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Latex Glove Manufacuring

ID: 728127 Sri Lanka

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Expert has 21 years of experience in the Latex dipping industry covering Natural, Nitrile and Chloroprene Latex dipping chemistry and Technology. Having excelled in the manufacture and technnolgy of Flocklined Natural Latex based (NR) Industrial household gloves, he transferd his attention to develop NR/Synthetic flocklined gloves. He progressed from there to develop Nitrile and Chloroprene flocklined and unlined gloves.
Over the years he has gained wide experience in developing the right kind of plants and technology to produce unlined / flocklined, bead rolled and chlorinated products at the lowest cost and the highest quality acceptable worldwide in over 60 countries.
In addition, he has experience in the manufacture of supported gloves based on Polycotton, Kevlar and other Engineering fibers, coated with NR, Nitrile and Chloroprene Latex
As Managing Director/CEO he set up a Board of Investment approved medical glove manufacturing facility in Thailand for export of Powder Free medical gloves to the USA and Europe, as well as the rest of the world, satisfying FDA and CE standards gathering over 6 years experience in overall planning, implementation of the entire project and finally enabling it to become a profitable venture.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1977 Degree: PhD Subject: Polymer Technology Institution: University of Aston in Birmingham UK
Year: 1974 Degree: MSc Subject: Polymer Technology Institution: University of Aston in Birmingham
Year: 1970 Degree: BSc Subject: Chemistry Institution: University of Ceylon

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2003 to 2009 Employer: Dipped Products (Thailand) Limited Title: Managing Director /CEO Department: Management
Responsibilities:
As Managing Director of the project he was responsible for obtaining BOI approval, Project fFinancing from Thai banks, Planning, Engineering and Technology selection, Manpower selection, Training, obtaining compliance to relevant ISO standards and the final implementation and completion of the project.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1988 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Director (Technical) Department: Management
Responsibilities:
He was responsible for all technological developments of the company for the manufacture of Flocklined, Unlined, Supported and medical examinations gloves based on Natural, Nitrile and Chloroprine Latex. He was involved in obtaing ISO approval for the group having been the first Management Representaive of the Company. He was involved in the both overseas and local expansion of manufacturing facilities of the group and in the final years took over the responsibility of marketing of medical gloves overseas.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1977 to 1988 Employer: Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka Title: Head Department: Rubber Technology
Responsibilities:
He was responsible for research and development in Rubber Technology and Chemistry and was responcible for training of technical officers required to develop the rubber product manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Plastics and Rubber Institute of Sri Lanka
Awards / Recognition
National Award for Scientific Achievements 1991
Publications and Patents Summary
He has published 22 papers and 3 patents

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