Artistic Milliners and Laroche plan Circular Park
The new facility will serve as a central collection point for all of the company s primarily cotton-based manufacturing waste, as well as some post-consumer waste.
1st March 2021
Leading denim manufacturer Artistic Milliners is planning a recycled cotton operation it expects to add three million square metres of additional denim capacity to its production each month.
The company is partnering with French recycling machinery specialist Laroche to build the Circular Park on 70,000 square feet of land in the Karachi region of Pakistan, which will serve as the company’s central collection point for all of its primarily cotton-based manufacturing waste, as well as some post-consumer waste. Laroche will equip the Central Park with the latest automated shredding machines.
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ARTISTIC L.A. By Dorothy Crouch | Tuesday, January 12, 2021
As a global denim firm that has focused on developing sustainable practices,
Artistic Milliners is constantly evolving through investing in innovative manufacturing processes, ecologically sound sourcing and practices that promote a more-ethical industry. The Karachi, Pakistan–headquartered company recently announced its acquisition of a Los Angeles wash-and-finish factory relaunched under the name
Star Fades International.
“The legacy of the SFI team brings with it decades of experience in wet- and dry-process innovation,” Artistic Milliners Executive Director and SFI co-founder Murtaza Ahmed said. “SFI, under its previous owner, has been functioning for years as an independent laundry with a very strong reputation both for innovation and bulk execution.”
Star Fades International will provide wash and finishing services to its customer base of large international retailers to speciality premium labels
Pakistani denim manufacturer Artistic Milliners has acquired a denim factory in California to provide new near-shoring capacity for its customers, and plans to invest in the facility to grow the business into a design and production hub.
Under the new name of Star Fades International (SFI), the facility, which is based in the city of Commerce in southeast Los Angeles, will continue to provide wash and finishing services to its customer base of large international retailers to speciality premium labels.