Mafatlal Industries Limited

ARWIND MAFATLAL GROUP

PROFILE OF THE COMPANY

• The Arvind Mafatlal Group has diverse business interests: Textiles, specialty chemicals, Rubber chemicals and denim.

 • NOCIL is India’s largest manufacturer of rubber chemicals.

• Navin Fluorine is India’s No 1 manufacturer of fluoro chemicals.

• Mafatlal Industries, the oldest company in the group, has been a leader in textiles for over a hundred years-since 1905.

LATE MR. MAFATLAL GAGALBHAI

• Mr. Mafatlal Gagalbhai the founder, was born in 1873, to a weaver of Ahmedabad. His father, who was neither educated nor prosperous, made a living by doing odd jobs.

• Some of the buyers proved to be Mr. Mafatlal's benefactors in later years, when he metamorphosed into an industrialist. They not only provided him with capital, but also gave it at low rates of interest.

ARWIND MAFATLAL

• It was in the 1970's and 1980's, under the leadership of Mr. Arvind Mafatlal, that the existing business was consolidated.

• The Group also diversified into Information Technology, Chemicals and the Engineering Industry. The late 1980's saw the Group further diversifying into the Financial Service Industry, Gas Distribution and later into Healthcare business.

• From 1995 onwards, the strategy has been to focus on the Core Competence viz. Textiles and Chemicals and divest from other businesses.

MR. HRISHIKESH A. MAFATLAL

• Mr. Mafatlal has an Honors Degree in Commerce (1975) from the Sydenham

• College, Mumbai. In 1993, he attended the Advanced Management Programme

• (AMP) at the Harvard Business School, USA. He is a Member of the Managing

• Committee of the Mill Owners’ Association, Mumbai (MOA) and a Member of the

• Governing Council of the N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and • Research. He is a Trustee of Shri Sadguru Seva Sangh Trust.• He was a Member on the Board of Governors of IIM Ahmedabad (1995-

2007) and a • Member of the Committee of the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council

HISTORY

• Mr. Mafatlal Gagalbhai the founder, was born in 1873, to a weaver of Ahmedabad.

• At the age of 31. Along with Chandulal Mahadevia, a friend, and Arthur Shorrock, an Englishman who knew some British textile-machinery manufacturers in Lancashire, he took over the management of a small mill in Ahmedabad, and named it the Shorrock Mill.

• The first mill did extremely well, and Mr. Mafatlal developed an appetite for expansion. Six years later, in 1912, he bought a mill in neighboring Nadiad for Rs 6.26 lakhs. The second mill was christened New Shorrock.

• in 1916, he bought Jaffer Ali Mill, which was founded by the Nawab of Surat and renamed it Surat Cotton Spinning & Weaving Mills..

• Three years later, Mr. Mafatlal came to Mumbai, taking over the China Mill, which had been set up by a Parsi family in 1887.

ROLE OF ARWIND MAFATLAL• It was in the 1970's and 1980's, under the leadership of

Mr. Arvind Mafatlal, that the existing business was consolidated.

• The Group also diversified into Information Technology, Chemicals and the Engineering Industry.

• The late 1980's saw the Group further diversifying into the Financial Service Industry, Gas Distribution and later into Healthcare business.

• From 1995 onwards, the strategy has been to focus on the Core Competence viz. Textiles and Chemicals and divest from other businesses.

MILESTONES 1905 Sets up first textile mill in Ahmedabad.1912 Purchased a second textile mill in neighbouring Nadiad.1916 Purchased another mill in Surat1919 Shifts base to Mumbai with the purchase of a textile mill.1931 Establishes one more textile mill in Navsari.1944 The demise of the founder. Shri Navinchandra Mafatlal takes

over the family business.1945-54 Group invests heavily in cotton textile mills and their

modernization to become the third largest mill owner in India. Establishes a strong foothold in Mumbai textile market.

1954 Shri Arvind Mafatlal takes over the reigns of the group companies and starts diversification of the group business

1970s Mafatlals promotes ace cricketers and football players and gains tremendous mileage

1979 After division of the Mafatlal Group business, the Arvind Mafatlal Group focuses on textiles, petro chemicals, rubber chemicals and fluoro chemicals.

1980s and 90s  Consolidates its position in textiles, expanding the textile machinery activities. Shri Hrishikesh Mafatlal takes over the reigns of the company

1994 Obtains ISO-9001 certification1996 Joint Venture (50% - 50%) with Burlington Industries, USA called

Mafatlal Burlington Industries Ltd. for manufacturing denim fabric.

2006 Paved a new path to success by acquiring entire stake of Burlington, USA to set up Mafatlal Denim Ltd.

2009 Mafatlal Denim establishes itself as the largest supplier of denim material in India, and as a reliable supply chain partner for value added and fashion denims.

