Talawakelle Tea Estates Plc
CCSELK:TPL.N0000125.00
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- CEO
- N. P. Abeysinghe
- Full Time Employees
- 4,849
- Sector
- Consumer non-durables
- Industry
- Food: major diversified
- Address
- Colombo Sri Lanka
- IPO Date
- Jan 11, 2000
- Website
- talawakelleteas.com
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- Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC is a Sri Lanka-based plantation company engaged in the cultivation, processing, manufacture, and distribution of black tea, green tea, specialty artisanal teas, renewable energy generation, and diversified agricultural products. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the company operates as a subsidiary of Hayleys Plantation Services (Pvt) Ltd under the parent conglomerate Hayleys PLC, with its shares publicly traded on the Colombo Stock Exchange. The company manages 17 tea estates across high-grown agro-climatic zones in the Dimbula and Nuwara Eliya regions as well as low-grown areas in the Galle and Matara districts. The company's core operations are organized across tea cultivation and manufacture, renewable power generation, and commercial plantation forestry. Its product and service portfolio comprises: bulk orthodox and rotorvane black teas sold through the Colombo Tea Auction and international export channels; single-estate black teas sourced from signature plantations including Great Western, Mattakelle, Somerset, Radella, Logie, and Dessford; specialty and artisanal hand-crafted teas, including Silver Blossoms, Blooming Teas, Dragon Balls, Ran Pathra, and Abbotsford Special; specialty green teas processed at dedicated facilities; value-added packaged consumer products, including loose-leaf tea canisters, filter tea packets, and string-and-tag pyramid tea bags; flavored and herbal blends, such as Earl Grey, English Breakfast, cardamom, cinnamon, rose, and fruit infusions; secondary agricultural crops, including rubber, cinnamon, and spices; commercial timber management; grid-connected mini-hydroelectric power generation operated through its subsidiaries TTEL Hydro Power Company (Pvt) Ltd and TTEL Somerset Hydro Power (Pvt) Ltd; and plantation-based agro-tourism and guided eco-travel experiences. In recent operational and strategic developments, Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC has intensified its investment in regenerative agriculture, factory automation, and environmental sustainability aligned with Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) net-zero commitments. The company secured international organic certifications for prominent estates including Great Western and Logie, facilitating expanded commercial penetration into premium organic export markets across North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. Over the past one to two years, the company has broadened its clean energy infrastructure by deploying rooftop solar photovoltaic arrays across its processing centers to complement existing mini-hydro assets, implemented IoT-enabled precision farming and automated drying systems to optimize energy and moisture management, and introduced new high-margin artisanal wellness teas targeting premium retail and specialty hospitality buyers. Additionally, the company integrated comprehensive cleaner production frameworks across its factories, driving significant reductions in greenhouse gas intensity and industrial water consumption.