Beira Group expands recycling plant

One of Sri Lanka's leading brushware and filament exporters, BPPL (Beira Parawood Products Ltd), also known as the Beira Group, exports its products to the US, Canada and Australasian markets.

A mop making line and a washing plant was commissioned recently adding to its recycling plant which converts waste Polyethylene Teraphthalate (PET) bottles into plastic chips, which are then converted by its filament factory into filaments for brushes. Another facility produces Poly Propylene (PP), (Poly-Butylene Teraphthalate (PBT) and Nylon filaments.

BPPL also has an in-house facility to hackle and mix natural fibre. The company's brush factory produces 10 million pieces per month including plastic brush backs (solid, foam and co-injected) and completes the final stage of combining output from the other four factories, using high speed computerized European machinery.

Around 75 tonnes of post-consumer plastic bottles are washed each month and crushed as input to the extrusion lines.

The company remains focused on expanding its presence in new and emerging markets apart from entrenching its presence in established markets.

About 70% of its products are exported to leading brands in the US and 13% to Australia and New Zealand.

Chief Executive Officer, BPPL, Dr. Anush Amarasinghe, said, "BPPL is led by a vision to push the frontiers of brush-making through research and innovation, underpinned by a strong sense of ethical responsibility and sustainable manufacturing."

"As a company, we constantly think about how we could do things better, more responsibly, in a more meaningful manner and thereby add value not only to customers but also to the knowledge base of the country. We have ambitious plans chalked out for BPPL and are well on our way to achieving them," he said.

The company also manufactures environment-friendly cleaning products for the professional, commercial and household markets.

The company's wood processing factory produces approximately 11 million units per month and has its own saw mill and kiln drying facilities. BPPL has embedded backward integration into its operations, which gives it a clear competitive advantage. Its factories use raw materials such as rubber wood, recycled plastics, cotton yarn, coco and palmyrah fibre.