First ever table salt refinery opened
Tamara Nissanka
 The First ever table salt refinery in Sri Lanka was opened last
Saturday in Puttalm by Raigam Wayamba Saltern (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary
company of the kingdom of Raigam.
Creating at least 200 new job opportunities, the project was launched
as a BoI initiative and Rs. 500 million was invested. The refinery
occupies an area of about
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Announcement: Managing Director Ganaka Amarasinghe and Dr. Ravi
Liyanage at the event.
Picture by Sumanachandra Ariywansa |
500 acres.
Addressing a press conference following the event, Chairman/CEO of
Kingdom of Raigam, Dr. Ravi Liyanage said that they decided to be the
pioneers in establishing a table salt refinery, as a step towards
increasing foreign exchange to the country.
"The opening of the refinery ensures further economic independence to
the country," he said. Sri Lanka has so far imported table salt from
India. Malaysia and Thailand. "Our salt manufacturing process will also
help to reduce Salt imports in the future," he added.
The Saltern uses the latest "KREB SWISS SALEX" technology to ensure
fine quality. Salt production in the country had been in a primitive
stage, resulting in production of unhealthy salt mixed with mud. |
