Reinventing the portfolio
Mr . Thomas Varghese is the Business Head for the Aditya Birla Group ’ s textiles , acrylic fibre and overseas spinning businesses , which include two domestic textile units , five overseas spinning units and two acrylic fibre units . He joined Grasim Industries in 1999 as Chief Marketing Officer for the pulp and fibre business . He has been the Chairman of CII retail council for 4 Years , Chairman of CII Marketing council for 3 years and Chairman of CII textile council for one term . NOVEMBER 2018
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five countries . Its acrylic fibre business has a capacity of about 125,000 tonnes , while its overseas spinning business has as many as 625,000 spindles and a production capacity of around 172,000 tonnes of yarn .
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Reinventing the portfolio
Countering fluctuating demand and prices , Aditya Birla Textiles has taken a bold step to stay on top : it used to be a commodity player but now it has transformed its strategy to become a firm that creates unique , value-adding products . As part of this , innovation has become a top priority , helping the firm create unique products like its anti-bacterial fibre Amicor or its
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Mr . Thomas Varghese is the Business Head for the Aditya Birla Group ’ s textiles , acrylic fibre and overseas spinning businesses , which include two domestic textile units , five overseas spinning units and two acrylic fibre units . He joined Grasim Industries in 1999 as Chief Marketing Officer for the pulp and fibre business . He has been the Chairman of CII retail council for 4 Years , Chairman of CII Marketing council for 3 years and Chairman of CII textile council for one term . NOVEMBER 2018