Readymade garment manufacturers from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka teaming up to develop eco-friendly jute-based garments with help from a design school. Known to be competitors in the apparel industry, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are currently discussing how the clothing market is evolving beyond polymer. These have reportedly been initiated by MAS’ Mahesh Amalean and Brandix’s Ashroff Omar, the two largest apparel exporting companies in Sri Lanka with operations in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam and the USA.
The discussion between industry leaders of the Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi apparel sectors is a positive sign on increasing trade between them. Manufacturing jute-based apparels would undoubtedly result in an expansion in Sri Lanka’s apparel sector into other markets of South Asia. Foreign companies interested in doing business in Sri Lanka could explore opportunities in the country’s apparel sector and also look at setting up base to venture into the Bangladeshi apparel sector.
