Dankotuwa_Porcelain
Dankotuwa Porcelain
Sri Lankan porcelain tableware manufacturer
Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC is a porcelain tableware manufacturing company based in Dankotuwa, Sri Lanka. Dankotuwa Porcelain was incorporated in 1984 as a subsidiary of Ceylon Ceramics Corporation. Dankotuwa Porcelain was one of the four public enterprises that were privatised in December 1990. The company was converted to a public company in 1994 and listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange later in the same year. Environmental Resources Investment (currently known as Ambeon Holdings) acquired the company in 2010 for a consideration of LKR433 million. Dankotuwa Porcelain acquired Royal Fernwood Porcelain from Browns Group in December 2013 for LKR305 million.
Export sales of the company make up 83% of total sales. The company took part in the International Labour Organization's social dialogue programme of work teams. Dankotuwa Porcelain ranked 38th in LMD 100 second board in its 2021/22 edition. In 2021, Dankotowa Porcelain was adjudged as the most loved homeware brand in Sri Lanka by Brand Finance. Ceyline Investments acquired 50.1% of the stake of the company in July 2023 for a consideration of LKR2.3 billion. Subsequently, Ceyline Investments increased its stake to 68.19% through the mandatory offer.