During the American Chamber’s recent ‘Be Inspired’ webinar series, Aroon Hirdaramani, Director, Hirdaramani Group, stated the Sri Lankan textile sector may exceed $8 billion in garment exports by 2025. Hirdaramani stated Sri Lanka is well positioned to expand with further local value addition through initiatives like the fabric park in Eravu. The government’s immunization campaign is assisting BOI businesses in staying open.

The Hirdaramani Group is cooperating with a few high-value partners to establish a more stable business environment .Hirdaramani stated policymakers are communicating with the sector and that the importance of trading mechanism is being recognized.

Jeevith Senaratn, Senior Manager, Star Garments Group, added, the industry’s exports are still 10 per cent lower than in 2019. Hasib Omar, Director, Brandix Clothing Company, stated the industry is extremely polluting which could be a future source of concern for clients. The new manufacturing procedures, according to Shirendra Lawrence, Executive Director of MAS Holdings, may be putting additional burden on the workforce.