Focus on Indian Spinning Industry – Ambika Cotton Mills

Ambika Cotton Mills Ltd. is engaged in manufacturing and selling speciality cotton yarn catering to the needs of manufacturers of premium branded shirts and T-shirts. Exports constitute a significant portion of its operations. The company operates with total installed spindle capacity of 1,08,228 of compact facility housed in four units.

The company has installed 27.4 MW wind power capacity for captive consumption of the spinning segment. The spinning plants are located at Kanniyapuram, Dindigul, while its windmills are located in Tirunelveli, Dharapuram and Theni.

On account of manufacturing specialty cotton yarn, the company continues to enjoy good demand for its products and has created specific markets for its products. This ensures more sustained profitable operations. The company continues to strengthen its production base by modernization and adding balancing equipments in the improvising production process.

Ambika manufactures 100% cotton compact yarn counts varying from 20s to 120s combed which goes for the manufacture of premium branded shirts and T-shirts at the global level. It is well reputed for its contamination-free 100% cotton ring spun and compact yarn manufactured exclusively for shirting. Hard twist and Soft twist with 4’20 min and cylindrical dye cones for weaving, and S & Z twist yarn from counts 24’s to 140’s for knitting are other notable features.

Ambika holds the Supima certificate from the Supima Association (USA), GOTS certificate from Control Union (formerly SCAL) for organic yarn, and the Oeko-Tex Certificate of Standard 100 Product Class I.

Ambika is also part of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) stewarding the global standards for Better Cotton, and bringing together cotton’s complex supply chain, from the farmers to the retailer, for Supima, Australian, and Indian cotton of all counts. The company’s manufacturing process is thoroughly monitored by its quality control system which is unparalleled in the industry.