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Rhino awarded ‘Best Exporter’ for 2020/21

17 Dec 2021

Rhino was named “Best Exporter” in the Value-Added Minerals sector at the recently held Presidential Export Awards 2021, hosted by the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB). Commenting on the win, Rhino Roofing Products Ltd. Managing Director E.J. Gnanam stated: “Continuous self-improvement and investments in world-class technologies that add value to consumers have made it possible for Rhino to reach this milestone and to contribute to the national economy during such a challenging period. As a 100% Sri Lankan company, for decades, our focus has been on providing the best-quality products to the market. Now we have strategically repositioned ourselves to compete against global players, by creating demand for quality roofing products which we supply.” “I am grateful to the support extended to us by the Minister and all state officials, as Rhino continues on its journey to becoming a truly global company, committed to quality and to sustainable business practices. I am also proud of the Rhino team who, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, enabled the company to serve the Sri Lankan economy by boosting local manufacturing and reaching the export market. We look forward to exploring new growth pockets in the global market for Sri Lankan products and becoming a significant contributor to the export income of the country,” Gnanam added. EDB Chairman Suresh de Mel, Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) Director General Pasan Wanigasekara, Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka Tanvir Ahmad, Department of Government Information Additional Director General Milinda Rajapaksha, Department of Commerce Director of Commerce and Head of Trade Promotion G.L. Gnanadeva, and Sri Lanka-Pakistan Business Council President Somasundaram Deivanayagam were among the dignitaries who graced the occasion. De Mel presented a token of appreciation to Rhino Roofing Products Director Jude Fernando, in appreciation of the company’s achievements in the category of non-traditional exports under the latter’s leadership.


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