[1] Fernando started work as a carpenter but went onto become a foreman on a Sinhalese graphite mine.

[2] In the 1880s he became a graphite mine owner in his own right and over the next two decades assembled considerable capital assets.

In 1999 Germany's Graphit Kropfmühl AG initially acquired a 20% share in the company, increased their shareholding to 80% in 2001 and 88% by 2004.

major shareholder is Alterna GK LLC which controls a 10.33% stake.

[4] There are three main graphite veins at Bogala, the Na, Mee and Kumbuk.