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EVOLUTION
The potential of a seed is not recognised, until one fine day we see it standing strong, majestic and
gigantic as a tree. So true. It is the tree that captures our attention and not the seed from which

Assured
Quality
Control

it sprouts.
Yet we will fail not to recall the modest start of the 3F Group. It is a saga of 50 years and the vision of

Centralised
Distribution
Centre

Strategic
Presence

Mr. B.K.Goenka (Founder) that has made the 3F Group a conglomerate of 20 diversified industrial units.

Multiple
Collection
Centres

Starting with edible oil extraction and refining, we branched out into multifarious vistas vis--vis oil palm
cultivation, manufacture of edible oil and its by-products, bakery shortenings and margarine, speciality
fats, commodity trading, garments, power etc. Notably, we have emerged as one of the largest bakery
fat and margarine manufacturers in India and world leaders in speciality fats (CBS) technology.
For over five decades, we have led the trading industry as a supplier of choice in utilities in the
commodity trading business. To take advantage of its broad based business know how, infrastructure and
financial resources, the 3F Group India has established a base in West Africa, India and Vietnam to serve

Excellent
Logistics
Support

commodity buyers and sellers globally.

With a committed team enterprise of over 1000 employees, the 3F Group steered past the Indian landscape
to expand overseas. Since then, our network and goodwill has been vibrantly growing in countries abroad.
The 3F Group pushes on into the remote and less accessed countries of the world because it sees a
mutual opportunity for growth and development even in far-off nations. 3F Africa has operations in various
West African countries such as Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin, Mali, Togo, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal and
Guinea Bissau. 3F Africa is a wholly owned subsidiary of 3F Industries Ltd., India. The company is
involved in procurement and trading of various commodities.
The commercial and economic activities of the company have extended beyond the boundaries with various
procurement centres and warehouses, which are well-netted with efficient transport conduit.
Our in-house clearing and forwarding centre at the port ensures swift and efficient foreign trade. The African
experience has given the 3F Group the joy of cooperation among developing nations.

CORE STRENGTHS

CASHEWNUT

SESAME
Sesame probably originated in Asia or East Africa, and is
now grown in most of the tropical, sub tropical and
southern temperate areas of the world.

USAGE DATES BACK TO 3000 B.C

FOODS FRIED IN SESAME OIL HAVE
LONGER SHELF-LIFE
BROUGHT TO AMERICA BY AFRICAN SLAVES,
WHERE THEY WERE POPULAR INGREDIENTS
IN SOUTHERN DISHES

India, China, Myanmar in Asia, Nigeria,Ethiopia and Tanzania

in Africa and Guatemala in Central America are the major
producing and exporting countries and Japan, the largest
importer.

THE CASHEW - BELONGS TO THE

ANACARDIACEAE (CASHEW FAMILY)

THE PRODUCE
APPLE

Used in making jellies,

jams, juice, wine and
liquor.

PRODUCTION AND USE

HEIGHT : 40 -50 FEET

THE CASHEW TREE

EASILY CULTIVATED
VIGOUROUS
DROUGHT RESISTANT
LOW MAINTENANCE

NUT

LIFE SPAN : 30 - 40 YEARS

Chief produce
Sesame seed can be crushed and
the oil produced can be used as a
salad or cooking oil.

ANNUAL TRADING VOLUMES

Certain grades of sesame seed, which are white and with a larger sized grain, are
used extensively in the cuisines of the Middle East and Asia and as flavouring/
garnishing in bakery and other confectionery items in Europe and North America.

VOLUME

VALUE

600,000 MTS P.A US $500,000,000

DID YOU KNOW?

World production of sesame seeds is estimated at

2.25 million tonnes, of which 70% is consumed in
the producing countries itself.

30 %
70 %

PROCUREMENT
QUALITY

OIL CONTENT

FFA

MOISTURE

ADMIXTURE

3F has established various points of collection

where the sesame seeds are received from the
farmers and agents, then stored in quality
warehouses to ensure quality upgradation and
hygienic packaging.
3F has multiple cleaning and value adding units
for various grades of sesame seeds. These
include mechanised cleaning plants and colour
sortex grading, situated in Ghana, Burkina Faso
and Nigeria.

DID YOU KNOW?

PRODUCTION

Raw cashews
are much sweeter,
tastier and nutritious
than their cooked
counterparts.

DID YOU KNOW?

The nut is processed where the kernel

is extracted from the cashew seed.

3F prides itself on its vast networks across West

and East Africa, India and Vietnam. With the
support of our ground teams, and large grower,
cooperative and local traders, we have been able
to nurture mutually beneficial relationships. Years
of cashew experience and lasting associations,
that have provided invaluable information, have
helped us move ahead. In-depth knowledge of
raw nut quality, a vast reach, dynamic buying
models and efficient logistics, have made us the
worlds largest RCN supplier.

INDIA is the largest

importer of raw
cashewnuts from
West Africa.

GLOBAL PROCESSING VOLUMES

INDIA
BRAZIL

VALUE

OUTTURN

COUNT

MOISTURE

DEFECTIVE NUT

VIETNAM

SHEANUT

GROUNDNUT

A wild forest crop, Shea Butter is used widely in the cosmetic industry and confectionery industry.

The peanut or groundnut is a species in

the legume family Fabaceae, native to
South America, Mexico and Central America.

3F is one of the largest exporters of sheanuts from Africa.

PRODUCTION

USAGE

1 HARVEST
The nuts embedded in a
soft fruit fall to the ground
during the harvest period
(June- August).

2 BURYING

POPULAR CONFECTIONERIES

3 DRYING

They are then buried

in pits.

After that, they are left

to dry under the sun.

