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COTECNA USA AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

30 MARCH 2017

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COTECNA IN BRIEF

World-class Testing, Inspection & Certification

Group

IFIA member ISO 9001:2008 ISO 17020:2012 - ANAB at Group

level for Verification of Conformity ISO 17025:2005 for individual

laboratories Certificates recognized & accepted

worldwide (including electronic documents - E-dox®)

Swiss family-owned company

Founded in 1974 HQ in Geneva Human-scale business & tailor-

made services Responsive experts Fast turnaround time

Extensive international network

100 offices & laboratories in close

to 50 countries (including institutional services coverage)

Presence in all key markets Multicultural teams Total workforce of 4’000

employees & agents

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NETWORK COVERAGE

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WORLD COVERAGE

SOUTH AMERICA

COTECNA AGENTS & SUBS

Argentina* Bolivia Brazil* Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Uruguay*

Chili El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Peru

EASTERN EUROPE

COTECNA AGENTS & SUBS

Spain Switzerland (HQ)

Cyprus France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Poland Portugal

BALTIC / BLACK SEA

COTECNA AGENTS & SUBS

Russia* Ukraine*

Bulgaria Kazakhstan Romania Estonia Latvia Lithuania Kaliningrad

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

COTECNA AGENTS & SUBS

Egypt* Iraq Jordan Saudi Arabia Turkey UAE

Algeria Djibouti Ethiopia Iran Israel Jordan Lebanon Morocco Oman Sudan South Africa Syria Tunisia

ASIA PACIFIC

COTECNA AGENTS & SUBS

China* India* Indonesia (RO) Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka* Thailand* Vietnam*

Australia Indonesia Pakistan

*own laboratories

NORTH AMERICA

COTECNA AGENTS & SUBS

USA* -Houston -New Orleans -Stuttgart AR

Canada Mexico

COMMODITIES

• Stuttgart, AR Stuttgart, AR

• HQ New Orleans

COMMODITIES

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VALUE PROPOSITION

We verify, monitor, weigh, sample, test and certify

agricultural products throughout their supply chain.

We provide services that assist industry players

produce, handle, transform and commercialize their

products.

We help our clients mitigate risk, comply with

contractual obligations and make business more

transparent and sustainable.

Industry players

Agro-science companies Traders

Fertilizers companies Transporters

Farmers Financial institutions

Food & feed processors Insurers

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WHY COTECNA USA

-Members of major trade associations such as GAFTA and FOSFA. Also International Cotton Association , International Fertilizer Industry Association, Sugar Association Of London and others -Major International trade houses and governmental procurement agencies such as Egypt’s GASC and Jordan’s ministry of supplies entrust cotecna with their agricultural imports to make sure food and feed meet with contractual and regulatory requirements. -USA major ports coverage with Surveyors and Lab capabilities. -Operates according to highest Industry and ISO standards ;ISO 9001:2015, ISO 17020:2012 - ANAB at Group level for Verification of Conformity, ISO 17025:2005 for individual laboratories. -Certificates recognized & accepted worldwide (including electronic documents - E-dox®), this will trace the information step by step. -Network coverage to 100 offices & laboratories it will ensure our clients damage control and Shipments Shortages covering 50 countries to translates to faster and effective attendance to client requests and quick turnaround time for certificate issuance.

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INSPECTED & TESTED PRODUCTS

Grains

Oilseeds & by-products

(meals, vegetable oils)

Soft commodities (sugar,

coffee, cotton etc.)

Pulses

Feed and Ingredients

Liquids (Vegetables Oil ,

fats)

Fibres (Cotton)

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ACCREDITATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

THE SUGAR ASSOCIATION OF LONDON

THE REFINED SUGAR ASSOCIATION OF LONDON

ISO 9001:2008

ISO 17020:2012 – ANAB for

Verification of Conformity

ISO 17025:2005 for individual lab.

US AGRICULTURAL SERVICES AND LAB. CAPABILITIES

INLAND PORT

Crop and harvest monitoring Warehouse/ Storage units suitability conditions

Weighing, tallying, measuring On/Off Hire condition surveys

On-site grading, weighing and testing

Sampling in accordance to GAFTA and FOSFA

Loading and discharge supervision

Traceability programs Inspections and sealing of holds, tanks, containers, wagons, trucks

Shore/ Ship Tank gauging.

Silos and warehouse in-outtake Draft survey

Stock monitoring Full Outturn Guarantees (FOG)

Quality maps Verification of Conformity inspections (VOC)

Commoditiess

Services

Port Services, Barge inspections, Draft surveys, sampling and Grading.

