{"id":23478,"date":"2023-12-06T10:54:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T05:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/?page_id=23478"},"modified":"2025-07-24T15:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T09:55:12","slug":"paint-chemical-and-painting-materials-sector-ac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/paint-chemical-and-painting-materials-sector-ac\/","title":{"rendered":"Paint, Chemical and Painting Materials Sector Advisory committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23478\" class=\"elementor elementor-23478\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-832edbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"832edbc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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                            <\/ul>\n\n            <div class=\"tab-content elementkit-tab-content\">\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-0c4e18d  active show\" id=\"content-0c4e18d69e469df04ef2\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-0c4e18d69e469df04ef2-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <section id=\"e-left\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0;\"><div id=\"e-left-inner\" class=\"left-inner\" style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat( auto-fit, minmax(500px, 1fr) ); grid-column-gap: 30px;\"><div class=\"details\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img style=\"width: 250; height: 250; margin: 0 auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/14.jpeg\" \/><b>MR. GAMINI GUNASEKERA <\/b><\/p><div style=\"height: 50px; text-align: center;\"><em>Union Chemicals Lanka PLC<\/em><\/div><div style=\"height: 5px;\">\u00a0<\/div><p><strong>CONTACT INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none; margin-left: 5px;\"><li>\u260f : 0777 515224<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\ud83d\udce7: gamini@ucll.lk<\/li><\/ul><div style=\"height: 50px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"height: 10px;\">\u00a0<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"details\"><div style=\"height: 30px;\">\u00a0<\/div><p><strong>ACADEMIC QUALOFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>National Diploma in Technology in Chemical Engineering<\/li><li>Master of Business Administration (MBA).<\/li><li>Bachelor of Law (LLB).<\/li><li>Master of Law (LLM)).<\/li><li>Attorney-at-Law<\/li><li>Diploma in Commercial Arbitration<\/li><\/ul><div style=\"height: 30px;\">\u00a0<\/div><p><strong>OTHER INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Platinum Honor\u2019s (PIM) Alumni \u2013 2009<\/li><li>Most Promising Entrepreneur \u2013 Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2013<\/li><li>Sri Lanka Entrepreneur of the year 2010 -Silver Award.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/section>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-63f8fd1 \" id=\"content-63f8fd169e469df04ef2\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-63f8fd169e469df04ef2-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <h1 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \"><strong>Advisory Committee Members<\/strong><\/h1><p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-54\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-54\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>NO.<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>Name of the Committee Members<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong>Designation and the Institution<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><strong>Contact Details<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">B.A.K.W.L Piyarathna<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Director<br \/>\nMinistry of Industries<br \/>\n73\/1, Galle Road, Colombo OF<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0112333312<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 windikalak@yahoo.com<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">S.A.N.C. Silva<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Assistant Director<br \/>\nSri Lanka Standards Institution<br \/>\nNo.17, Victoriya Place, Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 08<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0112671567<br \/>\n0112671572<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 noroshani@slsi.lk<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ramya Wijesekera<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Principal Research Engineer (Environmental Technology Section)<br \/>\nIndustrial Technical Institute <br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0714434774<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 ramya@iti.lk<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mohan Gunasinghe<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Director \u2013 Technical Services<br \/>\nIndustrial Development Board <br \/>\n615, Galle Road, Katubedda, Moratuwa<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0773613441<br \/>\n0112605278<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lukshmi Fernando<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Assistant Director<br \/>\nCentral Environmental Authority<br \/>\n\u201cParisara Piyasa\u201d,104, Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha, Battaramulla.