Huntsman Textile Effects has been in its 17th year under partnership as a trusted and preferred supplier for the Viyellatex Group has further extended partnership and collaboration agreement with Viyellatex Group for another two years. The agreement will see the Viyellatex Group continuing to use Huntsman as its preferred and sole supplier for industry leading dyes, chemicals and dying auxiliaries.

Under this agreement, Huntsman will support Viyellatex’s Group of mills to streamline operations and optimize processes, train technical staff, and make recommendations to help improve yield and productivity. This strategic cooperation will enable Viyellatex Group to continue to achieve operational excellence.

Chuck Hirsch, vice president, Sales and Technical Resources, Huntsman Textile Effects said that they are extremely pleased and proud of this continuing partnership with the Viyellatex Group.

As a global leader in the transition to a more sustainable textiles sector, they are pleased to join hands with one of the country’s leading exporter of ready-made garments (RMG) and a supplier to leading international brands.

This cooperation agreement will also help Viyellatex Group to maintain its leading edge in the textile industry by leveraging Huntsman’s R&D capabilities, innovation and focus on sustainability, while continuing to comply with the stringent requirements of its export customers around the world.

Speaking on the agreement siging occasion David Hasanat, chairman of Viyellatex Group, said that Viyellatex Group is the leading company in the area of sustainable apparel in Bangladesh. This continuing support and technical expertise from Huntsman will help them be more competitive in this increasingly challenging market.

It will help them to comply with the stringent product demands from their global customers and better equip us to face challenges from operational and environmental aspects.

Viyellatex Group places strong emphasis on sustainability by minimizing energy usage, adopting waste and water recycling, and using only organic materials and environmentally compliant chemicals and dyes and Huntsman is the perfect partner in this regard as they share this vision.

They are pleased to be conferred Preferred Supplier Status from Viyellatex Group, partnering with one of the leading apparel groups in Bangladesh, said Dheeraj Talreja, commercial director – South Asia, Middle East & Africa for Huntsman Textile Effects. This partnership is a great testament of their customers’ trust and confidence in Huntsman’s quality, proven expertise, products and service delivery.

In conjunction with this signing ceremony and as an active supporter of Bangladesh’s textile industry, today Hirsch also hosted a customer seminar for more than 500 customers and prospects in the country’s capital, to provide them with leading edge technologies to help them be more sustainable with competitive value-add to customers.

Bangladesh’s textile industry is the nation’s largest export sector. The ready-made garment (RMG) sector is worth US$28.14* billion in 2016-2017, with more than 4,300 garment factories employing about 4 million people and accounting for 80.7% of the country’s total exports. To remain internationally competitive, local textile mills and RMG factories increasingly have to demonstrate that they operate in a socially and environmentally sustainable way.

Huntsman Textile Effects has been holding regular seminars and workshops and also collaborates with textile mills and apparel manufacturers to adopt new technologies and processes that conserve resources, reduce waste and improve productivity.