Ceylon Glass produces wide range for export and local markets

• Source:Ceylon Glass Co. Ltd.
• Post Time:2008-6-24
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Ceylon Glass Company Limited (CGC) - Sri Lanka’s glass manufacturer, a BOI venture has introduced new technology and is currently one of initial pioneers in South Asia that is able to manufacture a wide range of bottles made of coloured glass. In addition Ceylon Glass Company Limited is Piramal Enterprise’s first venture outside India. Technology, which has been developed in India, is now available in Sri Lanka, making the island the only location in Asia to have this technology. Piramal Glass is a leading glass manufacturer based in India having manufacturing plants in USA, Sri Lanka and of course, India.

The possibility of making glass bottles in a wide variety of colours such as blue, green, pink, olive green, dead leaf and other colours, has opened new opportunities to make products for the export market. The company has succeeded in producing wine and liquor bottles made out of coloured glass. Currently wine bottles made by Ceylon Glass have been exported to the growing Indian market, where there is now considerable demand on the part of consumers for wine. Some coloured bottles have also been exported to Australia, the Philippines, Maldives and Mauritius.

The company has the ability to meet demands, both small and large. Typically a small order is for 2 days run but can also meet higher runs, depending on the needs of customers.

CGC signed an agreement with the BOI to invest over US $ 20 million in the relocation of a state of the art production facility at Horana in the first phase. The production facility was located at Horana in line with the BOI policy called the "300 Enterprise Programme" that has sought to attract investment to areas outside Colombo and Gampaha.

Production is now much more diverse and caters to an entire range of Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics & Perfumes, Aerated Drinks, Liquor, Wine, Foods & Agro Container requirements. There has also been an increase in the types of glasses produced by CGC that include Cobalt Blue, Dark Blue, Dead Leaf Green, Olive Green colour bottles to various global customers.

The Company’s new Plant is located on 26 acres of land represents an investment of Rs 3.7 billion. The new facility will result in an increase of up to 250 tons of glass per day.

CEO & Executive Director, Sanjay Tiwari stated his company currently operates four manufacturing lines, producing an estimated 200 tons a day, while the fifth line is expected to commence operations soon. "With the commencement of the fifth manufacturing line and installation of the Boosting System our production capacity at the Horana Plant will then go up to 250 tons per day" said Tiwari.

He added that the Company was already producing more than 150 varieties of bottles, catering to over 200 customers for a range of industries including the pharmaceutical, soft and hard liquor, carbonated drinks, food and beverages, cosmetics, perfume and agro chemical sectors. He further said that they would give priority to provide 100% of the local glass requirement.

With the commissioning of the new Plant the Company’s current production capacity for manufacturing coloured bottles of different shapes would be more than doubled. Tiwari added that this enabled CGC to export larger volumes of different coloured and shaped wine bottles to all major wine producing countries.

According to Sanjay Tiwari, the domestic requirement for glass is increasing at a rate of 8% - 10% annually and the global demand in also increasing stably.

The CEO of CGC said entering the UK glass market is a huge challenge faced by any company and proudly added that his company had succeeded in securing orders from UK. Ceylon Glass Company, which achieved the "Superbrand" status, has added to its services a team of professional designers to create innovative designs to meet the design requirements of both large and small-scale buyers.

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