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Sri Lanka to benefit from access to UK's new trading scheme: high commissioner

"It will also simplify some season tariffs, meaning additional and simpler access for Sri Lanka's exports to the UK."

August 17, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka free trade zone manufacturers alarmed by electricity tariff hike

FTZMA said the high tariffs which are driving up cost of production would make Sri Lankan products highly uncompetitive

August 13, 2022 3 min read

Sri Lanka's fuel and dollar shortage dents lucrative garment exports industry

Customers are sending questionaries to exporters on a daily basis inquiring about the country's situation.

June 10, 2022 4 min read

Sri Lanka free trade zone manufacturers oppose electricity tariff hike proposal

Sri Lanka’s ongoing crisis situation is affecting the apparel industry, with many overseas brands having already moved...

June 2, 2022 3 min read
Sri Lanka export company stocks slump on Trump tariff

Apparel is the island's largest export, and the US is its biggest market.

Sri Lanka apparel export revenues up 5-pct in 2024 amid falling prices

Earnings 10.3-pct below 2019 levels

Workers at India unit Sri Lanka apparel maker strike for higher wages

ECONOMYNEXT - Workers at Brandix India Apparel City, run by Sri Lanka's Brandix apparel group are on strike demanding hi...

April 20, 2016 1 min read

Textured Jersey Lanka December net up 79-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Fabric maker Textured Jersey Lanka said net profit rose 79 percent to 672 million rupees in the Dec...

February 3, 2016 1 min read

British firm opens packaging plant in Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT – British packaging firm Wilkins Group UK, which supplies Marks & Spencer, has opened a new 40,000 sq...

November 26, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka Textured Jersey Sept net up 66-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan fabric maker Textured Jersey Lanka PLC said September 2015 quarter net profit rose 66 pe...

October 29, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka apparel industry eyes value adding hub position

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s apparel industry is looking at becoming the hub for South Asia, buying semi-fini...

Rohan Gunasekera
September 23, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Hayleys unit says new fabric types draw top brands

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Hayleys Fabric says new types of fabrics it has begun developing at its own â�...

August 3, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka to subsidize six apparel factories in north

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lankan tax payers will subsidize six apparel factories in and around former zones in the north, in a b...

August 1, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Hayleys Fabric June net up sharply

ECONOMYNEXT - Hayleys Fabric said June 2015 quarter net profit shot up 653 percent to 35 million rupees from a year ago ...

July 30, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka aiming to be top swimwear hub

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka is aiming to be the top spot for swimwear in the world with key international brands already sou...

July 21, 2015 3 min read

Textured Jersey Lanka to buy Indian fabric maker for US$15mn

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) – Sri Lanka's Textured Jersey Lanka (TJL) said it will acquire an Indian knit fabric manufa...

June 29, 2015 2 min read
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Textured Jersey Lanka to buy fabric printer for US$3.5mn

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) – Sri Lanka's Textured Jersey Lanka Plc said it will acquire Quenby Lanka Prints (Pvt) Ltd,...

May 27, 2015 1 min read

Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills returns to profit in March 2015 quarter

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) – Fabric manufacturer Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills reported a net profit of 36 million rupees...

May 22, 2015 1 min read

Fire at Sri Lanka Brandix export apparel factory

COLOMBO (EconomyNex) - A factory belonging to Sri Lanka's Brandix apparel group had caught fire early on Monday, while i...

April 13, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka Orient Garments rejects winding up petition

Colombo (EconomyNext) - Sri Lanka's Orient Garments has opposed a petition by a major shareholder to wind up the company...

March 12, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lankan apparel sees strong demand in UK

EconomyNext - Top clothing brands in the United Kingdom see strong opportunities to buy from Sri Lanka with the island's...

March 6, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka apparel industry expects 3D printing, holographic clothing

EconomyNext - New technologies like 3D printing and holographic clothing could disrupt the apparel industry, a senior of...

Rohan Gunasekera
February 20, 2015 3 min read

Textured Jersey Sri Lanka eyes two acquisitions to grow

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) - Textured Jersey Plc said it was considering the purchase of a knitting mill based in India and a...

February 13, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka Hayleys MGT makes profit in December quarter

EconomyNext - Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills, a Sri Lankan knitted fabric maker, reported a net profit of 130,662 US dollars...

February 2, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Textured Jersey profit margins improve

EconomyNext - Better sales and profit margins enabled Textured Jersey Lanka's net profit to shoot up 25 percent to 376 m...

January 30, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka Textured Jersey September net up 7-pct

COLOMBO, Nov 04, 2014 (EconomyNext) - Textured Jersey Lanka's net profit rose 7.2 percent to 282 million rupees in the S...

November 28, 2014 2 min read
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