Agarapatana Plantations PLC

Agarapatana Plantations PLC is a Sri Lanka-based tea plantation company engaged in the cultivation, manufacture and sale of black tea. The company operates 20 high-grown tea estates, with 11 estates in the Agras Valley (Western High) in the Nuwara Eliya District and 9 estates in the Uva High category around Haputale in the Badulla District, and operates tea factories that process estate leaf and purchased leaf. The company’s activities include estate management, tea manufacturing and related plantation businesses; its manufactured assets also include timber plantations, factories and hydropower plants. APL has implemented mechanised harvesting, holds international sustainability certifications (including Rainforest Alliance and Carbon Footprint Certification across most gardens and factories), and is pursuing value-addition, renewable energy installations and an organic tea project at Udaveriya Estate. Lankem Tea and Rubber Plantations (Pvt) Ltd acts as the company’s managing agent and Lankem Developments PLC is the parent; the company acquired Waverly Power (Pvt) Ltd in 2022.