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| Sunday, 12 March 2006 |
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Quotations called for 2007 school uniform material The Domestic Quota Board of the Ministry of Textile Industries has called for quotations from weavers to purchase the school uniform material required for 2007. The production which was planned to start in March will be delayed due to this process. As a result the amount of school uniform material to be woven and supplied can be reduced but local producers have assured that the total requirement of school uniform material will be supplied by them as promised. Some manufacturers import the yarn and manufacture the material locally while some import the grey material and process it locally, said Ceylon National Chamber of Industries Chairman Nimal Perera. Therefore in the event weavers are not in a position to manufacture their total quota we can request the manufacturers who import the grey material to do the processing locally to handle it. At present there are 10 manufacturers including Sigiriya Textile Mills, Padma Weaving, Texpro Weaving, Nids Fabric, Wanguard Industries,Prabatex, Backsons, Star Textiles and Maguras who are in a position to supply the required quantity of material. We are hoping to get more manufacturers engaged in the process. The Textile Training and Services Centre is willing to provide the technical know-how to new manufacturers who wish to join the process for year 2008, Perera said. The Ministry of Textiles will handle the allocation of quotas and it will be given to each company depending on the capability and capacity of each company. He said that prior to awarding of quotas a technical committee will visit each company to assess the technical capability of each company as the quality of the uniform material has to be of the highest quality as the child has to wear the uniform or the shirt and trouser for one whole year. We have also got an order to supply the material for the uniforms required by the Armed forces which brings the total requirement to 20 million meters, he said. He said that when the duty on textiles was removed in 1997 there was an undertaking by the government that the government will purchase its uniform material requirements from local manufacturers. At present there are 50 mills operating in the country providing employment to about 5,000 persons. - SG |
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