Vessels Loading Supervision Holds cleanliness, Weight, Sampling, Grading, Hatch sealing. Tally Sampling & analysis Stock monitoring (Trade Finance

Support services) Warehouse inspection Inland Inspection(14 rice graders

providing barge loading sampling/ grading of trucks/barge sealing)

Accessible laboratory capabilities

Analysis:

Arsenic Acephate GMO Variety of Testing Mycotoxins US grade factors

• Loading and discharge supervision.

• Cargo sampling in accordance with GAFTA and FOSFA.

• Vessel holds and hatches Cleanliness.

• Vessel hold or tank sealing.

• Weighing Supervision .

• Shore/ Ship Tank gauging.

• Fumigation.

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

PORT SERVICE

• Damage surveys.

• On/ Off Hire condition surveys

• Draught Surveys

• Water tightness surveys.

• FOG (Full Outturn Guarantee)

PORT SERVICE

PORT SERVICE

PORT SERVICE

PORT SERVICE

• Crop and Harvest Monitoring

• On-site grading, weighing and testing

• Traceability programs

• Silos and warehouse in-outtake

• Stock monitoring

• Quality maps

• Warehouse/ Storage units suitability conditions

• Draught Surveys

• Water tightness surveys.

• FOG (Full Outturn Guarantee)

INLAND SERVICES

LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES

• Our Lab specializes in Grains, vegetable oils, Fats, Soybean

• It is accredited by: AOCS, ISO, FOSFA, AACC & GAFTA

• Our Lab uses LIMS (lab management information system) for logging in

received samples and as a reporting tool.

• Our laboratory includes but not limited to the following:

•Grains: Physical analysis / Full grade, Moisture, Crude protein, Toxins,

Heavy metals and Pesticides residue.

USA LAB. CAPABILITIES

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TESTING CAPABILITIES

LAB. ANALYSIS

GRAINS & PULSES OILSEEDS VEGOILS & FATS FEED / FOOD

Acidity Acidity (Free Fatty Acids - FFA) Acidity (FFA) Prochloraz & prochloraz-manganese chloride complex Aflatoxins

Aflatoxins Aflatoxins Aflatoxins Acidity (Free Fatty Acids) Ash

Ash Ash Alkalinity Pyrethroids Deoxynivalenol (DON, Vomitoxin)

Calcium Chlorophyll Anisidine value Refraction index Diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS)

Colour and odour Deoxynivalenol (DON, Vomitoxin) Ash Saponification value Fibre

Cyanides Diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS) Bleachability index (DOBI) Sedimentation (centrifuge) Glucosinolates

Deoxynivalenol (DON, Vomitoxin) Erucic acid Carotene Slip Melting point Hexanes

Diacetoxyscirpenol Fibre Chlorophyll Soap content Moisture

Ergot Fumonisin B1 Clethodim Total sterols NEG, NEL, TDN, ME

Falling number Glucosinolates Density Transparency Non pelletized meal

Oil / fat Impurities Diquat Unsaponifiable matter Ochratoxin A

Fibre Moisture FAC (Fatty Acid Composition) Visible foots Oil / Fat

Fumigants Ochratoxin A Flash point Wax content Pellets diameter

Fumonisin B1 Oil Flusilazole Wax content by GC Pesticides

Impurities Pesticides Fumonisin B1 Protein

Moisture Protein Hexanes Sand / silica

NEG, NEL, TDN, Metabolizable energy T-2/HT-2 toxin express Insoluble impurities T-2/HT-2 toxin express

Ochratoxin A Zearalenone Iodine value Tannins

Pesticides Lovibond Color Test Weight

Pesticides (organochlorine) Metalaxyl TVN

Phosphorus Mineral oils Urease activity

Protein Moisture Zearalenone

Sand/silica Peroxide value

Stress crack Pesticides

T-2/HT-2 toxin express Phosphorus

W, P/L, G

Wet gluten

Zearalenone

• Feeding stuff: Protein, Moisture, Crude Fiber, Oil, Sand/Silica, Urease activity, Ash.

• Oleaginous seeds: Moisture, Oil, Impurities, Acidity on oil, Crude protein.

• Vegetable oils and fats: Moisture, Acidity, Insoluble Impurities, Flash Point.

2-QUALITY TEST REPORT

OUR GLOBAL NETWORK & CAPABILITIES

AGRICULTURE

Thank you!

For further information on our services, please visit

www.cotecna.com

www.cotecnausa.com

COTECNA INSPECTION INC.

Graham Fogg

Vice-President – Country Manager

40 Veterans Memorial Boulevard,

Kenner, Louisiana 70062

marketing@cotecnausa.com

+1 504 464 6000

+ 1 855 626 8326