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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
+1 504 464 6000
+ 1 855 626 8326