<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0712360756<br \/>\n0112872605<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 lukshmi@cea.lk<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">V.A.C. Hansani<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Technical Officer<br \/>\nParanthan Chemicals Company Limited<br \/>\nL3, No. 446, Galle Road, Rathnalana<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">D.A.A.K. Amaradewa<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Development Officer<br \/>\nNational Authority for Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention<br \/>\n15th Floor, Suhurupaya, Battaramulla<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">0112876008<br \/>\n0711210749<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 amaradewadaak@gmail.com<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Prof. A.H.L.R. Nilmini<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Dean \u2013 faculty of Technology<br \/>\nUniversity of Sri Jayewardenepura<br \/>\nPost Office Box \u2013 6, Nugegoda<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0718676298<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 nilmini@sjp.ac.lk<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dr. S.A.D.T. Subasinghe<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Senior Lecture <br \/>\nDep. Of Chemical &amp; Process<br \/>\nUniversity of Moratuwa<br \/>\nBandaranayake Mawatha, Moratuwa<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0777864835<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 thusharas@uom.lk<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Aelian Gunawardane<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Chairman<br \/>\nSri Lanka Paint Association<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0777344536<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 aelian@jatholdings.com<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">12<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chaminda Wijerathne<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Chairman<br \/>\nCropLife Sri Lanka  <br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0777252674<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 chamenda@lankem.lk<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">13<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Damindra De Silva<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Deputy General Manager<br \/>\nNippon Paint Lanka (Pvt) Ltd<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 07724447035<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 damindras@nipponpaint.com.lk<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">14<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Daminda Siriwardana<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Chief Executive Officer<br \/>\nLankem Ceylon PLC<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0777252685<br \/>\n \ud83d\udce7 daminda@lankem.lk<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">15<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">D A S Dehipitiarachchi<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">General Manager<br \/>\nAkzoNobel Paints Lanka Private Ltd<br \/>\nLevel 10, Maga One, No 200, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0773071562<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 anton.dehipitiarachchi@akzonobel.com<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">16<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ismail<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Chief Operation Officer<br \/>\nMacksons Holdings<br \/>\n6th Floor,<br \/>\n443, Galle Road,<br \/>\nColombo 03<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0777790675<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 ismail@macksons.com<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">17<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Vaithilingam Kiritharan<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">General Manager<br \/>\nCauseway Paint Lanka (Pvt) Ltd<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0777348689<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7Vaithilingam.kiritharan@asianpaintscauseway.com<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">18<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ruwan Sooriyarachchie<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Director\/ General Manager<br \/>\nDIC Lanka (Pvt Ltd<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0740235205<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 ruwan.suriyarachchie@dic.com.lk<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">19<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Gamini Gunasekera<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Managing Director<br \/>\nUnion Chemicals Lanka PLC<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0777515224<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 gamini@ucll.lk<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">20<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sanjaya Bulathsinghala<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Director<br \/>\nCeegreen Engineerng (Pvt) Ltd<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0716850924<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 Sanjaya.b@ceegreen.lk<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">21<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tisara Samarasuriya<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Director<br \/>\nPetrokem Lanka (Pvt) Ltd<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f0714297436<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 tisara@petrokemlanka.com<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">22<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Neelaka Karunarathne<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">General Manager<br \/>\nWatercare Technologies (Pvt) Ltd<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f0770025027<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 neelaka@wct.lk<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">23<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Laksiri Abayagunaratne<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">General Manager<br \/>\nFinex Engineering (Pvt) Ltd<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f0770552061<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 laksiri@finexengineering.com<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">24<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">T D P Maduranga<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Director<br \/>\nTDP Termoline<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f0773843423<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 tdpthermoline@gmail.com<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">25<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Manthi Weerasekara<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Head of Technology and Operations<br \/>\nColorcroma (Pvt) Ltd<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0724809986<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 