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Aitken Spence plays an important role in the country’s tea industry as the partner of a consortium, which owns two plantation companies comprising 33 estates. The plantations cover a land area of approximately 16,000 hectares where the Aitken Spence Plantations division grows high grown.
Talawakelle Plantations produce the distinct Ceylon Tea recognised worldwide as a high grown champagne tea, while “Harrow Ceylon Choice” is the value-added new brand of low-grown teas aimed at an elite market in Sri Lanka and India.
As part of the Aitken Spence plantations diversification programme, land on the plantations has already been diversified for oil palms and we have set up a joint venture palm oil mill. The plantation companies also provide several opportunities for diversification into agro-based industries. |
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| A joint venture factory to manufacture rubber-wood furniture for export has also been set up with a US partner. The plantations also provide opportunities for diversification into eco tourism, real estate development and hydropower. |
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