Cosmetics

ALSO KNOWN AS

PINDAS
4 SHELLING

5 WINNOWING

The nuts are then removed

from the outer shell.

They are then winnowed

by hand.

Salted Peanuts

Shelled Nuts

Peanut Brittle

Peanut Butter

MANILA NUTS
GOOBER PEAS

Confectionery

JACK NUTS

EARTHNUTS

MONKEY BALLS
GOOBERS

Groundnuts are mainly exported from Ghana and Nigeria. Vietnam and China are the main importers.
It is organically cultivated; hence Aflatoxin is controlled.
It is largely used for direct consumption, bakery and confectionery products.

Cooking Oil

GUM ARABIC

HIBISCUS

DRY GINGER
USAGE

USAGE

QUALITIES
Beverage

Printing
Pharmaceutical

Gum Arabic from Mali and Nigeria is exported all over the world.
It is used in confectionery, beverage, pharmaceutical
and printing industries.
It is hand picked, graded and packed in 3F's own facility.
Upto 98% is purity guaranteed, and it is available in three grades.

Beverage

Confectionery

Pungency

Oil Content

Aroma

Tea

Hibiscus is harvested and hand dried and is largely available in Nigeria.

It is used in beverage, tea and confectionery industries.
The annual trade is 15,000 mts. and the main importers are
South America and Europe.
The land and soil of Nigeria produce the best hibiscus flowers.

It is scientifically called Zingiber Officinale.

3F exports high quality dry ginger with superior pungency,
aroma and oil content.
Nigeria is the 3rd largest exporter of dry ginger.

At 3F, we believe synergy with the community is the real path to holistic corporate success. To work towards
this, we have initiated:
Local employment, to truly give back to the community
River Volta project
Tribal women project
Globally, 3F adopts this corporate social synergy in enriching lives of the communities we operate in, because
we believe that what we give is what we get.

3F instills in its employees a commitment to work hard and smart.

Working hard and smart allows people and processes to blend seamlessly
in delivering value to customers, shareholders and the community.
Our commitment is not limited to business alone but
extends to the global communities 3F operates in.
At Africa, 3F is committed to the synergy of local resources to
add material value through growth and empowerment.

PEOPLE

Intrinsic commitment
to its people

GLOBAL
Global mindset with
Indian values

ENABLE
ENVIRONMENT
Environment conscious group
with eco-friendly units

CULTURE
Culture of trust, mutual
respect, open communication
and transparency of action

WELFARE
Commitment to welfare
driven initiatives that make
a qualitative difference to
the lives of marginalised people

LOCATION
GLOBAL HEAD OFFICE SINGAPORE

VIETNAM

# 7/2, Pycrofts Garden Road,

3F Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

3F VIETNAM

Nungambakkam,

10- Jalan Besar

The Rep Office of

Chennai 600 006, India

#10-10-Sim Lim Tower

3F Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Tel : + 91 44 28281777

SINGAPORE-208787

FOSCO 1 Building

E-mail : commodities@fff.co.in

E-mail : commodities@fff.co.in

Unit F3, 2- 6 Phung Khac Khoan

Street, Da Kao Ward, District 1, Ho
Chi Minh City, Vietnam
E-mail : commodities@fff.co.in

SENEGAL
GUINEA BISSAU
MALI
BURKINA

IVORY COAST

GHANA

BENIN

BURKINA

GHANA

3F GHANA LIMITED

3F BENIN SARL

3F BURKINA FASO SARL

TOGO

3F GHANA COMMODITIES LIMITED

C/4-257, 07 B.P. 0272

BP 1083, Sector 25

3F GHANA TRADING LIMITED

Ayelawadje, Segbaya

Bobo Dioulasso

House RA/11A-157, Community 11

Cotonou

BURKINA FASO

Opp. Hope Meadows Clinique

Repulique of Benin

E-mail : commodities@fff.co.in

P.O. Box DTD Services

E-mail : commodities@fff.co.in

BENIN
NIGERIA

Tema, GHANA
E-mail : commodities@fff.co.in

NIGERIA

MALI

SENEGAL

3F NIGERIA IMPEX LTD.

3F MALI SARL

3F SENEGAL SUARL

# 4-Lamadi Ariyo Street

Porte-130A, Rue 133

Quartier Sud Boucotte

Off Ago Palace Way

Citi Unicef, Niamakaro

Lot No.1842/B

Lagos, NIGERIA

Bamako, MALI

Face de L ecole Amath Barry

E-mail : commodities@fff.co.in

E-mail : commodities@fff.co.in

Sur La Route Des Hlm Nema

Ziguinchor, SENEGAL
E-mail : commodities@fff.co.in

INDIA
VIETNAM
SINGAPORE

QUALITY

GROUP COMPANIES
3F Industries Ltd.
Asia Pacific Commodities Ltd.
Modesty Garments
Viaton Infrastructures Private Ltd.
Viaton Energy Private Ltd.
3F Oil Palm Agro Tech Private Ltd.
Goenka Infrastructure Private Ltd.
Galaxy Granites
3F Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
3F Vietnam Ltd.

Indo Chine Textiles (China )

Best Corp Pty Ltd. (Australia )
Ceylon Speciality Fats ( Sri Lanka )
3F Investments
3F Ghana Ltd
3F Nigeria Impex Ltd.
3F Mali SARL
3F Benin SARL
3F Burkina Faso SARL
3F Senegal SARL

COMMUNICATION
ENTREPRENEURSHIP

WELFARE

In Africa today, we recognise that trade and investment,

and not aid, are pillars of development.

Global Trading Head Office : 7/2 Pycrofts Garden Road, Nungambakkam,

Chennai 600006, India | P : +91 44 28281777 / 666 , E : commodities@fff.co.in