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Private Sector | Multi State - India | PID: 187214
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When Roshan Baid, 46, and Ravish Nanda, 45, decided to build a sports apparel company two years ago, they made sure to do it the right way and for the right reasons. Their company, Alcis Sports, not only produces clothes that are of fine quality and affordable, but are also made of recycled plastic PET bottles, therefore, doing a huge favor to both society and the environment
The home-grown athleisure offers sportswear in the categories of running, training, yoga, racquet sports, and core. Each of these is different and are custom-made for specific activities
“We firmly believe that we don’t just make clothes, but make equipment for our customers that can be used for both performance and activewear,” Baid told
Baid said that they are planning to produce 50% of their garments from recycled polyester within the next few months. Generally, t-shirts are made of Polyester - a man-made fiber, production of which involves huge quantities of water, chemicals, and use of fossil fuels. The raw materials and by-products are toxic and pollute water and air, causing several health hazards
This is why the co-founders thought of using R-PET (Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate), which is a strong, durable and recyclable material used for soda bottles, water bottles, food jars etc. For now, their two hot selling products- Wonder Tee and Wonder Polo are made from recycled polyester out of R-PET bottles, where about eight plastic bottles are used to make one T-shirt
The collected PET bottles are sterilized, dried and crushed into small chips, followed by heating and are passed through a spinneret to form strings of yarn. The yarn is wound up in spools and the fiber is then passed through a crimping machine to create a fluffy wooly texture. Thereafter, the final yarn is baled, dyed and knitted into fabric.
Each t-shirt saves approximately 27 litres of water, uses 50% less energy to produce and reduces carbon emission by over 54%. They are softer and lighter than normal ones, weighing just 85-90 grams
Moreover, the manufacturing process for making these recycled t-shirts is almost similar to other tees; hence there is no real cost advantage or disadvantage
The company is currently selling over 40,000 items every month through various channels. Alcis Sports is available in over 700 outlets across the country including all leading large format stores such as Lifestyle, Shopper Stop, Central, Globus, Sports Station, etc and online retail websites and 11 exclusive brand stores at New Delhi, Mumbai, Kochi, Jaipur, Guwahati, Bangalore, Goa, Bagru, and Kurukshetra
It is now planning to launch kids wear, footwear, bags and other accessories soon
| Updated on: 02 - Apr - 2019
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