Tirupur based SCM Garments, producer of knitted apparels mainly T-shirts, leggings and underwears for the global market, is planning to put up a new unit for garmenting. The company already has 20 units in and around Tirupur. An investment of Rs. 20 crore is being set aside for the new unit which will have an installed capacity of 1500 machines. SCM is also installing four dyeing machines for its fabric processing as added capacities in garmenting would mean increase in fabric knitting as well as processing; however the company is not going for additional knitting machines.
Founded about two decades back, SCM is a fully-integrated set-up for knitted garments manufacturing, with all the processes done in-house. The company is headed by P.P.K Pramasivam, Managing Director of the company and standing at a turnover of Rs. 485 crore, looking at touching Rs. 550 crore in Financial Year 2011-12. The company claims that it adheres to an eco-care programme that includes eco-friendly dyes, ETP with Reverse Osmosis, industrial procedures for reduced carbon emission and an agro field that does not use any chemical fertilizers.
