SRI LANKA TIMBER CENTRE
July 1st, 2001
BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKE, in Columbo, Sri LankaTHE TIMBER industry in Sri Lanka is to be given a boost with the setting up of a Dedicated Economic Centre in Lunawa, in the Colombo capital district of Sri Lanka.Construction should begin start by the end of August for what is being called a one-stop-shop for the industry, which will include sales points and an exhibition centre, as well as centralised facilities for the seasoning of timber, polishing and stripping. Sri Lanka press reports say that the funding of the centre will be borne by the government ...
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