A leading denim jeans manufacturer of Bangladesh, Tusuka Jeans is investing heavily in eco-friendly interventions for its washing facility.
“We have spent significantly on eco-friendly machines and bought two washing machines, each costing around €105,000, apart from an energy saving dryer…,” underlines Chairman of Tusuka Jeans Ltd., Arshad Jamal Dipu, speaking to Apparel Resources (AR).
Tusuka, which claims to be the first company in Bangladesh to introduce waterless washing, has per day washing capacity of around 90,000 pieces with different kinds of washing (in wet process), while the figure stands at 5,000 in the dry process, which will be increased gradually to 15,000 pieces.
Tusuka’s R&D division is constantly implementing new washing techniques to match the buyer’s demand even as a dry ozone machine has been added to the washing facility, claimed the Chairman of Tusuka, while underlining steps have also been undertaken to reduce water consumption for washing per pair of jeans by around 40 per cent.
Tusuka’s well-equipped washing facility boasts of 120 sets of energy-efficient washing machines from Tonello, Tolkar and Yilmac.
The increase in raw material prices lately, including that of chemicals, enzymes and pumice stone, is however worrying the Chairman of the company as it has hit hard the profit margins.
“To top it all, the buyers have become more demanding in terms of sample approval, which is being done virtually on 3D software now,” avers Jamal Dipu.
Venturing into jeans manufacturing in 2001 with just two sewing lines and a small laundry,
Tusuka today has 67 sewing lines and has grown into a business conglomerate with interest in aviation, telecom and cloud applications.