Phoenix Industries wins 'gold flame' award
Phoenix Industries Limited was recently honored for their energy
conservation initiatives at a ceremony organized by the Sri Lanka
Sustainable Energy Authority which was presided over by Prime Minister
D. M. Jayaratne.
Phoenix Industries Makandura received the Gold Flame and was the
highest rated facility in the 'Large Scale Manufacturing' category. They
were also the only facility to win a major award for two consecutive
years.
Phoenix Industries is the largest plastic manufacturer in the
country, with a proven track record of industrial best practices.
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Head of Engineering - K M Rathnaweera,
Production Manager - Dammika Abesundara, Chief Supply
Chain Officer - Thilan Samarawickrama, CEO - Hasith
Prematillake, Power and Energy Minister Hon. Patali Champika
Ranawaka, Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa,
Chief Operating Officer – Dr. Udayakantha Sabaratne,
Production Manager - Priyanjith Perera, Asst. Production
Manager - Thusitha Gunasinghe, Energy Manager - Chamila
WijeratneUNIVERSITY |
Having won the bronze flame in the year 2011, the Company committed
themselves to keep up the momentum with continuous improvement in the
area of Energy Management.
During the year 2011/2012 they implemented significant energy saving
projects and initiatives carried out by a dedicated Energy Management
team comprising the Head of Engineering K M Rathnaweera, Energy Manager
Chamila Wijeratne and Engineer Sarath Ferdinandez. This team, working
under the leadership of the Chief Supply Chain Officer Thilan
Samarawickrama, was guided by Brandix Environmental and Energy
Management Head Iresha Somarathna.
"Over the last twelve months, Phoenix has continuously reduced its
specific energy consumption. Over this period we have achieved a 13 %
reduction and within the last 24 months a reduction of 34% in specific
consumption.
These reductions have been made possible by the use of more energy
efficient hybrid machines, rearranging of compressed air and chilled
water lines for increased efficiency, VSD [ Variable Speed Drive]
chillers, use of VSD's in both the pump houses as well as the thermal
Insulation of the injection molding machine barrels to prevent heat
losses" said CEO, Phoenix Industries, Hasith Prematillake.
"A new Capacitor Bank has also been installed to correct power
factors and the use of renewable energy sources such as skylights
imported from USA".
Phoenix Industries was the first plastic manufacturer to introduce
Hybrid Injection Molding machines to Sri Lanka in late 2009.
Moving yet another step ahead in energy conservation, the Company in
January 2012 purchased Sri Lanka's first ever All Electric Injection
Molding Machine from Japan, which can save energy up to 70% .
"The team at Phoenix has committed itself towards sustainable energy
management and our achievement in continuous energy saving has given us
a competitive advantage in today's environment of rapidly escalating
energy costs", said Managing Director Phoenix Indistries, Mr Aslam Omar.
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