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TCF Rahbar Program Texlan Center: Heading towards Zero Liquid Discharge

usage in Wet Processing through induction of Nano-bubble
technology. Texlan Center (Pvt.) Ltd., an affiliate Hosiery
manufacturing company of Interloop, is completely equipped with
this advanced technology. In June 2018, Texlan Center discharged
only 9m of water while processing 36,200 Kgs of product
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compared to 1000m of water for processing the same quantity
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while using the conventional technology. Successful use of
Nano-bubble technology reduces water, chemical and energy
consumption by 95%, 71% and 48%, respectively

Nano - bubble technology at Texlan Center
Around 844 million people on earth live without access to clean
water. That’s roughly 1 in 10 individuals on our planet or about twice
Ahmed Sultan, Deputy Manager Operations & Rashid Waseem, Sr. Foreman Processing, Interloop Limited conducting a mentoring session the population of United States. Globally, textile dyeing &
processing is one of the largest contributors towards stimulating
issues like water scarcity. Interloop considers water as an extremely
The 1st session of TCF Rahbar Program 2018 was held from 31 Muhammad Maqsood, Director Finance Interloop Limited was the
Mar - 12 May, at 2 TCF Secondary Schools; Interloop Begum Chief Guest and, Ghulam Mohyu Din, Head of Taxation and Col. valuable natural resource. Since its major operations are located in
Sarwari Sadiq Campus - I & Interloop - Dobotex Campus - II. 51 (Retd) Ijaz Ahmad Nasir, SA to CEO, from Interloop were the water scarce region, Interloop gives prime importance to water
Boys & 31 Girls of 8th & 9th classes were counseled through this Guests of Honor at the Rahbar Program’s closing ceremony held at conservation and has committed to reduce water usage by 15%, as
program to learn about how to plan for future studies and live a life the Interloop - Dobotex Campus II. The Chief Guest presented part of its Sustainability Targets 2020. It is also proactively heading Hosiery washing in process through Nano - bubble technology that uses
with integrity and character. Along with discussions & mentoring Cricket & Badminton sports kits to the students and appreciation towards ‘Zero Liquid Discharge’ (ZLD) for waste water. minimum water, chemical & energy
conducted by Interloop volunteers, the activity included ‘Hero certificates to all the mentees, mentors and TCF Staff. Col. (Retd)
Speaking’ & ‘Soch say Taqdeer Tak’(Concept to Destination) Ijaz Ahmad Nasir, thanked all volunteers for their active participation Interloop has invested almost 0.6 million Euros to reduce water
Sessions. They also visited Interloop Spinning and Sitara Chemical in this noble cause.
Industries and learnt about operational processes and professional Interloop Supports 93,000 BCI Producing Farmers
fields to plan for future studies.
Globally, Consumers are increasingly considering the sustainability
aspects of their textile purchases, as they are becoming better
IBA National Entrepreneurship Program aware of negative environmental impacts with in the supply chain.
As a responsible Hosiery manufacturing company, Interloop Limited
has been effecting multiple sustainability initiatives that address
Mehran University Jamshoro, Hyderabad. 150 deserving environmental and social impacts. In one of such initiatives,
candidates were given scholarships in the first phase. Musadaq Interloop has tripled the consumption of BCI (Better Cotton
Zulqarnain, Chairman Interloop Limited was the Chief Guest at the Initiative) Cotton as raw material since 2015 and has become the
phase - 1 Graduation Ceremony at NTU. He highlighted that in First Textile Company in Pakistan to sponsor private funding for BCI
order to cultivate a successful life and play their role in developing Cotton.
the economy of Pakistan, it was important for the youth to become
entrepreneurs and start small businesses based on morality & It has partnered with Lok Sanjh; a Non-profit, Rights Based
ethics. In the second Phase of the program, 133 deserving organization working with rural communities since 1996, particularly
candidates were provided scholarships. Faryal Sadiq, Executive with women farmers in Pakistan to promote sustainable
Director People & Organization Development, Interloop Limited development. Under this program Interloop will support 93,000
was the Chief Guest at the Graduation Ceremony. She appreciated Gulfam, BCI Project Coordinator Lok Sanjh discussing about the current status farmers; almost half of Pakistani and 6.2% of the global BCI Cotton
this initiative taken by IBA & Interloop, in facilitating the youth to of BCI Production with Maqbool Alam, Deputy Manager Supplies, Interloop producing farmers. BCI is a long-term multi-stakeholder initiative
become masters of their own destiny and was happy to see that develops and promotes good farming practices, allowing more
numerous females attending this course. cotton to be grown while reducing water & chemical use and
protecting both working conditions and biodiversity.
Musadaq Zulqarnain, Chairman Interloop Limited highlighting the
importance of start-up businesses for Pakistani youth

Interloop collaborated with Institute of Business Administration
(IBA) Karachi in Nov., 2017 as the main sponsor for the IBA
Entrepreneurship Program, organized at Hyderabad, Faisalabad &
Gujranwala. The program was specially designed for less privileged
but aspiring male & female entrepreneurs who wanted to start and
grow a successful business line. It was a 2 months weekend course
of ‘Certificate in Entrepreneurship’, offered in two phases and aimed
at promoting entrepreneurship at the grass root level in Pakistan.
IBA (Center for Entrepreneurial Development) conducted phase - 1
of the program from Dec, 2017 to Feb, 2018 while phase - 2 was
held from Mar. to May, 2018, at all three locations including National Faryal Sadiq, Executive Director People & Organization Development
Textile University Faisalabad, GIFT University Gujranwala and
Interloop presenting certificate to Atta ur Rehman Female Farmers picking cotton in a field at Toba Tek Singh, District Punjab
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