Rupali Polyester Limited (Pakistan)

The Rupali Group in Pakistan dates back to 1948 when its first manufacturing concern was established in Narayangang, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) which subsequently expanded in 1956 to manufacture the well known brand of "Consul" socks.
In 1969, the Group acquired Crescent Wooden Spool Manufacturing Company Limited in technical collaboration with a renowned Japanese company.
The Filament Yarn and staple fiber industry was forecasted for rapid growth in the 1980's. With increasing demand for its products, Rupali Group entered into the local manufacturing of polyester filament yarn at Rupali Polyester Limited (RPL) in 1980.
The initial production capacity of Rupali Polyester Limited set-up at a cost of Rs. 150.06 million (US$ 15.157 million) was 7.5 metric tons of polyester filament yarn per day. Rupali's research and development variations of filament yarn to counter the less than ideal operating conditions of filament weaving in the country. The local R&D efforts rapidly bore results and Rupali's Filament yarn quickly gained wide acceptance and captured a large share of the local filament market. This continues to be one of the strengths of the Group.