Minister intervenes to resolve safety matches industry supply side problems
Sri Lanka's Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen said a high level policy directive is now awaited after his intervention to resolve the crisis Sri Lanka's safety match industry is currently facing due to supply side pressure.
The Minister said the historic safety match industry spanning 100 year period and producing an essential item in the day-to-day lives of households is an important part of Sri Lanka's Small and Medium Industry (SMI) sector.
Minister Bathiudeen was addressing the safety-match producing industry representatives who met him on 8 May at the Ministry to inform him of the grave scenario.
The industry team was led by Chairman of Sri Lanka Safety Match Makers Association (SLSMMA) and Chairman of Sun Match Co Ltd, Mr B.D.R. Rajan.
Mr Rajan explainin...