Activated Carbon :
Incorporated in 1973, Haycarb, the pioneer manufacturer of activated carbon in any coconut producing country, is today the world’s largest coconut shell based activated carbon manufacturer. Our product range covers standard, washed, and impregnated carbons in granular, pellet and powder form.

Activated carbon presently has a wide range of applications in air, gas and liquid purification and precious metal recovery. In addition to its wide scale usage in water purification, solvent recovery and waste water treatment; our products have moved up the activated carbon value chain to serve high value niche applications such as vehicle cabin air filters, military and industrial gas masks and medical applications.

Increasing customer demand over the years has spurred us to progressively increase capacity, and today we:

Purification Engineering:
Haycarb’s subsidiary Puritas an ISO 9001 certified company, prevents and remedies environmental pollution in local industry. We are a turnkey solutions provider for:

raw water treatment

liquid effluent and sewage treatment

solid waste management

noise abatement

air pollution control

Puritas also supplies biomass based power plants that produce thermal and electric energy. This provides additional benefits of cleaner emissions and the opportunity for clients to qualify for carbon Credits under Kyoto Protocol of the UNFCC. Our plants are designed, with some processes even patented in Sri Lanka, and are guaranteed to meet required standards and specifications.

With the Group’s manufacturing plants in strategic locations, a well developed marketing network and worldwide awareness that increasingly demands environment-friendly and environment enhancing products, the opportunity for expansion in this sector is immense.