Malwatte Valley Plantations PLC cultivates, processes and sells tea, rubber and timber through its plantation estates and related processing activities. The company manages approximately 5,000 hectares of tea and 2,000 hectares of rubber and maintains a workforce of approximately 6,000.
Its primary operations are organised into reporting segments covering Tea, Tea Export, Rubber, Coconut and Other activities; the company also pursues diversification into spices and fruits, with planted areas including pepper (192.5 Ha), cardamom (15 Ha), mandarin (50 Ha), avocado (15 Ha), rambutan (10 Ha) and cinnamon (1 Ha). The company reports domestic auction and export channels for its tea and rubber production.
Operational commentary in its reports references the Colombo Tea Auction and Colombo Rubber Auction and broader Sri Lankan tea and rubber markets.
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Colombo market fell for an eighth session as ASPI dropped 0.60% (130.78 pts) to 21,697.72 amid renewed Middle East tensions, with turnover over Rs.1.4bn and foreign net outflow of Rs.91.7m. Declines were led by Commercial Bank, Melstacorp, Hayleys and John Keells, while capital goods, food & beverage and banking drove turnover.
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Sri Lanka's ASPI fell 0.60% to 21,697.72 as markets slowed amid escalation in the Middle East and global instability. Seylan Bank, Lanka IOC and Malwatte Valley Plantations were among gainers while Commercial Bank, Melstacorp, Lion Brewery and Hayleys led declines; Vidullanka authorised a first gross dividend of Rs0.20 per share to be dispatched by Aug 7, 2026.
CMA Sri Lanka launched national Cost Accounting Standards to strengthen costing, control and reporting across large and medium public and private institutions; the standards prioritize sectors including power, telecom, manufacturing, drugs and agricultural/tea exporters to improve efficiency, pricing transparency and competitiveness.
Colombo Stock Exchange ASPI fell 0.37% to 22,552.24 midday, with plantations (Watawala, Sunshine, Namunukula among others) leading gains while John Keells, Sampath and Commercial Bank weighed on the index. Market turnover was Rs2bn; Abans Finance completed a debenture issue to raise Rs1.33bn.
Watawala Plantations and regional plantation companies are preparing to expand palm oil cultivation if the seven-year ban is lifted after a Plantations Ministry expert committee found no basis for the environmental or health concerns. Industry says private investors had committed about Rs.500m to expand 8,000 ha before the ban.
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Ada Derana·Mar 24, 2026·Regulatory or legalNegative
The Planters’ Association urged a sustainable electricity tariff framework as the CEB has proposed a 13.6% tariff hike for Q2 2026, warning it would raise production costs for tea and rubber processors and hurt export competitiveness. Plantation companies (eg. Talawakelle) are increasingly investing in solar, mini‑hydro and efficiency measures to reduce grid dependence.
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Ada Derana·Oct 14, 2025·Regulatory or legalNegative
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held a special discussion with plantation company representatives on the proposed increase to estate workers' daily wages to align with recent public/private sector salary hikes and discussed implementation; the government pledged support for developing the plantation sector.
President Anura Kumara Disanayake urged plantation companies to raise estate workers' daily wages and said the government will support the industry to implement the increase. Representatives from major planters, including Kahawatte, Malwatte, Kelani Valley, Balangoda, Browns, Kegalle and Kotagala, took part.
First And Final dividend of LKR 0.2/share; XD 2025-06-26; record 2025-06-26; payable 2025-07-16; FY 2024
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Last 30 days to Aug 4, 2026
Tea saw mixed signals: the June national sales average fell to Rs 1,153.49, while June production rose 4% YoY but first-half output was hit by extreme weather and higher fertiliser costs. Exporters gained relief as the US labour-related tariff on Sri Lankan goods was cut to 10%. Meanwhile, new EU sustainability rules are driving compliance efforts, and plantations report organised theft of high-value crops hurting competitiveness.