The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti - Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development

¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answers are as follows:

¶ 02 (a)(i) Under the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development and the Industrial Development Board (IDB)-managed industrial estates, the following numbers of factories commenced in 2025:

¶ 03 - Ministry-managed estates: - Small-scale: 17 - Medium-scale: 6

¶ 04 - IDB-managed estates: - Small-scale: 3 - Medium-scale: 11

¶ 05 (a)(ii) Items manufactured in the Ministry-managed estates in 2025 include, inter alia: - Buttala Top Ceylon Exports (Pvt) Ltd: local vegetables and fruits value-added products - Uva Paranagama Lewis Engineering (Pvt) Ltd: steel and wooden household items - Nawagampura–Ampara Chair: women’s apparel - Trincomalee Eastern Fertilizer Co. (Pvt) Ltd: fertilizer blending and granulation - Nalanda Ella Wala Green Lanka (Pvt) Ltd: animal feed - Nalanda Ella Wala MV Electronics (Pvt) Ltd: electric charging units for vehicles and machinery components - K & K Rubber Compounding and Related Products (Pvt) Ltd - Ceylon Emerald (Pvt) Ltd: plastic-related products - Samanala Foods: rice flour, noodles and papadam

¶ 06 Items manufactured in IDB-managed estates include: - Tilaka Traders & Engineering Constructions (Pvt) Ltd: foundry products - Ceylon Farmart (Pvt) Ltd: food-based products - Sahara Industries (Pvt) Ltd: wire nails - UPL Lanka (Pvt) Ltd: organic fertilizer - Immense Global (Pvt) Ltd: food-based products - Joyfaxel (Pvt) Ltd: coconut-based energy drinks - Kento Vet Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd: animal feed and medicine - Fullerton Sri Cool Industries (Pvt) Ltd: air-conditioning components - Suresh Suppliers (Pvt) Ltd: cement-based flooring and related items - Moshibi Electricals (Pvt) Ltd: medium and small switchboards - S.K. Suppliers (Pvt) Ltd: mattresses - Mahar Metalwood Industries (Pvt) Ltd: vehicle accessories (metal-based) - Galaxy Aluminium Industries: aluminium-related products - Iro Solutions (Pvt) Ltd: panel boards - Nova Tyre (Pvt) Ltd: tyre retreading - Maxcoco Lanka (Pvt) Ltd: growing media and raw materials - Aluminium recycling units producing aluminium ware - Sumith Marketing Co. (Pvt) Ltd: tyre retreading - Samson Reclaim Rubbers Ltd: recycled rubber - Fadina Tea (Pvt) Ltd: green tea-based products - Bigno Trading (Pvt) Ltd: food-based products - Pallakele ASP Holdings (Pvt) Ltd: paper-related products - ASP Bios (Pvt) Ltd: chemical-based dolomite powder - Pussellawa Suhada Hardware: cement-related products - Panaluwa Miracle Agro Chem (Pvt) Ltd: agrochemicals and fertilizers - Beeji Industries (Pvt) Ltd: gas cookers - MGM Products (Pvt) Ltd: spices

¶ 07 (a)(iii) Export orientation in 2025: - Ministry-managed estates: - Export-oriented: 2 - Domestic market: 19 - Both export and domestic: 1 - IDB-managed estates: - Export-oriented: 4 - Domestic market: 10

¶ 08 (b)(i) Closures in 2025: - Ministry-managed estates: - Small-scale: 1 - Medium-scale: 1 - IDB-managed estates: - Small-scale: 1 - Medium-scale: 1

¶ 09 (b)(ii) Items manufactured by the closed units included: - Puttalam Lanka AAC (Pvt) Ltd: fly ash bricks - Trincomalee Lakmi Export Lanka (Pvt) Ltd: cereal-legume food mixtures - Pallakele ASP (Pvt) Ltd: [paper-related products] - Pussellawa Suhada Hardware: cement-related items

¶ 10 (b)(iii) Export/ domestic split of closures (2025): - Ministry-managed estates: - Export-oriented: 1 - Domestic market: 1 - IDB-managed estates: - Export-oriented: 0 - Domestic market: 2

¶ 11 (b)(iv) Reasons for closure: - Decline in demand (e.g., for fly ash bricks due to construction sector downturn) - Non-availability of raw materials - Financial distress rendering operations non-viable

¶ 12 (b)(v) Steps to promote SMEs and industry: - 33 industrial estates established/operational under the Ministry; infrastructure development substantially completed at Suriyawewa (Hambantota) industrial estate (approx. 20 acres developed); land at Sandamalagama–Rambewa (Anuradhapura, 16 acres) and Aluthepola (Gampaha) prepared to be allotted to suitable investors; works nearing completion at Katunayake (Gampaha) and Ingiriya (Kalutara) estates. - Initiation of a dedicated industrial estate at Paranthan for acid/alkali and other chemical industries; construction underway. - A new salt and salt-based industrial estate at Valachchenai (Batticaloa); environmental assessments completed and final approval awaited; financing earmarked for infrastructure. - Dambulla (Matale) industrial estate establishment progressing; foundational works nearing completion. - Additional estates with land ready for allotment even prior to full infrastructure completion: Nochchiyagama (Anuradhapura, 50 acres), Wellawaya (Monaragala, 9.25 acres), Bangadeniya (Puttalam, 7.58 acres), and Thihagoda (Matara, 6.58 acres). - State lands in estates leased on long-term concessions based on Government valuation (35 years), with a five-year tax holiday per plot. - Provision of utilities (power, water) and road widening as required. - Fast-tracking gazetting of estates as “Industrial Zones” and coordinating statutory clearances with CEB, National Water Supply and Drainage Board, and UDA. - Institutional reforms: integration of SEDD, NEDA and IDB to form the Sri Lanka Industrial Transformation and Innovation Authority (ITIA); Cabinet approval obtained in January; enabling legislation being prepared to create a national platform for industry support. - Policy measures: policy and strategic framework; regulatory and business environment reforms; enterprise ecosystem development; targeted SME support, particularly for start-ups and early-stage enterprises. A detailed response is placed in the Library.

¶ 13 (c) Not applicable.