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{{About|the Indian textile manufacturer|its founder|V. Sudhakar Chowdary}}
{{Infobox company
| name           = Mohan Spintex India Limited
| logo           = Mohan Spintex India Limited logo.png
| logo_size      = 120px
| type           = [[wikipedia:Public company|Public limited company]] (unlisted)
| industry       = [[wikipedia:Textile industry in India|Textiles]]
| founded        = {{Start date and age|2005|05|11}}<ref name="zauba" />
| founder        = [[V. Sudhakar Chowdary]]
| hq_location    = [[wikipedia:Vijayawada|Vijayawada]], [[wikipedia:Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]], India
| num_locations  = Manufacturing units at [[Manufacturing units of Mohan Spintex#Unit 1, Vattigudipadu|Vattigudipadu]], [[Manufacturing units of Mohan Spintex#Unit 2, Remalle|Remalle]] and [[Manufacturing units of Mohan Spintex#Mallavalli|Mallavalli]]<ref name="tm2022" />
| area_served    = Worldwide
| key_people     = [[Vallabhaneni Mohan Rao]] <small>(Chairman)</small><br>[[V. Sudhakar Chowdary]] <small>(Managing Director)</small>
| products       = [[Products of Mohan Spintex#Yarn|Yarn]], [[Products of Mohan Spintex#Fabric|greige and finished fabric]], [[Products of Mohan Spintex#Home textiles|home textiles]]
| services       = [[Home textiles division#Cut, make and trim|Cut, make and trim]]
| brands         = [[Astara (brand)|Astara]]
| production     = 2,500+ tonnes of yarn per month<ref name="msilhome" />
| revenue        = {{nowrap|₹1,000+ [[wikipedia:Crore|crore]]}} (FY 2024–25)<ref name="tracxn" />
| num_employees  = ~5,500–6,000<ref name="tmlegacy" /><ref name="msilhome" />
| cin            = U18100AP2005PLC046188
| website        = [https://www.mohanspintex.com mohanspintex.com]
}}
'''Mohan Spintex India Limited''' ('''MSIL''') is an Indian [[wikipedia:Vertical integration|vertically integrated]] textile manufacturer headquartered in [[wikipedia:Vijayawada|Vijayawada]], [[wikipedia:Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]]. Founded in 2005 by [[V. Sudhakar Chowdary]], the company spins yarn, weaves and processes fabric, and makes finished home textiles such as sheet sets, duvet covers and quilts, all within its own facilities.<ref name="msilabout" /><ref name="tm2022" />

MSIL began commercial production in October 2006 with 14,400 [[wikipedia:Spindle (textiles)|spindles]] at [[Manufacturing units of Mohan Spintex#Unit 1, Vattigudipadu|Unit 1 in Vattigudipadu]], and has since expanded to 1,21,488 spindles, 6,272 rotors, 4,800 [[Glossary of textile manufacturing terms#TFO|TFO]] drums and 324 [[wikipedia:Air-jet loom|air-jet looms]] across several units in [[wikipedia:Krishna district|Krishna district]].<ref name="tm2022" /><ref name="msilhome" /> Trade press describes it as the second-largest textile company in Andhra Pradesh.<ref name="tm2022" />

The company supplies domestic manufacturers including [[wikipedia:Welspun India|Welspun]], Himatsingka, Indo Count and Mafatlal, exports to more than 22 countries, and sells home textiles in India under its own brand, [[Astara (brand)|Astara]].<ref name="msilhome" /><ref name="tm2022" /> Its chairman is [[Vallabhaneni Mohan Rao]].<ref name="archive-chairman" />

== History ==
{{Main|History of Mohan Spintex India Limited}}
[[File:MSIL Unit 1, aerial view.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Aerial view of Unit 1]]
Mohan Spintex India Limited was incorporated on 11 May 2005 as a public limited company registered in Vijayawada.<ref name="zauba" /> Commercial production began in October 2006 at Unit 1 in Vattigudipadu, then a single spinning mill with 14,400 spindles.<ref name="tm2022" />

The company expanded in stages. Foundation stones were laid for a second phase at Unit 1 in 2007,<ref name="archive-u1p2" /> for Unit 2 in 2009,<ref name="archive-u2bp" /> and for Unit 3 in 2013;<ref name="archive-u3bp" /> Unit 2 was inaugurated in 2012.<ref name="archive-u2inaug" /> A unit at [[Manufacturing units of Mohan Spintex#Mallavalli|Mallavalli]] was inaugurated in 2019.<ref name="archive-mallavalli" /> Between 2018 and 2020 the company invested ₹400 crore in expansion.<ref name="tm2022" />

