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The $40 million venture will make low-priced lace for export to Asian markets......                 SRI LANKA Textile News - Apparel/Garments News         SRI LANKA: Apparel industry must focus on polishing marketing skills     The apparel market scenario of Sri lanka is in such dire straits that foreign experts have advised industrial players to get closer to their markets and restrict to a focussed number of customers to pull through the threats posed by burgeoning competition...     SRI LANKA: Apparel sector giants help humble cause     A new vocational training centre is coming up for the differently-abled in Sri Lanka by two apparel sector giants, Sri Lanka’s Brandix Group and the UK’s Marks & Spencer along with other suppliers to Marks & Spencer in Sri Lanka....     SRI LANKA: Former Topshop brand director to start new apparel business soon     British fashion queen Jane Shepherdson is planning a new venture. The former Topshop brand director was on a visit to Sri Lanka, where she announced that she is planning to start a new business soon....     SRI LANKA: SLAMA to create more apparel marketers     Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) President Ajith Dias has said that the apparel industry was not experiencing a downward trend but seeing a robust growth opening up new opportunities for the sector....     SRI LANKA: Brandix - First Business Superbrand in the apparel sector     Apparel exporter Brandix has been awarded ‘Business Superbrand’ status in the apparel sector by the “Superbrands Organisation”, an independent authority that identifies and pays tribute to exceptional brands around the world....     SRI LANKA: Trade unions demand Living Wage for garment workers     ALaRM, a coalition of NGOs and trade unions in the garment sector, launched a campaign last week asking the Board of Investment (BOI) and garment factories for an immediate salary increase and a ‘sector specific’ living wage for garment workers. The demand is for minimum increment of Rs 2,500 for garment workers....     SRI LANKA: More garment manufacturers to qualify for GSP+ benefits     Sri Lankan apparel exports to the EU are expected to increase due to the DogiEFA warp knit facility in the MAS Fabric Park in Thulhiriya. The availability of warp knitted fabric in Sri Lanka will help increase exports to the EU with the help the GSP+ scheme....     SRI LANKA: Warp knit fabric project to boost local apparel sector     The first warp knit project in South Asia was opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Thulhiriya on Friday in the MAS Fabric Park (MFP). The first project at the premises is Asia's first high quality warp knit...     SRI LANKA: MAS Fabric Park begins operations     The world’s first eco friendly fabric and apparel manufacturing zone opened on Friday. The MAS Fabric Park went public as the world’s first non polluting fabric and apparel manufacturing zone based on an eco-friendly blueprint....     SRI LANKA: Garment workers to battle for better wages     A “Living Wage” campaign will be launched by Garment worker as the current wages are not enough to live on. This is mainly due to the increase in cost of living which is making it difficult to make both ends meet. The campaign will be launched in October....                 SRI LANKA Textile News - Apparel/Garments News         SRI LANKA: Apparel industry must focus on polishing marketing skills     The apparel market scenario of Sri lanka is in such dire straits that foreign experts have advised industrial players to get closer to their markets and restrict to a focussed number of customers to pull through the threats posed by burgeoning competition...     SRI LANKA: Apparel sector giants help humble cause     A new vocational training centre is coming up for the differently-abled in Sri Lanka by two apparel sector giants, Sri Lanka’s Brandix Group and the UK’s Marks & Spencer along with other suppliers to Marks & Spencer in Sri Lanka....     SRI LANKA: Former Topshop brand director to start new apparel business soon     British fashion queen Jane Shepherdson is planning a new venture. The former Topshop brand director was on a visit to Sri Lanka, where she announced that she is planning to start a new business soon....     SRI LANKA: SLAMA to create more apparel marketers     Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) President Ajith Dias has said that the apparel industry was not experiencing a downward trend but seeing a robust growth opening up new opportunities for the sector....     SRI LANKA: Brandix - First Business Superbrand in the apparel sector     Apparel exporter Brandix has been awarded ‘Business Superbrand’ status in the apparel sector by the “Superbrands Organisation”, an independent authority that identifies and pays tribute to exceptional brands around the world....     SRI LANKA: Trade unions demand Living Wage for garment workers     ALaRM, a coalition of NGOs and trade unions in the garment sector, launched a campaign last week asking the Board of Investment (BOI) and garment factories for an immediate salary increase and a ‘sector specific’ living wage for garment workers. The demand is for minimum increment of Rs 2,500 for garment workers....     