| 1824 |
A
tea plant was brought to Ceylon by the British
from China and was planted in the Royal Botanical
Gardens, Peradeniya. (non commercial)
|
| 1839 |
Establishment
of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
|
| 1854 |
Establishment
of the Planters' Association of Ceylon
|
| 1867 |
James
Taylor planted the first 19 acres of tea in Loolecondra
Estate near Kandy, Ceylon and this marked the
birth tea industry in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
|
| 1872 |
First
sale of Loolecondra teas in Kandy
|
| 1873 |
Export
of Sri Lanka's first tea consignment of 23 lbs from
Loolecondra Estate to London
|
| 1876 |
Founding
of the first Broking firm John Brothers & Co.
|
| 1877 |
Manufacture
of first "SIROCCO" tea drier by Samuel C. Davidson
|
| 1880 |
Manufacture
of first tea rolling machine by John Walker & Co.
|
| 1883 |
The
first public Colombo Auction
was held at the premises of Somerville & Co.on 30th
July, 1883, under the auspices of Ceylon Chamber
of Commerce
|
| 1884 |
Construction
of a Central Tea Factory on Fairy land Estate
(Pedro) in Nuwara-Eliya
|
| 1891 |
Ceylon
Tea established a record price of £36.15 per lb
at the London Tea Auctions
|
| 1892 |
James
Taylor, aged 57 years, died in Ceylon on 2nd May,
1892
|
| 1894 |
Formation
of the Colombo Tea Traders' Association
|
| 1896 |
Colombo
Brokers' Association was formed
|
| 1915 |
Mr.
Thomas Amarasuriya, first Ceylonese to be appointed
as Chairman of the Planters' Association
|
| 1925 |
Establishment
of Tea Research Institute
|
| 1927 |
Sri
Lanka's tea production exceeded 100,000 metric
tons
|
Sri
Lanka's tea exports exceeded 100,000 metric tons
|
| 1932 |
Formation
of The Ceylon Tea Propaganda Board
|
Export
of poor quality tea was prohibited
|
| 1934 |
World's
largest tea bush was found in Ceylon at Battawatta
Group, Madulsima. It had a diameter of 24 feet
and a circumference of 67 feet. Four pounds of
green leaf were plucked from it on one day
|
| 1935 |
Set up the International Tea Market Expansion
Board (ITMEB) in which Ceylon was a founder member
|
| 1938 |
The Tea Research Institute commenced work on vegitative
propagation at St. Coombs Estate, Talawakele
|
| 1940 |
Biological
control of the leaf eating Tea Tortrix Caterpillar
by the Tea Research Institute
|
| 1941 |
First
Ceylonese Tea Broking house, M/s Pieris & Abeywardena
was established
|
| 1944 |
Ceylon
Estate Employers' Federation was established
|
| 1951 |
Export
Duty on tea was introduced from 1st October, 1951
|
| 1955 |
First
clonal tea fields came into bearing.
|
| 1958 |
Formation
of the State Plantations Corporation
|
| 1959 |
Ad
Valorem Tax was introduced on 1st June 1959 for
teas sold at the Colombo Auctions
|
| 1961 |
Sri
Lanka's registered tea extent exceeded 200,000
hectares
|
Sri
Lanka's tea production exceeded 200,000 metric tons
|
| 1962 |
Sri
Lanka's tea exports exceeded 200,000 metric tons
|
| 1963 |
Production
and exports of Instant Teas commenced
|
| 1965 |
Sri
Lanka became the World's largest tea exporter
for the first time
|
| 1966 |
First
International Tea Convention was held to celebrate
100 years of Tea Industry
|
| 1972 |
State
take over of privately owned estates
|
| 1975 |
Nationalisation
of Rupee and sterling companies
|
| 1976 |
Sri
Lanka Tea Board was established
|
Formation
of Janatha Estate Development Board (JEDB)
|
Establishment of the Tea Small Holding Development
Authority (TSHDA)
|
Exports
of tea bags has commenced
|
| 1980 |
Sri
Lanka's partcipation at Moscow Olympics as official
supplier of tea
|
| 1981 |
Import
of teas for blending and re-exports was introduced
|
| 1982 |
Production and Exports of Green tea commenced
|
Sri
Lanka's participation at 12th Commonwealth games
at Brisbane as official supplier of tea
|
| 1983 |
Centennial
year of the Colombo Tea Auctions
|
Production
of CTC teas commenced in Sri Lanka
|
| 1987 |
Sri
Lanka's participation in 'Expo 88' as official
supplierof tea in Australia
|
| 1992 |
Sri
Lanka completes 125 years in her Tea Industry.
An international convention was held in Colombo
to mark the occation
|
Formation of the Tea Research Board
|
Abolition
of the Export Duty on 21st December, 1992
|
Abolition
of the Ad Valorem Tax on 21st December, 1992
|
| 1993 |
Privatisation
of the management of Government owned tea estates
|
| 1996 |
Sri
Lanka's tea production exceeded 250,000 metric
tons
|
| 1997 |
Tea
Exports reached 250,000 metric tons
|
| 2000 |
Tea production exceeded 300,000 metric tons
|
| 2001 |
Commencement
of on-line sales of tea by Forbes & Walker Ltd.,
at the Colombo Tea Auctions
|
Establishment
of a Tea Museum at Kandy
|
| 2002 |
Tea Association of Sri Lanka was formed
|
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