for acquiring their industrial gas supply Linde India is primarily engaged in tunities, and taking advantage of less Written by eminent technologists the-art in innovative fi bres, chemicals
assets – 2 x 1,800-tpd Air Separation pany said in a stock exchange fi ling. manufacture of industrial and medical stringent regulation of environmental from across the world, the book con- and manufacturing processes, this book
Units (ASUs) at their Kalinganagar This comes after Tata Steel declared gases and construction of cryogenic and impacts. tains comprehensive coverage of the is essential reading for anyone inte-
phase 2 expansion project,” the com- Linde India as the successful bidder non-cryogenic air separation plants. complete textile process sequence, rested in sustainable directions in the
Currently, the industry is at cross- including fi ber to textile manufacture textile industry. It is targeted at indus-
Gensol Engineering bags order for India’s fi rst roads, and it is important to take all the and wet processing techniques, such as try professionals, industrialists, resear-
possible remedial measures to rectify dyeing, printing, fi nishing, coating and chers, and students involved with this
bio-hydrogen project its tarnished image as a polluter and to cleaning. In addition, it also provides vital industry.
move forward further in the long road
Gensol Engineering has emerged as 25 tonnes of bio-waste into 1 tonne of The scope of work involves estab- to sustainability. This requires techno- ICL fi nalises major deal with Indian Potash
the lowest bidder for developing India’s hydrogen per day. The project valued at lishing a facility for processing 25 tons logical, social, and business inno-
fi rst bio-hydrogen project for a leading Rs. 164-crore, scheduled for completion of bio-waste per day and producing 1 vations, supported by policies and adap- Israeli fertiliser fi rm, ICL Group agreement with IPL, ensuring that all
power generation company, in collabora- within 18 months, marks a signifi cant ton of green hydrogen daily using the tation of consumer behaviour towards Ltd., has secured a deal to supply of ICL’s projected potash production
tion with Matrix Gas & Renewables. The milestone on aligning with the National Pre-Gasifi cation Plasma Induced Radiant responsible consumption. 420,000 metric tons of potash to Indian for 2024 has been sold. The fi nancial
landmark project, to be established by the Green Hydrogen Mission for biomass to Energy-Based Gasifi cation System Potash Ltd. (IPL) throughout 2024. details mirror current market prices in
Gensol-Matrix consortium, will convert green hydrogen generation. (GH2-PREGS) technology. ‘Sustainable Innovations in the This deal aligns with ICL’s fi ve-year India, ICL said.

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