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Sri Lanka Cement Corp to invest in Kankesanthurai revamp

04 October 2013, Published under Cement News

The Sri Lanka Cement Corporation is to invest LKR1500m (US$11.4m) to revamp the Kankesanthurai Cement Factory (KKS) in Kankesanthurai, which has been the object of repeated proposals for revival over recent years.    The plant has a capacity of 760,000tpa but operations ceased in 1990 as a result of political instability and security concerns in the north. Following the revamp work, the Kankesan plant will be able to meet around 10 per cent of domestic cement demand, Lanka News reported. ...

KKS Cement Factory to resume operations, Sri Lanka

15 May 2012, Published under Cement News

THe Kankesanthurei Cement Factory (KKS), Sri Lanka’s oldest cement plant, will resume operations before year-end under a programme to revive state ventures, according to Dr Willy Gamage State Resources and Enterprise Development Ministry Secretary In a interview with the Sri Lanka Sunday Observer, Mr Gamage and SJ Paranagama, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Cement Corporation (SLCC) discussed the project’s progress. Presently, there are two projects in the pipeline: one is the establishment of a...