SRI LANKA: More garment manufacturers to qualify for GSP+ benefits     Sri Lankan apparel exports to the EU are expected to increase due to the DogiEFA warp knit facility in the MAS Fabric Park in Thulhiriya. The availability of warp knitted fabric in Sri Lanka will help increase exports to the EU with the help the GSP+ scheme....     SRI LANKA: Warp knit fabric project to boost local apparel sector     The first warp knit project in South Asia was opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Thulhiriya on Friday in the MAS Fabric Park (MFP). The first project at the premises is Asia's first high quality warp knit...     SRI LANKA: MAS Fabric Park begins operations     The world’s first eco friendly fabric and apparel manufacturing zone opened on Friday. The MAS Fabric Park went public as the world’s first non polluting fabric and apparel manufacturing zone based on an eco-friendly blueprint....     SRI LANKA: Garment workers to battle for better wages     A “Living Wage” campaign will be launched by Garment worker as the current wages are not enough to live on. This is mainly due to the increase in cost of living which is making it difficult to make both ends meet. The campaign will be launched in October....                 SRI LANKA Textile News - Apparel/Garments News         SRI LANKA: Apparel industry must focus on polishing marketing skills     The apparel market scenario of Sri lanka is in such dire straits that foreign experts have advised industrial players to get closer to their markets and restrict to a focussed number of customers to pull through the threats posed by burgeoning competition...     SRI LANKA: Apparel sector giants help humble cause     A new vocational training centre is coming up for the differently-abled in Sri Lanka by two apparel sector giants, Sri Lanka’s Brandix Group and the UK’s Marks & Spencer along with other suppliers to Marks & Spencer in Sri Lanka....     SRI LANKA: Former Topshop brand director to start new apparel business soon     British fashion queen Jane Shepherdson is planning a new venture. The former Topshop brand director was on a visit to Sri Lanka, where she announced that she is planning to start a new business soon....     SRI LANKA: SLAMA to create more apparel marketers     Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) President Ajith Dias has said that the apparel industry was not experiencing a downward trend but seeing a robust growth opening up new opportunities for the sector....     SRI LANKA: Brandix - First Business Superbrand in the apparel sector     Apparel exporter Brandix has been awarded ‘Business Superbrand’ status in the apparel sector by the “Superbrands Organisation”, an independent authority that identifies and pays tribute to exceptional brands around the world....     SRI LANKA: Trade unions demand Living Wage for garment workers     ALaRM, a coalition of NGOs and trade unions in the garment sector, launched a campaign last week asking the Board of Investment (BOI) and garment factories for an immediate salary increase and a ‘sector specific’ living wage for garment workers. The demand is for minimum increment of Rs 2,500 for garment workers....     SRI LANKA: More garment manufacturers to qualify for GSP+ benefits     Sri Lankan apparel exports to the EU are expected to increase due to the DogiEFA warp knit facility in the MAS Fabric Park in Thulhiriya. The availability of warp knitted fabric in Sri Lanka will help increase exports to the EU with the help the GSP+ scheme....     SRI LANKA: Warp knit fabric project to boost local apparel sector     The first warp knit project in South Asia was opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Thulhiriya on Friday in the MAS Fabric Park (MFP). The first project at the premises is Asia's first high quality warp knit...     SRI LANKA: MAS Fabric Park begins operations     The world’s first eco friendly fabric and apparel manufacturing zone opened on Friday. The MAS Fabric Park went public as the world’s first non polluting fabric and apparel manufacturing zone based on an eco-friendly blueprint....     SRI LANKA: Garment workers to battle for better wages     A “Living Wage” campaign will be launched by Garment worker as the current wages are not enough to live on. This is mainly due to the increase in cost of living which is making it difficult to make both ends meet. The campaign will be launched in October....                 SRI LANKA Textile News - Apparel/Garments News         SRI LANKA: Apparel industry must focus on polishing marketing skills     The apparel market scenario of Sri lanka is in such dire straits that foreign experts have advised industrial players to get closer to their markets and restrict to a focussed number of customers to pull through the threats posed by burgeoning competition...     SRI LANKA: Apparel sector giants help humble cause     A new vocational training centre is coming up for the differently-abled in Sri Lanka by two apparel sector giants, Sri Lanka’s Brandix Group and the UK’s Marks & Spencer along with other suppliers to Marks & Spencer in Sri Lanka....     SRI LANKA: Former Topshop brand director to start new apparel business soon     British fashion queen Jane Shepherdson is planning a new venture. The former Topshop brand director was on a visit to Sri Lanka, where she announced that she is planning to start a new business soon....     SRI LANKA: SLAMA to create more apparel marketers     Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) President Ajith Dias has said that the apparel industry was not experiencing a downward trend but seeing a robust growth opening up new opportunities for the sector....     