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The Textile Magazine
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knitting, dyeing, sewing, printing, finishing
and garment manufacture. “We have used
top quality machinery from Europe for all
the processes, and we needed the Monforts
stenter for the flexibility it gives us in fabrics
handling,” says Mr. D.S. Hemantha, Gen-
eral Manager for textiles production, who
commissioned the mill. “The stenter needs
to handle all natural materials, together with
chemically treated fabrics and materials such as 100%
polyester, and we also need particularly high-tempera-
ture finishing. All this of course has to be of the best
quality, because our entire business is for export, mainly
to Europe.”
Turag was already an established name in the export
markets, having been founded in 1998, although it had
remained a small-scale garment manufacturer until the
decision to expand into textiles production. Now occu-
pying an area of 39,623 m² (426,500 ft²), the factory
employs a workforce of 1,900.
Turag is best known for producing casual and sports-
wear with a variety of patterns and sizes of knit fab-
rics which are finished with different functions, such
as wicking, moisture management, anti-bacterial, and
mosquito-proof.
The company works with special yarns such as poly-
ester, micro-polyester, modal, bamboo cotton, Polya-
mide Tactel, Coolmax and Suplex.
Mr. Hemantha, who spent much of his career working
in the textiles and garments sector in the UK, says that
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