We welcome you at the Institute for Applied Material Flow Management.

We welcome you at the Institute for Applied Material Flow Management. As a young institute we define our tasks as analyzing material and energy flows at regional and company/ operational level, spotting/ recognizing potentials for optimization and initiating implementation. It is our goal to enhance added value while diminishing environmental impact. Together with partners from municipalities, ministries, companies and many other actors we...

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Research & Consulting

Focus of the research & development services is the holistic optimisation of material flows like biomass, water, waste, energy and resources. Material flow management supports sustainable economic approaches referring to closed materials cycles as well as the implementation of zero-emission strategies. According to the principles of sustainable development, material flow management must consider environmental, economic and social aspects. To meet the complexity of material flow management and related aspects, IfaS offers a wide range of research...

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Reaching for Success: Jeyantha Industrial Park

After finishing the half-way point of the trip, Travelling University reached its fourth and final destination: Jaffna, hometown of Jeyantha Industrial Park and NEFAD Foundation. The Industrial Ice Manufacturing Plant was the main focus at the Jeyantha Industrial Park owned by Mr. Senthan who is its founder. The daily production of the plant is 400 ice cubes, which is the maximum plant capacity. The owner has plans to diversify his products portfolio by...

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Kings Ice (Pvt). Ltd

The third stop of the travelling university led the students to Trincomalee, hometown of the Kings Ice (Pvt) Ltd where the owner, Mr. D.B. Jeyakumar called the students for help. He owns an Industrial Ice Manufacturing plant started in 2013. He processes 450 ice cubes per day which are bought by fishermen. Ice manufacturing is highly affected by the fish production. Fish production varies due to business and environmental changes therefore it directly...

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Ambitious visions for an ambitious traveling university! - Himalee Dairy Company

The second stop of the traveling university lead the students to Maradankadawala, home of the Himalee Dairy Company where the owner, Mr. C.A.H.M.N. Chandrasekara, called the students for help. In 1998, he started his small curd production with 3.5 litres of buffalo milk per day. Currently he processes nearly 5,000 litres a day and aims to be one of the biggest sustainable curd producers within the next five years. This enormous growth and...

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Greening the green! - Serandipol (Pvt) Ltd.

The first stop of the traveling university posed a real challenge for the participating 20 students: greening one of Sri Lanka´s greenest enterprises. The well-known producer of virgin coconut oil, Serendipol Ltd, inter alia operates a seasoned corporate social responsibility program ensuring and promoting their organic supply and production scheme. Consequently, the company has been awarded organic and fair trade labels and serves some of the most...

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Serendipol (Pvt) Ltd, Kuliyapitiya

The first destination of TU 2014 was Serendipol (Pvt) Ltd in Kuliyapitiya, a virgin coconut oil manufacturer and exporter to the Western countries. The processes as well as all the other operations were examined by TU 2014 team and the suggestions were made in order to overcome the identified issues with regard to management, technical and production operation aspects. ...

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