Lanka Special Steels Limited

Lanka Special Steels Limited, located in Sri Lanka is part of Tata Steel’s Global Wires Business. It was incorporated in November 2003 out of Tata Steel’s first overseas acquisition.

Lanka SSL is the sole manufacturer of GI wires in Sri Lanka and caters to the commercial galvanised wires market for end uses like barbed wires, wire meshes and chain links. LSSL’s current product mix of GI wires range from 1.6mm to 4.0mm in thickness and zinc coating of 40 - 100 gsm.

The Company enjoys a market leadership position in the segments that it serves and its future plans include getting into value added wires of medium and heavy coating. It also plans to get into downstream products like barbed wires.

As part of Global Wires - LSSL is committed to improve its business processes, learn and adopt business practices from The Tata Steel Group and instill and practice the Group’s culture of safety.

Lanka SSL is well poised to reap the benefits of the expected economic growth in Sri Lanka and, therefore, will be in a position to consolidate its market share in Sri Lanka and significantly contribute to the Global Wires Business.