South Korean garment giant to ramp up knitting capacity

Seoul - Youngone Trading has agreed a major circular knitting capacity upgrade with South Korean builder Sam ES Machinery, covering the installation of 180 circular knitting machines at its global production bases in Uzbekistan, India and Kenya over the next two years in a project valued at around 10 billion won (US$7 million).

Under the memorandum of understanding, signed at Youngone Trading’s Myeongdong headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, Sam ES Machinery will supply the machines sequentially, supporting a phased roll-out across Youngone’s international knitting operations.