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Arvind And Peak Sustainability Ventures Launch India’s First Industrial Scale Cotton Stalk Torrefaction Plant

• By  Textile Excellence
• November 18, 2025

Arvind Limited has taken a decisive step toward coal free manufacturing through a new partnership with Peak Sustainability Ventures to build India’s first industrial scale cotton stalk torrefaction facility. The project, located in Gujarat, will process more than forty thousand tonnes of cotton stalk every year and convert the material into torrefied biomass that can directly replace coal in Arvind’s industrial boilers.

The investment marks a significant milestone in India’s climate action efforts at a time when more than five hundred million tonnes of agricultural waste are generated annually and large volumes remain either unutilized or burnt in the field. Cotton stalk represents almost eighty five percent of the cotton plant and is often treated as waste. Arvind works with a network of more than ninety thousand cotton farmers and already uses stalk as biomass, and torrefaction will improve its energy density and performance for industrial use.

The torrefied biomass is expected to replace at least twenty percent of Arvind’s current coal consumption, with scope for full substitution in the future. Peak Sustainability Ventures has led reactor design development, identified a European technology partner specializing in torrefaction and biochar systems, and is funding the capital expenditure and operations. Arvind has secured support from the Apparel Impact Institute’s Climate Solutions Portfolio Grant Program to pilot and scale the model.

The companies view the project as a scalable blueprint for waste to energy solutions in India’s textile value chain. The platform is positioned to attract global participation and serve as a catalyst for large scale decarbonization across agricultural regions and energy intensive industries.

The torrefied biomass is expected to replace at least twenty percent of Arvind’s current coal consumption, with scope for full substitution in the future. Peak Sustainability Ventures has led reactor design development, identified a European technology partner specializing in torrefaction and biochar systems, and is funding the capital expenditure and operations. Arvind has secured support from the Apparel Impact Institute’s Climate Solutions Portfolio Grant Program to pilot and scale the model.