Leading the transformation to manufacturing 4.0, Himatsingka has digitized its shopfloors to power innovation, enhance speed and usher in a high-productivity work culture.
The application of information and communication technology to every facet of operations, enables the company to quickly adapt to evolving market conditions, while ensuring a high degree of compliance through the global value chain. The company’s focus was to enhance capacity utilization across facilities while increasing our integration quotient with industry 4.0 platforms.
Himatsingka is a vertically integrated global textile major that designs, develops, manufactures and distributes a suite of textile products. Over the past few years, Himatsingka has ramped up capacities across the various verticals. The company operates four manufacturing plants across two campuses. The plants are integrated, best-in-class and of global scale. They are equipped with amongst the largest capacities globally and are capable of producing a broad assortment of products with industry-leading efficiencies, response times and compliance standards. They represent next generation industry 4.0 manufacturing capabilities with zero-paper shopfloors, aided by strong digital platforms that have paved the way for smart manufacturing. Himatsingka’s installed capacities for manufacturing Bedding Products, Bath Products and Cotton Yarn Products are amongst the largest in the world. Himatsingka operates the world’s largest Cotton Spinning Plant under one roof with a capacity of 211,584 Spindles; Integrated Sheeting Plants for producing Bedding Products with capacity of 61 MMPA (Million Meters per Annum) and a fully integrated Terry Towel Plants for producing Bath Products with a capacity of 25,000 TPA (Tonnes per Annum).
Sustainability
Maximizing operating performance must be executed with the highest levels of Environmental and Social responsibility coupled with a Governance framework that enables an organization to adhere to the interest of all stakeholders. Himatsingka is committed to making ESG central to its operating philosophy and has put in place initiatives that position it to lead the ESG journey in the times to come.
“We believe our initiatives to build scale-oriented manufacturing and distribution platforms will position us to tap into larger opportunities that will help us in sustaining growth rates going forward.” Shared Shrikant Himatsingka, Managing Director & CEO
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– SUSTAINABILITY GOALS –
• Carbon Neutral by 2030.
• 100% Renewable Energy by 2030 (75% by 2025).
• All Manufacturing Facilities to be ZWL-certified by 2025.
• Use of 100% Sustainable Cotton by 2025.
• Operate Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Water Management Plants across manufacturing facilities.