What is CTC tea

The full form of CTC tea is  CRUSHED TEAR  and CURLED tea.

Crush, Tear, and Curl  is a method of processing black tea, similar to that of orthodox tea manufacture. Instead of the leaves being rolled as a final stage, they are passed through a series of cylindrical rollers with hundreds of small sharp "teeth" that Crush, Tear, and Curl.

CTC was invented by W. McKertcher during 1930-1931, and the process spread in the 1950s through the 1970s, most rapidly inIndia and Africa. Today, most black teas produced use the CTC method or the closely related rotovane orthodox manufacture. CTC and rotovane orthodox have a finished product that is well suited for tea bags, as the product quickly gives a dark brew.

Tea Manufacturers in India

Tea manufacturers in India source the bulk of their tea supplies from tea plantations in Assam, West Bengal (including Darjeeling), Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Other tea growing states include Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Karnataka, as well as non-traditional states such as Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim

Top Tea Manufacturers by Market Capitalization

S. No.	Name of Tea Manufacturer	Brand(s)	Contact Information
1.	Tata Global Beverages	Tata Tea Tetley Good Earth Teas JEMCA Joekels Vitax	Tata Global Beverages Ltd. 1, Bishop Lefroy Road Kolkata-700 020 West Bengal India Tel: 033-22813709/3779/ 3891/ 3988 Fax: 033-22811199 E-mail: investor.relations@tgbl.com
2.	Bombay Burmah	Oothu Dun Sandle Manjolai	9, Wallace Street, Fort Mumbai – 400 001 Maharashtra India Phone: +(91)-(22)-22079351-54 Fax: +(91)-(22)-22071612 E-mail: bbtcl@bom2.vsnl.net.in
3.	Mcleod Russel (tea plantations)		McLeod Russel India Limited Four Mangoe Lane Surendra Mohan Ghosh Sarani Kolkata - 700 001 Tel: +(33)-2243-5391/2248-7709 Fax: +(33)-2248-3683, 2248-8114 E-mail: a.guhasarkar@mcleodrussel.com
4.	Goodricke Group	Darjeeling Tea Castleton Premium: Blue Caddy Castleton Vintage: Black Caddy Barnesbeg Roasted Thurbo Premium Darjeeling Black (CTC) Tea Khaass Goodricke Chai Zabardast Gift Packs Badamtam Leaf Tea Season’s 3 in 1	Goodricke Group Limited Camellia House 14, Gurusaday Road Kolkata - 700 019 West Bengal India Tel: +91-33-22873067, 22878737, 22871816 Fax: +91-33-22872577, 22877089 E-mail: goodricke@goodricke.com
5.	Rossell India (tea plantations)		Rossell Tea (Division of Rossell India Limited) Jindal Towers Block 'B', 4th Floor 21/1A/3, Darga Road Kolkata-700 017 Tel: +91-33- 2280 1120, 2290 3035 Fax: +91-33- 2287 5269 E-mail: corporate@rosselltea.com
6.	Jay Shree Tea (tea plantations)		Industry House 15th Floor 10, Camac Street Kolkata-700 017. Tel: +91 (33) 2282 7531-34 Email: info@jayshreetea.com
7.	Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea Limited	Lal Ghora Kala Ghora Bahipookri	Dhunseri House 4A, Woodburn Park Kolkata-700 020 India Tel: +91 (33) 2280 1950 (5 lines) Fax: +91 (33) 2287 8995 Email: dhunseri@vsnl.com
8.	Assam Company India Limited (tea plantations & tea bars)		Assam Company India Ltd. Assam Tea House 52, Chowringhee Road Kolkata-700 071 Tel: +91 (33) 2283 8306, 22838309, 22838312 Fax: +91 033 - 22838334, 22838333 Email: assamco@vsnl.com
9.	James Warren Tea Ltd.	Assam 1860	Aspirations Vintage 12, Pretoria Street Kolkata-700 071 India Tel: +91 (33) 4034 1000 Fax: +91 (33) 4034 1015 Email: corporate@jameswarrentea.com
10.	Warren Tea Limited (tea plantations)		Suvira House 4B Hungerfod Street Kolkata-700017 India Tel: +91 (33) 2287 2287 Email: corporate@warrantea.com
11.	Harrisons Malayalam Limited (tea plantations)		24/1624 Bristow Road Willingdon Island Cochin-682003 India Tel: +91 (484) 2668023 Email: teaenquiry@harrisonsmalayalam.com
12.	Lykis	Cheers Taazagi	Lykis Limited Grandeur Building 4th Floor, Opp. Gundecha Symphony Veera Desai Road Andheri (W) Mumbai-53 India Tel: +91 (022) 4069 4069 Email: info@lykisgroup.com Sales: sales@lykisgroup.com
13.	B & A Limited (tea plantations)		113, Park Street 9th Floor Kolkata West Bengal-700016 India Tel: +91 (33) 2265 7389, 2229 5098, 2217 6815 Fax: +91 (33) 2265 1388 Email: info@barooahs.com
14.	Terai Tea Company Limited (tea plantations)		Terai Tea Company Limited Agarwala House Sevoke Road, 2nd Mile Siliguri-734 402 West Bengal India Tel: +91 (353)-2543 857/58/866 Fax: +91-(353) 2542 656 Email: slg_teraitea@sancharnet.in teraitea@gmail.com
15.	Kanco Tea & Industries Limited (tea plantations)		Jasmine Tower 3rd Floor 31, Shakespeare Sarani Kolkata-700 017 West Bengal India Tel: +91 (33) 2281 5217 Email: contact@kancotea.in
16.	Diana Tea Company Limited	Diana	Sir RNM House 4th Floor, 3/B, Lal Bazar Street Kolkata-700 001 West Bengal India Tel: +91-(33) 2248 8672 / 4066 1590 / 93 Fax: +91-(33) 2248 7571 Email: contactus@dianatea.in
17.	Tyroon Tea Company Limited (tea plantations)	.	McLeod House 3, Netaji Subhas Road Kolkata-700001 West Bengal India Tel: +91 (33) 2248 3236, 2248 6071 Fax: +91 (33) 2248 6938 Email: info@tyroontea.com
18.	Asian Tea & Exports Ltd.	Four Seasons (Darjeeling, Orthodox Leaf, CTC & Green teas)	Sikkim Commerce House 4/1, Middleton Street Kolkata-700 071 West Bengal India. Tel: +91 (33) 2287 7334 / 9732 / 9320 4006 3601 - 14 Fax: +91 (33) 2280 3101 Email: info@asianteaexports.com

Tea Exporters in India

Indian tea exporters supply the finest varieties of tea to different parts of the world. CTC tea (crush, tear & curl) accounts for around 89% of the production, orthodox/green and instant tea account for the remaining 11% of the production.

Top 3 Markets for Indian Tea Exporters in 2015-16 – By Volume

• Russian Federation
• Iran
• Pakistan

Top 3 Markets for Indian Tea Exporters in 2015-16 – By Value

• Russian Federation
• Iran
• UK
• Source: Tea Board of India – Annual Report 2012-13