Profile - Raymond Group

Leaping into the Global Arena

Incorporated in 1925, Raymond is the leading, integrated producer of worsted suiting fabric in
the world, with a capacity of producing 42 million meters of wool & wool-blended fabrics.

A pioneer in the textile and mens apparel business, in India, with a turnover of over USD 600
mi llion, the Raymond Group is horizontally and vertical ly integrated and offers end-to-
end solutions for fabri cs and garmenti ng. The Group has six, state-of -the art texti le
plants and four garmenting factories, in India and Europe, supported by world-class design
studios and ably supported by Italian designers who put together collection twice a year.

Raymond has always focused on innovation and technological upgradation that has yielded
path breaking fabric solutions to customers around the world. From pure wool to wool blended
with exotic fibers like Cashmere, Mohair or Angora and Casein or the ultimate in fine pure
wool Super 240s crafted out of 11.6 micron wool, Raymond has always provided
customers with world-class products. The company exports its suiting fabric to more than 50
countries, including USA, Canada, Europe, J apan and the Middle East.

The Raymond Group has already marked its presence in the global arena with partnerships
with leading European manufacturers of fine shirting fabrics and specialty denim.
In addition, the Group has business interests in readymade garments, designer wear,
cosmetics & toiletries, engineering files and tools, prophylactics and air charter operations.

Moving up the value chain One stop Shop
Fabric

Worsted
Pure wool,
Polywool blended
fabric
42 million metres
4 integrated plants
in India


Denim
Specialty and
colour denim
80 million metres
Manufacturing in 3
continents US,
Europe and Asia
J V with UCO NV

Shirting
100% fine cotton
and linen fabric
10.5 million metres
J V with Gruppo
Zambaiti

Carded Wool len
Outerwear fabric,
Carded woolen
shawls, Blankets
2.5 million metres


Garmenting

Tai lored Clothing
Fine tailored formal suits,
jackets and trousers
800,000 tailored jackets
and 2.0 million tailored
trousers annually


Jeans wear
High fashion jeans wear
Capacity of 3 million pairs
of jeans per year


Dress Shi rts
Formal Dress Shirts
Capacity of 6000 shirts
per day
Technical collaboration
with Flex, J apan







Worsted Suiting
Raymond, with an installed capacity of
42 million meters of wool & wool-blended
fabrics, is the leading integrated producer of
worsted suiting fabric in the world. It has four
plants located in the states of Maharashtra,
Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The company
exports its suiting fabric to more than 50
countries including USA, Canada, Europe,
J apan and the Middle East.

Raymond, an innovator in the Indian textile industry, has developed a heritage of in-house
skills for research & development. This has resulted in path-breaking developments of new
products, which are today the corner stones of the worsted suiting industry in India. The
Group has mastered the craft of producing suiting using, wool from Super 80s to Super 240s
and spinning count as fine as 2/160 Nm. These are blended with superfine polyester and
other specialty fibers, like Cashmere, Angora, Alpaca, Silk, Linen etc.

Denim
Raymond has entered into a 50:50 J V with UCO NV of Belgium, a leading manufacturer of
specialty denim to form a global denim company that combines the denim businesses of
Raymond and UCO. The J V Company, Raymond UCO Denim, having its company
executive headquarters in Belgium, is manufacturing and marketing, specialty denim fabrics.
The J V has a combined capacity of 80 million meters, per annum, with manufacturing facilities
spread across three continents the US, Europe and Asia, as well as a vast global marketing
network.
Shi rting
Raymond in partnership with Gruppo Zambaiti, one of the
top three Italian high fashion cotton textile majors in the
world, has set up a Greenfield facility for the manufacture
of fine cotton shirting fabric. The joint venture company,
Raymond Zambaiti Ltd, combines Raymonds expertise in
textile business, low cost production, technology and
distribution with Italian strengths of creativity, style,
production know-how, quality finishing and lead times.

FABRIC

The product range includes a wide range of fabrics and finishing, including, cotton apparel
fabrics and high-end cotton suiting fabric, produced at the newly set up state-of-the-art
vertically integrated plant in India.
This facility caters to the international markets at the middle to the upper end brands and
offers custom designed shirting products to the discerning international customers, which
includes leading brands and retailers.

Tailored Cl othing

Situated 40 kms from Bangalore is Silverspark, our facility that turns out world class, suits,
jackets and trousers. This modern plant spread over 200,000 sq ft built up area has the
capacity to produce 800,000 tailored menswear jackets and 2.0 million tailored menswear
trousers annually, a significant addition to our existing capacities at Thane near Mumbai.
Set up at an investment of US$ 10 million this
plant boasts of modern manufacturing facilities
on par with the best on the world. Siro Set is
another specialty that the plant has to offer.
The factory is equipped with computerized
presses in line and drying chambers to ensure
consistency in the product. This technology
developed and perfected in J apan is designed
to impart a permanent finish to jacket seams
and tailored crease on trousers made from pure wool fabrics. The combination of world-class
machines and work environment maximize productivity, quality and worker safety. With
additional investment of USD 10 million on the second plant the capacity will further enhance
by 600,000 tailored menswear jackets and 600,000 tailored menswear trousers annually.

