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IN AFRICA

Creating value is our business

Olam, Who are we? Olam is a leading global supply chain manager, producer and processor of agricultural products and food ingredients. We operate an integrated supply chain of 20 products in 65 countries, employing 18,000 people, delivering these products to over 11,000 customers worldwide.
Creating value is our business

60+ Countries 20+ Products 11 000+ Customers

Our products

Our Products
Edible Nuts, Spices & Beans Food Staples & Packaged Foods Confectionery & Beverage Ingredients Cashews, Peanuts, Almonds, Spices & Dehydrates, Sesame, Beans Rice, Sugar, Grains, Palm Products, Dairy Products, Packaged Foods

Cocoa, Coffee, Sheanuts.

Industrial Raw Materials


Commodity Financial Services

Cotton, Wool, Wood Products, Rubber


Market Making, Risk Management Solutions, Commodity Funds Management

Olam: Value Chain Participation

Olam: Value Chain participation

Upstream
Plantations Farming Forestry concessions Dairy farming Agri-inputs : Fertilizers

Supply Chain
Sourcing / Origination Primary processing Logistics Trading / Marketing

Midstream
Secondary processing

Downstream
Contract manufacturing / private label Distribution

Our Key Strength

Our Key Strengths


1.

Superior origination, primary processing, logistics, trading and risk management capabilities
4. Entrepreneurial culture, empowered teams and scalable systems 2. Strong emerging markets expertise

Olam

3. Scalability via repeatable adjacency growth formula

Message from our CEO

Message from our CEO


We believe we are in a very attractive industry with strong growth prospects. The strategic initiatives that we have taken and the configuration of assets that we have built by acting counter cyclically during the crisis, position us well to build market leading positions in the industry.

Sunny George Verghese,


Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer

Our Presence in Africa


Our Presence in Africa

In Africa, Olam is present in 23 countries and conducts business in 28 countries.

Africa - Overview 2010/2011


Africa Overview 2010/2011
Number of employees 6,000 employees in Africa Total Investments in Africa $1.8 billion Operations on leased land 1,000,000 ha

Regional Trade Constraints


Poor logistics infrastructures leading to high costs and longer transit-time Corruption / Unofficial fees Customs procedures and organization (employees, IT, ..) leading to delays and increased trade costs

Developing Regional Trade


Regional Trade
MILK CASE STUDY

Inauguration on February 2012 of a dairy plant with a capacity of 18,000 tons Investment of US$15 million Close to 200 jobs created Plant will serve both the national and regional markets

Developing Regional Trade


Regional Trade
MILK CASE STUDY

We applied for duties exemption certificates Multi-steps process with the Ministry of Industry of Cte dIvoire Application process lasts 2 to 3 months and costs approximately 8,000 USD

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