# Teejay Lanka doubles capacity of India plant with $15M expansion

Teejay Lanka completed a $15 million expansion at its India mill in Vizag, doubling capacity to 42 million metres of weft knitted fabric annually (12,500 tons). The expansion added state-of-the-art machinery and created 276 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-05-21
- Where: Vizag, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Value: $15.0M
- Jobs: 276
- Starts operating: 21 May 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 42 million metres of weft knitted fabric per year (12,500 tons)
- Products: weft knitted fabric
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Teejay Lanka](https://endata.com/companies/31968.md)
- [Teejay India](https://endata.com/companies/32085.md) (target)

## Sources

- [lankabusinessonline.com](https://www.lankabusinessonline.com/2018/05/21/sri-lankas-teejay-lanka-doubles-capacity-of-india-plant-with-usd15mn-expansion/), 2018-05-21: "Teejay Lanka, a textile manufacturer said they will be doubling of capacity of its Indian mill, following the completion of an expansion project involving an investment of US 15 million dollars"
- [knittingindustry.com](https://knittingindustry.com/teejay-lanka-doubles-capacity-at-india-plant/), 2018-05-22: "We now have a remarkable new facility in India, which is one of the best in BIAC and sends a clear message that Teejay is a global company."
- [alchempro.com](https://www.alchempro.com/news/textile-news/teejay-lanka-doubles-production-capacity-at-indian-mill-242405-newsdetails.htm), 2018-05-25: "Teejay Lanka has announced that the company has doubled the production capacity of its Indian mill, Teejay India, following the completion of an expansion project involving an investment of $15 million."

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