🌱 Pelwatte Dairy Commissions Sri Lanka's Largest Dairy Effluent Treatment Plant to Boost ESG and Export Readiness

Pelwatte Dairy Industries Limited has commissioned the largest Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) within a dairy processing operation in Sri Lanka at its Buttala facility, advancing its dairy sector sustainability and global market positioning. • Capacity & Growth: The future-proofed facility holds a base treatment capacity of 250 m³ per day, engineered to handle peak volumes up to 325 m³ (a 30% additional capacity buffer) to support scalable production growth. • Strategic Impact: The investment embeds Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into core operations, designed to unlock access to stringent Western, European, and Far Eastern export markets. • Technology & Compliance: Integrates advanced systems like Integrated Dissolved Air Flotation (IDAF) and Sequential Batch Reactors (eSBR) to manage critical waste parameters (BOD and COD). The plant aligns with Central Environmental Authority (CEA) discharge standards and ISO 14001 practices. • Industry Context: Developed in collaboration with Industrial Solutions Lanka (Pvt) Limited, the initiative elevates the sustainability and global credibility of Sri Lanka's local agriculture & dairy processing industry.