‘Puritas Sath Diyawara’ wins National Energy Globe Award 2017 - Nominated as Sri Lanka’s representation for Energy Globe World Award
Flagship CSR initiative of Hayleys Group that provides clean drinking water to villages affected by Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) – 'Puritas Sath Diyawara’ was announced by Energy Globe Institute of Austria as the leading social initiative in Sri Lanka. This announcement was made in parallel to the celebration of World Environment Day on 5th June 2017. This recognition has nominated Puritas Sath Diyawara as the Sri Lanka’s representation for Energy Globe World Award, which is selected out of best projects/national winners of 178 countries around the world.
“It is a landmark achievement for Puritas Sath Diyawara to be recognized in a global scale. This Initiative has already been identified as a leading social initiative in the Asian region for the past few years. With this recognition Puritas Sath Diyawara has shown its impact on society as a prominent CSR initiative internationally. Our Group efforts through the funding and participation of all key sectors have reached 16 villages across Sri Lanka serving over 25,000 people in CKD affected areas. We are looking forward to expand this initiative with added scope on addressing other socio-economic needs of the people”, Mr. Mohan Pandithage, Chairman and Chief Executive of Hayleys Group stated.
Energy Globe Award is awarded under patronage of UNESCO and done in cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and is presented to successful sustainable projects with feasible solutions to address environmental problems and which conserve and protect our resources or that employ renewable energy.
3rd Award in a Row for ‘Puritas Sath Diyawara - Going Beyond’ and Green Leadership Award for Haycarb PLC’s “Haritha Angara”, at the prestigious Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards (AREA)
Flagship CSR initiative of Hayleys Group that provides clean drinking water to villages affected by Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) – Puritas Sath Diyawara’s “Going Beyond” initiative was recognized by Enterprise Asia as a leading social initiative in the Asian Region. In the recently concluded award ceremony held in Bangkok, Thailand, Puritas (Private) Limited of Haycarb Plc which is under the Hayleys Group umbrella was applauded for its efforts of currently operating 13 Projects in North and North Central Provinces in Sri Lanka. All these projects are funded by the key sectors of the Hayley’s Group as its flagship CSR initiative.
“We are privileged to have won three AREA awards in a row for the past three years. This depicts the impact of Puritas Sath Diyawara and its sister program – ‘Going Beyond’ to the Sri Lankan society at large, catering over 25,000 people in the country. Recognition at a global platform gives initiative of this nature the confidence to sustain in the future and expand its reach to provide clean drinking water to CKD affected areas’, Mr. Mohan Pandithage, Chairman and Chief Executive of Hayleys Group stated.
Further, Haycarb PLC’s Haritha Angara- an initiative aiming to promote green charcoaling and assist charcoal manufacturers in Sri Lanka was awarded with renowned Green Leadership award at the AREA awards. The project has expanded to 13 districts around Sri Lanka creating 84 environmentally friendly charcoal pits at an investment of Rs. 70 million.
Commenting on the award Mr. Rajitha Kariyawasan, Managing Director of Haycarb Group stated, “It is a great occasion for Haycarb to win the Green Leadership award for this initiative and showcase our best practices on a global platform. Haritha Angara has identified the need for sustainability and crafts solutions in an earth – friendly manner. So far we have created positive impact on over 20,000 lives protecting their source of income as well as preserving the natural environment. We hope to magnify these positive impacts Haritha Angara creates in years to come’.
AREA Awards organized by Enterprise Asia recognizes and honours Asian businesses for championing sustainable and responsible entrepreneurship emphasizing leadership, on-going commitment, and involvement in communities and in protection of the environment into the way they run their businesses.
Director - Hayleys PLC /Managing Director - Haycarb PLC, Rajitha Kariyawasan & Director - Haycarb PLC / Puritas Pvt Ltd, Sharmila Ragunathan receiving the award
Managing Director - Haycarb PLC, Rajitha Kariyawasan & Deputy General Manager - Haycarb PLC, Sanjaya Perera receiving the award
Haycarb at Aquatech China 17!
Haycarb PLC Participated in the Aquatech China 2017 Exhibition held in Shanghai China last week.