SRI LANKA: Brandix - First Business Superbrand in the apparel sector     Apparel exporter Brandix has been awarded ‘Business Superbrand’ status in the apparel sector by the “Superbrands Organisation”, an independent authority that identifies and pays tribute to exceptional brands around the world....     SRI LANKA: Trade unions demand Living Wage for garment workers     ALaRM, a coalition of NGOs and trade unions in the garment sector, launched a campaign last week asking the Board of Investment (BOI) and garment factories for an immediate salary increase and a ‘sector specific’ living wage for garment workers. The demand is for minimum increment of Rs 2,500 for garment workers....     SRI LANKA: More garment manufacturers to qualify for GSP+ benefits     Sri Lankan apparel exports to the EU are expected to increase due to the DogiEFA warp knit facility in the MAS Fabric Park in Thulhiriya. The availability of warp knitted fabric in Sri Lanka will help increase exports to the EU with the help the GSP+ scheme....     SRI LANKA: Warp knit fabric project to boost local apparel sector     The first warp knit project in South Asia was opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Thulhiriya on Friday in the MAS Fabric Park (MFP). The first project at the premises is Asia's first high quality warp knit...     SRI LANKA: MAS Fabric Park begins operations     The world’s first eco friendly fabric and apparel manufacturing zone opened on Friday. The MAS Fabric Park went public as the world’s first non polluting fabric and apparel manufacturing zone based on an eco-friendly blueprint....     SRI LANKA: Garment workers to battle for better wages     A “Living Wage” campaign will be launched by Garment worker as the current wages are not enough to live on. This is mainly due to the increase in cost of living which is making it difficult to make both ends meet. The campaign will be launched in October....                 SRI LANKA Textile News - Apparel/Garments News         SRI LANKA: Apparel industry must focus on polishing marketing skills     The apparel market scenario of Sri lanka is in such dire straits that foreign experts have advised industrial players to get closer to their markets and restrict to a focussed number of customers to pull through the threats posed by burgeoning competition...     SRI LANKA: Apparel sector giants help humble cause     A new vocational training centre is coming up for the differently-abled in Sri Lanka by two apparel sector giants, Sri Lanka’s Brandix Group and the UK’s Marks & Spencer along with other suppliers to Marks & Spencer in Sri Lanka....     SRI LANKA: Former Topshop brand director to start new apparel business soon     British fashion queen Jane Shepherdson is planning a new venture. The former Topshop brand director was on a visit to Sri Lanka, where she announced that she is planning to start a new business soon....     SRI LANKA: SLAMA to create more apparel marketers     Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) President Ajith Dias has said that the apparel industry was not experiencing a downward trend but seeing a robust growth opening up new opportunities for the sector....     SRI LANKA: Brandix - First Business Superbrand in the apparel sector     Apparel exporter Brandix has been awarded ‘Business Superbrand’ status in the apparel sector by the “Superbrands Organisation”, an independent authority that identifies and pays tribute to exceptional brands around the world....     SRI LANKA: Trade unions demand Living Wage for garment workers     ALaRM, a coalition of NGOs and trade unions in the garment sector, launched a campaign last week asking the Board of Investment (BOI) and garment factories for an immediate salary increase and a ‘sector specific’ living wage for garment workers. The demand is for minimum increment of Rs 2,500 for garment workers....     SRI LANKA: More garment manufacturers to qualify for GSP+ benefits     Sri Lankan apparel exports to the EU are expected to increase due to the DogiEFA warp knit facility in the MAS Fabric Park in Thulhiriya. The availability of warp knitted fabric in Sri Lanka will help increase exports to the EU with the help the GSP+ scheme....     SRI LANKA: Warp knit fabric project to boost local apparel sector     The first warp knit project in South Asia was opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Thulhiriya on Friday in the MAS Fabric Park (MFP). The first project at the premises is Asia's first high quality warp knit...     SRI LANKA: MAS Fabric Park begins operations     The world’s first eco friendly fabric and apparel manufacturing zone opened on Friday. The MAS Fabric Park went public as the world’s first non polluting fabric and apparel manufacturing zone based on an eco-friendly blueprint....     SRI LANKA: Garment workers to battle for better wages     A “Living Wage” campaign will be launched by Garment worker as the current wages are not enough to live on. This is mainly due to the increase in cost of living which is making it difficult to make both ends meet. The campaign will be launched in October....                 SRI LANKA Textile News - Company Results News         SRI LANKA: Knitting mill reports profit in Q1     Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills has reported strong PAT for the first quarter of 2007-08. The strong performance was driven by substantial capacity expansion and new product development....     