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chemically treated fabrics and materials such as 100%<br />

polyester, and we also need particularly high-temperature<br />

finishing. All this of course has to be of the best<br />

quality, because our entire business is for export, mainly<br />

to Europe.”<br />

Turag was already an established name in the export<br />

markets, having been founded in 1998, although it had<br />

remained a small-scale garment manufacturer until the<br />

decision to expand into textiles production. Now occupying<br />

an area of 39,623 m² (426,500 ft²), the factory<br />

employs a workforce of 1,900.<br />

Turag is best known for producing casual and sportswear<br />

with a variety of patterns and sizes of knit fabrics<br />

which are finished with different functions, such<br />

as wicking, moisture management, anti-bacterial, and<br />

mosquito-proof.<br />

The company works with special yarns such as polyester,<br />

micro-polyester, modal, bamboo cotton, Polyamide<br />

Tactel, Coolmax and Suplex.<br />

Mr. Hemantha, who spent much of his career working<br />

in the textiles and garments sector in the UK, says that<br />

knitting, dyeing, sewing, printing, finishing<br />

and garment manufacture. “We have used<br />

top quality machinery from Europe for all<br />

the processes, and we needed the Monforts<br />

stenter for the flexibility it gives us in fabrics<br />

handling,” says Mr. D.S. Hemantha, General<br />

Manager for textiles production, who<br />

commissioned the mill. “The stenter needs<br />

to handle all natural materials, together with<br />

The <strong>Textile</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> jANUARY 2012 | 73

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