# SVP Group to build $300M cotton yarn plant in Sohar, Oman

India's ShriVallabh Pittie Group announced a $300 million investment to set up a cotton yarn manufacturing plant in Sohar, Oman, expected to create over 1,500 jobs and be operational by end of 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-09-26
- Where: Sohar, Oman
- Value: $300.0M
- Jobs: 1,500
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 75,000 tonnes of finished yarns annually
- Products: cotton yarn
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [ShriVallabh Pittie Group](https://endata.com/companies/27149.md)
- [SV Pittie Sohar Textiles](https://endata.com/companies/27150.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [in.apparelresources.com](https://in.apparelresources.com/business-news/sourcing/indias-svp-group-set-us-300m-cotton-yarn-plant-oman/), 2017-09-26: "Our company has a highly skilled and experienced management team with a strong focus on automation and technology."

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