- CEO
- Karawa Thanthrige Aruna Perera
- Full Time Employees
- 706
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Miscellaneous manufacturing
- Address
- Colombo Sri Lanka
- IPO Date
- Jan 9, 1995
- Business
- C. W. Mackie PLC is a Sri Lanka-based diversified conglomerate engaged in the manufacturing, importing, exporting, and distribution of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), natural rubber and rubber-based products, and industrial and marine solutions. Founded in 1900 and headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the company operates across three primary business segments: Fast-Moving Consumer Goods, Rubber Products, and Industrial Solutions. In its FMCG segment, the company manufactures, bottles, and distributes fruit juice concentrates, ready-to-drink fruit beverages, and cordials under the Sunquick brand through a long-standing joint venture and licensing arrangement with Denmark-based Co-Ro A/S; processes, packages, and markets bottled drinking water, roasted and salted peanuts, cashews, savory snacks, fruit drinks, pickles, and chutneys under the flagship Scan brand; manufactures fruit jams, canned fruits, sauces, cordials, fruit pulps, and processed agro-food products through its subsidiary Kelani Valley Canneries Limited under the KVC brand; and distributes food essences, culinary colorings, and vinegar under the Star brand. In its Rubber Products segment, the company processes, grades, and exports premium Ceylon natural rubber, including sole crepe, pale crepe, ribbed smoked sheet (RSS), and technically specified rubber (TSR); and manufactures molded and extruded rubber components for industrial, automotive, and household applications. In its Industrial Solutions segment, the company imports and distributes marine and protective coatings, industrial paints, and decorative finishes as an authorized distributor for Jotun; imports and supplies refrigeration gases, industrial chemicals, and manufacturing raw materials; and markets welding electrodes, equipment, and specialized packaging materials. Geographically, C. W. Mackie PLC operates an extensive nationwide sales and distribution network across Sri Lanka serving retail, modern trade, wholesale, and hospitality channels, while exporting natural rubber grades and processed food products to international markets across Europe, Asia, North America, and the Middle East. The company operates as part of the Colombo Fort Land and Building Group, with Lankem Ceylon PLC acting as a major shareholder. In recent operational developments, C. W. Mackie PLC expanded and automated its beverage manufacturing and packaging capacity at its Horana industrial complex, enhancing production output for Sunquick and Scan branded liquid beverages. The company broadened its consumer portfolio with the launch of new ready-to-drink (RTD) packaging formats, healthier low-sugar beverage formulations, and flavor extensions across the Scan snack range. In addition, the company modernized processing facilities at Kelani Valley Canneries to scale tropical fruit export volumes, deployed commercial rooftop solar photovoltaic installations across its manufacturing facilities to advance sustainability goals, and digitized its island-wide logistics and warehouse management infrastructure to improve supply chain efficiencies.