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{{Short description|Factories operated by MSIL in Andhra Pradesh}}
[[File:MSIL Unit 4, aerial view.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|Aerial view of Unit 4 at Mallavalli]]
'''[[Mohan Spintex India Limited]]''' (MSIL) operates four '''manufacturing units''' in the [[wikipedia:Krishna district|Krishna district]] of [[wikipedia:Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]], near its headquarters in [[wikipedia:Vijayawada|Vijayawada]]. Unit 1 is at Vattigudipadu, Units 2 and 3 are at Remalle and Unit 4 is at Mallavalli.<ref name="care2023">{{Ref care2023}}</ref><ref name="infomerics2024">{{Ref infomerics2024}}</ref> Together the units have 1,21,488 spindles, 6,272 rotors, 4,800 TFO drums, 324 air-jet looms and a continuous processing range of 1,00,000 metres a day.<ref name="infomerics2024" />

The units lie close to [[wikipedia:Guntur|Guntur]], one of Andhra Pradesh's main cotton-growing areas. The company buys most of its cotton within about 100&nbsp;km, and also from Adilabad, [[wikipedia:Warangal|Warangal]] and Maharashtra.<ref name="care2023" /><ref name="infomerics2024" />

== Units ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Unit !! Location !! Commercial operations !! Activities !! Installed at commissioning
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| [[#Unit 1, Vattigudipadu|Unit 1]] || Vattigudipadu || October 2006 || Spinning || 14,400 spindles, raised to 30,000 in 2008<ref name="care2023" /><ref name="tm2017" />
|-
| [[#Unit 2, Remalle|Unit 2]] || Remalle, Bapulapadu mandal || March 2011 || Spinning, open-end spinning, twisting, ginning || 44,064 spindles, 4,576 rotors, 1,920 TFO drums<ref name="care2023" />
|-
| [[#Unit 3, Remalle|Unit 3]] || Remalle || April 2015 (phase 1); October 2016 (phase 2) || Spinning and weaving || 47,424 spindles, 1,696 rotors, 2,880 TFO drums, 156 air-jet looms<ref name="care2023" />
|-
| [[#Unit 4, Mallavalli|Unit 4]] || Model Industrial Park, Mallavalli || March 2020 || Weaving, processing, home textiles (cut, make and trim) || Weaving 90,000&nbsp;m/day; processing 1,00,000&nbsp;m/day; 4,00,000 sets/month<ref name="care2023" />
|}

== Unit 1, Vattigudipadu ==
[[File:MSIL Unit 1, aerial view.jpg|thumb|right|Unit 1, Vattigudipadu]]
Unit 1, in Vattigudipadu village, is where MSIL began commercial production in October 2006, with 14,400 spindles on twelve ring frames.<ref name="tm2017" /><ref name="suessen2017">{{Ref suessen2017}}</ref> A second phase, begun with a foundation ceremony in 2007,<ref name="a225">{{Cite archive |album=Phase II Bhoomi Puja, Unit 1, 2007 |album_id=225 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref> took the unit to 30,000 spindles in 2008. The whole unit was later converted to [[Glossary of textile manufacturing terms#Compact spinning|compact spinning]] to serve premium markets.<ref name="care2023" /><ref name="tm2017" />
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== Unit 2, Remalle ==
[[File:MSIL Unit 2, Remalle, aerial view.jpg|thumb|right|Unit 2, Remalle]]
[[File:MSIL Unit 2 signage, Remalle.jpg|thumb|right|Entrance signage at Unit 2]]
Unit 2, in Remalle village, Bapulapadu mandal, was built in 2010–11 after a foundation ceremony in 2009.<ref name="care2023" /><ref name="a201">{{Cite archive |album=Bhoomi Puja, Unit 2, 2009 |album_id=201 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref> It was installed with 44,064 spindles, 4,576 open-end rotors and 1,920 TFO drums; CARE Ratings dates the start of commercial operations to March 2011.<ref name="care2023" /> The Managing Director has said the unit, which also had 36 cotton gins, was ready by January 2012, and its formal inauguration took place that year.<ref name="tm2017">{{Ref tm2017}}</ref><ref name="a223">{{Cite archive |album=Inauguration of Unit 2, 2012 |album_id=223 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref> The project was approved under the government's "mega project" scheme.<ref name="tm2017" />

The company's 10.8&nbsp;MW rooftop solar plant is at the Remalle site. It began generating power in July 2022 and produces about 13&nbsp;lakh units of electricity a month.<ref name="infomerics2024" /><ref name="a249">{{Cite archive |album=Solar Power Project Inauguration, Unit 2, 2022 |album_id=249 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
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== Unit 3, Remalle ==
Unit 3, also in Remalle village, took the company into weaving. It was planned in 2012–13, its foundation was laid in 2013, and it was built in two phases:<ref name="care2023" /><ref name="a242">{{Cite archive |album=Bhoomi Puja, Unit 3, 2013 |album_id=242 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
* '''Phase 1''' – 38,304 spindles and 90 air-jet looms; commercial operations from April 2015.
* '''Phase 2''' – 9,120 spindles, 1,696 rotors, 2,880 TFO drums and 66 air-jet looms; commercial operations from October 2016.<ref name="care2023" />
The two phases were budgeted at ₹181 crore and ₹95 crore and included an [[wikipedia:Uster Technologies|Uster]] testing laboratory.<ref name="tm2017" />

== Unit 4, Mallavalli ==
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Unit 4 is on Plot 16 of the Model Industrial Park at Mallavalli, Bapulapadu mandal (PIN 521111).<ref name="europeanflax">{{Ref europeanflax}}</ref> It was inaugurated in 2019,<ref name="a144">{{Cite archive |album=Mallavalli Inauguration, 2019 |album_id=144 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref> and the planned investment there was completed in March 2020. The project raised the company's weaving capacity from 50,000 to 90,000 metres a day, added a new processing plant of 1,00,000 metres a day, and increased cut, make and trim capacity from 30,000 to 4,00,000 sets a month.<ref name="care2023" /> The unit's home-textile products are among the company's higher-margin lines.<ref name="infomerics2024" />

The unit weaves, dyes, prints and finishes fabric and makes finished products. Its activities are certified under the European Flax standard, with a Bureau Veritas certificate valid from April 2025 to April 2028.<ref name="europeanflax" /> In 2026 Unit 4 was visited by Union Textiles Minister [[wikipedia:Giriraj Singh|Giriraj Singh]].<ref name="a281">{{Cite archive |album=Union Textiles Minister Shri Giriraj Singh Visit to Mallavalli Unit, 2026 |album_id=281 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
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== Captive consumption ==
Much of the output at each stage feeds the next. In 2024, 87% of the yarn, 72% of the greige fabric and 37% of the dyed fabric the company produced was used in-house.<ref name="infomerics2024" />

== Corporate office ==
{{Main|Mohan Spintex India Limited#Headquarters}}
The corporate office is at Gunadala, Vijayawada.<ref name="msilhome">{{Ref msilhome}}</ref>

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Unit-level figures are those reported by credit rating agencies and trade press at the time of commissioning. Machinery has since been added or moved, so current per-unit capacity, headcount and shift patterns should come from Operations.

== References ==
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