A massive expansion plan that will double the textiles finishing capacity of the DBL Group saw the installation of a Monforts Montex 6500 stenter last year and the addition of three Montex 8000 stenters this year.
The DBL Group, one of the largest composite knit garments and textiles companies in Bangladesh, is in the process of becoming the country’s largest vertically integrated producer by 2016; currently erecting new factory buildings and installing new equipment that includes three Monforts Montex 8000 stenters.
The company, which had earlier been using a competitive stenter, took delivery of a Monforts Montex 6500 stenter in 2012. Its performance has resulted in the investment in a further three Montex units.
All of the Monforts equipment has been supplied via the Monforts distributor for Bangladesh, Bengal Technological Corporation Ltd.
“We decided to purchase Monforts equipment because of the good reputation of the brand and its service support,” says Anwarul Azim, director in charge of planning and development at the DBL Group. “Our purchase of the initial machine gave us the results we wanted, and also helped to set new standards in our conservation programmes.”
DBL is a conglomerate that also has divisions in telecoms, leather and ceramics. The textiles division was founded in 1991 with just seven knitting machines and about a hundred workers. Its dyeing and finishing divisions were established in 2001.
There are now 14 divisions devoted to various elements of the textiles and garments industry, with facilities for spinning, knitting, dyeing and finishing, garments, washing, packaging and printing.
Fabrics include single jersey, pique, fleece, terry, rib, interlock and variegated fabrics. The fibres used are cotton, viscose, polyester, zayon and elastan.
The three dyeing and washing divisions are Hamza Textiles Ltd, Mymun Textiles Ltd, and Color City Ltd, the latter company being home to the Monforts stenters.
Production capacity for apparels is 6.4 million pieces per month, with the major markets being Europe, USA and Canada.
Focusing on quality production, DBL exports 100 % of its production and has a strong client list that includes H&M, Walmart, George, Espirit, and Puma.
“We have always placed quality as our priority and continually expanded and developed,” says Mr Anwarul.
“At present our dyeing and finishing divisions are handling 50 tonnes per day, but with a new dyeing line being installed and, with the three new Monforts machines in operation, the projection is that will rise to 100 tonnes per day by 2016.”
The increase in capacity will place DBL at the top of Bangladesh’s textiles and garments producers.
Total exports of the group reached US$ 252 million in 2011 and are projected to rise to US$ 600 million by 2016. The total number of workers is about 16,000, a figure that is due to rise to 37,000 people.
Along with the expansion is a very strong policy towards environmental protection and energy and water saving.
DBL is located in Gazipur, on the outskirts of Dhaka. In 2011, the company along with a number of other Bangladeshi textile makers, upgraded their equipment and practices as part of a programme backed by aid agencies in Britain and Norway, and the International Finance Corp, the World Bank unit serving the private sector.
The group is now using energy efficient machinery with less environmental impacts in all of its projects, says Arif Hossain, Deputy General Manager for Planning and Development.
“This is another key reason for us selecting Monforts,” he explained. “The technology sets the highest standards in protection and conservation.”
Each of the new Montex 8000 units is equipped with an Eco Booster HRC, completely integrated with the eight-chamber design. Handling the standard 200 cm width, 150 g/m² woven fabrics, and working on a seven-day-per-week basis, the Eco Booster is an intelligent heat recovery module with automated cleaner that can save up to 35 % in energy costs.
An Energy Management Centre monitors DBL’s textiles and dyeing factories to optimize energy usage, is responsible for reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 15 % in the next three years, and has successfully reduced diesel consumption by 10 %.
Mr Arif says that DBL now has a biological effluent treatment plant (ETP) that has a capacity of 4,000 m³ and is the largest ETP in the country. Moreover, the group is in the process of installing another ETP with a capacity of 7,500 m³.
The scale and efficiency of the group’s ETP facilities has led to them being used as a benchmark by the Department of the Environment to set up other ETPs in the country.
Anwarul Azim said that the design of the new factory buildings and the land usage at the site reflects the high quality that is central to DBL policy. The site, with its riverside setting, is notable for its greenery, and its spacious factories that make full use of natural light.
“We made an investment at the beginning in a large area of land, and we have the room to expand our facilities, which are built to international standards, with strict environmental and energy saving controls,” he said.
“Greenery and landscaping are very much a feature of our new developments, and a symbol of what we intend to achieve in terms of conservation.
