Kelani Valley Plantations PLC Information

KVPL manages 4,042 has of tea plantations and it produces approximately 7 million Kg of tea annually. The specific locations of the plantations enable the company to offer a wide product spectrum, each carrying individual features of attractiveness. The tea plantations of Nuwara Eliya (Pedro, Oliphant, Glassugh, Edinburgh, Udaredella & Nuwara Eliya) are located at elevations of 1,900 to 1,500 meters above sea level and the product is renowned for delicacy of flavour and quality. The plantations of Dickoya (Fordyce, Ingestre, Annfield, Battalgala, Robgill, Invory and Blinkbonney) are slightly lower in elevation and the products cater to those seeking thick and coloury liquors. The tea properties of the Yatiyantota-Bulathkohupitiya (Halgolle, Ederpola, Kelani, Kithulgala, Kalupahana We-oya and Polatagama) belt, at much lower and warmer elevations, produce a low-grown type of tea much sought after for their strong and heavy bodied liquors. All 13 of the company™s black tea factories have received the internationally recognized, HACCP (Sri Lanka), ISO 22000:2005 (Switzerland) certifications which ensure compliance with stringent limits on heavy metal, microbiological and pesticide residues specified by global regulatory bodies and major tea buyers. KVPL also obtained GLOBALG.A.P (New Zealand) accreditation for all 19 of its tea estates, a voluntary conformance, certifying the company™s commitment to Good Agricultural Practices which minimize detrimental impacts on the environment, whilst signifying a responsible approach to worker safety and health and the preservation of the bio-diversity within the plantations.