Govt to develop KKS cement factory
by L.S. Ananda WEDAARACHCHI
The Kankesanthurai cement factory will not be given over to local or
foreign private investors. It will be developed as a State venture, said
State Resources and Enterprise Development Ministry Secretary Dr. Willie
Gamage.
The KKS cement factory is a huge enterprise operated largely with raw
materials especially clinker deposits in the Jaffna peninsula. Many
foreign companies have shown a keen interest in its redevelopment, the
Secretary said.
It was the biggest cement factory in the country which successfully
met over 50 percent of the domestic cement requirements before the
emergence of LTTE terror.
The Secretary said the clinker resources in the peninsula should be
exploited systematically without causing damage to the ground.
He said that the factory could also launch a venture for packaging
cement. The expansion of the KKS cement factory could help boost the
country's development, he said.
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