Touton Négoce Côte d’Ivoire, a leading cocoa trading company, sells its subsidiaries SAO and TCI, operating palm oil plantations in Abengourou, Zabeza and Soubré, to PALMCI, a subsidiary of SIFCA and the first producer of crude palm oil in Côte d’Ivoire.
With a presence in four continents, Touton has more than 175 years of experience in the trading of tropical agricultural raw materials. As one of the leading global players in the coffee and cocoa supply chain, the group has been playing a key role in structuring the cocoa industry in Côte d’Ivoire since the 1990’s. With this M&A transaction, PALMCI acquires 1,300 hectares of palm plantations, continuing its development strategy in the oilseed industry and increasing its crude palm oil production capacity to support food security in Côte d’Ivoire.
About Touton
Founded in 1848 in Bordeaux, Touton is a leading player in the international trading and processing of tropical agricultural raw materials. The group started trading cocoa in 1950 and is now amongst the five top traders of cocoa and vanilla in the world.
About PALMCI – SIFCA Group
A subsidiary of SIFCA, one of Côte d’Ivoire’s major agribusiness groups, since 1997, PALMCI operates palm oil plantations and produces crude palm oil and palm kernel oil. It operates over 40,000 hectares of industrial plantations and sources from 30,000 smallholder planters. PALMCI is listed on the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM).