India: NSL Textiles Limited announced today that they have signed a strategic partnership with Huntsman for their textile plant conferring them with Preferred Supplier Status. The basis of partnership is the consistent and sustainable supply of high quality textile dyes and chemicals along with technical service support to achieve new benchmarks in areas of sustainability and differentiation. With this association, Huntsman is the preferred supplier for all dyes and chemicals requirement for the NSL Textile processing plant.

NSL is a $300M group with activities in various fields as Agriculture Seeds, Sugar, Infrastructure, Energy and Textiles (Cotton to Garmenting). Nuziveedu Seeds Limited, the parent company is ranked as the highest turnover company in India with that of $110M a year.

NSL Textiles has a state of the art facility in Andhra Pradesh with the unique concept “Cotton to Clothing” and is poised to emerge as a one of the biggest players in cotton textile and apparel arena.

The company is committed to the environment with special focus on preservation and up gradation in ecological areas.

Mr. Prabhakar Rao, Chairman NSL Textiles says, “We are excited to partner with Huntsman who are our innovative partner and this association will create a new bench mark of sustainability and differentiation for both organizations which is very important to remain number one in this dynamic market”.

Mr. Paul Hulme, President of Huntsman Textile Effects says, “Huntsman TE prides itself on innovation, quality and sustainability but more than that, we strive to work alongside our partners to share the best practices and add real value.  The Indian textile industry is growing rapidly and we are delighted at the opportunity to partner with NSL Textiles who are at the forefront of cotton textiles and apparel”.

Huntsman Textile Effects is the leading global provider of high-quality dyes and chemicals to the textile and related industries. Our textile competence is dedicated towards researching and developing excellent solutions to create innovative products and technologies with intelligent effects for a more sustainable planet. With operations in 110 countries and 13 manufacturing facilities worldwide, our 10,000 customers around the world are assured of fast and expert technical service with added cost advantages.