Manthi_weerasekera@yahoo.com<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">26<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Senarath Kiriwaththuduwage<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">General Manager<br \/>\nHayleys Agriculture Holdings Limited<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0776569779<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7Senarath.kiriwaththudawage@agro.hayleys.com<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">27<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Nilanga Wijesinghe<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Managing Director<br \/>\nG B Coatings (Pvt) Ltd<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0777368174<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 Snilanga69@gmail.com ks@gbcoating.net<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">28<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chayanka Wickremesinghe<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Director<br \/>\nSithara Limited<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u260f 0719712172<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 chayanka@sitharaltd.com<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-f532983 \" id=\"content-f53298369e469df04ef2\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-f53298369e469df04ef2-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Introduction-sector-overview.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Sector overview &#8211; Paint, Chemical and Printing Material Sector<\/span><img src=\"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ElatedUnfinishedCock-size_restricted.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paint-sector.pdf\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\">\n<\/iframe>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                \n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3539871 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3539871\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf2a43f\" data-id=\"cf2a43f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ccc30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79ccc30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e5d7ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1e5d7ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf9aa9d\" data-id=\"bf9aa9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d71b37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"1d71b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Statistics <\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625456f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"625456f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To be updated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fed886b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"fed886b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d4fe93\" data-id=\"1d4fe93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d246a35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-funfact\" data-id=\"d246a35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-funfact.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact text-center     \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact-inner position_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementskit-funfact-icon icon icon-building\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number-percentage-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"number-percentage\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t      data-value=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t      data-animation-duration=\"3500\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-style=\"static\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"funfact-title\"><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5686a5\" data-id=\"e5686a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501156c elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-funfact\" data-id=\"501156c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-funfact.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact text-center     \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact-inner position_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementskit-funfact-icon fasicon icon-review\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number-percentage-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"number-percentage\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t      data-value=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t      data-animation-duration=\"3500\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-style=\"static\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t+\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"funfact-title\"><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-706fc38\" data-id=\"706fc38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a687c50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-funfact\" data-id=\"a687c50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-funfact.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact text-center     \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact-inner position_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementskit-funfact-icon fasicon icon-money-bag\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number-percentage-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"number-percentage\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t      data-value=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t      data-animation-duration=\"3500\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-style=\"static\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"funfact-title\"><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb66c63\" data-id=\"cb66c63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4433b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-funfact\" data-id=\"a4433b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-funfact.