Eco-Spindles recycled polyester yarn facility to double polyester yarn production
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From left: Board of Investment of Sri Lanka Horana Export Processing Zone Senior Deputy Director Sujeewa Thilakumara, Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment – Environmental Pollution Control and Chemical Management Division Director S.M. Werahera, Secretary to the Ministry of Environment Dr. Anil Jasinghe, BPPL Holdings Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Anush Amarasinghe, Central Environmental Authority Director General P.B. Hemantha Jayasinghe and Eco-Spindles (Pvt.) Ltd Deputy General Manager Manoj Udawatte.
Eco-Spindles (Pvt.) Ltd, the pioneering Sri Lankan plastic bottle recycler and manufacturer of polyester yarn and monofilaments, commenced Phase 2 of its expansion strategy to add 20,000 sq.ft of production space at its state-of-the-art facility in Horana last week.
Already one of only two such facilities in the entire world, once completed, the expanded facility will double polyester yarn production capacity at Eco-Spindles.
The foundation stone was laid by Secretary to the Ministry of Environment Dr. Anil Jasinghe together with Central Environmental Authority Director General P.B. Hemantha Jayasinghe, Board of Investment of Sri Lanka Horana Export Processing Zone Senior Deputy Director Sujeewa Thilakumara, Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment, Environmental Pollution Control and Chemical Management Division Director S.M. Werahera, BPPL Holdings Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Anush Amarasinghe and Eco-Spindles (Pvt.) Ltd Deputy General Manager Manoj Udawatte, in the presence of other senior representatives from Eco-Spindles at a special ceremony held on Monday.
“We are excited to be laying the foundation for the continued growth of Eco-Spindles, and the greater sustainability of our nation. All over the world, people are waking up to the urgent need to create and enter a circular economy. The expansion of our Horana facility is another vital step in this direction,” BPPL Holdings Managing Director and CEO Dr. Anush Amarasinghe said in a media release issued by the company.