The Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyapperuma - Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning
Five factories are currently operating in the relevant investment zone: Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Phylochem, Ceylon Fragrance Group, Empire Feed Mills, and Dongxia Industrial Lanka, covering pharmaceuticals, plant extracts, fragrances/cosmetics, animal feed, and export apparel. The Deputy Minister reported 429 direct jobs, 1,290 indirect jobs, and an estimated total employment impact of 3,465, noting that two projects are under construction and one is awaiting commercial operations. He stated that the zone is investment-ready and that the Board of Investment can allocate land once prospective investors make final decisions.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, on behalf of the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, I provide the following answer.
¶ 02 (a) (1) There are 05 factories in operation.
¶ 03 (ii) The names are: 1. Synergy Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Pvt.) Limited 2. Phylochem (Pvt.) Limited 3. Ceylon Fragrance Group (Pvt.) Limited 4. Empire Feed Mills (Pvt.) Limited 5. Dongxia Industrial Lanka (Pvt.) Limited
¶ 04 (iii) Categorization: 1. Synergy Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Pvt.) Limited – Pharmaceutical manufacturing 2. Phylochem (Pvt.) Limited – Plant extract production 3. Ceylon Fragrance Group (Pvt.) Limited – Fragrance and cosmetics manufacturing 4. Empire Feed Mills (Pvt.) Limited – Animal feed manufacturing 5. Dongxia Industrial Lanka (Pvt.) Limited – Apparel for export
¶ 05 (iv) Direct employment: 429. Indirect employment: 1,290. Estimated total employment: 3,465. (Two projects are under construction and one project is awaiting commercial operations.) See annex. I table the annex.
¶ 06 (v) The Zone has been identified as an investment-ready site for prospective investors. The Board of Investment stands ready to proceed with land allocation upon investors’ final decisions.
¶ 07 (vi) Does not arise.
¶ 08 (b) Does not arise.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 6 February 2025 ·No. 1739271735020022 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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