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Incorporated
in 1987, Thai Acrylic Fibre (TAF) ranks among
the top three quality fibre producers globally.
It is one of the top two service providers of
acrylic application development. The company has
also been rated as a top class acrylic producer
for the manufacture of special blanket applications.
Most of the spinners in China have named TAF as
one of the 'World's Best Fibre Producers' for
the manufacture of hand knitting yarn.
From
an installed capacity of 14,000 tpa, the company
has grown consistently to reach 100,000 tpa. Advanced
technology, automation, computerised process control
systems and captive power, make the operations
of Thai Acrylic extremely efficient and reliable.
The company has a strong focus on systems improvement
and has established comprehensive standards of
ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18000 and SA 8000.
TAF
produces more than 30 different types of fibre
including speciality fibres for high-end applications.
Marketed under the Birla Acrylic brand,
the product range comprises a variety of acrylic
fibres used for making sweaters, jogging suits,
socks, stuffed toys, blankets, carpets and upholstery.
The finished fibre can be easily adapted to cotton,
modified cotton, worsted and woollen spinning
systems. In blends, it possesses excellent compatibility
with other synthetic and natural fibres.
Manufacturing
operations are supported by a fully equipped application
development centre and a customer technical service
team comprising experts in textile technology.
Eighty five per cent of its acrylic fibre is exported
to Australia, Africa, China, Iran, Indonesia,
India, Nepal and other Asian countries, who in
turn, market their products to customers in Europe
and the US in the product value chain.
TAF's
superior product quality, on going process improvements
and unmatched technical services have made the
company one of the world's lowest-cost producers
of acrylic fibre. Indisputably the customer's
first choice, Thai Acrylic Fibre is one of the
greenest, cleanest and the most environment friendly
acrylic fibre plants, in the world.
TAF
has successfully integrated world proven management
systems such as Total Quality Management (TQM)
and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) of Japan,
International Quality Rating System (IQRS) of
Norway and the Malcolm Baldridge Criterion of
performance excellence, USA, and has established
its unique business excellence framework. It has
effectively capitalised on the diversity of these
systems and work culture, while also benefitting
from its own diverse pool of human resources.
TAF has successfully deployed this framework to
achieve business performance excellence.
The
unit's commitment to performance excellence through
Total Quality Management has been recognised and
is reflected in it consistently winning national
and international recognition. Thai Acrylic has
achieved the highest recognition for Total Quality
Management in the world, the Japan Quality Medal
from Deming Prize committee, Japan. This recognition
makes Thai Acrylic the first company in South
East Asia and the third company in the world outside
Japan, to have achieved this distinction in 37
years of award history. The unit has also been
conferred with the Deming Prize from the Union
of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) in
2001; the International Asia Pacific Quality Award
2002 by the International Asia Pacific Quality
Organisation, the IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National
Quality Award - a National Quality Award from
India in the year 2000; TPM Special Award - 2005
from JIPM Japan. TAF became the first and the
only winner of the prestigious Thailand Quality
Award - 2002 presented by the Prime Minister of
Thailand.
The
company has achieved level seven in the International
Quality Rating System (IQRS) of DNV, Norway and
has received the QIMPRO Benchmark Award 2001 and
2003; the Golden Peacock Global Quality Award
- 2003; the National Award for Excellence in Energy
Management, 2003 and the Golden Peacock Global
Environment Management Award, 2004. The unit has
also been a recipient of many prestigious awards
in productivity, quality and environment management.

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