Uganda's Fine Spinners Adds US$5 Million to Upgrade Textile Production Equipment

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On September 17, Uganda-based integrated textile manufacturer Fine Spinners Limited announced that it will invest an additional US$5 million to introduce a new batch of textile manufacturing equipment. The company had previously invested a cumulative total of approximately US$30 million in its Ugandan plant, and upon completion of this round of investment, the plant's cumulative investment will increase to approximately US$35 million. The new equipment will be used to expand production capacity, increase product variety, and serve customers in the Ugandan domestic market, other African markets, and international export markets.

Fine Spinners operates an integrated textile production base in Bugolobi, Kampala, with existing operations covering cotton fiber processing, spinning, knitting, weaving, dyeing, finishing, and garment manufacturing. According to the company's official website, the base produces more than 500,000 garments and approximately 120 tons of knitted fabric per month, and has a cotton supply system comprising approximately 16,000 farmers.

The plant's existing equipment already covers the main textile processes, including Saurer Zinser compact spinning equipment and Rieter Autoconer X6 automatic winding equipment in the spinning section, Picanol Ultimax rapier looms in the weaving section, Brückner setting equipment for knitted fabric finishing, and Thies and Fongs equipment with an automated color-matching system in the dyeing section. The company's additional US$5 million in capital expenditure will further increase equipment configuration and expand the existing production system.

Fine Spinners currently adopts a vertically integrated model from local cotton to yarn, fabric, and then garments. According to Uganda Investment Authority data, the company is one of the few local enterprises with a complete textile industry chain, with operations covering spinning, knitting, weaving, dyeing, finishing, and garment production, and an existing garment design capacity of approximately 5 million pieces per year. The company previously also cooperated with Uganda Development Corporation to advance the expansion of fabric and sewing thread product production.

This new investment is mainly intended to enhance the plant's production adaptability for different yarn, fabric, and garment specifications. Fine Spinners stated that the new equipment will support a broader product portfolio and expand supply capacity for African regional markets and export customers. At present, the company's raw material system is mainly based on Ugandan local cotton, and after cotton enters the plant, spinning, weaving or knitting, dyeing and finishing, and garment processing can all be completed at the same production base.