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in terms of using sustainable, eco-
friendly and renewable natural
resources either. “Currently we are
producing around 250 Kilowatt of
energy from solar power, which
will subsequently go up to around
1 Megawatt with further addition of
700 kW,” Zaman underlined.
The next in line towards embracing
green is Mahmud Group’s jeans
manufacturing unit, Mahmud
Fashions Limited. The current
eight-line (60 machines each line)
facility, aiming to add 70 lines more
to take the total to 78 lines in near
future, has roped in some Sri Lankan
experts to materialise its green goals.
“At present, our production capacity
is around 7,000 pieces bottoms (for
buyers like Bestseller, Replay and
Next)… Soon we are expecting 48
lines to be up and running,” said
Shamim, DGM – Admin, HR &
Compliance of Mahmud Fashions
Limited, stopping the conversation
in-between to introduce Team AOB
to its two Lankan experts –
Susanth Ranjith Ekanayaka (GM –
Maintenance) and Ruwan Kumara
Jayasinghe (Head of Wash).
“Wash is very crucial in jeans and
we want to impart sustainable
washes without compromising on
the effects and feel attained via
traditional methods while being
eco-friendly and efficient,” Ruwan
explained. Through the use of
Jeanologia’s system (an efficient
combination of laser technology,
ozone and the eFlow nanobubbles),
Mahmud Fashions has managed to
achieve the same, while cutting down
Bodiuz Zaman, General Manager – Admin,
HR & Compliance, Laila Styles Limited
Mohim Hassan, CEO, Northern Tosrifa Group
to wash, but ozone wash replaces all
those aspects in wet washing, thereby
saving energy and resources.
on water consumption and minimising
the ecological footprints.
“Discharge is now reduced
considerably. Usually one needs 70
litres of water for a pair of jeans but
water consumption has been brought
down to 20-25 litres/pair of jeans…
In bleaching, we are going for ozone
treatment. And in place of Potassium
Permanganate (PP) spray, laser is
being used, adjusting whose intensity,
PP’s effects can be simulated,” Ruwan
asserted.
Ozone wash is a new technology and is
used to change colour after washing.
Normal washing needs water,
chemicals, time and mechanical action
Practice of proper segregation of chemical wastes is exemplary in Mahmud Fashions Limited
“Wash is very crucial
in jeans and we want
to impart sustainable
washes without
compromising on
the effects and
feel attained via
traditional methods
while being eco-
friendly and
efficient.”
– Ruwan Kumara Jayasinghe
To record the progress made, Mahmud
is using Jeanologia’s Environmental
Impact Measurement (EIM) software
to measure and document each step
in the manufacturing spectrum.
“The environmental impact software
measures water, chemical and energy
consumption as well as workers’
health in the production process,
and how they affect the ecological
footprint. By measuring the current
impact, it is easy to identify areas
of improvement, define actions and
monitor them to become even more
sustainable,” said the Lankan expert.
Fabric dyeing in process at fabric division of TIL
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