Posted July 8, 2014

 

SYLVANIA, Ga. – India-based SV Pittie Textiles broke ground Monday for a $70 million yarn-spinning production plant here.

 

The company, part of the Shrivallabh Pittie Group, announced in October plans to open the facility, which it said will employ 250 people.

 

The plant will manufacture a range of different counts of carded cotton yarn and production will be flexible in order to meet market demand, according to the company. It will use class-leading machinery and benefit from great economies of scale as the entire capacity will be based at one location, it added.

 

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, Shrivallabh Pittie Group chairman Vinod Pittie and local officials were on hand to toss the first shovels of dirt.

 

“We believe there is a significant market opportunity for yarn manufacturing in Georgia due to a skilled local workforce, proximity to high-quality cotton fiber, the economical supply and reliability of power and world-class infrastructure to international markets,” Pittie said.

 

Will Boyd, a cotton farmer who chairs the Screven County Board of Commissioners, welcomed the news and thanked those who made the announcement possible.

 

"I'm excited twofold, because it's good for the county, but it's also good for my industry," Boyd told The Statesboro (Ga.) Herald. "I feel like this is the first step in maybe us bringing the textile industry back to the United States."

 

The Shrivallabh Pittie Group has interests across textiles, finance, retail and real estate. The company has a substantial presence in the Indian textile Industry with manufacturing capacity in numerous locations.