Swire sets up refined tea making facility in Guizhou

United Kingdom-based John Swire & Sons Ltd has set up its first refined tea processing plant in China in Sinan, a county in the mountainous Guizhou province, to cash in on the local advantages like a subtropical climate and clean air.

Finlays, a sub-affiliate of the London-based John Swire & Sons and a major beverage supplier, established the plant in Guizhou and it started operations in late October. Built with an investment of 120 million yuan ($17 million), the plant mainly produces black tea, green tea and white tea. By 2023, it plans to achieve an annual capacity of 20,000 metric tons of tea.

Finlays said it hopes to build a sustainable and flexible purchase and supply model in Guizhou, and build an ecological tea production and marketing chain from tea trees to tea cups.