Union Chemicals Lanka PLC

UCAR.N0000

Manufacturing · Chemicals: Specialty

Rs 2,426.25
+0.00%
as of Aug 3, 2026
Price history
+165.31%
P/E
12.8
P/B
2.39
EPS
Rs 189.89
Div Yield
3.38%
Market Cap
Rs 3.6B
Beta
0.29
ROE
19.2%
Op Margin
24.0%

Annual fundamentals

YearRevenueNet profitEPS
2025Rs 1.6BRs 275.0M183.36
2024Rs 1.7BRs 239.3M159.55
2023Rs 1.6BRs 246.9M164.59
2022Rs 1.7BRs 161.7M107.83
2021Rs 1.6BRs 171.7M114.47
2020Rs 1.0BRs 108.1M72.08
2019Rs 955.8MRs 75.0M50.01

Recent dividends

  • 2025 · finalRs 44.00
  • 2025 · first interimRs 38.00
  • 2024 · finalRs 36.00
  • 2024 · first interimRs 27.00
  • 2023 · finalRs 27.00
  • 2023 · first interimRs 18.00
  • 2023Rs 17.00
  • 2022 · finalRs 17.00

About Union Chemicals Lanka PLC

Union Chemicals Lanka PLC manufactures and trades waterborne polymers, adhesives, coatings and industrial chemicals for use in paint, textile and adhesive applications in Sri Lanka. Its principal activities include the manufacture and marketing of polyvinyl/acrylic emulsions (latex) for paint and textile industries and formulations for industrial and domestic adhesive use. The company also indents, imports and markets a diverse range of chemical products, including specialty solvents, polyolefins, coating resins, surfactants and personal care products, sourced from Dow Chemicals Company and its affiliates, and sells trading lines of chemicals and plastic ingredients. Union Chemicals supplies products to a broad spectrum of industrial customers across Sri Lanka (servicing approximately 600 customers and concentrated mainly in the western province) and focuses on emulsions, adhesives, silicones and surfactants for the paint, textile and adhesive industries.

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EconomyNext·Jan 3, 2025·Management or board change
Kosala M Dissanayake appointed chairman of Union Chemicals Lanka

Union Chemicals Lanka appointed Kosala M Dissanayake as chairman effective 31 December 2024. He is a chartered accountant and certified management accountant with prior senior roles including Chairman/MD of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Health Care and MD of Delmage Forsyth.

Manufacturing sector: what is happening

Last 30 days to Aug 4, 2026

US confirmation of a 10% Section 301 tariff preserved competitiveness for Sri Lankan manufacturers, especially apparel and rubber. Exporters sought clear, risk-based guidelines for the new forced labour import ban to avoid shipment delays. June PMI showed manufacturing expanding but slower at 53.0, led by food and beverages. FTZ manufacturers pressed for power wheeling and lower energy costs. Cabinet moved to license scrap metal exports and tighten import prepayments.

Auto-generated from 43 sector news articles over 30 days. Not investment advice. 2 more stories on the sentiment page.