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact text-center     \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact-inner position_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementskit-funfact-icon fasicon icon-trophy\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number-percentage-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"number-percentage\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t      data-value=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t      data-animation-duration=\"500\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-style=\"static\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t%\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"super\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"funfact-title\"><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6908cc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6908cc0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b35d08f\" data-id=\"b35d08f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-819a6ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"819a6ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e28f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e28f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chemical-2023.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Data Book 2023\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paint, Chemical and Printing Material Sector Advisory committee Advisory Committee Chairman Advisory Committee Members Sector overview MR. GAMINI GUNASEKERA Union Chemicals Lanka PLC\u00a0 CONTACT INFORMATION \u260f : 0777 515224 \ud83d\udce7: gamini@ucll.lk \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 ACADEMIC QUALOFICATIONS National Diploma in Technology in Chemical Engineering Master of Business Administration (MBA). Bachelor of Law (LLB). Master of Law (LLM)). Attorney-at-Law Diploma in Commercial Arbitration \u00a0 OTHER INFORMATION Platinum Honor\u2019s (PIM) Alumni \u2013 2009 Most Promising Entrepreneur \u2013 Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2013 Sri Lanka Entrepreneur of the year 2010 -Silver Award. Advisory Committee Members Edit NO. Name of the Committee Members Designation and the Institution Contact Details 1 B.A.K.W.L Piyarathna Director Ministry of Industries 73\/1, Galle Road, Colombo OF \u260f 0112333312 \ud83d\udce7 windikalak@yahoo.com 2 S.A.N.C. Silva Assistant Director Sri Lanka Standards Institution No.17, Victoriya Place, Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 08 \u260f 0112671567 0112671572 \ud83d\udce7 noroshani@slsi.lk 3 Ramya Wijesekera Principal Research Engineer (Environmental Technology Section) Industrial Technical Institute \u260f 0714434774 \ud83d\udce7 ramya@iti.lk 4 5 Mohan Gunasinghe Director \u2013 Technical Services Industrial Development Board 615, Galle Road, Katubedda, Moratuwa \u260f 0773613441 0112605278 6 Lukshmi Fernando Assistant Director Central Environmental Authority \u201cParisara Piyasa\u201d,104, Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha, Battaramulla. \u260f 0712360756 0112872605 \ud83d\udce7 lukshmi@cea.lk 7 V.A.C. Hansani Technical Officer Paranthan Chemicals Company Limited L3, No. 446, Galle Road, Rathnalana 8 D.A.A.K. Amaradewa Development Officer National Authority for Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention 15th Floor, Suhurupaya, Battaramulla 0112876008 0711210749 \ud83d\udce7 amaradewadaak@gmail.com 9 Prof. A.H.L.R. Nilmini Dean \u2013 faculty of Technology University of Sri Jayewardenepura Post Office Box \u2013 6, Nugegoda \u260f 0718676298 \ud83d\udce7 nilmini@sjp.ac.lk 10 Dr. S.A.D.T. Subasinghe Senior Lecture Dep. Of Chemical &amp; Process University of Moratuwa Bandaranayake Mawatha, Moratuwa \u260f 0777864835 \ud83d\udce7 thusharas@uom.lk 11 Aelian Gunawardane Chairman Sri Lanka Paint Association \u260f 0777344536 \ud83d\udce7 aelian@jatholdings.com 12 Chaminda Wijerathne Chairman CropLife Sri Lanka \u260f 0777252674 \ud83d\udce7 chamenda@lankem.lk 13 Damindra De Silva Deputy General Manager Nippon Paint Lanka (Pvt) Ltd \u260f 07724447035 \ud83d\udce7 damindras@nipponpaint.com.lk 14 Daminda Siriwardana Chief Executive Officer Lankem Ceylon PLC \u260f 0777252685 \ud83d\udce7 daminda@lankem.lk 15 D A S Dehipitiarachchi General Manager AkzoNobel Paints Lanka Private Ltd Level 10, Maga One, No 200, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5 \u260f 0773071562 \ud83d\udce7 anton.dehipitiarachchi@akzonobel.com 16 Ismail Chief Operation Officer Macksons Holdings 6th Floor, 443, Galle Road, Colombo 03 \u260f 0777790675 \ud83d\udce7 ismail@macksons.com 17 Vaithilingam Kiritharan General Manager Causeway Paint Lanka (Pvt) Ltd \u260f 0777348689 \ud83d\udce7Vaithilingam.kiritharan@asianpaintscauseway.com 18 Ruwan Sooriyarachchie Director\/ General Manager DIC Lanka (Pvt Ltd \u260f 0740235205 \ud83d\udce7 ruwan.suriyarachchie@dic.com.lk 19 Gamini Gunasekera Managing Director Union Chemicals Lanka PLC \u260f 0777515224 \ud83d\udce7 gamini@ucll.lk 20 Sanjaya Bulathsinghala Director Ceegreen Engineerng (Pvt) Ltd \u260f 0716850924 \ud83d\udce7 Sanjaya.b@ceegreen.lk 21 Tisara Samarasuriya Director Petrokem Lanka (Pvt) Ltd \u260f0714297436 \ud83d\udce7 tisara@petrokemlanka.com 22 Neelaka Karunarathne General Manager Watercare Technologies (Pvt) Ltd \u260f0770025027 \ud83d\udce7 neelaka@wct.lk 23 Laksiri Abayagunaratne General Manager Finex Engineering (Pvt) Ltd \u260f0770552061 \ud83d\udce7 laksiri@finexengineering.com 24 T D P Maduranga Director TDP Termoline \u260f0773843423 \ud83d\udce7 tdpthermoline@gmail.com 25 Manthi Weerasekara Head of Technology and Operations Colorcroma (Pvt) Ltd \u260f 0724809986 \ud83d\udce7 Manthi_weerasekera@yahoo.com 26 Senarath Kiriwaththuduwage General Manager Hayleys Agriculture Holdings Limited \u260f 0776569779 \ud83d\udce7Senarath.kiriwaththudawage@agro.hayleys.com 27 Nilanga Wijesinghe Managing Director G B Coatings (Pvt) Ltd \u260f 0777368174 \ud83d\udce7 Snilanga69@gmail.com ks@gbcoating.net 28 Chayanka Wickremesinghe Director Sithara Limited \u260f 0719712172 \ud83d\udce7 chayanka@sitharaltd.com Sector overview &#8211; Paint, Chemical and Printing Material Sector &nbsp; Statistics To be updated. 0 0 + 0 0 % Data Book 2023\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23478"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23478"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32197,"href":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23478\/revisions\/32197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}