Milestones

About Kunal

Milestones

1976 Inception as a family business, the first step towards a great journey
1979 Stepped in the big markets with international exposure by visiting ITMA
1985 Assumed an organisational stature of a Private limited firm
1986 Achieved an exclusive strategic partnership with Japanese business firm
1987 Began exporting our excellance to Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and UAE.
1989 Extending arms to OTEMAS, a quadrennial summit organised in Japan
1990 Joint venture in Mauritius with the beginning of Nishiku Mauritius Limited. Moved a step ahead towards exporting to Mauritius and other African countries
1992 Formation of Kunal International in order to serve the international markets better
1993 Smoothening the journey with an agency of Morton International Inc. for road specialty chemicals
1995 A big leap in American markets.Tie-up with Virkler Chemicals, USA-one of the largest specialty chemical manufacturers for denim and garments
1996 Formation of Kunal Denim
1997 Smoothening the journey with an agency of Morton International Inc. for road specialty chemicals
1999 Exclusive strategic partnership with Arch UK Biocides Limited. Representation for Warwick International, UK for their specialty peroxide activators
2001 Business venture for functional finishes in Taiwan
2002 Launching of a new era of hygiene textiles
2003 Ventured into specialty chemicals for Automobile industry, Mobile technology, Eco-technology and Nano technology
2004 Quality benchmark - ISO 9001:2000 accreditation. Extension of the network with offices all over India and abroad
2005 Received Skal, Netherlands certification for supplying products for organic cotton
2006 Pioneering Denim Essentials for the first time in India
2008 Launched 3rd generation sizing products that are eco-friendly and need only 1% add-on and no enzymatic de-sizing. Kunal Group participated in ITME 2008, Bangalore and exhibited its cutting-edge Products to global visitors
2009 Received ISO 14001:2004 accreditation for Kunal International and OHSAS 18001: 2007 for Kunal Organics
2010 Kunal Organics Pvt. Ltd. was awarded for innovation in textile auxiliary for Denim Fabrics & Apparels at IIM Ahmedabad
2011 Approval for quality innovation by Control Union & IMO Certifications for GOTS suitable for organic cotton. Kunal International received the award for the Best Export Performance at Export Award Function, Mumbai
2012 Presentation in December ITMA, Integrated Textile & Garment Manufacturing Technologies Showcase. Launch of Electro Indigo and newly developed Dyestone series with Nano micro pigment from Japan
2013 Received an award for good Export Performance by Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India
2014 Introduced Nanocrock, this would help improve wet & dry crock for products viz., Indigo Denim & Sulphur
2015 Commercially introduced Nano Sizing agent for the 1st time in India with a low add-on and no requirements of PVA, Starch or enzymatic de-sizing
2016 Received the Star Performer Award 2016 for making innovations happen in the category of dyes and chemicals by a leading denim brand. Introduced SIZABOND TS, which is the only 100% soluble size for denim & SIZABOND FUS, Sizing yarns with SIZABOND FUS not only form a uniform size film but also fix the indigo/sulphur dye present on the yarn. It's a single product incorporating both properties of sizing & fixing. Acquired SA800 for developing, maintaining, and applying socially acceptable practices in the workplace
2017 Innovated and launched new styles of printing, namely Magic and Invert.
2018 Revolutionized the Indian Bedsheet sizing market by introducing Two Step Sizing.

Corporate Milestones

1976 - 1986

1976

Inception as a family business, the first step towards a great journey

1979

Stepped in the big markets with international exposure by visiting ITMA

1985

Assumed an organisational stature of a Private limited firm

1986

Achieved an exclusive strategic partnership with Japanese business firm

1987 - 1997

1987

Began exporting our excellence to Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and UAE.

1989

Extending arms to OTEMAS, a quadrennial summit organised in Japan

1990

Joint venture in Mauritius with Nishiku Mauritius Limited. Exporting to African markets.

1992

Formation of Kunal International to serve global markets better.

1995

Tie-up with Virkler Chemicals, USA - leading specialty chemical manufacturer.

1996

Formation of Kunal Denim

1997

Agency of Morton International Inc. for road specialty chemicals.

1998 - 2008

1999

Exclusive strategic partnership with Arch UK Biocides Limited & Warwick International, UK.

2003

Ventured into specialty chemicals for Automobile, Mobile, Eco, and Nano technologies.

2004

ISO 9001:2000 accreditation and nationwide network expansion.

2006

Pioneering Denim Essentials for the first time in India.

2008

Launched 3rd generation eco-friendly sizing products with 1% add-on.

2009 - 2018

2009

ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 accreditations.

2010

Awarded for innovation in textile auxiliary at IIM Ahmedabad.

2012

Launch of Electro Indigo and Dyestone series with Nano micro pigments from Japan.

2015

Commercially introduced Nano Sizing agent for the 1st time in India.

2016

Introduced SIZABOND TS - the only 100% soluble size for denim. Star Performer Award 2016.

2018

Revolutionized Indian Bedsheet sizing with Two Step Sizing introduction.