# Browns Fabric to build weft knit fabric plant in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka

Browns Fabric Limited signed an agreement with the Board of Investment Sri Lanka for a new weft knit fabric production facility in Kurunegala, with an investment of $52.3 million. The plant is expected to commence operations in August 2023 and create over 800 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-08-22
- Where: Kurunegala, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Value: $52.3M
- Jobs: 800
- Starts operating: Aug 2023
- Status: announced
- Products: weft knit fabric
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Browns Fabric](https://endata.com/companies/64839.md)

## Sources

- [brownsgroup.com](https://www.brownsgroup.com/news-and-events/browns-fabric-support-usd-earning-apparel-industry-signs-boi-agreement.html), 2022-08-22: "The Board of Investment Sri Lanka recently signed an agreement with Browns Fabric Limited for a state-of-the-art, modern and one of the largest Weft Knit Fabric production facilities."

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