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Sri Lanka export firms to run during curfew, helpdesk set up

Export firms will continue to operate during curfews and a help desk has been set up to support companies, Sri Lanka's E...

October 29, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka Hirdramani group says 250 Coronavirus test at Kahathuduwa factory negative

Sri Lanka's Hirdramani group said 250 Coronavirus tests conducted on colleagues of a confirmed staff member at a factory...

October 21, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka conducts 15,000 Coroanvirus tests in BOI factories, 200 Covid-19 cases confirmed

Sri Lanka has conducted around 10,000 tests in industrial zones under the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka and 5,000 in ...

October 19, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka export factories conduct over 7000 Coronavirus tests, follow health rules to control Covid...

Companies in export under the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka are following Covid-19 health guidelines, running random ...

October 16, 2020 3 min read
Sri Lanka's Dipped Products to invest Rs1.6bn in solar power, re-use more water

Already 93-pct of energy needs met by biomass and renewable sources

Sri Lanka cancels 1,200 acre land lease to non-starter Hambantota refinery

A 420,000 barrels a day refinery was proposed

Sri Lanka's Dankotuwa Porcelain boosts India sales

Dankotuwa Porcelain, a Sri Lanka based tableware maker said it boosted sales to India 19 percent in 2016, and is facing ...

August 14, 2016 1 min read

Piramal Glass Sri Lanka unit in Rs3bn expansion

Piramal Glass Ceylon said June 2016 quarter net profit fell 25% to Rs110 million from a year ago as it built inventory a...

August 9, 2016 1 min read

Gold slump slows demand for activated carbon at Sri Lanka's Haycarb

Sri Lanka's Haycarb Plc, which also has factories in Thailand and Indonesia, said the group operated below-capacity amid...

August 6, 2016 1 min read

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi to bankroll Siam City Cement Sri Lanka aquisition

Siam City Cement Pcl (SCCC) , Thailand's second-largest cement maker, said on Monday it has signed a deal to buy a Sri L...

July 25, 2016 2 min read

Carlsberg to keep Sri Lanka's Lion supplied after floods

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Ceylon Beverage Holdings Plc said its partner Carlsberg will brew and supply is brand with the...

June 27, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan company R&D tax breaks go a-begging

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan companies have been given generous tax breaks to encourage research and development but ...

June 17, 2016 1 min read

Marangoni to set up Sri Lanka tire plant for export

ECONOMYNEXT – Marangoni, an Italy-based tyre manufacturer, is to set up a radial and industrial tire manufacturin...

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June 16, 2016 1 min read

Iluka to start test drilling at Sri Lanka ilmenite deposit

ECONOMYNEXT - Australian mineral sands miner Iluka Resources Ltd. has said it is preparing to drill for mineral samples ...

June 7, 2016 1 min read

LafargeHolcim to exit $150 mn a year cement business in Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT - Switzerland-based LafargeHolcim, a materials group, is exiting Sri Lanka's cement business where it operat...

June 2, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Tokyo Cement net up 24-pct in March

ECONOMYNEXT - Profits at Tokyo Cement Plc, which operates grinding plants in Sri Lanka, grew 24 percent to Rs691 million...

June 1, 2016 1 min read
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CEAT Sri Lanka to raise radial tyre capacity by 75-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - CEAT Sri Lanka has announced it will invest Rs 800 million over the next 12 months to increase radial tyre...

May 31, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Ceylon Cold Stores in US$20mn expansion

ECONOMYNEXT - Ceylon Cold Stores Plc, a unit of Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings, which owns the Elephant House ice cre...

May 30, 2016 1 min read

Indonesia’s PrimeCo takes 40-pct stake in Sri Lankan packaging firm

ECONOMYNEXT – PrimeCo Group, an Indonesian commodity trader and property developer has taken a 40% stake in Sri L...

May 27, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Dipped Products buys full control of Italian marketing unit

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan rubber gloves manufacturer Dipped Products said it has bought full control of ICOGUANTI ...

May 25, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka beer factory flooded

ECONOMYNEXT – Floods caused by heavy rain in Sri Lanka in the past several days have halted production at Lion Br...

May 19, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Haycarb net down 15-pct in March

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka-based Haycarb Plc, an activated carbon maker that also has operations in East Asia said profits ...

May 19, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Dipped Product profits flat in March

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Dipped Products Products Plc, which has operations in non-medical gloves and rubber farms, sai...

May 18, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka specialist judges Quality Circles in India

ECONOMYNEXT - Sunil Wijesinha, a top Sri Lanka expert in Japanese management techniques, says their use is increasing i...

May 18, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Bogala Graphite says strike resolved

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Bogala Graphite said labour unrest at its mine has been resolved and production has resumed.

May 13, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Adam Carbons in rice husk carbonisation deal

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan-activated carbon maker Adam Carbons (Pvt) Ltd has signed a joint venture deal with South...

May 9, 2016 1 min read