Qualitex profile 05-feb-2014

1888 Mills LLC is a leading manufacturer of home and commercial textiles
catering to its retail, hospitality & healthcare markets worldwide.
For Bath towels, it is one of the top 5 supplier giants in the world.
1888 Mills LLC has manufacturing plants in
•Griffin, Georgia, USA
•Karachi, Pakistan
•Chittagong, Bangladesh
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We are its Bangladesh Facilities

Preview of Bangladesh
Facilities
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Under the leadership & vision of Mr. M. Sulaiman, the first factory under
this group was Modern Towels (BD) Ltd. established in 1989 with only
24 shuttle looms (approx 40,000 lbs or 18,150 Kgs/month).
Now we have 6 factories with capacity over 3 million lbs (1400 tons)
/month
Qualitex Industries (BD) Ltd.
Crown Mills (BD) Ltd.
Premier 1888 Ltd. (Unit 1 & 2).
Mitali Textile Industries (BD) Ltd.
Modern Towels (BD) Ltd.
Aadi Towels (BD) Ltd.

People
 Adult Education
We are providing adult education
To our workers.
 Stipend for Workers Children
We are providing BDT 12000 (US$155) to
one person for an year.
Our goal is to increase by 5 students every year.
 Women Empowerment
We are providing bank account to
our workers because of which women
are being benefitted specially.
Our core values starts with our employees. We have over 6000 employees at present
and have established many programs which translate our core values into action, resulting in
mutual prosperity:

 Subsidized Food
Our employees are getting food at subsidized rate
– the company pays 75% of their meal expenses.
 In- house Doctors & Nurses
We have in-house doctors & nurses for our employees.
 Minimum Wages : We are paying US$ 75 as minimum wages to our novice
workers.
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People

Planet
 We are a careful and socially responsible corporate citizen.
In every step we are mindful of our foot print on the environment.
 We have 3 Effluent Treatment Plants, treating about 3000 m3 of waste water per
day.
 We are harvesting rainwater and using this in our processing, annually saving 21%
of our total water requirement which can thus be used by others. This 21% is
equivalent to 11,000 people’s annual water requirement.
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 We are also working on Energy saving projects. Today we use natural light
in our wet processing areas during the day to reduce Energy consumption.
Amazingly now we are saving 131,520.48 KW/Year which is equivalent to
the yearly need of 1707 families.
 Recently we’ve had an agreement with International Finance Corp., IFC
(member company of World Bank) to assess our Energy, Water & Chemical
consumption and make recommendations as to how we can further reduce
yearly consumptions in these fields.
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Planet

 We have introduced solar panels in our Fire Safety system.
We are planning to increase the number of solar panels in our
every department in due course.
 We print of both sides of a paper to save it’s consumption and
to reduce deforestation.
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Planet

Planet
Better Cotton Initiative
 We have taken better cotton initiative for following purpose:
1- Reduce the environmental impact from cotton production.
2- Improve livelihoods and economic development in cotton
producing areas.
3- Increase commitment for more efficient flow of Better
Cotton throughout supply chain.
4- Ensure the credibility and sustainability of the Better Cotton
Initiatives.
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Our Customers
 On time delivery as well as maintaining high quality standard at
competitive price.
 We are globally aligned with our USA & Pakistani factories, obtain
technical, logistical and commercial support from them and thus set
ourselves apart from any other factory in Bangladesh/Pakistan/India.
 We have a skilled technical design team, who can offer innovative
designs to cope up with the latest of trends.
 We offer supply chain analysis for all our customers. We do forward
planning based on historical data and future sales trends.
 We keep safety stock both in finished & grey forms to fulfill
customers’ urgent needs.
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We are always committed to our customers to provide them quality
services by offering :

Prosperity-
Our Customers
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USA
 Walmart
 Dollar General
 Target
 Medline Industries Ltd.
 Bluestem
 American Hotel Register
 Sysco Guest Supply
 Sam’s Club
 HD Supply
 Fred Meyer
 Intralin Corp
 McArthur
Canada
 Walmart
 George Courey Inc
 JYSK (Canada).
 Domay Sales
 Dophes
 Fusion Trading Company
Europe
 Ikea, Sweden
 ASDA, UK
 JYSK Group (Denmark)
 Auchan International, France
 Carrefour, France
 Beamfeature, UK
 KIK, Germany
 KHG-GmbH, Germany
Australia
Somaia Group
• Simba
• Domtex
 Killarney Linen Pvt Ltd.
Currently we are supplying towels to
leading customers including:
***Bold indicates premium buyers
Asia
 Nitori Co. Ltd, Japan
 Suzukawa, Japan

Prosperity-
Our Exports per Global Destinations
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USA
Turnover: US$ 41,129,200.83
Which is 50.4 % of Total Turnover
Canada
Turnover: US$ 11,195,363.79
Which is 13.72 % of Total Turnover
Europe
Turnover: US$ 21,919,914.88
Which is 26.86% of Total Turnover
Others
 Turnover: US$ 7,366,108.76
Which is 9.03% of Total Turnover
Total Turnover: US$ 81,610,588.26
(US$ 81.61 mln)
Year : 2013

