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Sri Lanka waives off tax on raw materials for sanitary napkins

4th Oct 2022

The Sri Lankan government recently initiated measures to waive off duties imposed on five imported raw materials for sanitary napkins produced in the country to make hygiene products more affordable for women and school girls, according to the Presidential Media Division. Tax concessions were announced for imported finished sanitary napkins as well.

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South Asia Textiles, HeiQ Materials collaborate

30th Jun 2020

South Asia Textiles, a Sri Lankan textile manufacturer specialised in producing weft knitted fabric for leading brands, and HeiQ Materials, a Swiss-based textile innovator which has created some of the most effective, durable and high-performance textile technologies, have joined hands to produce a specially treated fabric for masks to be exported to...

Chemcel to set-up bio-based superabsorbent polymers plant
Chemcel to set-up bio-based superabsorbent polymers plant

27th Aug 2013

Archer Daniels Midland Company, CIC Holdings PLC and Chemanex PLC have formed a joint venture—Chemcel Pvt Ltd.—that will build and operate a

New opportunities for investing in Sri Lankan technical textiles: EDB
New opportunities for investing in Sri Lankan technical textiles: EDB

3rd Oct 2012

The present situation in the country provides ample opportunities for investing in technical textiles, especially geo-textiles and medical textiles, the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) has

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