{"id":107332,"date":"2020-10-06T17:14:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T00:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=107332"},"modified":"2020-10-06T17:15:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T00:15:09","slug":"basil-rajapakse-teplitz-and-brandix-collaborate-to-combat-corona-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2020\/10\/06\/basil-rajapakse-teplitz-and-brandix-collaborate-to-combat-corona-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"Basil Rajapakse Teplitz and Brandix Collaborate to Combat Corona Virus"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Sri Lanka Study Circle\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n

Mr. Basil Rajapaksa, Special Representative of the President and\nHead of the Presidential Task Force on Economic Revival and Poverty\nEradication, symbolically handed over the first batch of face masks from a\nproduction of 200 million face masks for export by Brandix, to U.S. Ambassador\nto Sri Lanka and Maldives Alaina B. Teplitz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The handover took place at the Brandix Headquarters on 14th May\n2020 in the presence of Mr. A. Sukumaran \u2013 JAAF Chairman, Mr. Ashroff Omar –\nBrandix Group Chief Executive Officer and Ms. Ranga Ranmadugala \u2013 Board Member\nof Brandix Apparel Limited. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Alaina B. Teplitz\nexpressed her appreciation to Mr. Basil Rajapaksa and Brandix. As the world\ncombats this global pandemic, the long friendship between the United States and\nSri Lanka is helping both our countries overcome this challenge. Our collaboration\nhas resulted in quality products that can help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.\nImpressively, the fabric used for the face masks was produced in Sri Lanka,\nwhile the chemicals used for the antimicrobial finish were made in the United\nStates, demonstrating a synergy that benefits all. We look forward to\ncontinuing our cooperation with the Sri Lankan Government and Brandix to\nsustain the global supply of PPE.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Basil Rajapaksa, Special Representative of the President and\nHead of the Presidential Task Force on Economic Revival and Poverty Eradication\nsaid, We are proud that products manufactured in Sri Lanka such as these 200\nmillion face masks are being exported to nations like the US, where it will\nplay a vital role in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. This collaboration\nbetween the two countries has resulted in sustaining our national economy, in\naddition to paving way for global customers to reach out to Sri Lanka for\nquality products in the months ahead. We are glad that a leader in apparel like\nBrandix utilized its resources to lead the way in this journey, giving the\nglobal market a glimpse of the advanced infrastructure and agility that is\nalready in place within Sri Lanka, in order to meet the current and future\nmarket demands.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The face masks produced by Brandix have been manufactured\ncombining the efforts of over 15,000 of the company\u2019s Associates and an\nextended network of several supply chain partners in the country. The face\nmasks, produced as 3-ply and of cotton-based fabric with antimicrobial finish,\nis stretchable for better fit and meet stringent hygiene standards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking on the endeavour, Ms. Ranga Ranmadugala \u2013 Board Member of\nBrandix Apparel Limited commented, The apparel industry is a key export\nrevenue generator in Sri Lanka, generating $5.6 billion of exports in the last\nfiscal year itself. However, the unavoidable decline in trade and production\noutput resulting from the COVID-19 crisis, has left the industry facing its\ntoughest predicament in recent times, impacting Sri Lanka\u2019s positioning against\nother apparel export markets. In this daunting background, the production of a\nlarge volume of face masks for export to the US is truly heartening as it\nreaffirms the continued trust and partnership the two nations uphold.\u201d She\nadded, Despite the challenging conditions and the tough road ahead, the\nindustry will continue to do its part to combat potential long-term impacts of\nthe pandemic and bring in revenue to replenish the national economy. We are\nalso happy that we can continue to sustain livelihoods through continued\nproduction as well. As a leader in apparel, we assure the Government of Sri\nLanka that we will do our utmost to support the journey ahead.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Sri Lanka Study Circle\u00a0 Mr. Basil Rajapaksa, Special Representative of the President and Head of the Presidential Task Force on Economic Revival and Poverty Eradication, symbolically handed over the first batch of face masks from a production of 200 million face masks for export by Brandix, to U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[162],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sri-lanka-study-circle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107332\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}