VARDHMAN POLYTEX LTD.

Promoted as a joint sector company by Mohta Industries (MIL) and the Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation (PSIDC), Vardhman Polytex Limited (VPL) was incorporated as Punjab Mohta Polytex. The Company's principal activity is manufacturing of yarn & garments. The company came out with a rights issue at a premium of Rs 60 aggregating Rs 24.92 cr and 28.48 lac 13% secured NCDs of Rs 250 aggregating Rs 71.21 cr in Jan.'95. The issue was to set up a 100% EOU with an installed capacity of 25,200 spindles in Punjab, expansion of its plant, and to meet long-term working capital needs. Total project cost was Rs 110.14 cr. VPL manufactures coarse, medium and fine counts of 100% cotton yarn. It also produces 100% acrylic yarn, acrylic cotton yarn, polyester cotton yarn and tyre cord yarn. The company exports its products to the UK, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Taiwan. During 1998-99, the company had taken expansion by way of a new unit of 19,872 spindles at Baddi at a cost of Rs 41 crs which was commissioned on November, 1999. The Bathinda unit was also upgraded with an investment of Rs.34.00 crore making it capable of competing with the best in cotton yarns. An expansion of spindles was taken up latter in the year 2001 at a cost of Rs.2845.00 lacs. The total cost was partly finance through internal accruals and partly from term loans from FIs. The company has started expansion plan to enhance the capacity to 25000 spindles for spinning and a dye house at the newly acquired site at Focal point, Ludhiana. In 2003-04, the modernisation and upgradation of Bhatinda Unit of the Company was completed. Also, the Company set up the 25000 spindles capacity in a new Unit namely Vinayak Textile Mills at Ludhiana which commenced its regular production during 2003-04. A new subsidiary company in the name of 'Oswal F. M. Hammerle Textiles Ltd.' for manufacturing the quality yarn & piece dyed shirting fabr was floated during 2005-06. The Company's expansion of additional 30000 spindles at Bathinda was implemented, which started commercial production in 2007-08. M/s Amkryon International (P) Ltd., a garment manufacturing facility was amalgamated with the Company during 2008. With this amalgamation, the activities of Company were extended to garment manufacturing also. During 2008-09, the Company acquired the assets and Trade marks, trade names, brand name namely 'F.M. Hämmerle estd. 1836' from F.M. Hämmerle Textilwerke GmbH & Co KG. For this purpose, the Company floated two subsidiaries namely F.M. Hämmerle Nfg GmbH and F.M. Hämmerle Verwaultungs GmbH in Dornbirn (Austria). During FY 2013-14, the spinning project at Nalagarh (HP) was commissioned to its planned capacity of 40800 spindles after adding 15800 spindles. During FY 2023-24, operations at manufacturing unit located at Badal Road, Bathinda were closed due to non-viability due to deteriorating condition of machines, high operational cost and operational losses. Later, it was planned to monetize the land situated at Bathinda Unit to augment funds. The company received approval from Bathinda Development Authority (BDA) stating its No Objection to establish a Residential Colony subject to other regulatory approvals from Municipal Corporation and other Departments. However, land situated at Bathinda unit was reclassified from fixed assets to inventory in December, 2024, initiating the real estate segment of the Company in addition to the existing Textile business. The production facility at Nalagarh is made operational in FY 2025. The Company has ventured into the Real Estate Business in 2025.