The link between you and nature………
Operations
     soil2soil Starch-Plastic Packaging Production Process



Input                  Process                  Output
                          • Processing Raw
                            Materials and
  • Importing Raw           Obtaining             • Selling Starch-
    Materials from          Finished Good           Plastic
    Malaysia                of Starch-Plastic       Packaging to
                            Packaging               Customers
Strategy
Chamaka Ambagahawatte
Vision
To lead the revolution into Bio-Plastic packaging and to be the
 leading corn based plastic packaging manufacturer in South
                             Asia…

                          Mission
   Our aim is to produce and supply Bio-Plastic Packaging
solutions both the local and foreign markets at an affordable
  price, using green and lean ways of production at highest
      quality and achieve 100% customer satisfaction…
Objectives
o To produce alternative Bio-Plastic packaging
  solutions at an affordable price.
o Employee the most efficient ways of manufacturing
  and to achieve the highest quality possible.
o Make sure that our carbon footprint is minimal and
  thus be green producer.
o In 5 years time move on into new product markets
  with the same material.
o Increase shareholder wealth following sustainable
  business practices.
Goals
Being versatile and quick
    to adapt & adopt
                               Employ green
                            thinking within the
 Commit to the                   business

society by going
     green              Using sustainable
                        business practices
Political
PESTEL                Regulation
                      Corruption
                                        Analysis
        Legal        Bureaucracy
    High cost of                       Economic
                     Development
    redundancy                        High income
    Employment                           growth
         and                         Lack of labour
   environmental                      High interest
        laws                              rates

                                        Social
   Environmental
                                     Green image
    Concern for
                                        Career
    going green
                                     advancement
   Negative aspect
                     Technological      Liberal
      of plastic
                       Innovative      thinking
                      new product
                      High output
                        machines
soil2soil Ideologies
               Green through CSR

Liberal working conditions
                       Close monitoring
Timeliness in           of competition
   supply     Pride of working
                  for soil2soil
Path to Success
                     Improving workers’
                           moral
Being realistic in
   objectives          Determination,
                    intense and focused
  Financial & Human
                         hard work
      Resource
     Management
Branding and
 Marketing
 Sameera Weerakoon
Branding
                   hope for a greener environment




                                     natural colours

solid link in between!!!
Product

    Decomposable

No petroleum

    Value Additions
Price
                       3 months credit
Pricing targeting luxury markets


            Increasing competitiveness
              through Value Addition
Promotion
                           Motivating consumers
                           to select retailers who
 Conferences and Trade
                             use our packaging
         Fairs
                         Canvassing through
                             meetings
Advertorials
                             TV Programs
Place
Village areas with
  easy access to
 ports and labor


                 Imported from Malaysia,
                   but back up suppliers
                         available
Market Segmentation
      Luxury brands in
       their packaging



     Leading supermarket
   chains in stock packaging


                    Leading hotel chains here
                        and in Maldives
SWOT Analysis
Strengths             Weaknesses
Eco-friendly          Low finance power
Repeat business       B2B orientation




Opportunities         Threats
Concern to go-green   New entrants
Government assist     Bio-degradable PE
Finance
Charith Gunasekere
Costing
Raw material cost per MT                      USD 5500
Cost per kg after taxes and clearing               LKR 935

                             Price per kg (LKR)
               Raw Materials      935
               At Extrusion        60         10
               Printing           150         80
               Patch Handle       115         50
               Margin             100        100
               TOTAL             1360        240
                                                       4 Colour Printed
               Profit Margin                0.18            15”x18”
                                                         At 160 Guage
               Price per Bag     17.8
Overheads
     1st Phase - 17000kg        2nd Phase - 34000kg
Electricity           300,000                600,000
Value Additions 2,380,000                  4,760,000
Taxes (VAT+NBT) 1,636,188                  3,272,375
Wages                 320,000                420,000
Transportation        100,000                120,000
Telephones             30,000                 60,000
Water                  10,000                 10,000
Insurance             100,000                100,000
Miscellaneous         100,000                100,000
                    4,976,188              9,422,375
Capital Allocation
Machinery                              1st Year (mn)        2nd Year (mn)        3rd Year (mn)
Extruder                          x1          3            x2      6            x2      6
Cutting Machnice                  x1          3            x2      6            x2      6
Patch Handle Machine              x1          4            x1      4            x1      4
Printer                           x1          3            x1      3            x1      3
Auxiliary                                     2                    2                    1
Vehicles                          x1          3            x2      5            x2      5
                                                   18                   25                   24
Fixed
Land(45perch @ 250k)                         11                   11                   11
Building (6000sqft @Rs.2750per)              17                   16                   16
                                                   28                   27                   27
Working Capital
Raw Materials                                32                   64                   95
Overheads                                    12                   18                   25
                                                   44                   81                  120
Unseen Expenses                                        4                    2
TOTAL                                              93                  136                  171
Capital Allocation
                  Capital (mn)