Over the same period MSIL moved beyond yarn into weaving, fabric processing and finished home textiles, completing its integration from fibre to finished product.<ref name="msilabout" />
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== Operations ==
MSIL runs four production stages in sequence, each able to sell its output externally as well as supply the next stage.<ref name="msilabout" />

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Installed capacity
! Stage !! Capacity !! Output
|-
| [[Spinning division|Spinning]] || 1,21,488 spindles; 6,272 rotors; 4,800 TFO drums || 2,500+ tonnes of yarn per month
|-
| [[Weaving division|Weaving]] || 324 air-jet looms || 15,00,000 metres of fabric per month
|-
| [[Processing division|Processing]] || Continuous processing ranges || ~1,00,000 metres per day
|-
| [[Home textiles division|Home textiles]] || Cut, make and trim || ~15,000 sheets per shift
|}
<small>Figures as published by the company.</small><ref name="msilhome" />

=== Spinning ===
{{Main|Spinning division}}
The spinning operation, where MSIL began, produces compact, combed, carded, blended, open-end and plied yarns. In 2022 its ring spindles were reported to be entirely [[Glossary of textile manufacturing terms#Compact spinning|compact spinning]].<ref name="tm2022" />

=== Weaving ===
{{Main|Weaving division}}
Weaving uses 324 [[wikipedia:Picanol|Picanol]] air-jet looms to produce greige fabric in constructions including percale, sateen, twill, dobby and jacquard.<ref name="tm2022" />

=== Processing ===
{{Main|Processing division}}
Fabric is bleached, dyed, printed and finished on continuous ranges with a capacity of about 1,00,000 metres per day. Process water is treated in a [[wikipedia:Zero liquid discharge|zero liquid discharge]]–oriented plant.<ref name="tmlegacy" />

=== Home textiles ===
{{Main|Home textiles division}}
The make-up operation cuts, stitches and packs sheets, pillowcases, duvet covers and quilts, and also offers [[Home textiles division#Cut, make and trim|cut, make and trim]] as a service.<ref name="msilhome" />

== Products and brands ==
{{Main|Products of Mohan Spintex|Astara (brand)}}
[[File:Astara store, Vijayawada.jpg|thumb|right|The Astara outlet in Vijayawada at its opening]]
MSIL's products span 100% cotton and blended yarns, greige and finished fabric, and finished home textiles with thread counts of up to 1,400.<ref name="tm2022" /> The company launched the [[Astara (brand)|Astara]] brand for the Indian market and opened a retail outlet in Vijayawada.<ref name="tm2022" /><ref name="archive-astara" />

== Markets ==
{{Main|Customers and exports of Mohan Spintex}}
In the 2021–22 financial year about 80% of sales were domestic and 20% were exports, to more than 22 countries including the United States, Canada, European countries, Australia, Bangladesh and China.<ref name="tm2022" />

== Certifications ==
{{Main|Certifications of Mohan Spintex}}
The company holds certifications covering quality, environmental and occupational safety management ([[wikipedia:ISO 9001|ISO 9001]], [[wikipedia:ISO 14001|ISO 14001]], [[wikipedia:ISO 45001|ISO 45001]]); organic, recycled and sustainable fibre content (GOTS, GRS, [[wikipedia:Better Cotton Initiative|BCI]]); product safety ([[wikipedia:Oeko-Tex|OEKO-TEX]] Standard 100, MADE IN GREEN); and social compliance ([[wikipedia:Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production|WRAP]], Sedex/SMETA).<ref name="tmlegacy" /><ref name="tm2022" />

== Sustainability ==
{{Main|Sustainability at Mohan Spintex}}
MSIL generates electricity from 10.8&nbsp;MW of rooftop solar panels and has replaced coal with [[wikipedia:Rice hulls|rice husk]] in steam generation, which the company says avoids a combined 67,740 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year. Its effluent plant recovers 98% of process water, and it maintains 20 million litres of rainwater harvesting capacity.<ref name="tmlegacy" /> A solar power project at Unit 2 was inaugurated in 2022.<ref name="archive-solar" />

