12 Fostering Sustainable Ecosystems About the Report Leadership Messages About the Theme Corporate Overview Stakeholder Engagement and Materiality Assessment Our ESG priorities and Performance Our Industrial Platforms We are operating Gabon Special Economic Zone situated in Nkok. The zone supports wood-processing companies having a public-private partnership with the government of Gabon. We launched Plateforme Industrielle D’adétikope (PIA) in 2021, a multi sectoral industrial ecosystem in Lomé as a publicprivate partnership with the Republic of Togo. PIA is a vertically integrated industrial zone, with focus on creating strong value chains for the textile and agriculture cash crops such as soybean, cashew, etc. It aims to create an ecosystem that facilitates the conversion of local raw cotton into textiles and garments, and the processing of organic soybeans and cashews, along with other processed foods. Glo-Djigbe Industrial Zone (GDIZ) in Benin is established for local transformation of agricultural products and is a public-private partnership with the Republic of Benin. The SEZ supports industries that carry out several processing and manufacturing activities such as cashew processing, soya processing, etc. In June 2023, we established our meat processing factory in Chad. The factory unit carries a capacity of 20,000 metric tons and aims to bolster the business to drive economic growth. This value chain primarily survives on cattle-rearing farmers in and around Chad, for whom livestock is the primary form of livelihood and economic development. Operational SEZs Location Business Function Nkok, close to Libreville and Owendo Port Timber processing Near Lomé Agricultural processing (cotton, and soy) Glo-Djigbé, in the vicinity of Cotonou port Agricultural processing (cotton, cashew, soy, and others)
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