I am a Dutchman but live and work now more than 11 years in West Africa. Since August 2009 I work in the shea butter industry. I am CEO of IGO Holding Sa and IGO Production Togo Sarl
A company that since 2002 works in the shea butter industry. Shea butter is used as raw material for chocolate, cosmetic and pharmaceutics products
At this moment we are preparing to built a new shea butter plant in n
orthern Togo. Using special developed machines to produce a high degree quality of shea butter
What the market currently demands. Our aim is to concentrate the shea butter industry in West Africa
The Shea Tree grows only in West and lesser extent in Central Africa
And nowhere else in the world. The disadvantage of processing the Shea Nuts into the Shea Butter in Europe, North and South America or Asia is the transport costs. To produce 1 kg of the Shea Butter, you need 2.2 kg of Shea Nuts, so as you can understand it is much cheaper to produce Shea Butter in West Africa.. The shea tree grows only in West and Central Africa. Our belief is that the locals should benefit there also from 100%. As you know, West Africa is still one of the poorest regions in the world. Despite the wealth of raw materials. Currently the multinationals from Europe, Asia and America dominating the shea butter market and dictate the prices
We have the intention to built two other shea butter plants
one in Ghana and one in Guinea Conakry
And to open sales offices in Europe, Asia and America
This is to promote the economic development of West Africa
We want to create jobs for the locals and to pay the collectors of the shea nuts a fair trade price for their work
The shea butter plant provides 200 to 300 jobs in Togo and in the future more. The project also has a regional function for the collect of shea nuts, which indirectly also provides hundreds of thousands of jobs in the ECOWAS countries
We want to build two other shea butter plants, which also provide hundreds of thousands of jobs. We want to create good working conditions and social conveniences for our employees. To achieve our goal we are looking for serious partners
Those think it, open doors, invest / financing, advice etc.
