Abundant Business & Industry
Abundant Industry
Innofa USA
At its plant in Eden, textile company, Innofa USA manufactures circular knitted products for the mattress and furniture ticking, medical supply and auto seat industries. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company opened its first U.S. plant in Rockingham County in 2003 and currently employs around 40 people.
SGRTEX USA
India-based textile company, SGRTEX USA announced its first U.S. location in Eden in 2014. SGRTEX opened a
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state-of-the-art open end yarn spinning plant in a former Hanesbrands building, and the company plans to create over 80 new jobs by the end of 2017. SGRTEX USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Shri Govindaraja Textiles. Shri Govindaraja Textiles is one of the leading yarn manufacturers in India, based in Aruppukottai, Tamilnadu. It is a part of the Jayavilas group, which is the largest spinner in India with a capacity of 1 million spindles and growing, with a workforce of 30,000 and interests in transport, logistics, agriculture, mining and food processing.
Karastan
Karastan’s story as an innovator dates back to the 1920s when its “wonder rug” first amazed visitors at two World’s Fairs. What was so impressive about the Karastan rug manufactured in Eden then, as it still is today, was that it brought the first high quality, machine-made Oriental rug to consumers at reasonable prices. The Karastan mill that sparked the brand’s history and great reputation opened in Eden in 1928. Today, Karastan remains a vital industry to Eden and Rockingham County with around 200 full-time employees. Now a division of Mohawk Industries, Karastan has continued as an innovator, implementing new technology to refine its manufacturing process but the result remains the same: elegant, machine-made rugs that rival their handmade counterparts. In 2015, Mohawk announced it would expand the Karastan plant in Eden, creating more than 100 new jobs and investing $8 million in improvements in the plant. This expansion represents a revitalization of one of Eden’s and Rockingham County’s historic companies.
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Not only does Rockingham County still have an abundance of textile operations as mentioned above, but companies like Gildan, with its major textile distribution center in Eden, and small businesses such as Tree Enterprises, are all part of our local, thriving textile industry.