Lanwa Sanstha Cement Corp. inks two agreements with HIPG

Nandana Lokuwithana Chairman of Lanwa Sanstha Cement and Johnson Liu - CEO, Hambantota International Port Group Pvt. Limited (HIPG) signing the two agreements

The conveyor belt dedicated for transportation of raw material from port to plant

• To set up 2.4km conveyor belt between cement plant in Mirijjawila EPZ and H’tota port
• Second agreement grants licence to Lanwa Sanstha Cement to operator 2 ship unloaders in jetty area allocated to company
• To begin cement production in January; intends to ease current cement shortage

Two agreements were signed between Lanwa Sanstha Cement Corporation (Pvt) Ltd and Hambantota International Port Group (Pvt) Ltd recently which allow Lanwa Sanstha cement plant in Mirijjawila Export Processing Zone to be connected with the Hambantota International Port via a 2.4 km long conveyor belt.

The agreements also grant a licence to Lanwa Sanstha Cement to operate 02 ship unloaders owned by Lanwa in the Jetty area allocated to Lanwa Sanstha Cement. 

The conveyor belt dedicated for transportation of raw material from port to plant with increased efficiency assures no wastage and zero pollution. 

Environment-friendly, dust free, overhead-enclosed conveyor belt could transport 1,200 tons per hour.  A ship with the capacity of 60,000 tons could be unloaded within 03 days with the state-of-the-art infrastructure. The production capacity of the plant is estimated to be 3 million MT per annum.

Lanwa Sanstha Cement is a 100 percent local investment and a BOI venture. One of the highlights of the facility would be the emphasis on latest technology where all mixing will be carried out with latest European technology while many of the other equipment used throughout the production process have been customised by pioneers in innovation. Packaging is done using state-of-the-art technology for improved efficiency and minimal wastage. 

Hambantota International Port Group is a public-private partnership and a strategic development project between the Government of Sri Lanka and China Merchants Port Holdings (CMPort). It is incorporated as a private limited liability company under the laws of Sri Lanka. HIPG’s parent company CM Port is the largest and a globally competitive public port developer, investor and operator in China

Chairman of Lanwa Sanstha Cement Nandana Lokuwithana said, “This plant is the first of its kind in Sri Lanka utilising cutting-edge European technology to yield optimum outcomes while being environmentally conscious through continuous monitoring. 

We are delighted that we have been able to collaborate with Hambantota International Port Group (Pvt) Ltd to take the manufacturing process to the next level. Also, we hope that this would be a positive inception for the benefit of the construction industry of our motherland.”

The manufacturing facility features a fully automated stacker reclaimer yard and two bridge type ship unloaders, a breakthrough in cargo handling shifting from labour-intensive to tech-oriented aligning local industry with global trends.

Lanwa Sanstha Cement will have a storage capacity equivalent of three cargo ships. All these features are new to Sri Lanka and only available at a handful such facilities regionally.  Lanwa Sanstha Cement is expected to meet the requirements of all major construction projects locally including Port City and expressways once commissioned, manufacturing the entire gamut of blended cement products including Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), Portland Slag Cement (PSC) & Portland Limestone Cement (PLC) and Blended Hydraulic Cement (BHC).

Lanwa Sanstha Cement (Pvt) Limited is a sister company of Ceylon Steel Corporation Limited, which manufactures a host of products including QT bars, Hot Dipped Galvanized pipes (GI pipes), BOX bars, Round Tubes, Wire Nails, MS rods, purlins & meshes under the ‘Lanwa’ brand. 

Lanwa Sanstha Cement Corporation (Pvt) Ltd Chairman Nandana Lokuwithana also heads Ceylon Steel Corporation Limited, Onyx Group in the UAE, Marriot Al Jadaf Hotel in Dubai, Marangoni Industrial Tyres Lanka (Pvt) Ltd and Ferntino Tyre Corporation (Pvt) Ltd in Horana.