Kitex to double capacity next year

Kitex Garments from the Kitex Group is focusing on serious expansion plans by doubling its garmenting

capacity from 20 tons per day to 40 tons per day. The expansion in capacity is expected to start in June 2011 at a cost of Rs 100 crores. The Kerala-based company is engaged in manufacturing and exporting of readymade garments of different types, such as hosiery products, shirts, trousers, jackets and innerwear, and specializes in kids wear.

Sabu M. Jacob, Managing Director, says one of the reasons for doubling capacity is that Kitex Garments also plans to open an office in the US soon. The company has bagged export orders worth Rs 450 crores during the year and projects an export turnover of Rs 1,800 crores in the next five years.

Kitex Garments has procured a large order from Jockey International for the production of undergarments brand Stay Cool. This brand of Jockey innerwear is based on the Outlast Technology developed by NASA, which ensures that the body temperature is maintained at a comfortable of 23 degrees. The launch of the product is slated for February 2011 in the US and will be extended to other parts of the world later. The order itself is about $12 million and the first launch order will be for 400,000 pieces at a time.

Jacob is rightfully proud of the superior quality of Kitex Garments that has enabled it to earn the distinction of being a preferred supplier to some of the world’s best known mass apparel brands. According to Jacob, the backbone of Kitex Garments is its world class manufacturing facilities and efficient production management.