{"id":3878,"date":"2025-02-21T04:42:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T04:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stardv.local\/star\/2025\/02\/21\/virtual-product-development-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T19:17:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T19:17:11","slug":"default-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cd.komartechnologyservices.com\/star\/2025\/02\/21\/default-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Star earns NCE gold award for leadership in the Sri Lankan textile industry&#8230;\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3878\" class=\"elementor elementor-3878\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b797ec7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b797ec7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8346dbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8346dbf\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"news-article-p\">On December 6th, 2024, Star was recognized by the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) for its leadership in the country\u2019s textile and garment sector\u2014taking home the gold award within the \u2018extra-large\u2019 business category at the 32nd annual NCE Export Awards.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"news-article-p\">Star\u2019s continued growth amidst a challenging global market in 2023\u2014including the acquisition of Kolonna Manufacturing Ltd as its 12th factory\u2014has further solidified Sri Lanka\u2019s position as a leader in manufacturing and innovation for globally recognized brands.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"news-article-p\">With consistently high export volumes and valuable global partnerships, Star is a significant contributor to Sri Lanka\u2019s annual apparel export earnings, which exceeded $4.5 billion in 2023.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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