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Wednesday, December 02, 2009 - 4.34 GMT |
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60mn investment
to manufacture tea |
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The
Board of
Investment
Sri
Lanka
signed
an
investment
agreement
of Rs.60
million
with Top
Hills
Ceylon
Tea
Limited
to
manufacture
ready to
drink
bottled
tea and
sachets
of tea
paste
for the
export
market.
The
state of
the art
production
facility
will be
established
in
Maskeliya.
The
innovative
range of
products
manufactured
by the
company
is
expected
to be
exported
to
markets
in
China,
Switzerland,
Middle
East and
Europe.
The
production
will be
done
utilising
tea
leaves
from
their
320 acre
plantation
as well
as
purchasing
from
other
local
producers.
The
project
will
generate
employment
opportunities
for a
work
force of
160.
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