{about us}
Created in 1969, the tea plantation is named Tea Complex of Butuhe (TCB).
Butuhe is the city where the plantation is located, in North Kivu, in DRC.
In 1973 the plantation had 195 hectares, now the total is 454 hectares.
In 1993, the company was privatized.
{uniqueness of our tea}
We value and respect our land: the tea is produced without the use of chemical fertilizers nor pesticides.
The tea grows in the beautiful valleys at high altitudes varying between 1900 and 2100 m.
We produce black and green tea (in metric tons)
- Annual production capacity: 750 tons
- Monthly average: 62 tons
- Guaranteed monthly export: 20 to 50 tons
The tea produced has an exceptional taste and shall provide numerous advantages for your health.
{Black tea: CTC Teas (cut, tear, curl) grades}
Broken leaf grades
- BP1 Broken Pekoe One
- BP Broken Pekoe
Fannings grades
- PF1 Pekoe Fannings One
- PF Pekoe Fannings
Dust grades
- D Dust
- PD Pekoe Dust
Off grades
- FNGS Fannings
- BMF Broken Mix Fannings
{Green tea grades}
- Sowmee
{achievements}
TCB is not limited to the tea production, it is also a development company that contributes to the well-being of Butuhe’s population and its surrounding.
The complex is at the heart of the city: It provides:
- Security: as a shelter with the kindergarten
- Education: with primary and secondary school
- Healthcare: with the hospital the reference health center
- Power supply: with the provision of electricity to the surroundings
{Assignment}
The aim of the company is to supply its tea to national and international markets.
{Values}
We believe that providing a sustainable position will lead to autonomy and financial stability.
Therefore, the population can continue its development.
We are a family that takes care of each other needs: financial, security, education, healthcare, and other commodities.
“There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life.” Lin Yutang