“We like to think we are the leader in Bangladesh in more ways than one.”
Source: Textile Updates
The DBL Group, one of the largest composite knit garments and textiles companies in Bangladesh, is in the process of becoming the country’s largest vertically integrated producer by 2016; currently erecting new factory buildings and installing new equipment that includes three Monforts Montex 8000 stenters.
The company, which had earlier been using a competitive stenter, took delivery of a Monforts Montex 6500 stenter in 2012. Its performance has resulted in the investment in a further three Montex units.
All of the Monforts equipment has been supplied via the Monforts distributor for Bangladesh, Bengal Technological Corporation Ltd.
“We decided to purchase Monforts equipment because of the good reputation of the brand and its service support,” says Anwarul Azim, director in charge of planning and development at the DBL Group. “Our purchase of the initial machine gave us the results we wanted, and also helped to set new standards in our conservation programmes.”
DBL is a conglomerate that also has divisions in telecoms, leather and ceramics. The textiles division was founded in 1991 with just seven knitting machines and about a hundred workers. Its dyeing and finishing divisions were established in 2001.
There are now 14 divisions devoted to various elements of the textiles and garments industry, with facilities for spinning, knitting, dyeing and finishing, garments, washing, packaging and printing.
Fabrics include single jersey, pique, fleece, terry, rib, interlock and variegated fabrics. The fibres used are cotton, viscose, polyester, zayon and elastan.
The three dyeing and washing divisions are Hamza Textiles Ltd, Mymun Textiles Ltd, and Color City Ltd, the latter company being home to the Monforts stenters.
Production capacity for apparels is 6.4 million pieces per month, with the major markets being Europe, USA and Canada.
Focusing on quality production, DBL exports 100 % of its production and has a strong client list that includes H&M, Walmart, George, Espirit, and Puma.
“We have always placed quality as our priority and continually expanded and developed,” says Mr Anwarul.
“At present our dyeing and finishing divisions are handling 50 tonnes per day, but with a new dyeing line being installed and, with the three new Monforts machines in operation, the projection is that will rise to 100 tonnes per day by 2016.”
The increase in capacity will place DBL at the top of Bangladesh’s textiles and garments producers.
Total exports of the group reached US$ 252 million in 2011 and are projected to rise to US$ 600 million by 2016. The total number of workers is about 16,000, a figure that is due to rise to 37,000 people.
Along with the expansion is a very strong policy towards environmental protection and energy and water saving.
DBL is located in Gazipur, on the outskirts of Dhaka. In 2011, the company along with a number of other Bangladeshi textile makers, upgraded their equipment and practices as part of a programme backed by aid agencies in Britain and Norway, and the International Finance Corp, the World Bank unit serving the private sector.
The group is now using energy efficient machinery with less environmental impacts in all of its projects, says Arif Hossain, Deputy General Manager for Planning and Development.
“This is another key reason for us selecting Monforts,” he explained. “The technology sets the highest standards in protection and conservation.”
Each of the new Montex 8000 units is equipped with an Eco Booster HRC, completely integrated with the eight-chamber design. Handling the standard 200 cm width, 150 g/m² woven fabrics, and working on a seven-day-per-week basis, the Eco Booster is an intelligent heat recovery module with automated cleaner that can save up to 35 % in energy costs.
An Energy Management Centre monitors DBL’s textiles and dyeing factories to optimize energy usage, is responsible for reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 15 % in the next three years, and has successfully reduced diesel consumption by 10 %.
Mr Arif says that DBL now has a biological effluent treatment plant (ETP) that has a capacity of 4,000 m³ and is the largest ETP in the country. Moreover, the group is in the process of installing another ETP with a capacity of 7,500 m³.
The scale and efficiency of the group’s ETP facilities has led to them being used as a benchmark by the Department of the Environment to set up other ETPs in the country.
Anwarul Azim said that the design of the new factory buildings and the land usage at the site reflects the high quality that is central to DBL policy. The site, with its riverside setting, is notable for its greenery, and its spacious factories that make full use of natural light.
“We made an investment at the beginning in a large area of land, and we have the room to expand our facilities, which are built to international standards, with strict environmental and energy saving controls,” he said.
“Greenery and landscaping are very much a feature of our new developments, and a symbol of what we intend to achieve in terms of conservation.
“We like to think we are the leader in Bangladesh in more ways than one.”
Source: Textile Updates
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