Sri Lanka : World-class fabric manufacturing unit Visakhapatnam by BIAC

Ocean India laid the foundation stone for the construction of its state-of-the-art knit fabric manufacturing unit at Brandix India Apparel City [BIAC] in Visakhapatnam.
Mrs. HA Chung Fong, Wife of Chairman – Fountain Set Ltd, along with other distinguished guests graced the colorful ceremony. The event marks yet another historical milestone in the progress of Brandix India Apparel City, as this becomes the second unit to commence construction.
Already construction is in full swing for Brandix Apparel India, the state-of-the-art apparelmanufacturing unit. Also, global players in the industry such as Pioneer Elastics, Compagnie Mauricienne de Textile [CMT], Brandix Finishing and Logiwiz India are due to commence construction shortly.
Ocean India is a joint venture partnership between Fountain Set [Holdings] Limited [Hong Kong], one of the world’s largest knit fabric manufacturers, Brandix Lanka and Hirdramani Group.
Fountain Set [Holdings] are recognized in the industry as a global player supplying to over 40 countries to internationally renowned brands and has long been a driving force in the global market through its vertically integrated operations.
This new venture with its world-class manufacturing unit will not only serve the needs of apparel manufacturing units in BIAC, but will also cater to India.
The 75-acre facility, situated within the 1000-acre Brandix Apparel City in the Special Economic Zone [SEZ] in Visakhapatnam, is projected to be one of the largest textile-manufacturing units in the region. The unit is expected to be ready for commercial production by the second quarter of 2008.

Based on an innovative ‘fibre-to-store’ concept, BIAC is a the first of its kind in the world, with capabilities in spinning, fabric, accessory and apparel manufacture supported by services such as centralized logistics, training facilities, laboratories and other ancillary requirements all under one roof, making it a fully integrated one-stop shop for end-to-end apparel solutions.
Since its inception, BIAC has made rapid progress in developing the infrastructure in order to meet the requirements of the supply chain partners.
Power and water supply as well as the road network are in progress and recently, BIAC attracted BSNL, one of India’s largest telecommunications providers to facilitate all ICT requirements at the apparel park.
When fully functional, Brandix Apparel City will be one of the largest and most advanced in the world. Brandix will act as a strong catalyst for the development of the regional economy, bringing together not only its worldclass apparel manufacturing know-how and cutting edge technology, but also its outstanding management capabilities and best practices to create synergy through collective effort.
The winner of two Sri Lankan Presidential Export awards in August 2007, Brandix is Sri Lanka’s largest apparel exporter with a turnover exceeding USD 320million.
Its corporate philosophy is to deliver innovative products from concept-to-shop, faster, better and at competitive prices and pioneered the concept of vertically integrated operations in the Sri Lankan apparel industry.
The Group provides direct employment to more than 22,000 associates in Sri Lanka and is the preferred solutions provider to some of the world’s most renowned apparel brands.
Brandix espouses the highest ethical values that contribute to sustainable development, & aspires to realize its vision to be ‘The Inspired Solution for Branded Clothing’.