The Plastics and Rubber Institute of Sri Lanka (PRISL) elected a new team to guide its affairs at its Annual General Meeting held recently. PRISL, is the country’s apex body for providing education and training for employees in the plastics and rubber industry.
Heading the new team is Kaushal Rajapaksa as President. The two Vice Presidents are Sampath Ramanayaka and Kalyana Dhirasekara, Secretary: P.P. Perera, Treasurer: Lalith Jayawardana and Asst. Secretary: Prabhath Jayasinghe.
Making his inaugural address Rajapaksa expressed his gratitude to outgoing President, Koendraad Pringiers for his leadership in guiding the institute to achieve milestones over the past three years. Rajapaksa pledged to continue the trend and take the PRISL to new heights.
Outlining the history of the PRISL, he said the Plastics and Rubber Institute of Sri Lanka was set up in 1960 as the local section of The Institution of the Rubber Industry in London. With the parent body being later renamed as ‘The Plastics and Rubber Institute’, the local body was renamed as The Plastics and Rubber Institute – Sri Lanka Section.
It became an independent local institute in 1994 following registration with the Registrar of Companies as the ‘The Plastics and Rubber Institute of Sri Lanka’. The principal objective of the PRISL is facilitating industrial development, mainly through the training and education of the employees in the plastics
and rubber industries and promoting school-leavers to join the industry.