Representatives from Haycarb PLC Sri Lanka and Distributor of Haycarb in China - Beijing Golden Sale Equipment Co. Ltd were present at the exhibition. The team was able to provide descriptive details regarding activated carbon and its vast range of applications to the customers and visitors who were interested.
Haycarb was able to meet Chinese and worldwide activated carbon buyers and build solid contacts with them. Haycarb continues to grow in China with a strong distributor in China Beijing Golden Sale Equipment Co. Ltd which has energetic sales managers and extensive customer service they are providing to the customers. Haycarb PLC ensures on time delivery to all the customers and the best quality carbon backed by technical support.
Haycarb records turnover of USD 91.5 Mn and profit before tax of USD 8 Mn for 2016/17
The Sri Lankan multinational Haycarb PLC reported revenue of USD 91.5 Mn, profit before tax of USD 8 Mn and profit after tax of USD 6.3 Mn for financial year 2016/17. The earnings per share of equity holders of the company increased to USD 0.19 for the year.
The Chairman of Haycarb PLC and its parent company Hayleys PLC, Mr. Mohan Pandithage said that the company posted a profit before tax of over LKR 1 billion for the 5th consecutive year signaling the success of diversification and the resulting stability of the businesses driven by its long term strategies.
Haycarb PLC Managing Director, Mr. Rajitha Kariyawasan explained that the company was able to show both top and bottom line growth amidst key challenges in supply chain for raw material and volatility in some of its key global markets.
He added that successful development and commercialization of a number of value added high margin products, expansion of its strategic customer base and growth shown in key geographic markets together with the significant growth shown in the environmental engineering segment of the business (Puritas) helped to retain the overall performance of the group. He also said that cross functional teams delivered significant improvements in efficiencies and cost savings that added to the bottom line through lean projects that increased yields of specific equipment and product lines and reduced re-work.
The biggest challenge faced by the group in 2016/17 fiscal year is the significant shortages in charcoal supplies and resultant high prices in its Indonesian operations as a result of significant coconut crop reduction which impacted the results negatively. This was compounded by the oversupply of activated carbon from low cost manufacturers from India and Philippines resulting in the company not being able to pass on the cost increases to the end customer.
Mr. Kariyawasan noted that a significant portion of raw material sourced in Sri Lanka and Thailand were procured through environment friendly charcoaling initiatives that have been developed and promoted amongst suppliers by providing technology and financial assistance. The company continued to promote “Haritha Angara”, the environment friendly charcoaling pits in Sri Lanka as a strategic initiative, while Carbokarn supported the operation of the vertical charcoaling kiln facility.
The performance of Sri Lankan entities significantly improved due to higher production throughput, increase in the value added portfolio and stability in raw material prices achieved through its “Haritha Angara” program. He further added that notable performance was reported by Thailand operations, which included satisfactory growth in the regeneration business.
Mr. Kariyawasan said the environmental engineering arm Puritas (Pvt.) Ltd. has shown creditable growth in its performance by expanding its share in waste water and water purification solutions in Sri Lanka and in the Region. The significant growth shown by this segment in the last couple of years and its potential to further diversify and grow will strengthen the overall group he further added.
Haycarb plays a leading role in the flagship CSR initiative of our parent company Hayleys PLC. “Puritas Sath Diyawara” leverages on the technical knowhow of the environmental engineering business to provide purified drinking water to persons affected by the chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the Central and North Central Provinces of Sri Lanka. We are pleased to note that four more projects were commissioned during the year. The initiative now provides 130,000 litres of purified drinking water per day to nearly 25,500 persons spread across 16 villages.
Mr. Kariyawasan stated that the company remains confident of its position of strength and stability in the activated carbon industry, regeneration services and the environmental engineering segment to continue the growth platform in the background of continued emphasis placed on environmental sustainability, standards and regulations globally.
Haycarb is the pioneer manufacturer of coconut shell activated carbon in any coconut producing country with manufacturing facilities in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia supported by marketing offices in the USA, UK and Australia. The company contributes net foreign exchange revenues with its value adding processes and is a leading and technologically superior manufacturer in its chosen segment.
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