== Corporate social responsibility ==
{{Main|Corporate social responsibility of Mohan Spintex}}
The company's community work has included books for government schools (2012), sewing machine distribution for women (2015), a drinking-water [[wikipedia:Reverse osmosis|RO]] plant (2018), health camps (2018) and the opening of Mohan's Sri Vijnana Vihara School in 2025.<ref name="archive-csr" />

== Leadership ==
{{Main|Board of directors of Mohan Spintex India Limited}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Position
|-
| [[Vallabhaneni Mohan Rao]] || Chairman<ref name="archive-chairman" />
|-
| [[V. Sudhakar Chowdary]] || Founder and Managing Director<ref name="tm2022" />
|-
| Gottimukkala Ravi Kumar || Whole-Time Director<ref name="tmlegacy" />
|-
| Yantrapragada Subba Rao || Overseas Director<ref name="tmlegacy" />
|-
| Venigalla Leela Krishna || President – Operations<ref name="tmlegacy" />
|}

== Headquarters ==
[[File:MSIL Corporate Office, Vijayawada.jpg|thumb|right|The corporate office in Gunadala, Vijayawada]]
The corporate office is at Eluru Road, Gunadala, Vijayawada; the registered office is at Puliparti Vari Street, Vijayawada.<ref name="msilhome" /><ref name="zauba" /> A foundation ceremony (''bhoomi puja'') for a new corporate office was held in 2026.<ref name="archive-corpoffice" />
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== See also ==
* [[History of Mohan Spintex India Limited]]
* [[Manufacturing units of Mohan Spintex]]
* [[Glossary of textile manufacturing terms]]
* [[wikipedia:Textile industry in India|Textile industry in India]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="zauba">{{Cite web |title=Mohan Spintex India Limited |url=https://www.zaubacorp.com/MOHAN-SPINTEX-INDIA-LIMITED-U18100AP2005PLC046188 |website=ZaubaCorp |publisher=Ministry of Corporate Affairs records |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
<ref name="tracxn">{{Cite web |title=Mohan Spintex India Limited – Company Profile & Financials |url=https://tracxn.com/d/legal-entities/india/mohan-spintex-india-limited/__FBHN9MEdb5C2KISROyMlvlDm3vBE8o4jg1euFoy6nrc |website=Tracxn |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
<ref name="msilabout">{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.mohanspintex.com/about-us |website=Mohan Spintex India Limited |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
<ref name="msilhome">{{Cite web |title=Mohan Spintex India Limited (MSIL) |url=https://www.mohanspintex.com/ |website=mohanspintex.com |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
<ref name="tm2022">{{Cite web |title=Mohan Spintex – India's fastest growing textile manufacturer |url=https://www.indiantextilemagazine.in/mohan-spintex-indias-fastest-growing-textile-manufacturer-2/ |website=The Textile Magazine |date=21 June 2022 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
<ref name="tmlegacy">{{Cite web |title=Mohan Spintex India: Threads of Legacy, Sustainability and a Future-Ready Vision |url=https://www.indiantextilemagazine.in/mohan-spintex-india-threads-of-legacy-sustainability-and-a-future-ready-vision/ |website=The Textile Magazine |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
<ref name="archive-chairman">{{Cite archive |album=Leadership and Teams: Chairman |album_id=245 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
<ref name="archive-u1p2">{{Cite archive |album=Phase II Bhoomi Puja, Unit 1, 2007 |album_id=225 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
<ref name="archive-u2bp">{{Cite archive |album=Bhoomi Puja, Unit 2, 2009 |album_id=201 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
<ref name="archive-u2inaug">{{Cite archive |album=Inauguration of Unit 2, 2012 |album_id=223 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
<ref name="archive-u3bp">{{Cite archive |album=Bhoomi Puja, Unit 3, 2013 |album_id=242 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
<ref name="archive-mallavalli">{{Cite archive |album=Mallavalli Inauguration, 2019 |album_id=144 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
<ref name="archive-solar">{{Cite archive |album=Solar Power Project Inauguration, Unit 2, 2022 |album_id=249 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
<ref name="archive-astara">{{Cite archive |album=Astara: Grand Opening, Vijayawada Outlet |album_id=252 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
<ref name="archive-csr">{{Cite archive |album=CSR and Social Responsibility |album_id=13 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
<ref name="archive-corpoffice">{{Cite archive |album=MSIL Corporate Office Bhoomi Puja, 2026 |album_id=256 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.mohanspintex.com Official website]
* [https://digitalarchive.mohanspintex.in/ MSIL Digital Archive]

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