SRI LANKA: Hayleys records 11% increase in PAT     The annual report of Heyleys has revealed that the group recorded a consolidated turnover of Rs 27.6 billion. The profit after tax was up 8% compared to the previous year at 1,608 million....                 SRI LANKA Textile News - Cotton News         SRI LANKA: Rs. 4m Cotton Racket Busted     Customs have busted a four million rupee duty fraud by a BoI approved firm which had released a consignment of cotton to the local market against regulations......                 SRI LANKA Textile News - Expansions News         SRI LANKA: M&S to expand regional logistics hub     Marks & Spencer UK had extensive talks with representatives of Global Park and RJV International to finalize the next phase of their logistics operations in Sri Lanka. Marks & Spencer is a UK based retail giant with over 400 stores located throughout...     SRI LANKA: Apparel group Brandix starts construction of central services facility     Apparel group Brandix has commenced the construction of a Rs 280 million central services facility for the Group's Activewear companies in Sri Lanka and India. Located at Ratmalana, the 61,000 square foot, Active, will be the nucleus...     SRI LANKA: Garment manufacturer opens new factory     Garment manufacturer Star Garments opened a new factory in Kotmale. Star Garments is USA Multi National company...     SRI LANKA: 50 garment factories to be setup in rural areas     Out of 300 new clothing factories, 50 factories are going to be setup with in countries rural areas......     SRI LANKA: Tristar Apparels to establish apparel factory in Ogun     Sri Lankan firm Tristar Apparels has expressed interest in the establishment of an apparel factory in Ogun......     SRI LANKA: Brandix to make denim jeans for Levis     Denim major Levi's Strauss, which is shifting its manufacturing base out of Europe, signed a deal with Brandix Apparel......     SRI LANKA: Textured Jersey To Double Capacity     After forming joint venture with the Hong Kong based company the fabric manufacturer of Sri Lanka is planning to double the capacity......     SRI LANKA: Kuruwita Textiles To Expand Capacity     Kuruwita Textiles is planning to expand the capacity, to acquire 20 percent stake more in subsidiary Kuruwita Manchesterthe company the firm is going to raise Rs.110 ......     SRI LANKA: Kuruwita Textile To Increase Capacity     To gear itself to face the quota free market environment from 2005 Kuruwita Textile Mills has decided to increase its investments and capacity......     SRI LANKA: Italion Calzedonia Spa To Set Up Another Hosiery And Lingerie Plant     Italian retailer and manufacturer Calzedonia Spa is to set up a second hosiery and lingerie plant in Sri Lanka........                 SRI LANKA Textile News - Fabrics News         SRI LANKA: First privately owned industrial fabric park     MAS Holdings Inc. has launched the country’s first state-of-the-art, privately owned industrial fabric park - the MAS Fabric Park (MFP), in Thulhiriya. The inauguration is on Friday. President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be the chief guest. The 165 acre MFP...     SRI LANKA: Apparel association wants more home made fabric     The recent Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and BOI Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2007 said it needs more home made fabric...     SRI LANKA: Handloom weavers to be helped to grab bigger market stake     The Department of Textile Development and the Ministry of Textile Development have jointly launched a handloom development project to produce value added handloom products to acquire bigger stake in Sri Lanka as well as in the foreign markets......     SRI LANKA: MAS Teams Up With French Firm To Source Lace     MAS group is teaming up with an unnamed French manufacturer to set up a mill which will source lace to the apparel industries in Sri Lanka......     SRI LANKA: Denim Fabrics Imports Stable     Sri Lanka imported denim fabrics with a value of US$16 million in the first-half of this year. The main suppliers of denim fabrics are Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia and Taiwan......                 SRI LANKA Textile News - Fairs/Exhibitions News         SRI LANKA: Textile Institute's international conference hosted in Colombo     Sri Lanka played host to the Textile Institute's international conference from 1-3 March at the Cinnamon Grand hotel in Colombo for the first time......     SRI LANKA: Textile institute organises world textile conference in March     The mega international 85th World Textile Institute Conference has been organised by the textile institute here in Sri Lanka from March 1-3, 2007......     SRI LANKA: Textile Institute World Conference to be held in Sri Lanka from March 1     The Textile Institute World Conference will be held in Sri Lanka for the first time from March 1 to 3 next year; Conference Chairman Prof Lakdas Fernando said here on June 16......     SRI LANKA: ITMF global conference to be hosted in Colombo     International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) annual global conference will be hosted in Colombo, in September 2006 by Fabric Apparel Accessory Manufacturer's Association of Sri Lanka......     