* Lanwa Sanstha Cement Plant will open in January 2022, Sunday, October 31, 2021, 8:14 PM Sri Lanka time, Colombo News Channel, Sri Lanka.

October 31, Colombo: Lanwa Sanstha Cement Corp (Pvt) Ltd plans to open a cement plant in the Mirijjawila Export Processing Zone in Hambantota in January 2022.

The initial production capacity of the cement plant is 1 million tons, and the total production capacity will be increased to 3 million tons in the later period.

Hambantota International Port Group and Colombo's Lanwa Cement Company recently signed an agreement to promote the construction of the plant.

According to the agreement, Hambantota Port will provide facilities, including the installation of two container landing machines, to process the raw materials required for cement production.

Lanwa Cement stated that the factory will create 300 direct jobs.

Lanwa Sanstha Cement (Pvt) Limited is the sister company of Ceylon Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., the most important steel manufacturer in Sri Lanka. The company’s products include QT bars, hot-dip galvanized pipes (GI pipes), BOX bars, and round pipes. , Nails, MS rods, purlins and nets under the "Lanwa" brand of wire.