Feasibility studies and planning for new textile mills.
Before you commit capital to a new spinning mill, weaving shed, dyehouse or garment plant, you need numbers you can defend: the right product mix, the right machines, the right layout and a realistic return. Rovetex has planned and started up textile plants since 1978.
Most of a mill’s lifetime cost is decided before the first machine arrives.
Capacity imbalances, the wrong machine generation or a layout that forces internal transport cannot be fixed cheaply once the building stands. A rigorous feasibility study is the cheapest insurance an investor can buy.
Product mix first
Every calculation starts from what you will sell, at what price, to whom — not from a machine catalogue.
Balanced capacity
Each department sized so that no process becomes the bottleneck, and no expensive machine stands idle.
Vendor-neutral selection
Machine offers compared against performance specifications, never against a supplier’s preferred configuration.
A plan you can finance
Investment, operating cost and cash-flow projections that banks, boards and partners can review.
From market question to bankable project report.
The scope is shaped to your project — a greenfield mill, an extension, relocation or the replacement of old machinery.
Market & product
- Target markets and product mix
- Expected sales prices
- Raw-material sourcing and input costs
Technology & capacity
- Process flows by article
- Capacity balance department by department
- Machine types, quantities and specifications
Plant & layout
- Machine, building and services layout
- Utilities: power, steam, water, compressed air, effluent treatment
- Material flow and work-in-progress areas
Investment & returns
- Capital cost estimate
- Operating cost per kg, metre or piece
- Profitability, payback and sensitivity analysis
Organisation
- Manning levels and organogram
- Recruitment and training plan
- Management controls from day one
Site & country
- Site or country comparison where relevant
- Energy, labour, logistics and tax criteria
- Incentives and free-trade access
A new finishing plant for a vertical Indian group
Rovetex designed the plant, optimised process flows, selected machines against performance specifications and directed start-up with a performance-guarantee check.
We stay with the project after the report.
A feasibility study is the start. Rovetex can manage the full project — tendering, erection, training and start-up — with a dedicated project manager.
Feasibility study
Product mix, capacity, technology, layout and financial model — a documented decision.
Specification & tender
Performance specifications, offers from machine makers, synoptic comparison and negotiation shortlist.
Erection & training
Supervision of civil works and machine erection, operating standards, operator and fixer training.
Start-up
Start-up direction with a performance-guarantee check against the agreed standards.
Feasibility studies — common questions
What does a textile mill feasibility study include?
A complete study covers market and product mix, process flows, capacity balance, machine selection and specifications, layout of machines, buildings and services, manning, investment cost, operating cost and profitability with sensitivity analysis. Where relevant it also compares sites or countries.
How is a feasibility study different from a project report?
The terms overlap. A project report (often called a DPR) usually documents a project for financing; a feasibility study goes further and tests whether the project should be built at all, and in what configuration. Rovetex delivers both in one document when financing is needed.
Do you plan new spinning mills only?
No. Rovetex plans new spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing, printing, finishing and garment plants, as well as vertical and composite mills, extensions and modernisation of existing plants.
Are your machine recommendations independent?
Yes. Offers are requested from several manufacturers against the same performance specifications and compared in synoptic tables.
Can Rovetex manage the project after the study?
Yes. Rovetex appoints a project manager responsible for the whole project — purchasing, civil works, erection, training, testing and start-up — with weekly or fortnightly reporting and full budget control. Project management typically costs 4–5% of the investment and has saved clients around 20% or more.
How long does a feasibility study take?
It depends on scope and on the data available. A preliminary discussion defines the scope, and you receive a timetable with the proposal before any commitment.
More ways Rovetex helps textile mills
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