About us

Union Chemicals Lanka PLC

Union Chemicals Lanka Plc (UCLL) is a manufacturing cum trading organization for chemicals & allied products specialized in waterborne polymer dispersions. We are a public quoted company listed in the Colombo stock exchange and a leading supplier of chemical products to Paints, inks, Packaging, Detergents, Cosmetics, Rubber, Latex, Textile, Food and Pharmaceutical industries.

Our company began its chemical manufacturing operation in 1984 under Union Carbide Ceylon Ltd. We remained as an affiliate of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) until year 2000 after which Dow Chemicals acquired UCC and the company was renamed as Union Chemicals Lanka Ltd . In November 2003, Dow Chemicals divested itself from Union Chemicals Lanka Ltd.

UCLL is the pioneering organization for manufacture of waterborne polymer dispersions in Sri Lanka. The company ventured in to the consumer market through manufacturing a range of waterborne coatings for wood and leather. UCLL represents Dow Chemicals(USA), Eastman (USA), Macropolymers Pte Ltd( India), Dominian Color Corporation(Netherlands), and Sunflag Chemicals(India) for a range of chemical products.

MISSION

We are the most customer focused, quality conscious, preferred supplier of industrial chemicals in our key markets. Our people are innovative, empowered, put safety first and act as company owners

IMS POLICY

  • We provide high quality chemical products and innovative solutions to the industry and create opportunities for success through trusted and reliable partnerships with our customers.

  • Our employees are trained, developed and empowered to work professionally. They act as business owners and add value to all stake holders of the company.

  • Our business processes are oriented towards adding long term value and competitiveness through effective resource utilization and continuous improvement.

  • Our company shall determine the external and internal issues that are relevant to our operations and plan actions to address those issues

  • We are committed to meet or surpass legal, regulatory and applicable statutory requirements. We comply with guiding principles of UCLL responsible care program.

  • We conduct our business in a socially responsible manner adhering to green manufacturing practices.



Board of Directors

Dr. Azeez M Mubarak - Chairman
Dr. Azeez M Mubarak was appointed to the Board on 5th August 2013. Dr. Mubarak, a former Director/CEO of the Industrial Technology Institute (formerly CISIR) has also served on the Boards/Councils of the University of Colombo, Post Graduate Institute of Science, National Engineering Research & Development Centre and Sri Lanka Accreditation Board, and in many Presidential and Ministerial Task Forces dealing with Science & Technology. He had been an active member of Sri Lanka Delegation in several bilateral discussions with India on S&T cooperation. Presently he is a Commission Member, National Science and Technology Commission and a Board Member of REPPIA. He currently represents the E.B. Creasy & Co PLC as a Non-Executive, Independent Director. Dr. Mubarak, a Commonwealth Scholar, graduated from the University of Colombo with a First Class Honours in Chemistry and has a PhD from the University of Cambridge, U.K. Dr. Mubarak is a Past President of the Institute of Chemistry, a Past General President of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) and the current President of the National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka (NASSL).
Mr. H.A.D.U.G. Gunasekera - Managing Director
Mr. H.A.D.U.G. Gunasekera was appointed as the Managing Director on 01st April 2000. He holds a Master of Business Administration, Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He is an Attorney-at-Law, LL.B (OUSL), LL.M(Col), a Fellow of Incorporated Engineers, Sri Lanka and a Fellow of Institute of Management Services (U.K). He serves as the Chairman of National Cleaner Production Center, the Vice President of Organization of Professional Association of Sri Lanka, the Past Chairman of Ceylon National Chamber of Industries and a Director of Lan Management Development Services (Pvt) Ltd.
Mr. G.R. Pathmaraj
Mr. G.R. Pathmaraj was appointed to the Board on 18th March 1988. He is a Graduate of Bachelor of Commerce, holds Master of Business Administration and he is a member of the British Institute of Management. Presently, he is the Managing Director of K.G. Investments Ltd, Cinemas Ltd, Cinemas Entertainment Ltd, and a Director of Energizer Ltd.
Mr. R. De Zilwa
Mr. R. De Zilwa was appointed to the Board on 26th March 2008. He holds a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ceylon. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka and a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK. He has been extensively involved in the research, design and development of Industrial processing equipment in Sri Lanka and overseas. He has played a major role in Sri Lanka by getting international recognition for engineering academic programmes and professional engineering qualifications, and presently is the General Manager of Engineering Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd.
Mr. U. L Pushpakumara
Mr. U. L Pushpakumara was appointed to the Board on 10th July 2012. He is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He has held Financial and Management positions in Public Listed Companies in Sri Lanka and the Middle East.
Mr. K. M. Dissanayake
Mr. K. M. Dissanayake was appointed to the Board on 1st April 2016. Mr. Kosala M. Dissanayake is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCA), Fellow Member of the Society of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (FSCMA), a Member of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants in Australia (CMA), a Fellow Member of Institute of Certified Professional Managers (FCPM), a Member of the Sri Lankan institute of Marketing (MSLIM). He had also followed the General Management Program at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1997. He was awarded for Excellence in Business Management by ICMA of SL in 2009. Mr. Dissanayake had served as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Pharmaceutical Association, the President of International Advertising Association, a Director of Institute of Printing and Graphics - Sri Lanka Ltd, and as the Vice President of Lanka Lion Athletics Association. He had also served as a committee member of the Cosmetic Devices and Drugs Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Health, a committee member of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, a committee member of the Bishop’s College Board of Governors, a member of the national Labour Advisory Committee for the Ministry of Labour and a member of the advisory Committee for the Ministry of Interior. Mr. Dissanayake was the Chairman/Managing Director of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Health Care, Managing Director of Delmage Forsyth & Company Ltd., and the Group Director Administration for Asiri Group of Hospitals.


Recognition

Achievements

Our company is certified for ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 and has excelled in areas of quality, safety, productivity and responsible care standard. UCLL has won numerous awards at national level including the National Productivity Gold award, Gold Award for Achiever of Excellence for 2 years and National Industrial Safety award for 3 years

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