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Thursday, 03 May 2007 00:00 |
| Tea |  | | Ceylon Tea from Sri Lanka acclaimed as the best tea in the world has its inherent unique characteristics and a reputation running through for more than a century.The cultivation of tea was introduced to Sri Lanka during the time the country was under British Colonial rule over 130 years ago. | | Today some 190,000 hectares in the island's picturesque hill country and the southern inland are covered with carefully pruned tea bushes. | |
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Last Updated on Friday, 28 March 2008 05:56 |
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Wednesday, 02 May 2007 00:00 |
| Gems & Jewellery and Diamond Products | 
| Sri Lanka , the ‘Paradise Island’ of the Indian Ocean is blessed with a range of geo-physical zones, rich precious mineral deposits and an intelligent and educated workforce.Coloured gemstones mined in Sri Lanka vary from precious gemstones - to semi precious gemstones. | | The “Blue Sapphire” has been declared as the “National Stone of Sri Lanka”. | |
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Last Updated on Friday, 28 March 2008 06:34 |
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Friday, 09 February 2007 05:13 |
| Rubber and Rubber Products |  | Introduction
The history of Sri Lnaka’s rubber industry began way back in 1876 with the planting of rubber trees while took place in Henerathgoda. While the latex coming out from the rubber tree is used in the manufacture of various rubber products, even the timber is used, in treated form for producing furniture and other timber based products. The rubber industry generates employment to a vast number of people mainly from rural areas, where the estates are. | | |
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Last Updated on Friday, 28 March 2008 06:32 |
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Friday, 09 February 2007 02:52 |
| Coconut and Coconut Products |  | Desiccated Coconut
Desiccated coconut, made out of coconut kernel, is used in the confectionery industry. There are 62 mills in Sri Lanka and the approximate total production per annum is 75,000 metric tons. | | All mills have quality control laboratories | |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 04 September 2008 01:29 |
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Thursday, 08 February 2007 04:42 |
| Handloom Textile Products |  | | The Sri Lanka handloom textile industry is centuries old. It has a long history in trading textiles with nations like India, China and Middle East countries.Individual innovative designs, craftsmanship, colour combinations and patterns from the past combined with | modern material and processing techniques, give Sri Lankan handloom textile products their own unique identity.In the recent past, the quality of Sri Lankan handloom products has improved, allowing access to the competitive international market. | |
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Last Updated on Friday, 28 March 2008 06:34 |
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