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 …
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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 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 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 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 …
Sri Lanka Textured Jersey to expand fabric production
June 20, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan fabric supplier Textured Jersey Lanka plans to use funds raised through a private placement and a forthcoming public offer to …
Sri Lanka to see first garment factory listing
June 07, 2011 (LBO) - Orient Garments Limited, a unit of Sri Lanka's Finco group of companies will be listed on Colombo Stock Exchange's second board, making …
Sri Lanka Kuruwita Textile slips back into the red
June 06, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Kuruwita Textile Mills slipped back into the red in the financial year to March 2011 with sales also down and a new managing …
Sri Lanka fabric maker makes US$7mn annual loss
May 12, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan fabric maker Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills made a loss of seven million US dollars in the financial year ended March 2011 …
Bangladesh mulls clothes factories in jails
DHAKA, May 11, 2011 (AFP) - Bangladesh's prison authorities on Wednesday announced plans to set up garment factories in the country's overcrowded jails in a …
Sri Lanka made ‘carbon neutral’ bra goes on sale: report
Apr 13, 2011 (LBO) - The world's first 'carbon neutral' bra, made at an eco-friendly factory Sri Lanka that uses hydro electricity, is going on sale at Marks …
Sri Lanka lingerie brand sees strong sales in India
Apr 08, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan apparel exporter MAS Holdings has said sales of its Amante lingerie brand are growing strongly in India and that it hopes to …
Sri Lanka’s Textured Jersey says raised $15.8mn
Apr 05, 2011 (LBO) - Textured Jersey Lanka, a Hong Kong-Sri Lanka joint venture textile firm said it raised 1.74 billion rupees (15.8 million US dollars) …
Sri Lanka apparel maker deepens lingerie focus
Mar 22, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Brandix, a top apparel exporter, is expanding its lingerie business by launching a separate division, after getting full …
Sri Lanka textile firm to raise US$26.3mn in equity
Mar 19, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Textured Jersey, a textile make owned by Brandix Lanka Ltd and Pacific Textiles of Hong Kong said it is planning to raise 2.9 …
Sri Lanka fabric maker’s losses mount
Mar 02, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Kuruwita Textile Mills said slowing sales and high cotton prices have caused mounting losses that it hopes to mitigate by …
Sri Lanka apparel industry shrugs off loss of trade benefit
Feb 03, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan apparel exporters are getting enough overseas orders and not been affected as badly as feared by the loss of duty free access …
Sri Lanka fabric maker rating downgraded
Feb 02, 2011 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings Lanka has downgraded Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills (HMGT) to 'BBB(lka)' from 'BBB+(lka)' with a negative outlook, a statement …