KSPA Packaging is one of the largest corrugated carton and flexible packaging manufacturer in Sri Lanka. We purchase jumbo paper reels (Kraft Liners, Test Liners, Medium, and White Liners) which are produced in more than 25 different countries and purchased from 20 different suppliers. Purchasing of paper depends on customer requirement, the quality and color of the paper and the price. We follow established procedures for inspecting the quality of the paper in accordance with customer specific testing requirements. The countries from which we purchase our paper materials, the paper manufacturing industry constitutes the main source of income, such that the production of paper has significant economic and employment influences on society. We believe that the production of paper can be sustainable only if it allows for the respect of human rights and fair employment and sustenance to fiber farmers, mill owners, their families and their employees. Purchasing from suppliers who insist on sustainable production is also an expression of our commitment to protecting the environment and conserving energy. KSPA Packaging recognizes the intrinsic environmental, social and economic values of forested landscapes and we are committed to delivering the products our customer want while ensuring the responsible stewardship of the world’s natural resources. We purchase jumbo paper reels for use in the manufacture of our corrugated products. As a result, we have a responsibility to our employees, customers, and other stakeholders to ensure that these products contain wood fiber that has been responsibly managed and harvested. And also we purchase resins for flexible packaging production. Currently, we are looking at promoting recycled resins to be utilized for the manufacturing of flexible packages, rather than fully depending on virgin grade resins, which results in conserving the environment by recycling waste.

KSPA Packaging (Pvt) Ltd. purchases products and services from 340 suppliers worldwide and strives to build long-term relationships with them, based on mutual trust, accountability and adherence to sustainable processes. We recognize the fact that as a large and influential company, we bear a commitment and a responsibility toward our business partners. We expect our suppliers to conduct their business responsibly, both from an economic standpoint, and from a social-environmental standpoint and to fulfill their commitments in accordance with all laws and agreements. We strive to work with a wide variety of suppliers and to support suppliers in peripheral areas and development areas as well as with companies that employ people with special needs. Through the power of a diverse supplier base, we will succeed with Customers and deliver Operational Excellence to achieve our goal of making KSPA Packaging as one of the best and most respected packaging solution provider in the world.

We make efforts to implement a policy and targets to increase the scope of our work with local suppliers as much as possible. 70% of all of KSPA Packaging’s indirect/consumable suppliers are Sri Lankan suppliers. Most of the indirect material (consumable) suppliers and few direct material suppliers are Sri Lankan, other than the purchase of machineries, paper material, resins and machine spares (which are purchased from foreign suppliers). KSPA has significant contracts with number of local suppliers and we strive to purchase as much as economically and logistically possible from local suppliers.

Ethical behavior throughout our supply chain constitutes the basis for sustainability, quality and safety in the production process of our products. We expect our suppliers to meet the highest quality, safety and health standards. As part of the supplier evaluation process, we constantly monitor quality assurance. The vast majority of the suppliers with whom we do business are required to adopt the most stringent quality and safety standards, such as ISO 22000, ISO 14000, ISO 9001 and HACCP packaging standards and food safety methodologies that manage and monitor all of the critical control points in the production process. We give preference to suppliers who provide certification or who declare that they act pursuant to the principles of fair trade.