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Product Feature

India’s first liquid detergent pod maker

Kanak Pattali of Biowash Laboratories (P) Ltd showcases the
innovation introduced for the laundry segment.

Give us an overview of your detergent liquid. The Biowash Pod is Biowash pods work with
products. an advanced system to wash clothes. biological enzymes. There are no
Biowash liquid detergent pods In India, we have just started hard surfactants. Biowash pods
are water soluble PVA Pods. This marketing it and it may take two contain softener, brighter and long
super concentrated detergent liquid years to create awareness among lasting fragrance.
is packed in poly vinyl alcohol consumers. A few international What makes your products eco-
(PVA) film which will dissolve in brands have also started marketing friendly/sustainable?
water immediately. These advanced such products through online
products are being used in the US, platforms, but they are importing Biowash pods contain a team
Europe and China for two years. from China and other countries. of enzymes for removing various
There are only a few factories in stains biologically. It never damage
the world. In what ways are your your clothes or its colour.
products more advanced and
Biowash pods are manufactured advantageous than others in What have been the highlights
by Biowash Laboratories (P) the market? of your company’s journey so
Limited, Mumbai, India. This far?
factory is the first factory in India For comparison, there is no We have been manufacturing
and the Middle-eastern countries. parallel product available in the
market. Detergent pods cannot home care/cleaning products for 30
What are the innovations you compare with detergent cake, years. We introduced 100+ premium
have introduced? powder or liquid. The latter contain products for Indian and overseas
markets. This product is our new
The current method to wash hard cleaning chemicals which baby and took two years to develop
clothes started from cake, then damage the colour of clothes as from R&D to final production.
moved into powder and the latest is well as affect their life.
What positive feedback have
you got from your clients?
Our Biowash pods were ranked
No 1 by 500+ families around the
world after usage.

What’s your outlook on the
laundry business in India?
Our laundry chemicals project
is complicated as machines are
made to order and their working
is very difficult. Running the
machine includes a combination of
mechanical, electrical, electronic
and pneumatic functions, with
lots of troubleshooting. Packing
PVA film is not available in India
and needs to be imported. Also, to
develop the formula needs a lot of
R&D. That is the reason we are the
first manufacturers of this product
in India. However, predicted sales
in India are ₹4000 crores per year
and we hope it will happen within a
span of five years.

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