Lankem commissions Rs. 70 m soap plant

Lankem Consumer Products Ltd., a subsidiary of Lankem Ceylon PLC recently commissioned a new laundry soap plant at its manufacturing complex in Sapugaskanda.

Director Lankem Ceylon PLC, Ruwan T. Weerasinghe said, "This Rs. 70 m state-of-the-art laundry soap plant is on par with any international standard and has the capacity to produce 15 mt per shift."

"With the commissioning of this facility we are geared to creating a new dimension in the Sri Lankan laundry soap market by offering a product with germicidal properties and setting a new standard in the laundry category which will improve the quality of life of all Sri Lankans".

Lankem Sunny Double Active soap is marketed in two variants. Both varieties contain germicidal properties.

"Laundry soap is the single largest category in the laundry business in Sri Lanka and this state-of-the-plant produces high quality laundry soap tablets. It also gives Lankem total control of all the inputs which will help us deliver a superior product to the consumer," Weerasinghe said.

A spokesman for the company said, "With the commissioning of this plant, Lankem is poised to create a revolution in Sri Lanka's laundry soap industry."