Sapphire Group

Sapphire Group is a Pakistani industrial

conglomerate largely focused on the
textile industry. Based in Lahore, it is a
vertically integrated textile group,
manufacturing cotton yarn, fabric, and
finished garments. Its products are
exported to over 35 destinations around
the globe, and the Group employs more
than 16,000 people.
 Sapphire Group

Type Public

Traded as KSE

Industry Textile, Power

Generation

Founded 1940 in Calcutta, India

Headquarters Lahore, Pakistan

Products Textiles and textile

products

Revenue $ 800 million

Total assets US$500 million PKR

50 Billion

Number of employees 12,000 (2012)

Website www.sapphire.com.pk

In 2012, the Group had a turnover of over

US $800 million, with an asset base of
over US $500 million. It has the spinning
capacity of 350,000 spindles, with a
production capacity of 65,000 kg of yarn
per month from 6/s to 120/s, Knits dyeing
and finishing and apparels unit has a
capacity of knitting 500 tons of greige
fabric and 300 tons of dyed and finished
fabric and producing 430,000 garments
per month.[1][2]

The Group has also diversified into the

power generation and dairy sectors.
Sapphire Electric Company is a 234
Megawatt combined cycle plant in
Muridke.[3] Sapphire Dairies Private
Limited operates a large mechanized dairy
farm based on 100 acres near Manga,
Lahore, with a herd size of 3000 and a
target of 10,000 milking cows (300,000
liters per day) by 2020.[4]

References
1. "About Sapphire Group" .
sapphiremills.com.
2. " 'Sapphire' to invest Rs500m in power
co" . The Nation.
 3. "Bank Alfalah to buy 30pc Sapphire
shares to enter power sector" . The
Nation.
4. "Sapphire" . sapphire.com.pk.

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