One area where Bombay Dyeing has been silently marching ahead, charting out its own distinct growth path, is polyester. Bombay Dyeing’s polyester division which is engaged in the manufacture of 100% Virgin polyester staple fiber (PSF) has made a mark for itself in the textile industry with its range of high-quality products. Bombay Dyeing is one of the seven producers of PSF in the country with a market share of about 15%. The PSF Division achieved a turnover of Rs. 1,439.28 crores during the year ended March 31, 2019, as compared to Rs. 1,251.95 crores in the previous year.
We met Mr. Rajnesh Datt, Senior Vice President - Sales & Marketing, Polyester Division, for an exclusive interview. A senior technocrat with around 30 years of experience, Mr. Datt has been with Bombay Dyeing since 2012, after earlier stints with the Thapar Group (JCT Ltd.) and Indo Rama Synthetics. Mr. Datt gave detailed insights into the history of Bombay Dyeing, its polyester division, manufacturing facility and what makes its products stand out, among others. The edited excerpts:
We began the interaction by asking Mr. Datt to throw some light on the history of Bombay Dyeing. Going into details, he said: “Bombay Dyeing is part of the Wadia Group that was started way back in 1736. Very soon we will be completing 300 years. The group started with building warships, which were supplied to the Royal Family of England, as well as the US and other countries. You will be surprised to know that the present national anthem of the US was composed on our ship in 1810. The Nanking Treaty ceding Honk Kong to China was also signed on one of our ships in 1898. It has indeed been a very long and successful journey.”
The group companies include, Britannia, Bombay Burmah, Bombay Dyeing Home & You division, Go Air, National Peroxide Ltd., and so on.
This story is from the August - September 2019 edition of The Textile magazine.
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