Lankem teams up with Italian paint giant

With exciting plans in the pipeline for diversification and market development, Lankem Ceylon PLC has spread its wings in the realm of decorative paints by partnering with the Italian decorative paint giant Candis.

Sri Lankan consumers will thus be offered a world class fashion experience for their walls combined with Italian sophistication.

Speaking at the launch event in Colombo, Director Lankem Ceylon PLC Ruwan T. Weerasinghe said, “Colour has been a medium of expression and freedom. What we are offering the local consumer today is this freedom to express and indulge themselves, and decorate their walls, and hence their lives, with this truly marvelous decorative paint experience with a touch of Italian finesse”, he added.

Also present on the occasion were Italian Ambassador Fabrizio Arpea, President of the SLIA Ranjan N a d e s s a p i l l a y, D e p u t y Chairman Lankem Ceylon PLC S. D. R. Arudpragasam, Managing Director Anushman Rajaratnam and Director Ruwan Weerasinghe.

“With ambitious plans based on nearly three decades of successful operations, Lankem Ceylon has kept to its vision of being the ‘front runner’ in the array of industries it represents, creating a niche in each one of them”, Weerasinghe further said.

Export Manager of Candis Paints Nanni Graffi said, “We’re happy to team up with Lankem Paints and revolutionise Sri Lanka’s decorative paints market. Being a tropical and temperate country, Sri Lanka abounds in colour. Candis paints are logically a further extension of these hues and bring a vibrant palette of a myriad of colours to complement the Sri Lankan experience”.

Being part of the Lankem Ceylon Group, Lankem Paints Limited is a pioneering paint manufacturer in Sri Lanka since 1984 and currently owns the international brand name Robbialac under which name all coatings are produced and sold.