From Generations to Generations: Mafatlal Industry 120-Year Manufacturing Legacy at Nadiad
Nadiad, Mafatlal Industries Limited (MIL), the flagship enterprise of the Arvind Mafatlal Group, stands as one of India’s longest-serving textile institutions, 120 years of uninterrupted manufacturing, craftsmanship and custodianship. More than a textile company, it has been a centre of livelihoods, skills, and community life for five generations, preserving an industrial legacy while steadily evolving to meet the future.
Today, under the stewardship of Priyavrata Mafatlal, Managing Director and fifth-generation leader, this legacy is transitioning into a forward-looking manufacturing ecosystem grounded in innovation, responsibility and high-performance discipline. The company’s renewed focus combines modernisation with continuity, an approach that strengthens its foundation without losing its character. “Our transformation is not defined only by new machines or digital systems,” said Mr. Priyavrata Mafatlal.
“It is defined by the mindset with which we now operate. We honour our roots, but we think and execute with the agility of a modern manufacturing organisation. Sustainability, innovation, and human capability shape how we prepare for the next decade.” At the heart of this evolution is the Nadiad manufacturing campus a fully integrated textile ecosystem housing spinning, weaving, dyeing, printing, stitching and special-purpose assembly lines.
Supported by automated systems, global technologies, digital monitoring tools and in-house R&D, the facility is engineered for precision, scale and versatility across institutional, export, retail and e-commerce markets.
The factory operates at an average processing capacity of 40 lakh meters/month, reflecting a disciplined operational model that prioritises efficiency, quality, and responsible sourcing. Yet, even with its scale and technology, Nadiad’s enduring strength lies in its people.
With most employees coming from within a 30-km radius and an average tenure of 20 years, the factory represents a multigenerational community of skill- building. Structured upskilling programmes, women-led employment drives and robust on-site healthcare reinforce the company’s commitment to nurturing people alongside processes. Sustainability is now embedded in practice, not as compliance, but as culture.
The facility employs energy- optimised machinery, heat recovery systems, effluent treatment, digitised water monitoring and chemical optimisation aligned with global benchmarks. Environmental responsibility is integrated into everyday decision-making. Mafatlal’s transformation is as much cultural as it is technological.
The company has shifted from volume-led production to a value-driven, quality-first, purpose-centric operating philosophy, strengthening long-term resilience while honouring the principles that have guided it for over a century. As Mafatlal marks 120 years of continuous operations, the Nadiad factory remains the living heart of this legacy, an unbroken manufacturing tradition, renewed with purpose, shaped by continuity, discipline and a quiet commitment to building for generations.
