US-based innerwear, outerwear and hosiery apparel company Hanesbrands Inc. is to close its Stratford Road textile manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem, USA, and move production to existing lower-cost plants in the Caribbean basin and Central America. In a statement, the company said that the closure was necessary in order to remain competitive.
Production at the Stratford Road plant, which makes underwear and panty fabric, will substantially end by June 30, with the plant’s print fabric operation expected to cease production by the end of the year. The closure will affect 610 employees.
The company, which employs approximately 50,000 staff in 24 countries, produces goods under brands such as Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Bali, Just My Size, barely there and Wonderbra.
