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The Textile Magazine
FEBRUARY 2012
Trident’s
yarn expansion plant
in Punjab commissioned
corporate news
Trident Ltd. of the Rs. 3,600-crore Trident
Group has announced the commissioning of
its new yarn spinning unit - TYS-5 with an
installed capacity of 65,280 spindles at its
Sanghera facility in Barnala in Punjab.
The expansion project of the yarn spinning facilities,
being implemented in a phased manner, envisages setting
up of 275,904 spindles and 2,040 rotors, including the
other balancing equipment, at a total cost of Rs. 1,117
crores. The project will be completed by the third quarter
of 2013.
With this commissioning, the total yarn spinning ca-
pacity of the company has increased to
2,89,728 spindles. The new plant, equipped
with the latest state-of-the-art technology,
manufactures combed yarn in the count
range of 20s and 40s. It uses the latest link
system, automatic roving transport and
Auto Wast collection systems ensuring
higher productivity, process consistency
and security and reduced human touch.
With the addition of the new manufac-
turing facilities, the primary focus of the
company would be more on value-added
products for the niche segment of high-end
international and domestic markets.
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Mr. Rajinder Gupta ,
Managing Director