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{{Short description|Factories operated by MSIL in Andhra Pradesh}}
{{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]]
[[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 several '''manufacturing units''' in [[wikipedia:Krishna district|Krishna district]], [[wikipedia:Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]], near its headquarters in [[wikipedia:Vijayawada|Vijayawada]]. Trade press reports units at Vattigudipadu, Remalle and Mallavalli;<ref name="tm2022">{{Ref tm2022}}</ref> the company's photographic archive also records Units 1, 2, 3 and 4.<ref name="a103">{{Cite archive |album=Factories and Infrastructure |album_id=103 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
'''[[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 ==
== Units ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Unit !! Location !! Established !! Notes
! Unit !! Location !! Commercial operations !! Activities !! Installed at commissioning
|-
|-
| Unit 1 || Vattigudipadu || 2006 || First unit; began with 14,400 spindles<ref name="tm2022" />
| [[#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 || 2012 || Solar power project inaugurated 2022<ref name="a223">{{Cite archive |album=Inauguration of Unit 2, 2012 |album_id=223 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="a249">{{Cite archive |album=Solar Power Project Inauguration, Unit 2, 2022 |album_id=249 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
| [[#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 || {{Confirmation needed|Operations}} || Foundation 2013 ||<ref name="a242">{{Cite archive |album=Bhoomi Puja, Unit 3, 2013 |album_id=242 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
| [[#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 || {{Confirmation needed|Operations}} || {{Confirmation needed|Operations}} ||<ref name="a110">{{Cite archive |album=Factories and Infrastructure: Unit 4 |album_id=110 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
| [[#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" />
|-
| Mallavalli || Mallavalli || 2019 || Visited by the Union Textiles Minister in 2026<ref name="a144">{{Cite archive |album=Mallavalli Inauguration, 2019 |album_id=144 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref><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>
|}
|}
{{Awaiting input|Operations and Engineering|section=list|Which numbered unit is at Mallavalli, the location of Units 3 and 4, and the production stages housed at each unit are not stated in published sources.}}


== Unit 1, Vattigudipadu ==
== Unit 1, Vattigudipadu ==
[[File:MSIL Unit 1, aerial view.jpg|thumb|right|Unit 1]]
[[File:MSIL Unit 1, aerial view.jpg|thumb|right|Unit 1, Vattigudipadu]]
Unit 1 at Vattigudipadu is where MSIL began commercial production in October 2006, with 14,400 spindles.<ref name="tm2022" /> A second phase was begun in 2007.<ref name="a225">{{Cite archive |album=Phase II Bhoomi Puja, Unit 1, 2007 |album_id=225 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
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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[[File:MSIL Unit 2, Remalle, aerial view.jpg|thumb|right|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]]
[[File:MSIL Unit 2 signage, Remalle.jpg|thumb|right|Entrance signage at Unit 2]]
Unit 2 at Remalle was inaugurated in 2012, after a foundation ceremony in 2009.<ref name="a201">{{Cite archive |album=Bhoomi Puja, Unit 2, 2009 |album_id=201 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="a223" /> The unit has hosted plantation drives, bank and government visits, and in 2022 the inauguration of a solar power project.<ref name="a249" />
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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== Mallavalli ==
== Unit 3, Remalle ==
The Mallavalli unit, in the Mallavalli industrial area, was inaugurated in 2019.<ref name="tm2022" /><ref name="a144" /> In 2026 it was visited by Union Textiles Minister [[wikipedia:Giriraj Singh|Giriraj Singh]].<ref name="a281" />
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 ==
{{Anchor|Mallavalli}}
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 ==
== Corporate office ==
{{Main|Mohan Spintex India Limited#Headquarters}}
{{Main|Mohan Spintex India Limited#Headquarters}}
The corporate office is at Gunadala, Vijayawada.<ref name="msilhome">{{Ref msilhome}}</ref>
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 ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 03:48, 17 September 2026

Aerial view of Unit 4 at Mallavalli

Mohan Spintex India Limited (MSIL) operates four manufacturing units in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, near its headquarters in Vijayawada. Unit 1 is at Vattigudipadu, Units 2 and 3 are at Remalle and Unit 4 is at Mallavalli.[1][2] 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.[2]