Prosperity –
Sales Turnover (2000 – 2013)
$12.8
$17.3
$14.1
$22.0
$28.4 $28.5
$36.0
$46.4
$49.9
$59.2
$68.6
$85.4
$72.7
$81.61
$-
$10.0
$20.0
$30.0
$40.0
$50.0
$60.0
$70.0
$80.0
$90.0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Sales Turnover
(US$ million)
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YEAR

Prosperity –
Our Production Capacity & Growth
300
550
1000
1400
1600
2000
2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015
(Projected)
Production Capacity (Tons per month)
15
YEAR

Our Production Processes
Yarn
Procurement
Warping &
Sizing
Weaving
Dyeing &
Finishing
Sewing &
Packing
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Weaving
 Our weaving department is equipped with state of the art
rapier shuttle-less dobby looms.
 Our weaving is capable of weaving between 340 GSM to 600
GSM for bath towels and up to 800 GSM for bath mats.
 Weaving parameters and quality is monitored continuously
through on loom inspections. Once the cloth is woven, every
meter is physically inspected on inspection tables .
 We have recently installed Electronically Controlled Systems
on our warping and Sizing Machines, and will be installing
Electronically Controlled Systems on our Dye Pads within
the next six months. This ensures we are manufacturing to
peak performance at all times.
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Processing
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• The processing department finishes cloth according to consumer
specification including color selection.
• Our aggregate wet processing capacity is 4.0 Million lbs (about
1800 tons) per month with “J” box bleaching and cold pad batch
dyeing (salt free).
• We have two in-house fully equipped textile laboratories.
• Our labs have capabilities to conduct all types of physical tests per
ASTM, AATCC and ISO methods.
• We also have a conditioned yarn testing lab. Through various
testing's these labs thoroughly inspect and guarantee that the
towels have fulfilled the quality requirements.
• We have recently extended process floors
with new finishing equipments - dye pads,
finish pads, dryers, shearing machines,
sewing machines.

Sewing to Finishing
 The Stitching department is equipped with the state of
the art sewing machinery.
 Our stitching is durable withstanding multiple washings
without fraying. It is all lock stitched – no chain stitch
used in entire process
 Every towel is 100% checked through product inspection
for quality to ensure consistency which meets our high
standards before being moved to the folding and
packaging area.
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expertise of our people
through years of experience
gives us competitive edge
• Our warehousing and product packaging is
always done under stringent international
standards.

Innovative Steps for Growth -
Soft Flow Dyeing Machine
We have introduced some new machineries which have improved our capacity &
capability in the wet processing area.
 Added 03 soft flow dyeing machines in our dyeing facilities.
Benefits of using such machines are--------
=> Shortest processing time (i.e., <6 hours for Dark colors).
=>Low liquor ratio.
=> Less utility consumption.
=> Less Pilling.
=> No elongation.
=> Flexibility of vat dyeing.
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Innovative Steps for Growth –
Package Dyeing Machine (Yarn)
 Added a package dyeing machine in our facility. Dyeing
capacity is 200,000 Lbs/Month. It is giving following benefits---
=>More capacity in accepting yarn dyed orders.
=>Vat Dyeing capability.
=>Lead time improvement.
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Tumble Dryer
 Added a tumble dryer in our facility. Drying capacity is 25,000
Lbs (11,340 kgs)/Day. The benefits are-------
=>It gives a even look in whole towel.
=>It reduces the shrinkage percentage.
=>Better hand feel.
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Stenter Machine
 Added another stenter (Dryer for non-terry towels) machine in
our facility. Capacity is 15,000 Lbs (6800 Kgs)/Day. By adding
this machine we are in a position to accommodate more non-
terry orders.
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Innovative Steps for Growth –
New Laboratory
We’ve set up a new & bigger lab (total space 3600 sft) in our
facility where we’ve incorporated
=>Yarn Testing.
=>Physical Testing.
=>Packaging testing (corrugated board).
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Output
 Improved weaving efficiency : 74%
Consistency in quality:
 Wal-Mart DRR (Defective rate of return) : 0.08%
 IKEA COPQ (Cost of Poor Quality) : 0.64%
 IKEA CEPQ (Customer Experienced Product Quality) :
1.54%
Consistency in delivery:
 Delivery performance : ≥ 95%
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Our Customers’ Recognitions
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“Best Supplier” award from IKEA - Quality in 2005 & 2007
“Best Supplier” award from IKEA – IWAY in 2005
Walmart “Supplier of the Year, Home Division” – 2008, 2012
Walmart “Vendor of the 3rd Quarter” 2007
American Hotel “Vendor of the Year” - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
2010,2012 & 2013
“Best Supplier” award from IKEA - Availability in 2009 & 2010
Dollar General “Vendor of the Year” and “Partner recognition”
for innovation, Dependability & Excellence - 2007
“Excellence in Export for Year 2011” award from HSBC

Recognition for top Exporter –
HSBC Export Excellence Award 2011
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USA
AUSTRALIA
USA
USA
NITORI, JAPAN
UNITED KINGDOM
SWEDEN
USA
FRANCE

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“Weaving a Better World”
THANK YOU

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