SRI LANKA: SRTEPC textile show may boom Indian textile exports     The Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council who organized the 3rd exclusive exhibition of Indian man made fiber textiles stared today at BMICH Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hall 02......     SRI LANKA: Indian Cotton Textile Show Begins In Colombo     Aiming to provide a stepping stone for co-operation between the apparel industrialists of the two countries, the Indian Cotton Textile Show 2004......     SRI LANKA: Ten Local Apparel Exporting Companies In The Biggest Trade Show     About ten domestic apparel exporting companies will participate at the Apparel Sourcing Association Pavilion (ASAP), the world’s largest......     SRI LANKA: Lankan Company To Take Part In Magic Trade Show     Many Sri Lankan companies are expected to take part in the world’s largest garment exhibition ‘Magic Trade Show’ which will be held in United States......     SRI LANKA: Garmentech Gives Another Boost To Indo-Lankan Ties     Zakir Ahamed, Managing Director of ZAK Trade Fairs and Exhibitions Pvt Ltd, said Indians and particularly his company should have come to Sri Lanka earlier......     SRI LANKA: 15 Companies Participating At World's Biggest Apparel Fair     Sri Lankan apparel exporters have got an opportunity to participate at the world's largest apparel trade fair, Magic International, for the first time........                 SRI LANKA Textile News - Fashion News         SRI LANKA: Island keen to become the fashion hub of S-E Asia     With major international brands, such as Marks & Spencer, Marmot and Calvin Klein, sourcing their products from Sri Lanka, the island-nation is fast turning out to be the fashion hub and shoppers' paradise of South-East Asia......     SRI LANKA: Heading towards becoming shoppers paradise of SE Asia     The garment sector of Sri Lanka is one of the most significant and dynamic contributors to the country's economy. The country is quickly becoming fashion hub and shoppers' paradise......                 SRI LANKA Textile News - Fiber News         SRI LANKA: 100 coir yarn spinning machines & raw material to tsunami affected     Under this program the Ministry has provided 100 coir yarn spinning machines and 10,000 kgs of coir to these families in Kudawella....                 SRI LANKA Textile News - Home Textiles News         SRI LANKA: Textile industry struggling to remain competitive     Sri Lanka is struggling to compete against India and China as inflation runs at its highest level for thirteen years. Inflation hit 17.5 percent in September as measured on a 12-month moving average,...                 SRI LANKA Textile News - Import/Export News         SRI LANKA: Demand for preferential access for garment exports     Apparel exports to the US can get affected if African countries block proposed tariff cuts on exports from developing countries. Sri Lanka’s trade comes under WTO rules. WTO is working to put in place a rule based global trading system....     SRI LANKA: Exports record growth while imports decline     The August Monetary Policy Review released by Sri Lanka Central Bank Economic Research Department says that export earnings increased by 12.9 percent during first half of 2007 while imports declined by 3.9 percent for the first half of the year....     SRI LANKA: Textile industry should produce quality products     Deputy Director Textile and Training and Services Centre, S. Kuruppumullage has said that the Clothing and Textile Industry is unable to compete in foreign markets due lack of quality products....     SRI LANKA: EDB confirms Brandix as the Sri Lanka’s largest apparel exporter     The Export Development Board (EDB) has formally confirmed Brandix, the Sri Lankan apparel powerhouse with global aspirations, as the country’s largest apparel exporter......     SRI LANKA: Apparel industry hopes to touch US$ 3 bn in 2006: JAAF     The industry apex body, Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) revealed that apparel industry hopes to touch US$ 3 billion mark in 2006 against the netted US$ 2.7 billion in 2005......     SRI LANKA: Apparel industry registers steady growth     The Apparel industry has registered a steady growth. It continues to grow even after dismantling of the quota regime in 2005......     SRI LANKA: Garment industry in process of expanding operations to other countries     Leading garment industries in the country are now in the process of out sourcing and expanding their commercial operations to other countries......     SRI LANKA: Exports register robust growth in shipments of textiles and garments     Sri Lanka's exports surged 25.6 percent in August from a year earlier, reflecting robust growth in shipments of textiles and garments......     SRI LANKA: Decision taken to suspend textile imports for uniforms     Textile Industries Minister Jayatissa Ranaweera took a decision to suspend textile imports for school uniforms, Security Forces and the Police......     SRI LANKA: Exports of garment suffer due to poor internal road network     Exports of garment manufacturers in Sri Lanka suffered due to poor internal road network, and hence they have requested the government to sort out regular traffic jams......                 SRI LANKA Textile News - Knitting News         SRI LANKA: Hayleys Knitting Gets “BBB-Plus” Rating     For its long term unsecured senior debt the Fitch Ratings Lanka Ltd gave Sri Lanka's Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills Ltd a local SL "BBB-plus" rating......