Our innovations for a new textile economy are based on the principles of a circular economy, in which we envision fibres, fabric and clothes are manufactured, utilized and disposed of at their highest value and minimize the waste by closing the loops of the system. Innovations for a new textiles economy – creating clothing that by design circulates in a system that maintains its value.
Our continuous innovations in this direction provide us with the opportunity to deliver substantially better economic, societal, and environmental outcomes. Launching of various recycled fibres, value-added fibres, making use of resources and move to renewable inputs are part of Aditya Birla Group’s textile business’ commitment to circularity and sustainable practices.
We are also envisioning a process of developing fibres using post-consumer clothing as inputs, for which we are actively looking for tech-enabled partners to achieve our goals. Our innovative products based on the idea of circularity and sustainability are appreciated by various stakeholders who provide strength to develop our portfolio through significant Research and technology.
We foster a robust research and innovation culture to address emerging challenges and demands of our diverse customer base across the globe. Our R&D efforts span across the entire value chain and explore the possibility of increasing value at any part through our intervention. . We continually evaluate various opportunities to excel and benchmark existing products and processes with best-in-class technological progressions.
We continue to invest in scientific research and product development in close partnership with our customers and the marketplace. R&D fosters a constant stream of unique and cutting-edge products that drive organic growth.
Our philosophy in innovations is derived from responsive feedback mechanism.
“Increasing capabilities of digital technologies and their extensive application possibilities make it imperative for every business to digitalize the business to improve competitiveness and future viability. We at Aditya Birla Yarn are introducing digital means across our businesses in a phased manner. We are initially, focusing on key four areas - communication and collaboration with the partner/customer, automating production to improve quality, digitizing product development process and utilizing data analytics to improve response to the market”
We are focusing around five areas as per digital perspective, as we are slowly transforming from make to the stock business model (manufacturing to capacity) to make to order (customer demand-driven model). This perspective is the important factor that is driving us towards the adoption of digital technologies and its advancement.
Intellectual capital is an indispensable asset for us. Managing and continually upgrading it is an essential component of our businesses. Systems and processes constitute a core element that helps us maintain consistent quality and adapt businesses to evolving environmental conditions. We continue to evolve our systems and operating model, as our companies scale.