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The Textile Magazine
APRIL 2012
KM Knitwear
emerging fastest growing
garment manufacturer
exclusive
K M Knitwear, part of a Rs.
400-crore group, was started in the
early 1990s under the guidance and
leadership of the veteran entrepre-
neur, Mr. K.M. Subramanian, its
present Managing Director. KMK
today is one of the leading manu-
facturers and exporters, exporting
world-class textile products under
the banner of “KMK” for the past 15
years.
Headquartered in the textile town
of Tirupur, KMK is a 100 per cent
export-oriented company concen-
trating mainly on the European sub-
continent. Further its export capabil-
ity is supported by its progressive
attitude towards forward and back-
ward integration. The company has
developed a comprehensive vertical
set-up with in-house capacities for
all processes, from knitting to final
garment production.
KMK is equipped with its own
set-up, from spinning and process-
ing to finishing unit. The machin-
ery line-up uses the most exclusive
equipment sourced from the best
vendors. The company posts an an-
nual turnover well in excess of $35
million in garments.
Throughout the company’s two
decades of operation, it has always
been in the forefront when it comes
to assimilating new technologies
and machinery into the existing fa-
cilities. It has cutting-edge testing
facilities, state-of-the-art machinery
and the capacity to produce a wide
range of cotton yarn under the ban-
ner Jeyavishnu Spintex Private Ltd.
Moreover, the management under-
stands the importance of high qual-
ity raw material. Since the raw ma-
terial has a direct impact on the final
product, different cotton centres in
India are regularly visited to evalu-
ate the quality of cotton on a first-
hand basis before procurement.
Quality checks are carried out dur-
Mr. K.M. Balasubramanian,
Managing Director, KM Knitwear
By Ganesh Kalidasan