Hayleys Fibre commissions Rs. 600mn coir processing facility to boost exports and rural jobs

Hayleys Fibre, a member of the Hayleys Group, announced the commissioning of a Rs. 600 million coir processing facility in Kadigawa, Nikaweratiya, one of the largest recent investments in Sri Lanka’s coconut sector.

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The 48-acre site, located in the heart of Sri Lanka’s Coconut Triangle, integrates husk processing, fibre extraction, coco peat milling, drying, and storage within a single facility. Designed to meet nearly one third of the company’s raw material requirements, the operation consolidates every stage of the coir value chain on a single site, enhancing efficiency, quality, and reliability.

Marketed under the company’s Haygreen brand, the Nikaweratiya operation is Sri Lanka’s first fully integrated coir facility, uniting the entire value chain on a single site to enhance quality, streamline logistics, and establish a new standard for sustainable prediction: The facility as also been designed with the capacity to expand both horizontally and vertically in the future, ensuring scalability in line with global demand.