Tikiri — which means “teeny tiny” in its native language of Sinhala — is based in Sri Lanka, a beautiful tropical island in the Indian Ocean where it has been growing rubber trees since the 1800s. In 1876 about 2000 seedlings were sent to Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka) which started off its rubber plantations. All Tikiri's rubber is sourced directly from a local, family run organic plantation so reduces transportation costs and CO2 emissions of its main raw material, as well as supporting small businesses in its own country.