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Apparel

Sri Lanka promotes advanced textile recycling technology

Key sessions focused on designing for circularity, enhancing reverse logistics for reuse and recycling

December 30, 2024 2 min read

German supply chain act could affect Sri Lanka's apparel SMEs: Panel

Barriers could mean that as a result of the Act, large companies eventually benefit at the cost of smaller companies

December 20, 2024 3 min read

JAAF equips Sri Lanka exporters to meet EU human rights rules

Partnership with Solidaridad critical step in enabling Sri Lankan industries to adapt to changing global trade norms

December 9, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka should maximise GSP benefit by expanding cumulation: IPS

It is in Sri Lanka’s best interest to comply with the agreed-upon conventions and retain the GSP+ status

November 27, 2024 6 min read
EDB looks to boost global visibility of Sri Lankan textiles

Program on boosting the international visibility of textile products such as handloom and batik.

Sri Lanka apparel exports dip in August 2025: JAAF

“The month of August reflects the volatility in global markets, with pressure on exports to the EU and UK,” JAAF sai...

Sri Lanka apparel industry congratulates government; says facing worst time in 40 years

Sri Lanka's Joint Apparel Association forum has congratulated President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Ra...

August 12, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka's Teejay expects supply chain shake-up, lower cotton prices to help

Sri Lanka's Teejay Lanka Plc, a weft-knit fabric maker for foundation garments which shifted to mask cloth during a Coro...

August 11, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka should sell more to Asia in a post-COVID 19 scenario – Pathfinder Foundation

The Pathfinder Foundation, a think tank advising the government, wants Sri Lanka to sell more to Asia which it calls the...

June 12, 2020 3 min read

President warns Bankers he will remove those who do not follow government guidelines and “fall in ...

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is saying that the government is facing criticism that the banking system has not passed do...

June 12, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka import controls, Covid-19 cargo logjam hit apparel exporters

Sri Lanka's apparel exporters are facing difficulties in obtaining essential items for manufacturing due to import contr...

Mahadiya Hamza
June 8, 2020 5 min read

Standard Chartered Sri Lanka finances MAS group to make Covid-19 face masks for US

Standard Chartered Sri Lanka said it had provided an 11 million US dollar credit from a concessionary Covid-19 facility ...

June 7, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka apparel exporters get some orders as Coronavirus lockdowns ease in the West

Orders are beginning to trickle into Sri Lanka's apparel export firms as Coronavirus lockdowns are eased in the West and...

Mahadiya Hamza
June 6, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka starts shipping 200mn face mask made by Brandix to the United States

Sri Lanka's Brandix, a top apparel group said it had started shipping 200 million face masks to made at its factories to...

May 14, 2020 3 min read

Brandix apparel plants in Sri Lanka, India making PPE in Covid-19 battle

Sri Lanka's Brandix, an apparel group with operations in India and Bangladesh is turning its factories into making perso...

May 4, 2020 2 min read

Bangladesh garment factories reopen, defying virus lockdown

Hundreds of Bangladesh's garment factories defied a nationwide coronavirus lockdown to reopen on Sunday, raising fears t...

April 27, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka apparel sector faces mass-unemployment, firms run out of cash

Many of Sri Lanka's apparel firms have run out of working capital and credit lines to pay salaries in April and mass une...

Mahadiya Hamza
April 21, 2020 6 min read

Sri Lanka apparel exports to lose US$1.5bn as Coronavirus cripple buyers

Sri Lanka’s apparel industry is expecting to lose 1.5 billion US dollars’ worth of revenue between March to June as ...

Mahadiya Hamza
March 31, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka apparel firms face uphill battle to make Coronavirus masks, million safety suites

Sri Lanka's apparel sector has turned their factories to make mask and protective equipment for frontline workers who ar...

Mahadiya Hamza
March 29, 2020 2 min read

Colombo Fashion Week in eco-friendly drive, riding Sri Lanka's status as production hub

Sri Lanka has an opportunity to combine both design and manufacture of apparel to serve customers with eco-friendly prod...

Mahadiya Hamza
March 9, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka apparel exporters see orders slashed as Coronavirus spread to markets in Europe

Apparel exporters in Sri Lanka, already battered by disruptions of raw materials from China which may trigger factory cl...

Mahadiya Hamza
March 3, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka exporters buckle-up for Coronavirus hit on China supply chain

Export industries in Sri Lanka which depend on inputs from China are looking for alternative source markets as a Coronav...

Mahadiya Hamza
February 18, 2020 4 min read

Paypal gap holds back Sri Lanka's online fashion aspirations

Sri Lanka's apparel firms that have built brands and would like to sell online are constrained by the lack of Paypal or ...

Mahadiya Hamza
February 17, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka's Star Garments achieves carbon neutrality

Star Garments group, owned by the US-based Komar is now CarbonNeutral certified for its entire portfolio of 14 factories...

Tania Madies
January 25, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka apparel exports to slowdown till April after record 2019

Sri Lanka's garment exports are expected to drop till April 2020 due to poor conditions in key markets after growing 5.1...

January 22, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka apparel exports up 2.8-pct in Nov with investments in production

Sri Lanka's apparel exports grew 2.8 percent to 459 million US dollars from a year earlier in November 2019 due to an in...

Mahadiya Hamza
January 13, 2020 2 min read
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