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Sri Lanka apparel firms build care centres, 50-pct of workers vaccinated with two doses

Apparel sector had helped build 11 Covid-10 care centres where 4,500 beds are available for workers

August 22, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka apparel exporters boost supply chain transparency, lifts ethical branding

The industry association has revamped its website and logo recently

August 15, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Teejay Lanka profits Rs310mn as Powell Bubble drives cotton

Strong order book, rising raw material costs

August 6, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka Olympic team dressed by LOVI in sarongs and sarees

The collection to represent unity

July 11, 2021 1 min read
Looming global recession threatens dollar earning of Sri Lanka's top exports

Decline in export orders could slowdown Sri Lanka's economic recovery

Sri Lanka's progress on GSP+ commitments: top EU officials says report due soon

GSP+ is an annual trade concession worth over 500 million US dollars

Sri Lanka Hirdaramani deploys cost cutting start-up software in apparel group factories

Sri Lanka's Hirdaramani apparel conglomerate is deploying new quality management software developed by a group IT start-...

November 20, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Hirdaramani, Bangladesh apparel firms on HSBC Serai tech platform

Sri Lanka's Hirdaramani group and several Bangladesh apparel firms are among early adopters of a supply chain matching s...

November 19, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka recycling 30-pct of waste plastic, producing apparel, exports

Sri Lanka is re-cycling 30 percent of its waster plastic including waste washing up on its shores, into fabric and brush...

Mahadiya Hamza
November 12, 2019 2 min read

Omega Line in US$24mn Sri Lanka lingerie factory expansion

Italy's Calzedonia group has over 4,600 shops in 42 countries in Europe,

October 22, 2019 1 min read

Brandix wins Sri Lanka exporter of the year award

Colombo-based Brandix, an apparel group which has expanded overseas into two continents and employs around 60,000 people...

September 23, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Odel lobbying for lower import duties, to lure tourists

Sri Lankan retailer Odel is lobbying the government to reduce import duties and help make the island an attractive shopp...

September 6, 2019 2 min read
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Tariffs push some US firms to exit China for Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

As fresh US tariffs on Chinese imports kick in, Illinois-based phone accessories manufacturer Ben Buttolph has been urge...

September 5, 2019 4 min read

Teejay Lanka to up revenues to US$300mn with productivity driven capacity boost

Teeja Lanka Plc, a apparel maker which has operations in Sri Lanka and India is planning to grow revenues 50 percent in ...

September 2, 2019 3 min read

Sri Lanka’s Hirdaramani apparel exporter in circular economy push, cuts waste

Sri Lanka’s Hirdaramani Group has teamed up with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s ‘Make Fashion Circular’ initia...

August 29, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Teejay Lanka net up 62-pct on strong orders, rupee collapse

Sri Lanka's Teejay Lanka Plc, a fabric maker which also has facilities in India said profits grew by 62 percent to 453 m...

August 1, 2019 2 min read
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Sri Lanka's Teejay eyes sales to new apparel plants in Africa, South Asia

Sri Lanka's Teejay Lanka Plc, one of South Asia's largest fabric mills, is eyeing sales to new apparel factories being s...

July 26, 2019 2 min read

Teejay Sri Lanka to make lace with LFT of China

Sri Lanka's Teejay Lanka Plc, one of South Asia's largest fabric mills, is planning to diversify into lace production in...

July 25, 2019 1 min read

MAS Holdings to develop wearable menstruation tech for Sri Lankan women

MAS Holdings, an apparel manufacturer, is working on wearable technology to make menstruation more bearable for Sri Lank...

April 2, 2019 3 min read

Sri Lanka apparel exports cross US$5bn with record US holiday season

ECONOMYNEXT- Sri Lanka's garment and textile exports in 2018 had grown 5 percent from a year earlier to 5 billion US dol...

January 30, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Hayleys Fabric profits surge in December quarter

Profits at Sri Lanka's Hayleys Fabrics Plc surged to 107.6 million rupees in the December 2018 quarter, compared to a 10...

January 22, 2019 1 min read

Flagging Victoria's Secret announces new lingerie CEO

US lingerie giant Victoria's Secret announced Monday that it had appointed fashion executive John Mehas as new lingerie ...

November 20, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka’s Teejay Lanka Sept quarter net profit up 15-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Teejay Lanka said net profit rose 15 percent to 426 million rupees in the September 2018 quarter fr...

October 31, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lankan retailers need to integrate sustainability into business

ECONOMYNEXT - Sustainability needs to become a part of how business is carried out and not just something to do on the s...

October 23, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka cuts value added tax on fabric imports to 5-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government said it has slashed value added tax on fabric imports to five percent...

September 17, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka design school and Bangladesh plan eco-friendly jute apparel

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh apparel makers are in high-level discussions to deepen collaboration around innovation with pla...

Devan Daniel
August 18, 2018 3 min read
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