Kaushik Kanubhai Sutariya

Supporting a knitted apparel manufacturing company in India in improving international market readiness and sustainability alignment. Key responsibilities and projects include: • Reviewing fabric, GSM, and product specifications to meet international buyer expectations • Supporting responsible material selection, including cotton, blends, and recycled fiber options • Advising on dyeing, finishing, and chemical usage to reduce environmental impact • Integrating renewable energy (solar) into sustainability communication and factory positioning • Developing product and sustainability content for international platforms (LinkedIn, B2B outreach) • Aligning manufacturing practices with EU sustainability frameworks, eco-labels, and circular economy principles • Supporting preparation for future certifications (OEKO-TEX, GOTS, compliance programs) This work is performed on a project basis alongside my active search for a full-time role in Germany in sustainable textiles, R&D, or production engineering.

• Managed international client orders & ensured on-time delivery • Developed product specs & sourced high-quality materials • Oversaw production planning & implemented quality control • Analyzed data & developed merchandising strategies

• Weaving (winding, warping, sizing, drawing and denting) • Yarn dyeing (reactive, vat, and disperse dyes) and space dyeing • Wet treatments on the suiting, shirting, and trouser fabrics (sizing, de- sizing, scouring, bleaching, mercerization, liquid ammonia treatment, dyeing with reactive, vat, disperse dyes, and finishing) • Finishing processes (antibacterial, water-repellent, flame-retardant) DONEAR with its three decades of expertise in the textile industry is a reputed and fastest-growing fashion fabric brand creating a wide variety of exotic; Suitings, Trouser & Shirting Fabrics.

• Learnt how to make denim fabrics and jeans (warping, continuous indigo warp dyeing, weaving, wet finishing and washing of denim)

• Developing a solution for non-hazardous alternative chemicals • Sustainable processes in textile chemistry • Research on innovative fibres & finishing and to understand the global challenge of the textile industry Group Project: - Antimicrobial coatings and modifications of textiles by using sustainable herbal and other natural derivatives Project 1: - Green Chemistry Principle #5 (Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries) Project 2: - Electrochemical Reduction of Indigo Master thesis: - Establishing a Database of Bio-based and Recycled Polyester Fibres (ongoing)

• Why certain textile raw materials are harmful to the environment • Environmentally friendly textile dyes, auxiliary chemicals and finishes, sustainable fibers, ethical practices such as recycling / bio-based textiles and clothing, closed-loop systems, garment care - washing and disposing of garments

• History of the entire textile chain (cultivation of natural and synthesis of synthetic textile fibres, ginning, spinning, weaving/knitting, non-woven, wet processing, packaging and dispatch (more focused on textile wet processes) Bachelor thesis: - Studies on functional finishes on cotton fabric

• Strong foundation in mathematics, chemistry, and physics