#Sustainability

2015-02-16

Hebei Ruichun Textile Co., Ltd. is the OEKO-TEX® Company of the Month for February 2015

The Hebei Ruichun towelling is manufactured in a complex process involving several yarn systems and guarantees not only a comfortable grip but also high absorbancy. © Hebei RuichunTextile CO., LTD

Hebei Ruichun Textile Co. Ltd. is a progressive private company which was founded in 1993. The company, which is located in the Chinese province of Hebei, has 330 employees and manufactures a wide variety of towelling products for the domestic and export market. It is both a member of the "China Guangdong Home Textile Association (CHTA)" and also one of the leading companies in the Gaoyang region.

The company premises are around 27,000m2 and are equipped with the latest machinery. This includes over 100 projectile looms and 28 Jacquard Greifer looms.

The product range focusses on finished products for the end consumer in the area of home textiles. Hebei Ruichun is characterised by the range and quality of their towelling products for bathrooms and kitchens together with the wide range of bath, hand, beach, and washing towels.

The best possible product quality - that is the consistent motto for Ruichun. Almost all articles manufactured by the company are checked for harmful substances as per the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 and are thus not harmful to health. The towel brands "Ruichun" thus also guarantee high quality and are also very popular with both customers both at home and abroad in countries such as Japan, India, South America and also Europe. The total production capacity is around 2800 tonnes per year.

CEO Zhang Ruichun is convinced that both the trading partners as well as the consumers also value welfare and safety, particularly in the sensitive area of home textiles: "The OEKO-TEX® certificates offer our customers an additional guarantee of quality. This recognition of the safety of the products now plays such an important role that it has become indispensable in both the national and international market."

Comprehensive quality management is also certified in accordance with the criteria of DIN EN ISO 9001 and includes quality monitoring at all production levels. The fact that Hebei also feels obliged to implement environmentally friendly production technologies, fair working conditions, and appropriate safety in the workplace has also been documented since 2014 with the successful SteP by OEKO-TEX® certification, an independent award for sustainable production operations in the textile chain.

As a customer-focussed company, Ruichun places great value on production and product innovations, as well as on quality. "We are facing stiff competition. Thanks to our efficient R&D Team, we have so far been able to continually improve both the efficiency of our operating processes as well as our competitiveness across all production stages as a result of investments in the latest production technologies. However, it is our specified goal to further optimise our home textile company and its products as we want to demonstrate our good performance and build trust. So our company philosophy is: "Quality first, credit first," stated Zhang Ruichun (CEO).

These core values also apply to the international sales network for Hebei Ruichun. Trust and a high degree of reliability with regard to quality and compliance with production standards are also in the foreground of the relationship with international trade and sales Partners.

Pic: A modern company. The plant includes more than 100 looms for the manufacture of high quality products. © Hebei RuichunTextile CO., LTD

Pic: The varied and colourful product range from the company meets every requirement in the bathroom and kitchen segment. The German term "Frottier" (towelling) and the act of "Frottieren" (rubbing down) are probably derived from the French verb "frotter", which can be translated as "rubbing" or "rubbing dry". Since 2001, "Towel Day" has been celebrated every year on May 25th. © Hebei RuichunTextile CO., LTD

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