The units lie close to Guntur, one of Andhra Pradesh's main cotton-growing areas. The company buys most of its cotton within about 100 km, and also from Adilabad, Warangal and Maharashtra.[1][2]

Units

Unit Location Commercial operations Activities Installed at commissioning
Unit 1 Vattigudipadu October 2006 Spinning 14,400 spindles, raised to 30,000 in 2008[1][3]
Unit 2 Remalle, Bapulapadu mandal March 2011 Spinning, open-end spinning, twisting, ginning 44,064 spindles, 4,576 rotors, 1,920 TFO drums[1]
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[1]
Unit 4 Model Industrial Park, Mallavalli March 2020 Weaving, processing, home textiles (cut, make and trim) Weaving 90,000 m/day; processing 1,00,000 m/day; 4,00,000 sets/month[1]

Unit 1, Vattigudipadu

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.[3][4] A second phase, begun with a foundation ceremony in 2007,[5] took the unit to 30,000 spindles in 2008. The whole unit was later converted to compact spinning to serve premium markets.[1][3]

Unit 2, Remalle

Unit 2, Remalle
Entrance signage at Unit 2

Unit 2, in Remalle village, Bapulapadu mandal, was built in 2010–11 after a foundation ceremony in 2009.[1][6] 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.[1] 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.[3][7] The project was approved under the government's "mega project" scheme.[3]

The company's 10.8 MW rooftop solar plant is at the Remalle site. It began generating power in July 2022 and produces about 13 lakh units of electricity a month.[2][8]

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:[1][9]

  • 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.[1]

The two phases were budgeted at ₹181 crore and ₹95 crore and included an Uster testing laboratory.[3]

Unit 4, Mallavalli

Unit 4 is on Plot 16 of the Model Industrial Park at Mallavalli, Bapulapadu mandal (PIN 521111).[10] It was inaugurated in 2019,[11] 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.[1] The unit's home-textile products are among the company's higher-margin lines.[2]

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.[10] In 2026 Unit 4 was visited by Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh.[12]

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.[2]

Corporate office

Main article: Mohan Spintex India Limited#Headquarters

The corporate office is at Gunadala, Vijayawada.[13]

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This article contains figures compiled from public sources that have not yet been confirmed by Operations and Engineering. Please confirm them before use in tenders, audits or external communication. (September 2026)

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

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 (16 February 2023). "Press Release: Mohan Spintex India Limited". CARE Ratings. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 (30 July 2024). "Mohan Spintex India Limited: Ratings". Infomerics Valuation and Rating. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Gopalakrishnan, K.; Prabhakar, M. K. (February 2017). "Mohan Spintex: India's fastest growing textile manufacturer". The Textile Magazine. Vol. 58 no. 4. pp. 50–58. – via MSIL Digital Archive. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  4. ↑ Stahlecker, Peter (February 2017). "Suessen all praise for Mohan Spintex". The Textile Magazine. Vol. 58 no. 4. pp. 56. – via MSIL Digital Archive. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  5. ↑ "Phase II Bhoomi Puja, Unit 1, 2007". MSIL Digital Archive. Mohan Spintex India Limited. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Bhoomi Puja, Unit 2, 2009". MSIL Digital Archive. Mohan Spintex India Limited. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  7. ↑ "Inauguration of Unit 2, 2012". MSIL Digital Archive. Mohan Spintex India Limited. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  8. ↑ "Solar Power Project Inauguration, Unit 2, 2022". MSIL Digital Archive. Mohan Spintex India Limited. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  9. ↑ "Bhoomi Puja, Unit 3, 2013". MSIL Digital Archive. Mohan Spintex India Limited. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Mohan Spintex India Limited Unit-4". Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp: directory of certified companies. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  11. ↑ "Mallavalli Inauguration, 2019". MSIL Digital Archive. Mohan Spintex India Limited. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  12. ↑ "Union Textiles Minister Shri Giriraj Singh Visit to Mallavalli Unit, 2026". MSIL Digital Archive. Mohan Spintex India Limited. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  13. ↑ "Mohan Spintex India Limited (MSIL)". mohanspintex.com. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
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