180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
 0
       Year 1   Year 2           Year 3
Sales
Targets (MT)
Month    JAN   FEB   MAR    APR      MAY   JUN   JUL    AUG   SEP   OCT   NOV   DEC

Year 1   Construction And Equip.      5                       10                12

Year 2                                     18                                   21

Year 3                                     25                                   30



Cumulative Sales (MT)
                            Year 1                 59
                            Year 2                216
                            Year 3                300
Human Resource
 Management
   Sameera Weerakoon
one single family…
Structure
                Managerial

   Factory Manager              Accountant

5 Machine Operators    Driver      2 Assistants


3 Machine Assistants
Competence                                      Recruitment
                                                                   Head-hunted/
              Management                                              Poached


                                                                 Similar Companies
   Factory Manager
                              Accountant
Experienced with ability
                              Experience in
 to handle operational                                           Packaging Industry
                            production sector
 management, quality
                              is compulsory
control and minor HRM


      5 Machine Operators                                       Village Area
         Experience not
         mandatory but
           preferred                                          Recommendations
Training
Training for experienced
                           Employees to be
   regarding company       trained on green
        strategy               practices



   Experienced             Cross-trained
     to train                and work
  inexperienced               rotation
Evaluation & Compensation
                        Free training
Regular increase in   through technical
 salaries to match        colleges
     inflation
                            Performance
                           and attendance
                           based bonuses
            Salary above
           industry norm
Sustainability
  Charith Gunasekere
Product
                        20% less energy in
                           processing
Effect on world food
 prices and security

                       Crop with short
  Sustainable origin    maturity time
     of material
Power Consumption
    extra payment directly by us to the Hydro-power supplier.




            Payment                      Payment



             Power                        Power
                                                Independent
Factory               National Grid
                                              hydro-power plant
Reducing Pollution

                     Less noise pollution

Recycling through
    3rd party
                    No water or air
                    pollution due to
                    industry nature
CSR
Mariana Perera
Donations for
   Social events         education

       Food security programs like
         “World Food Program”

                             Tree planting
Educating younger             campaigns
   generation
Benchmark for ethical conduct

Following legal      Environmental
  obligations
                      Regulations
Empowering employees
    economically
Conclusion

