Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine June Issue 2018 | Page 19

EVENT REVIEW
Accessory/Chemical
Manufacturers
Murat Ergullu,
Sales Marketing Manager
The wide range of products on display and the presence of various stakeholders from
across the globe turned the expo into a virtual meeting ground, where every visitor had
something to look forward to and discuss about.
with combined production capacity
of three million metre fabric/
monthly, and is also a nominated
supplier for various brands
including names like Levis, GAP
and Zara.
Ali’s observation on sustainability
being the essence of the day was
also underlined by Masud Dewan
– AGM (Marketing) of Shasha
Denims Limited, who maintained:
“We have been doing sustainable
products for long, but last year we
Andy, Marketing Director, Prosperity Textile (H.K.) Ltd.
have launched a new sustainable
products line; and keeping with
the same we have come up with
two new options which we are also
displaying in this expo. The first
option is WFD (Wash Friendly
Denims), the benefit of which
actually goes to the laundry as
using this fabric laundries can save
big on chemical and water. The
other option that we have launched
this time is Ethical Black. We’re
calling it Ethical Black because as
one would know, sulphur is a very
harmful chemical, but in our Ethical
Black collection, we are using
sulphur that is neither harmful, nor
does it emanate any foul odour.” 
For another major player in the
Bangladesh denim sector – Mahmud
Denim, the stress again was on
sustainability! “In this event we
are showcasing some sustainable
products, where the usage of water
and chemicals is significantly
less… Water saving is almost
Kasiv
Leather
Label
Established in
2003, Kasiv Leather
Label from Turkey
caters to a large
clientele from 16
countries across
the globe in leather
labels, labels in fake
materials, hang tag,
jacron, metal studs,
etc.
Murat Ergullu: “We
are in the Bangladesh
market for more than
10 years now. Our
unit is in Istanbul,
Turkey. In this event
we are displaying
sustainable labels
as most of the
brands are looking
for sustainable labels
and we have at
least 7-8 products in
sustainable labels.
Currently we
are working with
20-25 denim factories
in Bangladesh and
this platform gives
us a very good
opportunity to meet
with all under the
same roof. We are
working with Ananta, 
Pacific,  Kenpark,
Soorty, etc.”
Dr. Zaibi Sattar, Chairman of Policy Research Institute
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