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SRI LANKA: Nike and MAS team on apparel training centre

Sri Lanka | Just Style | 28 September 2009

MAS Active, the sports and active wear division of MAS Holdings, has partnered with Nike Inc to set up an apparel innovation and training centre in Sri Lanka.

SRI LANKA: Apparel maker JCR Garments to begin production

Sri Lanka | Just Style | 23 September 2009

Sri Lanka's Board of Investment has given the go-ahead to JCR Garment Limited to begin production in the country.The project, which is sponsored to the tune of US$265,000 by investors from Germany and Hong Kong, will make shirts and blouses for export to Central Europe, Switzerland and Australia. The venture is expected to begin operations in ...

SRI LANKA: New garment plant opened in post-war east

Sri Lanka | Just Style | 8 September 2009

The Tri-Star Apparel Group has opened a new garment factory specialising in baby clothes, in the war affected Trincomalee District of Sri Lanka's Eastern Province.

SRI LANKA: TradeCard-MAS deal to speed financial transactions

Sri Lanka | Just Style | 20 August 2009

Sabre Technologies, a subsidiary of garment giant MAS Holdings, and TradeCard Inc of the US, have established a new company called TradeCard Services to offer "financial supply chain automation" tools for apparel and footwear firms in the South Asian region.

SRI LANKA: Monthly garment exports dip sharply

Sri Lanka | Just Style | 14 July 2009

Export data released by Sri Lanka Customs this week shows that the country's garment exports dipped sharply in the month of May.

SRI LANKA: Post-war garment makers head east

Sri Lanka | Just Style | 2 July 2009

Sri Lanka is encouraging garment manufacturers to set up operations in the country's eastern district, now that its long-lasting civil conflicts with the Tamil Tigers have halted.

SRI LANKA: Industry sees 10-15% drop in garment exports

Sri Lanka | Just Style | 22 January 2009

With Sri Lanka's two main apparel industry markets - the US and the EU - going into recession, the country's garment exports are expected to drop 10%-15% in 2009 costing tens of thousands of jobs.

SRI LANKA: Garment maker Sinotex closes after 27 years

Sri Lanka | Just Style | 20 January 2009

Sinotex Lanka Ltd, a long established garment manufacturer in Sri Lanka and part of the Hong Kong based Crystal-Martin Group, is shutting down its factories after 27 years in business.

SRI LANKA: Textured Jersey invests in planning tool

Sri Lanka | Just Style | 16 December 2008

Textured Jersey Lanka, one of Sri Lanka's largest weft knit fabric manufacturers, has invested in the FastReact planning and management tool to help provide total visibility across the company.

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