2011 The Demise of the Chairman Emeritus Shri Arvind Mafatlal.

2012 Launches home furnishing range with terry towels and bed sheets.

2013 Group modernizes its mills once again. Mafatlal Denim Ltd. amalgamated with Mafatlal Industries Ltd

GROUP OF COMPANIES

NOCIL LIMITED .

NAVIN FLUORINE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED.

MAFATLAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED.

NOCIL LIMITED

• The Arvind Mafatlal Group took over MIINDIA Chemicals in 1976

•  The company has been the largest manufacturer of rubber chemicals in India

for more than two decades. Today, NOCIL’s customer profile spans the global

market as well.

• The company’s main manufacturing plant is located in Thane-Belapur’s

industrial zone designated for the chemical Industry, about 40 kilometers

away from Mumbai.

NOCIL’S PRODUCT RANGE

1. Antidegradants

2. Antioxidants

3. Accelerators

4. Pre- Vulcanization Inhibitors

5. Post -Vulcanization Stabilizers

Nearly 50 % of the company’s production is exported to about 40 countries across the globe.

CERTIFICATION AND STANDARDS

• NOCIL, an ISO 9001: 2000, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 & TS 16949 certified

company, is totally committed to environmental care standards.

• The company anticipates customer needs and meets expectations on a

continuous basis, thanks to a highly capable & dedicated R & D and technical

service team.

• Navin Fluorine’s integrated fluoro chemicals complex has been the largest in

India since 1967.

• So far, it has developed over 40 products on a commercial scale using

indigenously built multi-purpose plants and product technology.

NAVIN FLUORINE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

PRODUCT RANGE

• Specialty organofluorines

• Inorganic bulk fluorides

• Several types of refrigeration gases

CERTIFICATION AND STANDARDS

• Navin, an ISO 9001: 2000 and ISO 14001:2004 company, has also received a

5 - star rating from the British Safety Council in 2004.

• The company boasts a DISR - recognised R&D facility and highly skilled

manpower that responds to evolving business needs, in no time.

MAFATLAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED.

Mafatlal Industries has been a leader in textiles for over 100 years. The two

pillars of the Company’s business strategy are: Meeting international quality

standards and strengthening its partnership with suppliers and customers.

In a landmark decision, Mafatlal Denim Limited was amalgamated with

Mafatlal Industries Limited with the objective to create a larger, sustainable

textiles powerhouse.

PRODUCT RANGE 1. 100% Cotton2. Linen/Cotton blend3. Polyester/Cotton blend4. Polyester/Viscose blend5. Polyester/Wool Blend 6. Terry rayon 7. A range that comprises yarn-dyed and piece-dyed shirting's,

poplins, bottom-wear fabrics, cambric's, fine lawns, printed voiles, school and corporate uniform fabrics, Rubia, dhoti, ready-to-stitch fabrics, bed & bath linen, ready-mades and specialty denims, including ring spun denim fabrics in various weights ranges and yarn dyed colors.

CERTIFICATION AND STANDARDS

• MIL has been accredited with the following:  - ISO

9001:2008  - ISO 14001:2008  - Oeko-Tex Standard

100  - GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard)  - OE

(Organic Exchange / Textile Exchange) 

MANUFACTURING UNITS AND TECHNOLOGY

The Company has two manufacturing units at Nadiad and Navsari, which are vertically integrated composite textile mills.

NadiadThe Nadiad unit is a large composite textile mill that produces some of the finest fabrics in a count range of 7s to 140s. It boasts modern equipment like shuttle less looms and the latest processing equipment. Combi bleaching range, continuous dyeing range and rotary printing machines.

NavsariThe composite mill facilities for manufacture of denim fabrics comprise Open End and Ring yarn Spinning, Warping, Dyeing, Weaving, Finishing and Mercerization.The latest technological systems, process control and computer systems have been procured from world famous suppliers like Trutzler, Rieter, Schlafhorst, Zinzer, Morrison, Picanol and Tsudakoma.

CUSTOMERS AND EXPORTS • CustomersMIL’s customers include brands like Marks & Spencer, H&M, Wrangler, Lee, C&A, Tommy Hilfiger, Next, Marco Polo, Jules, Esprit, Jack & Jones and domestic brands like Killer, Mufti, Spykar, Allen Solly, ITC Wills, Benetton, West Side, Pantaloon, Turtle, Raymond, Madura, Arvind brands, Classic Polo, BHPC, Indian Terrain, Reliance retail, etc.

• Exports

The Company’s products are exported to the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Mauritius, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Bangladesh and several other African countries.The Company forecasts fashion trends in Europe, the USA, Japan and India. It ensures that product designs reflect global customer and brand preferences.