HanesBrands, a marketer of innerwear and basic apparel said it will expand production at its Clarksville sheer hosiery facility and reduce offshore sourcing.
HanesBrands which markets brands like Hanes, L’eggs, Just My Size and other tags said the expansion will add 120 new jobs in the plant. It will add finishing and packaging of Hanes and designer hosiery at the plant, which is one of the largest hosiery knitting facilities in the world.
Hanes expects to invest approximately $1.5 million to buy and install additional machinery and to relocate and upgrade its packaging and dyeing operations.
Unlike most apparel companies, HanesBrands manufactures the majority of its products in company-owned plants in its global supply chain.
For the North American market, it currently knits all of its sheer hosiery in Clarksville, splits the sewing of seams for the knit hosiery between Clarksville and a company-owned facility in El Salvador.
The company also operates hosiery manufacturing facilities in Europe for the market there.