Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine February Issue 2019 | Page 26

EVENT REVIEW ENS Korea penetrates strongly in Bangladesh with ‘ECO Boiler’ B angladesh apparel and textile industry is already pressed by tight price margins and recent hike in wages as added strikes on the industry. The factory owners are left with no other option rather than investing in the complete supply chain apart from technology and the sewing floor. In this rapidly changing landscape, sustainability is getting due attention as more and more manufacturers are opting for sustainable technology; while sensing their needs, technology suppliers are giving no second thought to come up with their latest innovations in the same. Capitalising on the rising trend of sustainability in the country, ENS Korea, a bigwig in providing Boiler technology, showed up with its ‘ECO Boiler’ in the recently concluded Garmentech in Dhaka, Bangladesh. ENS Korea has joined hands with H&H to expand its footprints in the country and Team Apparel Online, in an exclusive tête-à-tête with Anshuman Dash, Marketing Director, H&H, found out some insights about the technology behind the offering. AO: Prices in Bangladesh have become a major issue due to recently hiked wages. How do you see the growth perspective for your products in this rapidly changing, yet vibrant market? Anshuman: There is no doubt that prices have become a challenge in all major manufacturing countries including Bangladesh. As far as our company is concerned, we are dealing in capital equipment which increases quality, safety as well as efficiency and our technology, especially, ‘ECO Boiler’ is an eco-friendly product. So wage hike won’t make a big difference for our product. AO: What’s special in ‘ECO Boiler’? And, how is it different from other similar products existing in the competition? Anshuman: Our Boiler uses fabric waste which is generated from the factory along with other burnable wastes like wood pallets, cardboard plastic, rubber and PVC material to generate steam. By doing this under sustainable and green factory conditions, we are using the factory waste to generate energy besides providing a clean environment. In our system, we use a Patented Technology which cleans and burns all the noxious gases generated while burning plastic, rubber and PVC material. Along with this, we can also use wood pallets and coal to generate more energy, if required. AO: When you say ‘ECO Boiler’, what are the parameters taken into consideration to recognise it as ‘eco-friendly’ equipment?  Anshuman: When we say ECO Boiler, we do not recommend the use of fossil fuels like gas, diesel and wood. We use the fabric waste only which the factory generates.  Hence the name ‘ECO Boiler’. AO: As far as Boilers are concerned, air pollution remains a common challenge. How does your offering tackle this challenge?  ‘ECO Boiler’ offered by ENS Korea Anshuman: As mentioned above, our Boiler is equipped with patented 2nd Combustion Chamber which takes care of air pollution and we also have additional filtration equipment like Bag Filters or Wet which will be selected depending upon the percentage of composition of plastic and rubber waste. 26 Apparel Online Bangladesh | FEBRUARY 2019 | www.apparelresources.com Anshuman Dash, Marketing Director, H&H AO: Most of the Boilers offered by you are meant to be installed in SMEs… Since old factories and SMEs have a limited factory space within their premises, how would you convince your potential customers to adopt and install the same? Anshuman: Our Boiler is not only limited to SMEs, but can also be used in large- scale industries. And, our design team at Korea will be able to design a layout according to the space available and this will be very advantageous to the customers as the reconstruction cost is reused. AO: How do you ensure the safety of factory workers near the Boiler area? Anshuman: Our Boiler is equipped with 20 sensors. Also, we follow strict rules for material testing and in process manufacturing testing by standard agencies. So, these collective efforts, sensors and testing parameters ensure safety of the manpower working near the Boiler.   AO: What is your target number of installations in Bangladesh during 2019 for this Boiler? Anshuman: Most of the clients in Bangladesh have shown great enthusiasm for our products. So we are not in the number game because we know the sustainability value of our product. Nevertheless, we are ensuring to capture the market share as much as we can.