Jeanswear

A forward integration to Raymonds specialty Denim
plant is EverBlue, a top of the line manufacturing
facility for jeanswear, near Bangalore. This facility
has a capacity to turn out 3 million garments per
annum with integrated garment design, sewing and
washing operations. The plant boasts a high degree
of automation right from computerized Gerber
spreader and cutter to laser patterning and finishing.

GARMENTING

The stitching facility incorporates several automatic sewing workstations for consistency of
work execution, sate of the art over locking and zipper attachments. The finishing unit
consists of scraping spray booths, sand blasting and laser patterning to create special effects
on jeans wear. An in house CPC controlled laundry is the best such facility in India for
washing and dyeing obtained from Europe. This ensures a wide variety of finishes to meet
global tastes. Manufacturing is supported by an in house design studio and sample unit to
create new styles and samples. Dedicated sample washing machines ensure quick
turnaround of samples.

Dress Shirts

A spanking new unit Celebrations has been set up in
the technical collaboration with Flex, one of the largest
dress shirt manufacturers in J apan. With 100,000 sq ft
of built up space, it incorporates the latest factory
design principles for employee comfort and productivity.
The current production capacity is 1.80 million shirts per
year. Specialized machinery imported from renowned
manufacturers in from USA, Germany and J apan
comprise of automated spreading and cutting with an
inbuilt system for matching checks and stripes.

The layout of the manufacturing line has sufficient
flexibility to adapt to smaller runs and style changes.
This flexibility permits manufacture of both fused and
non-fused collars and cuffs as per customer requirements. Shirts made in this plant have
been well appreciated by many as being on par with the best in the world.


The Raymond Group today is poised to become a global player, integrated across various
categories like worsted suiting, denim, shirting etc. The Group has achieved this through
partnerships with companies that are the best in the world in their business. Raymond has
entered into a J V with Gruppo Zambaiti, Italys leading manufacturer of shirting fabric. Our J V
with UCO is a merger of equals that will create a global denim major with transcontinental
manufacturing in US, Europe and Asia along with a combined capacity of 80 million metres.
This J V with UCO will create synergies in sourcing, manufacturing and marketing.

Our J V have resulted in a unique combination of synergies in manufacturing, marketing,
technology, sourcing etc. and will reap tremendous mutual benefits in the years to come.


JOINT VENTURES




Raymond Groups products are retailed through The Raymond Shop (TRS) - the most
celebrated retail chain of its kind in the
Indian sub-continent. The Raymond
distribution network comprises of more than
20,000 Multi Brand Outlets and over 400
exclusive retail outlets in more than 170
cities which includes The Raymond Shop
which retails Raymond Fabric and
menswear brands (Park Avenue, Parx,
Manzoni and ColorPlus) and exclusive
brand outlets for Park Avenue, Manzoni, Colorplus, Parx and Zapp!. The Raymond Shop also
has 31 outlets overseas in the Middle East, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh



The Raymond Group has in its portfolio some of the most respected brands in India -
Raymond as well as leading menswear brands Park Avenue, Parx, Manzoni and
ColorPl us. Recently, Raymond, the flagship brand from Indias leading textile & apparel
major Raymond Ltd. took the craftsmanship of garment making and customer convenience to
new echelons by launching Raymond Finely Crafted Garments (FCG).

Raymond entered into the ready to wear business with the introduction of Park Avenue in
1986, catering to the formal mens wear market. Parx was launched in 1998 to address the
growing trend of smart casuals. Both brands have captured major market share in their
respective categories due to an inherent advantage of vertical integration and a strong retail
presence. In 2000, Manzoni , a luxury lifestyle brand was launched offering a super-premium
formal range of mens shirts, suits, trousers, jackets, ties and leather accessories. Raymond
identified the vacuum for a high end, casual wear brand and hence decided to acquire
ColorPl us as a part of strategic expansion plan for their ready-to-wear business. In
September 2007, Raymond took its experience and creativity to a whole new audience by
entering into the womens western wear category with two premium brands, including,
ColorPl us Woman, an exclusive range of smart casual clothing for modern, discerning
women and Park Avenue Woman, a complete range of Business Wear for women.
Raymond Finely Crafted Garments (FCG) which was recently launched offers the
customers same Raymond brand promise of Trust, Excell ence, Quality and Leadership in
an exclusive formal range of classic apparels and accessories.
BRANDS
RETAIL NETWORK

Raymond Apparel has also ventured into the kidswear segment, with its exclusive brand
Zapp! Covering the spectrum of children's lifestyle products, it includes an entire range of
children's apparel and accessories. In addition to this, Raymond Apparel has also launched
Notting Hill , the new apparel brand under the popular price segment. A complete value-for-
money mens wear brand, Notting Hill is the perfect combination of fashion, fit, styling and
affordability.

All brands from the Raymond Group portfolio are well entrenched in the market and are sold
through multi brand outlets, as well as dedicated, exclusive stores, in India and the Middle
East.


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