Lanka Ice Company to open factory in Dickowita

Indunil Hewage

Lanka Ice Company is planning to open an ice manufacturing plant in the newly opened Dickowita fisheries harbour before the end of this year at a cost of Rs 50 million. The plants’ ice production is destined for the local fisheries industry.

Lanka Ice Company last month opened another ice manufacturing plant in the Gurunagar area in Jaffna at a cost of Rs 50 million and the current production capacity of the plant is 600 ice blocks per day.

The project has already provided direct employment for 35 initially.

The company has already embarked on another project to set up an ice manufacturing plant in Valaichchenai area by investing a substantial amount of money and the construction work of the plant is currently taking place. We are hopeful that the demand for commercial ice from the fisheries sector in the northern area is growing with the advent of peace, Lanka Ice Company, Engineer Athula De Alwis told Daily News Business.