Century Textile and Industries
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Century Textile and Industries is 113 years old textile, cement, paper manufacturing and export company based in Mumbai
. The main business activity involves manufacture of cotton textiles, yarn, denim, viscose filament rayon yarn, tire-cords, caustic soda, sulfuric acid, salt, cement, pulp, and paper. The company also has a substantial dominance in the international textile markets and exports its products to more than 45 countries around the globe.
Century Textiles & Industries Limited is an IS/ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001 company. Government of India also awarded with 'Three Star Export House' status.
. Till 1951, the Company operated only one Cotton Textile Mill in Mumbai
.
In 1956, Company began its Rayon Division at Kalyan, near Mumbai to manufacture Viscose Filament Rayon Yarn.
The Company diversified into production of Cement by establishing its first cement plant at Baikunth, near Raipur (Chhattisgarh
) in 1974.
The textile mill stopped the production in Mumbai in 2006 due to increase in operating costs. The new plant in Jhagadia, Distt. Bharuch became functional in 2009 with the name Birla Century and is producing only fine and finer fabrics in 100% Cotton fabrics.
The company has exclusive showrooms across India in Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur, Kota, Ahmedabad etc.
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. The main business activity involves manufacture of cotton textiles, yarn, denim, viscose filament rayon yarn, tire-cords, caustic soda, sulfuric acid, salt, cement, pulp, and paper. The company also has a substantial dominance in the international textile markets and exports its products to more than 45 countries around the globe.
Century Textiles & Industries Limited is an IS/ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001 company. Government of India also awarded with 'Three Star Export House' status.
History
In 1897, It was established as Century Textiles Limited and listed on BSE with its Registered Office at MumbaiMumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. Till 1951, the Company operated only one Cotton Textile Mill in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
.
In 1956, Company began its Rayon Division at Kalyan, near Mumbai to manufacture Viscose Filament Rayon Yarn.
The Company diversified into production of Cement by establishing its first cement plant at Baikunth, near Raipur (Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000....
) in 1974.
The textile mill stopped the production in Mumbai in 2006 due to increase in operating costs. The new plant in Jhagadia, Distt. Bharuch became functional in 2009 with the name Birla Century and is producing only fine and finer fabrics in 100% Cotton fabrics.
The company has exclusive showrooms across India in Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur, Kota, Ahmedabad etc.