Knitline Apparels signs BOI agreement

BOI Chairman Susantha Ratnayake formally hands over the Certificate of Registration to Knitline Chairman/Director Mohamed Onies and CEO Riz Onies​

State-of-the-art machinery​

The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka has signed an agreement with Knitline Apparels Ltd. to set up a manufacturing plant. 

Knitline Apparels will be setting up a high tech garment factory specialised in the manufacturing of flat knit fashion apparel. Under this agreement signed recently the company will manufacture knitwear such as pullovers, dresses, sweaters and beanies in Sri Lanka. 

The agreement was signed by Board of Investment Chairman Susantha Ratnayake and Knitline Apparels Chief Executive Officer Riz Onies.

The company is planning to use modern machinery and technology developed in Japan to manufacture its products. The factory will be situated in Wattala with factory space of 12,000 square feet, enabling employment of an initial workforce of 80 people.

Riz Onies stated “We want to create a truly sustainable system with zero inventory loss, zero leftovers, and zero waste!”