Soil2Soil

  • 1.
    The link betweenyou and nature………
  • 2.
    Operations soil2soil Starch-Plastic Packaging Production Process Input Process Output • Processing Raw Materials and • Importing Raw Obtaining • Selling Starch- Materials from Finished Good Plastic Malaysia of Starch-Plastic Packaging to Packaging Customers
  • 3.
  • 4.
    Vision To lead therevolution into Bio-Plastic packaging and to be the leading corn based plastic packaging manufacturer in South Asia… Mission Our aim is to produce and supply Bio-Plastic Packaging solutions both the local and foreign markets at an affordable price, using green and lean ways of production at highest quality and achieve 100% customer satisfaction…
  • 5.
    Objectives o To producealternative Bio-Plastic packaging solutions at an affordable price. o Employee the most efficient ways of manufacturing and to achieve the highest quality possible. o Make sure that our carbon footprint is minimal and thus be green producer. o In 5 years time move on into new product markets with the same material. o Increase shareholder wealth following sustainable business practices.
  • 6.
    Goals Being versatile andquick to adapt & adopt Employ green thinking within the Commit to the business society by going green Using sustainable business practices
  • 7.
    Political PESTEL Regulation Corruption Analysis Legal Bureaucracy High cost of Economic Development redundancy High income Employment growth and Lack of labour environmental High interest laws rates Social Environmental Green image Concern for Career going green advancement Negative aspect Technological Liberal of plastic Innovative thinking new product High output machines
  • 8.
    soil2soil Ideologies Green through CSR Liberal working conditions Close monitoring Timeliness in of competition supply Pride of working for soil2soil
  • 9.
    Path to Success Improving workers’ moral Being realistic in objectives Determination, intense and focused Financial & Human hard work Resource Management
  • 10.
    Branding and Marketing Sameera Weerakoon
  • 11.
    Branding hope for a greener environment natural colours solid link in between!!!
  • 12.
    Product Decomposable No petroleum Value Additions
  • 13.
    Price 3 months credit Pricing targeting luxury markets Increasing competitiveness through Value Addition
  • 14.
    Promotion Motivating consumers to select retailers who Conferences and Trade use our packaging Fairs Canvassing through meetings Advertorials TV Programs
  • 15.
    Place Village areas with easy access to ports and labor Imported from Malaysia, but back up suppliers available
  • 16.
    Market Segmentation Luxury brands in their packaging Leading supermarket chains in stock packaging Leading hotel chains here and in Maldives
  • 17.
    SWOT Analysis Strengths Weaknesses Eco-friendly Low finance power Repeat business B2B orientation Opportunities Threats Concern to go-green New entrants Government assist Bio-degradable PE
  • 18.
  • 19.
    Costing Raw material costper MT USD 5500 Cost per kg after taxes and clearing LKR 935 Price per kg (LKR) Raw Materials 935 At Extrusion 60 10 Printing 150 80 Patch Handle 115 50 Margin 100 100 TOTAL 1360 240 4 Colour Printed Profit Margin 0.18 15”x18” At 160 Guage Price per Bag 17.8
  • 20.
    Overheads 1st Phase - 17000kg 2nd Phase - 34000kg Electricity 300,000 600,000 Value Additions 2,380,000 4,760,000 Taxes (VAT+NBT) 1,636,188 3,272,375 Wages 320,000 420,000 Transportation 100,000 120,000 Telephones 30,000 60,000 Water 10,000 10,000 Insurance 100,000 100,000 Miscellaneous 100,000 100,000 4,976,188 9,422,375
  • 21.
    Capital Allocation Machinery 1st Year (mn) 2nd Year (mn) 3rd Year (mn) Extruder x1 3 x2 6 x2 6 Cutting Machnice x1 3 x2 6 x2 6 Patch Handle Machine x1 4 x1 4 x1 4 Printer x1 3 x1 3 x1 3 Auxiliary 2 2 1 Vehicles x1 3 x2 5 x2 5 18 25 24 Fixed Land(45perch @ 250k) 11 11 11 Building (6000sqft @Rs.2750per) 17 16 16 28 27 27 Working Capital Raw Materials 32 64 95 Overheads 12 18 25 44 81 120 Unseen Expenses 4 2 TOTAL 93 136 171
  • 22.
    Capital Allocation Capital (mn) 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
  • 23.
    Sales Targets (MT) Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Year 1 Construction And Equip. 5 10 12 Year 2 18 21 Year 3 25 30 Cumulative Sales (MT) Year 1 59 Year 2 216 Year 3 300
  • 24.
    Human Resource Management Sameera Weerakoon
  • 25.
  • 26.
    Structure Managerial Factory Manager Accountant 5 Machine Operators Driver 2 Assistants 3 Machine Assistants
  • 27.
    Competence Recruitment Head-hunted/ Management Poached Similar Companies Factory Manager Accountant Experienced with ability Experience in to handle operational Packaging Industry production sector management, quality is compulsory control and minor HRM 5 Machine Operators Village Area Experience not mandatory but preferred Recommendations
  • 28.
    Training Training for experienced Employees to be regarding company trained on green strategy practices Experienced Cross-trained to train and work inexperienced rotation
  • 29.
    Evaluation & Compensation Free training Regular increase in through technical salaries to match colleges inflation Performance and attendance based bonuses Salary above industry norm
  • 30.
  • 31.
    Product 20% less energy in processing Effect on world food prices and security Crop with short Sustainable origin maturity time of material
  • 32.
    Power Consumption extra payment directly by us to the Hydro-power supplier. Payment Payment Power Power Independent Factory National Grid hydro-power plant
  • 33.
    Reducing Pollution Less noise pollution Recycling through 3rd party No water or air pollution due to industry nature
  • 34.
  • 35.
    Donations for Social events education Food security programs like “World Food Program” Tree planting Educating younger campaigns generation
  • 36.
    Benchmark for ethicalconduct Following legal Environmental obligations Regulations Empowering employees economically
  • 37.