Hatton Plantations PLC

Hatton Plantations PLC is a Sri Lanka-based tea producer engaged in the cultivation, manufacture and sale of orthodox and CTC pure Ceylon tea for domestic and international markets. The Company operates planted tea estates, ISO/HACCP certified factories and associated infrastructure to process green leaf into finished teas, selling the majority of its produce through brokers at the Colombo Tea Auction. Its operations encompass estate agriculture, bought‑leaf procurement from local smallholders, factory processing and marketing under its distinct garden selling marks, and managed commercial forestry on land unsuited for tea. HPL’s estates and factories hold multiple industry certifications including Rainforest Alliance, Ethical Tea Partnership, Fair Trade and ISO 22000, and the Company sources bought‑leaf locally from over 100 suppliers within a 30 km radius of its factories. During the period covered by the supplied report, Lotus Renewable Energy (Private) Limited acquired the controlling stake in HPL; LREG is described in the report as a multinational renewable energy company with operations across India, Singapore and Australia and experience managing plantation estates in Sri Lanka.