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- K.P.R. Mill Limited, an India-based vertically integrated apparel manufacturing company, engages in the production of yarn, knitted fabrics, processed and printed fabrics, readymade garments, sugar, ethanol, and renewable energy through windmills and solar power; it operates through three main segments including textiles, sugar, and green power. The company manufactures cotton and blended yarns with a spindle capacity supporting 120,000 metric tons per annum, knitted grey and dyed fabrics up to 27,000 metric tons annually via high-speed circular knitting machines, embroidered and printed fabrics through advanced processing units, and readymade garments encompassing men's and women's casual wear, sportswear, activewear, sleepwear, and workwear with a capacity of approximately 59 million pieces per year at facilities ranked among India's largest. Its sugar segment, managed via subsidiary KPR Sugar Mill Ltd, produces white crystal sugar with a 10,000 tons per day crushing capacity and ethanol at 130 kiloliters per day; the company maintains operations primarily in Tamil Nadu, South India, across sites in Coimbatore, Sathyamangalam, Tirupur, Arasur, Neelambur, and Perundurai, with exports to international markets including the US and Europe. Founded in 1984 and headquartered at Srivari Shrimat, 1045 Avinashi Road, Coimbatore, the company emphasizes sustainability, social equality, and certifications for environmentally friendly production and worker safety. Recent developments include investments exceeding ₹400 crore in modernization and expansions such as a ₹100 crore vortex spinning mill, ₹100 crore textile modernization, ₹150 crore ethanol capacity enhancement ahead of the 2023-24 sugar season, and ₹50 crore processing and printing upgrades largely completed by fiscal 2024; it sustains growth momentum in FY2025 with the yarn and fabric segment revenue rising to ₹2,133 crore from ₹1,940 crore in FY24, alongside capacity enhancements in garments, pursuits of backward integration in ethanol, and benefits from UK-India FTA opportunities, PLI schemes, and 100% FDI in textiles.