Nandana Lokuwithana

Nandana Jayadeva Lokuwithana is a Sri Lankan businessperson hails from the area of Madawachchiya. He pioneered many businesses in steel fabrication, engineering, civil construction, fashion, industrial laundry, catering, electromechanical services and hospitality industries in the Middle East.
Early life
Lokuwithana is the eldest of five boys and had his primary education in a village school in Madawachchiya and later he attended to Anuradhapura Central College, Sri Lanka. Due to the prevailing violence at the time, he to move to Colombo and began to work in textiles.Nilona Holding, a member of the Onyx Group which has business interests in the UAE and Sri Lanka awarded AL ROSTAMANI Pegel (ARP) the construction of Marriott Hotel & Marriott Executive Apartments which is the Extended-stay lodging brand of Marriott International, located in Dubai Healthcare City Phase II,is the first ever five star hotel built and owned by a Sri Lankan living overseas.
In 2009 Ceylon Heavy Industries & Construction Company Limited was acquired by the Onyx group and was named Ceylon Steel Corporation Limited. In 2012 the company announced the launch of Sri Lanka's first GI Pipe Mill based in Oruwela, Athurugirya. In November same year Galvanize plant was commissioned. He also expressed his interest in acquiring Holcim Lanka Ltd. But Onyx Group's, bid of US$ 261 million to acquire Holcim (Lanka) Limited was unsuccessful. LafargeHolcim said in a statement that the enterprise value of sale was US$ 400 million.
Controversies
Allegations merged during the bidding process about his strong ties to China, there is speculation that the Onyx Group may be acting as a proxy for Beijing in a Chinese attempt to gain control in Sri Lanka ports. Further it reports that he is named in panama papers.<ref name="Business Standard" />

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