Tata Steel, part of India’s giant Tata Group, is hosting over 650 dealers and other delegates for a dealers conference in Sri Lanka on February 7.
The organisers said in a media release that Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardene will inaugurate the Tata Steel and Tata Tiscon annual dealer conference at the Taj Samudra hotel in Colombo along with the High Commissioner for India Gopal Baglay.
Tata Steel, is one of the world’s most geographically diversified steel producers with operations that are fully integrated – from mining to the manufacturing and marketing of finished products. They form part of the Tata Group which is India largest conglomerate operating in over 150 countries.
Tata Steel, together with its subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, is spread across five continents with an employee base of over 65,000. The group recorded a consolidated turnover of US$32.83 billion in the financial year ending March 31, 2022.
“Tata’s decision to hold the conference in Sri Lanka is a demonstration of Indian companies willing to support the rebuilding efforts in Sri Lanka. The conference and logistics is being handled by their main dealer and representative in South India the VNC Group,” the statement said.
Tata Steel will also make a substantial cash contribution to the ‘Lifeline Sri Lanka’ project jointly run by Rotary International and UNICEF to fund medicine supplies to Sri Lanka.
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