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| Sunday, 24 February 2002 |
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Good for rotti, chappati, stringhoppers New Prima flour product A new grade of quality flour, specially suitable for making rotti, stringhoppers and chappati is being put on the market by the Prima Flour Mill as part of its factory expansion and product upgrade project. It will have an ex-factory price of Rs. 15.70 per kilo, Prima said. Having invested the sum of US $65 million (about Rs. 5 billion) in June 2001 for the conversion from Build-Operate-Transfer to Build-Own-Operate Prima Ceylon Limited (PCL) will be investing another US $ 30 million (about Rs. 2.7 billion) to upgrade logistics and expand capacity of the flour milling complex at Trincomalee. Phase I of its logistics upgrading programme will commence immediately, a Prima news release said. Phase I will consist of the doubling of wheat silo capacity from 100,000 metric tonnes to 200,000 mt. the upgrading of flourmill equipment, laboratory and installation of a new weighbridge, and improving domestic flour transportation facilities. In Phase II, the company will invest further in milling capacity, new operating units, the expansion of the existing jetty and the building of a new wharf and other facilities. PCL's forward planning anticipates the increasing needs of the growing population, and it is committed to increase more varieties of quality wheat flour at the most competitive prices. The increased milling capacity will also pave the way for entry into export markets, in line with the Sri Lankan Government's economic emphasis on export promotion. |
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