About UsIn the wake of India¿s independence, with the initial industrial boom in the offing, Syt. B. K. Birla nurtured the idea of starting a viscose yarn factory at Kalyan in Maharashtra under the banner of Century Textiles. Having got the blessings of his father for the venture, the late dynamic Syt GD Birla, he ventured into a 5-6 crores scheme for establishing the factory with a projected production of 5.5 tons per day of viscose yarn in the early fifties. It was an ambitious dream in those days when know how that goes into such ventures was hard to come by. Undeterred by these misgivings, Syt. B. K. Birla set the foundation of the company in 1952 that eventually was to become one of the leading producers of rayon filament yarn in the country. The manufacturing plant was installed in 1954 by Kohorn, an American firm. Prior to this Syt BK Birla had already acquired some 122 acres of land for the purpose in Shahad, Kalyan, a remote thickly forested area populated mostly by tribals in those days, at a distance of 56 Km from Bombay.
Syt BK Birla, then 31 years old, indulged in deep study of the project and with sheer hard work and dedication fulfilled his dream by September 1956 when the newly established factory commenced production of 5.5 tons of Pot Spun Viscose Filament Yarn per day. With the initial objective achieved it was thereafter a matter of time that Century Rayon showed progressive growth in the coming decades, to eventually emerge as a leader in this product. The Company continued to increase its daily production of pot spun yarn to finally achieve its present output of 45 tons per day in 2007
In 1963 in collaboration with Algemene Kuntzidjeune NV of Holland and Glanzstoff of Germany, the
With a large work force, today the company is a principle employer on whom a considerable segment of the local population is dependent. Century Rayon, right from its inception has always maintained fair and cordial relations with all its customers in pursuit of sound business ethics that has always kept the company free of any encumbrances. The company has always stood by its obligations to the state in meeting all statutory requirements as far as running a clean and responsible industrial complex is concerned.
Today Century Rayon with its manufacturing plants is not only a major job provider to many households in the region, but also it meets its many social responsibilities making it perhaps the only industrial group in Mumbai that has immensely contributed in the field of education and spiritual upliftment.
In keeping with the Birla tradition, Century Rayon in its existence for more than five decades has fulfilled the great vision of Syt BK Birla that has seen many firsts in this once unknown corner of Mumbai and Thane. Today the Century Rayon complex is synonymous with the name and fame of the Birlas who have given a lot to society and the people of the region. As a well oiled and running complex, Century Rayon is today the leading industrial unit in the region of Kalyan because of its above board business practices and unblemished ethics that go much beyond the realms of practising business in a competitive world. The company under the able leadership of its Chairman, Syt BK Birla, today continues to keep its vision focussed on excellence in these challenging times to embrace newer technology and infuse greater sophistication in its many manufacturing processes in order to continuously make impacting improvements in all its areas of functioning.
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