Apparel Online India Magazine December 1st Issue 2018 | Page 54

RESOURCE CENTRE APPAREL RESOURCES NEWSLETTERS FACEBOOK FRIENDS To subscribe, send us an email at [email protected] Join more than 10,000 people who are already fans of Apparel Resources on facebook. Search for Apparel Resources at https://www.facebook.com/apparelresources/ Zydex Industries coming up with new products; focusing on global market I n the last two years, nearly 130 to 140 rotary printing lines have been added to the Indian textile industry and in the same way, the garment printing industry too has seen good investments. Consequently, the demand for textile inks and allied chemicals is also growing. To grab this opportunity, Indian chemicals and ink manufacturers are geared up with new solutions. Known for its specialty chemicals including eco-friendly printing solutions, Zydex Industries, Vadodara is now coming up with new and innovative products, while increasing its focus on the global market. Talking to Apparel Online, Viney Pandita, Associate VP, Sales & Marketing – Textiles, Zydex Industries informed that the company has developed a replacement of reactive printing, ‘Epricon’, which is a complete grey-to-finish eco-friendly solution that can replace effluent generating processes such as discharge and reactive printing. The company is quite hopeful that this offering will push reactive printing out of the market, at least by some extent. He further added, “In case of reactive or discharge printing, one uses at least 20 to 25 kg water only for washing, so there is huge energy and water cost involved. Our formulation has come to the extent that we can kill almost 90 per cent effluent in the reactive print, bringing it nearly at par with pigment printing.” The company even claims of a wash fastness standard of four and above. This is something that no other company except Zydex Industries can offer. The company has already ESSENTIALS The company which recently completed 21 years of its inception, has a global presence and supplies more than 200 products to over 40 countries. Sustainability is a dedicated part of Zydex’ DNA as it strongly believes in ‘Innovation for Sustainability’. It is working closely with supply chain partners of well- known global retailers like C&A, Nike, Puma H&M, Levi’s and s. Oliver etc. It claims to be a leader in replacing PVC- based plastisol screen printing inks with water-based inks. Team Zydex Industries (L-R): Moulik Ranka, GM (R&D/PD); Viney Pandita, Associate VP-Sales & Marketing – Textiles; and Abhinav Chaturvedi, Associate Manager – International Sales & Marketing applied for a patent of the same and it is under process,” Viney shared. These innovative products are the result of increased focus on FABRIC / YARN 54 Apparel Online India | DECEMBER 1-15, 2018 | www.apparelresources.com R&D matching with the changing dynamics of textile and garment industry. Zydex Industries holds several patents in nanotechnology division. The company has a team