Delta Apparel Consolidates Tee Production in Honduras

Delta Apparel, Greenville, S.C., announced its intent to consolidate fabric production for basic, blank T-shirts at its Ceiba Textiles facility in Honduras, which, in turn will lower costs for those tees.

Some of its tee fabric production currently occurs at it's plant in Maiden, N.C. , but this move will increase Honduras production by 8 percent, or about 900,000 pounds of fabric a week. The cost-effective move will shorten production by about 10 days. Additionally, the North Carolina site will see a 35 percent decrease in total fabric production as a result of the switch, which is expected to be completed by June's end, and the goal of better aligning inventory levels with sales expectations.