Vardhman Textiles (VARDHTEXT), incorporated on Oct. 8, 1973, has a major presence in the manufacturing of yarn, fabric, sewing thread and steel. It is part of the Ludhiana-based Vardhaman group, which has expanded manifold and is today, one of the largest textile conglomerates in India with a portfolio including manufacturing and marketing of yarns, fabrics, sewing threads, fiber and alloy steel. The product portfolio includes a wide range of specialized grey, dyed, and blended yarns in cotton, polyester, acrylic, lyocel, Lycra, silk, wool and Tencel. The sewing thread range includes apparel sewing threads, specialty threads, textile crafts and kite flying threads. Fabrics are manufactured for both tops and bottoms in the apparel segment and acrylic staple fiber under the brand name Varlan used in manufacturing of hand knitted yarns, jerseys, carpets and other items. The steel business includes manufacture of special and alloy steel used in automotive components, engineering applications, forging, railways and other industries with a capacity of 84,000 MTPA rolled products and 100,000 MTPA steel ingots and billets. The company is expanding and modernizing current capacities of spinning, weaving and fabric processing at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. New facilities at Satlapur, and Budni in Madya Pradesh will enhance capacities. Post expansion, the total capacity of spinning would go up from 536,440 spindles to 776,440 spindles, fabric processing capacity from 4.2 million meters per month to 85.9 million meters per month, 28.3 MT per day sewing thread, 54.5 MT per day mercerizing and dyeing of yarn and fabric, and 18,500 MTPA acrylic fiber. The company has already installed a 25 MW captive power plant. A licensing agreement is in place with American & Efird, Inc. USA for manufacturing and distribution of the famous A&E branded sewing threads and tie-ups with world leaders in Switzerland, Germany, Japan and Korea for its various products. VMT Spinning Company, Vardhman Yarns & Threads, Vardhman Acrylics are subsidiaries and Vardhman Threads, a step-down subsidiary. Serving top of the line customers like Banana Republic, GAP, Espirit, and Ann Taylor, major export destinations include USA, EU, Australia, Canada, UAE, UK, Japan, and several other countries. The registered office of the company is at Chandigarh Road, Ludhiana, Punjab-141010.