Sri Lanka apparel exporter sees faster lead times
Nov 16, 2011 (LBO) - Brandix, one of Sri Lanka's top apparel exporters, expects lead times to deliver new designs to shrink rapidly in future given fast …
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Sri Lanka knitwear maker to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Nov 15, 2011 (LBO) - Textured Jersey Lanka, a Sri Lankan knitted fabric maker supplying apparel exporters, has begun work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, …
Sri Lanka Hayleys Knitting Mills in Sept quarter loss
Nov 04, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills (HMGT) made a loss of 1.7 million US dollars in the September 2011 quarter compared with a 486,095 …
Sri Lanka Daya Apparel to open factories in east
Sept 11, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Daya Apparel Export is setting up three factories in eastern Amparai district, part of the former war zone, with 20 …
Sri Lanka Textured Jersey says June net up 136-pct
Aug 06, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Textured Jersey, a knitwear making unit of Sri Lanka's Brandix apparel group said profits in the June 2011 quarter rose 136 …
Sri Lanka former war zone gets apparel factory
Aug 05, 2011 (LBO) - Calzedonia Finanziaria of Luxembourg has started building an apparel factory in Sri Lanka's northern Vavuniya expected to start in October …
Sri Lanka to revive handloom craft
Aug 03, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka plans to revive its handloom textile industry in the war-torn north-east with a project modelled on the Rwandan Peace Collection …
Sri Lanka knitwear firm lose Rs171mn
Aug 03, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Hayleys MGT, a knitwear maker, said it lost 171 million rupees in the June 2011 quarter from a year erarlier, as revenues fell …
Sri Lanka Finco exits apparel firm
Aug 01, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Finco group has sold a controlling stake in listed Orient Garments to PC House Holdings, an unlisted firm and its chairman …
Sri Lanka Brandix gets latest energy management standard
July 20, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan apparel exporter Brandix has got latest global energy management certification less than a month after its release which it …
Sri Lanka Textured Jersey IPO oversubscribed by three times
July 18, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan fabric supplier Textured Jersey Lanka's initial public offer of 80 million shares to raise 1.2 billion rupees drew …
Sri Lanka apparel maker to invest US14mn in Bangladesh unit
July 16, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Brandix apparel group, will invest 14 million US dollars in a garment manufacturing unit in Bangladesh's Comilla export …
Sri Lanka Finco cuts stake in newly listed apparel firm
June 30, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Finco group has reduced its stake in Orient Garments, a newly-listed apparel subsidiary, when it began trading Wednesday, a …
Sri Lanka apparel exports recovery faster than expected: exporter
June 27, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is seeing a surge in demand for apparels abroad which may allow the sector to meet industry targets earlier than planned, the …
Sri Lanka apparel firm to trade from June 29
June 28, 2011 (LBO) - Orient Garments, Sri Lanka's firm apparel manufacture to be listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange will be offered for trading from June …
Sri Lanka apparel exports recovery faster than expected: exporter
June 28, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is seeing a surge in demand for apparels abroad which may allow the sector to meet industry targets earlier than planned, the …
Sri Lanka consolidating knit fabric niche
June 27, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is fast becoming a niche producer of knitwear with the with finished products exports growing faster than those with woven …
Sri Lanka seen luring back apparel buyers
June 27, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has begun luring back foreign apparel buyers who shifted to other Asian producers following the global economic crisis after …
Sri Lanka Orient Garments 11-month net up 9.7-pct to Rs96.7mn
June 23, 2011 (LBO) - Orient Garments that is to list on Colombo Stock Exchange's second board made a net profit of 96.7 million rupees in the 11 months to …
Sri Lanka textile firm to raise Rs1.2bn in July IPO
June 20, 2011 (LBO) - Textured Jersey Lanka, a Hong Kong Sri Lanka joint venture textile firm said it is raising 1.2 billion rupees in an initial public offer …